Technology

Google India announces finalists for ‘Doodle For Google’ competition

New Delhi: Google on Wednesday unveiled the 20 finalists of its annual “Doodle For Google” competition and invited the public to vote online for their favourite doodle in each of the five…
Samsung aims to sell 270 mn smartphones next year

San Francisco: Samsung is expected to sell 270 million smartphones next year with focus on its foldable devices. According to GSMArena, the current estimate of 260 million units sold in 2022 is…

76% Indians now prefer UPI as payment mode for online checkouts

Mumbai: Nearly 76 per cent Indians now prefer using UPI (unified payments interface) during online checkouts while more millennials (84 per cent) are now using UPI when shopping online, a report showed…
40% of Indians defrauded while shopping online during festive season

New Delhi: Around 40 per cent of Indians surveyed have been defrauded when shopping online during festive season, finds a study. The study was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of…
Apple still mulls iPhone SE 4 display details

San Francisco: Apple is yet to finalise the display size of its upcoming fourth generation iPhone SE 4, according to analyst Ross Young. The tech giant is considering a number of options…
Twitter bans over 54K accounts in India for promoting sexual content, terror

New Delhi: Twitter banned 52,141 accounts in India for promoting child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity and allied content between August 26 and September 25. The micro-blogging platform, now owned by Elon Musk,…
Two more senior executives leave Apple: Report

San Francisco: Two more senior Apple executives are reportedly moving on amid some high-profile exits from the company in the recent past. Anna Matthiasson, Vice president of online retail, and Chief Information…

Microsoft to keep ‘Call of Duty’ on PlayStation forever

San Francisco: Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has announced plans to keep the ‘Call of Duty’ game on PlayStation forever. Spencer had recently discussed the future of the first-person shooter game in…
Elon Musk ropes in Indian-origin technology executive as he implements changes in Twitter

New York: Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-origin technology executive, is helping out Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk as he revamps the social media giant following its acquisition by the billionaire entrepreneur. Krishnan is a…
Meta purges 33.7 mn pieces of bad content in India in September

New Delhi: As the Centre notified amendments in new IT Rules, 2021 to put more obligations on social media platforms, Meta has said that it took down over 30.7 million pieces of…
Elon Musk is Twitter CEO as company braces for deeper layoffs

San Francisco: Chief Twit Elon Musk is officially the new CEO of Twitter as the micro-blogging platform braces for deeper layoffs under him. Musk earlier tweeted that he has “no idea” who…
Instagram fixes outage that tells users their account is suspended

San Francisco: Instagram has announced that an outage which told users that their account is suspended is now fixed by the company. Thousands of Instagram users from all over the world reported…
Instagram suffers global outage, 2nd in 1 week

New Delhi: Thousands of Instagram users from all over the world reported issues as the outage began Monday morning, locking users out and informing many of them that “we suspended your account”.…
Dubai-based fraudster dupes bizman of Rs 17L through bitcoin sale

New Delhi: Investing in Bitcoin proved costly for a businessman based in South Delhi, who lost Rs 17 lakh to a Dubai-based fraudster, who was using the bank account of a Aligarh-based…
Musk dissolves Twitter’s board, is now the sole director

San Francisco: Chief Twit Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter’s board of directors after his takeover of the company, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Monday. Musk, according…