Technology
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Researchers access, swipe Android, iOS phones via charging cables
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have successfully accessed Android and iOS smartphones remotely via charging cables, swiping touch screens without actually touching them. The smartphones they hacked from a distance were Samsung Galaxy…
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Samsung logs record 1 lakh pre-booking for new foldables in India
New Delhi: Samsung received a record one lakh pre-booking orders for its newly-launched Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 foldable smartphones in India, the company announced on Friday. The company said…
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Zoom allows customers their own encryption keys to protect data
New Delhi: Video-conferencing platform Zoom on Friday announced a new offering that will allow users to protect certain data stored at rest within the Zoom Cloud infrastructure using their own encryption keys.…
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Google pilot to let people use alternative billing in Play Store now in India
New Delhi: Google on Friday rolled out the next phase of its pilot in India and some other countries to let users explore alternative billing options for app purchases on Play Store.…
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Facebook to shut down Neighborhoods feature on Oct 1
New Delhi: Facebook has announced to shut down a new hyperlocal feature called Neighborhoods that was to provide a dedicated space to help people connect with neighbours, participate in local community and…
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YouTube showing election-fraud videos to users skeptical about 2020 US polls
New York: YouTube is showing more election-fraud videos to users already skeptical about the legitimacy of the 2020 US presidential election, a study has revealed, showing how its algorithms perpetuate existing misperceptions.…
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NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system
New York: For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet called ‘HIP 65426 b’…
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AI platform HireMee to assess 1 mn students for next-gen jobs
New Delhi: Homegrown AI-based skilling and job platform HireMee has collaborated with the Tamil Nadu government to assess and prepare one million students for jobs for next-gen technologies. HireMee has signed an…
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Twitter bans over 45K accounts in India for violating guidelines
New Delhi: Twitter, which is locked in a legal battle with the Indian government over content blocking orders, banned 45,191 accounts of the Indian users in the month of July over violation…
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Twitter confirms Edit Tweet test, to arrive for Blue users first
New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday announced it has finally rolled out a small test for its much-awaited Edit Tweet feature, which will be available for Twitter Blue subscribers in the coming weeks.…
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Premium smartphone ASP reaches record high at $780, Apple leads
New Delhi: The average selling price in global premium smartphone market ($400 and above) grew 8 per cent (year-on-year) to reach a record $780 in the June quarter this year, a new…
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WhatsApp takes down over 23 lakh bad accounts in India in July
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 23 lakh bad accounts in India in July in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, the company said on Thursday. WhatsApp additionally received 574 complaint…
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Apple may use hybrid OLED tech for future iPads
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple may use “hybrid” OLED technology, which incorporates rigid and flexible OLED panel materials, as part of its rumoured plans to switch to OLED technology for upcoming iPad…
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This Samsung gaming monitor doesn’t need a PC or console
Seoul: Ahead of IFA 2022 in Berlin, Samsung Electronics has announced the new gaming monitor — Odyssey OLED G8 (G85SB) — that doesn’t need a PC or console. The company said that…
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Tech can help solve some of India’s biggest challenges: Microsoft President
New Delhi: Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith on Thursday said that technology can help solve some of India’s biggest challenges, like climate change and food security. Smith, who is in…
