Technology
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As Elon Musk took over, Twitter bans over 44K accounts for violations in India
New Delhi: Twitter banned 44,611 accounts promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in India between September 26 and October 25, as Elon Musk took over. In the earlier period between August…
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Google Pixel Watch may get Gmail and Calendar apps
San Francisco: To enhance user experience, Google is reportedly working on a dedicated Gmail and Calendar app for Wear OS and Pixel Watch. According to 9to5Google, the Pixel Watch is currently being…
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WhatsApp bans over 23 lakh malicious accounts in India in Oct
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 23 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of October in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021 which are being…
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Netflix adds new mobile games to its catalogue
San Francisco: Netflix has added three new mobile games to its catalogue — ‘Three Kingdoms’ from Devolver Digital, ‘Cats & Soup’ from Neowiz and ‘Hello Kitty Happiness Parade’ from Rogue Games. The…
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Google, YouTube to invest $13.2 mn to help fight misinformation
New Delhi: In a bid to further fight misinformation, Google and YouTube have announced a $13.2 million grant to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the nonprofit Poynter Institute to launch a…
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Logitech launches new webcams, headphones in India
New Delhi: Swiss tech firm Logitech on Wednesday launched the Brio 500 series webcams and Zone Vibe headphones in India, which are specially designed for Hybrid Work Era. The Brio 500 webcam…
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690 mn Indians to use 5G on mobiles by 2028: Report
New Delhi: 5G will represent around 53 per cent of mobile subscriptions in India by 2028, with 690 million users, a new report showed on Wednesday. 5G subscriptions in India are expected…
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Samsung Galaxy S23 appears on FCC datatbase ahead of Feb launch
San Francisco: Samsung’s upcoming next-generation smartphones, the Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus, have appeared on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification database, ahead of the expected February 2023 launch. The model numbers…
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Samsung’s ‘Galaxy to Share’ update will let users share settings across devices
San Francisco: Samsung has released a ‘Good Lock’ module called ‘Galaxy to Share’, which will let users share their settings across Galaxy devices. Good Lock is an app made by Samsung which…
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Cashify to open 250 physical stores by March 2023
New Delhi: Re-commerce marketplace Cashify on Wednesday announced to launch 250 physical stores by March next year, with an aim to reach 120 per cent annual growth. The company aims to expand…
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Musk starts reinstating 62K suspended Twitter accounts as ‘Big Bang’ process
New Delhi: Elon Musk has started reinstating nearly 62,000 suspended Twitter accounts with more than 10,000 followers, including one account that has over 5 million followers and 75 accounts with over 1…
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Worldwide sales of heat pumps set to soar to record levels: IEA
New Delhi: Worldwide sales of heat pumps are set to soar to record levels in the coming years as the global energy crisis accelerates their adoption, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said…
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Microsoft, LinkedIn empower 7.3 mn learners in India, announce new skills
New Delhi: Microsoft and its subsidiary LinkedIn on Wednesday announced it has empowered 7.3 million learners in India to acquire digital skills for in-demand jobs. To date, Microsoft has engaged 14 million…
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Twitter stops enforcing Covid misleading information policy
New Delhi: Twitter has paused support for enforcing Covid-19 misleading information policy on its platform. As per an update on the company’s blog, “Twitter is no longer enforcing the Covid-19 misleading information…
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro shipments may drop by 20 mn in Q4
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro models’ shipments will reportedly drop by 20 million in the fourth quarter (Q4). According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the shipments of iPhone 14…
