Technology
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PUBG Mobile lag fix in progress, Tencent releases survey
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is an online multiplayer battle royale game developed and published by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game company Bluehole. In the game, up to one hundred…
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Honor 10 Lite with dewdrop notch to launch in mid-Jan
New Delhi: Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is set to launch Honor 10 Lite with a 24MP selfie camera, its home-grown Kirin 710 processor and a dewdrop notch display in India in mid-January, industry…
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Chinese space probe sends images of unexplored Moon surface
Beijing: China’s latest probe has sent back images from an area of the Moon where humankind has never been before, setting a new record for the country. The probe, as part of…
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Samsung to showcase flexible Space Monitor at CES 2019
Las Vegas: At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Samsung is geared up to showcase a flexible monitor that is also space saving. Aptly called Space Monitor, the monitor is simple with…
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Xiaomi, Redmi split to become different brands: Report
Beijing: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has announced it is making Redmi an independent brand without revealing the detailed reason behind the move. The announcement essentially makes Redmi — originally introduced as a…
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Google acquires start-up to boost Assistant’s answering abilities
San Francisco: Google has acquired a start-up named Superpod that built an app allowing users to post questions and receive answers from experts quickly — a move that will help boost Google…
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Apple users spent $1.22 bn on App Store in one holiday week
San Francisco: Customers globally spent $1.22 billion on Apple App Store in the 2018 holiday season, making a single-day record with purchases worth $322 million on New Year’s Day alone. App Store…
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How much would you take to quit Facebook for a year?
A recent study found that college students demanded an average of $2,076 to quit Facebook for a year. Auctions were held to pay the lowest bidder to quit for a day, three…
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Apple iPhone battery replacement hurting sales: Tim Cook
California: Apple CEO Tim Cook believes nowadays more people are preferring to simply change the battery of their old iPhone instead of upgrading to a new model, thereby hurting the sales. In…
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Nokia 106 launched in India for Rs 1,299
New Delhi: Finnish company HMD Global, which sells Nokia-branded smartphones, on Thursday refreshed its feature phone segment with Nokia 106 for Rs 1,299 in India. The device would be available in dark…
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Samsung to supply auto chips to Audi
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it has clinched a deal with German carmaker Audi AG to supply automotive processors designed for in-vehicle information and entertainment systems. The South Korean chipmaker,…
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iPhone Sales Slowdown: Read Tim Cook’s memo to employees
SAN FRANCISO (Bloomberg): Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook told employees he won’t blame “external factors” for selling fewer iPhones than anticipated during the holiday quarter. In a memo obtained by Bloomberg…
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Apple lowers Q1 revenue guidance on slow iPhone sales
San Francisco: Following weaker than expected iPhone sales, particularly in China, Apple has lowered its revenue guidance for fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended on December 29. In a letter to investors…
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Facebook testing dark mode for Messenger in some countries
San Francisco: After experimenting to bring changes to the user interface (UI) of Messenger, Facebook is finally testing a dark mode for the messaging app and platform in some countries. Facebook Messenger…
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You can now donate to charity using Google Assistant
California: Donating to a charity or non-profit organisation is now possible using voice-based oogle Assistant. All you have to do is instruct it with the usual “Ok, Google” command. Google recently added…
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Hackers threaten to reveal ‘secret’ data linked to 9/11 attacks
San Francisco: A hacker group has threatened to reveal “secret” data related to September 11 attacks in the US after claiming to have got access to a large cache of confidential files.…
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Toyota wants to put a robot in every house to do various jobs
Toyota’s Human Support Robot, or HSR, is the newest robot. HSR is meant to do various jobs in the house such as open curtains, pick up objects and keep your house tidy.…
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Slack banning users with links to Iran, says complying with US sanctions
Slack is now banning Iranians and others who are visiting Iran from its platform. It says it is complying with US sanctions on Iran after updating its geolocation system. Earlier last month,…
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Nokia 9 five-camera smartphone to come with in-screen fingerprint sensor: Report
Helsinki: HMD Global’s next-in-line Nokia 9 smartphone is likely to not only boast a five-camera setup but also feature the new-age in-screen fingerprint sensor. Known leaker Evan Blass has posted stills and…
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Twinning app leaked your photo even if you didn’t share it
California: Twinning app followed the Facebook way when it reportedly leaked photos of users who did not even share it through the platform. The app, by Popsugar, matches users’ faces with their…
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Apple AirPower misses release window in 2018
San Francisco: Apple’s wireless charger, AirPower, which was supposed to let iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods owners wirelessly charge all three devices at the same time, missed its release window in 2018,…
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Apple AirPower misses release window in 2018
San Francisco: Apple’s wireless charger, AirPower, which was supposed to let iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods owners wirelessly charge all three devices at the same time, missed its release window in 2018,…
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Facebook’s ad revenue growth in US is slowing down: Report
San Francisco: While Facebook still maintains a double-digit growth in advertisement revenue in the US, the rate of that growth slowed down in the second and third quarters of 2018, according to…
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Twitter accounts still vulnerable, say experts
London: Despite claims of a fix by Twitter, researchers at a Britain-based security firm who earlier hijacked accounts of several celebrities and journalists to expose a vulnerability have said that the loophole…
