Technology
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Walmart reportedly raising up to $3 bn for Flipkart to expand India biz
New Delhi: Retail giant Walmart is reportedly raising up to $3 billion for its e-commerce giant Flipkart to further expand its operations in the country. With new funds, Flipkart’s valuation is set…
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Android phones beat iPhones in early US quake warning
San Francisco: Android phones’ built-in earthquake detection functionality, tested during a 5.1-magnitude earthquake near California’s San Jose on Tuesday, seems to have passed with flying colours, and also beat iPhones at alerting…
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Apple Watch saves doctor’s life who took a hard fall
San Francisco: An Apple Watch has reportedly been credited with saving the life of a doctor, who fell from the side of his house while power washing. According to NBC Chicago, while…
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Apple confirms that it will use USB-C for iPhones
San Francisco: Apple Executive Greg Joswiak has confirmed that the tech giant will use USB-C charging port for iPhones. The EU recently formalised new legislation that will require most personal electronics to…
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Sony announces new LinkBuds S headphones made from Water Server bottles
San Francisco: Tech giant Sony Electronics on Wednesday announced that it will release its smallest and lightest noise-cancelling wireless headphones LinkBuds S, made from Water Server bottles in a new colour variation…
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Apple iMessage, FaceTime now up after brief outage
San Francisco: Apple has said that iMessage and FaceTime are now up after a brief downtime. According to The Verge, the tech giant claims to have resolved the issue with both the…
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iOS 16.2 to let users report unintentional Emergency SOS activations
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has released the first iOS 16.2 beta to developers, the next iOS update, that will allow users to send a report to the company when Emergency SOS…
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Samsung’s new ‘Maintenance Mode’ update will keep users’ data safe while servicing
Seoul: Tech giant Samsung has introduced a “Maintenance Mode” feature for Galaxy devices with One UI 5 installed, which will protect users’ personal data during servicing of the phone. The new Maintenance…
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Apple gives Meta another jolt, puts 30% tax on ‘post boosting’ on App Store
San Francisco: Apple-Meta war over App Store has intensified with new updates that require iOS developers to give Apple 30 per cent cut on the sales of ‘boosts’ for posts in a…
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Musk to sign takeover deal as Twitter employees slam his layoff threat
San Francisco: Elon Musk has reportedly told investors and bankers that he is going to close the $44 billion Twitter takeover deal by Friday, as employees at the micro-blogging platform protest his…
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Spotify says Apple is destroying its audiobook store by ‘choking competition’
San Francisco: Leading music streaming platform Spotify has said that Apple is ruining its audiobook store by “choking competition”. Apple’s limitations are harmful to both creators and users, as it continues to…
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Microsoft’s net profits down 14% as PC sales decline
San Francisco: Microsoft has reported 14 per cent decrease in its net profit for its first quarter of 2023 (July-September period) while revenues went up 11 per cent amid global decline in…
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Alphabet’s net profit sinks 27% to $13.9 bn, revenue up 6%
San Francisco: Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has reported a net profit of $13.9 billion in the third quarter (Q3), down 27 per cent from a year earlier, while revenue increased 6 per…
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Now you can check out your cameras on web with Google Home
San Francisco: Google has announced that it is rolling out a Home update that will let users view their Nest camera and doorbell feeds on the web. The company said users can…
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Musk’s Starlink Internet soon in moving vehicles
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has announced that its satellite Internet service Starlink will be available for recreational vehicles (RVs) in December. Starlink for Rvs allow users to get immediate access to…
