Technology
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JBL LIVE Pro 2 headphones launched for Rs 13,999
Bengaluru: Expanding its product lineup, audio equipment maker JBL by HARMAN on Tuesday launched its LIVE Pro 2 headphones for Indian consumers. Priced at Rs 13,999, the JBL LIVE Pro 2 headphones…
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Indonesia to block Facebook, Google, WhatsApp if they fail to register for licenses
Jakarta: The Indonesian authorities are set to block social media applications and online sites including Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp in several days if they fail to register with the country’s Ministry of…
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Netflix’s ‘add a home’ feature to charge for password sharing
San Francisco: Popular video streaming giant Netflix has announced that it is testing a new way to undertake password sharing in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. The platform…
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IIT Kanpur team develops bio-inspired artificial muscle for space robots
Kanpur: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Tuesday announced the development of a bio-inspired artificial muscle for next-generation space robots and medical prostheses. Encouraged by the industry demand…
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US govt ‘tracking’ millions of people with cell phone location data
Washington: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used huge volumes of people’s cell phone location information quietly extracted from smartphone apps to track their movements on a scale not previously known, the…
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CARS24 sees high-profile exits as global CTO, business head move on
New Delhi: Pre-owned e-commerce platform CARS24 on Monday saw some high-profile exits, including its global CTO Jitendra Agrawal and business head Kingshuk Sanyal who have left the company to pursue other things.…
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Snapchat chat, video calling available for 1st time on web
New Delhi: Snapchat on Monday announced to bring features like chatting and video calling to desktop through a new web app for the first time. Snapchat for Web is a new way…
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Samsung’s new foldables likely to arrive on August 10
San Francisco: Samsung is likely to launch Galaxy Z Flip 4 foldable, along with other similar foldable device, Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro, on August 10 According to an image…
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Online interior design startup Modsy shuts down, lays off employees
San Francisco: Online interior design services startup Modsy has quietly shut operations and several customers have been left with unfinished renovations and project orders in process. San Francisco-based Modsy has abruptly ceased…
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After India, US aims to crackdown on VPN service providers
Washington/New Delhi: After India, the US lawmakers have now asked the Lina Khan-led Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address abusive and deceptive data practices by hundreds of companies providing Virtual Private Network…
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Google Play to hide app permissions, makes developers responsible for data collection
New Delhi: Google is set to no longer show permissions it automatically gathers from apps on its Play Store, giving developers control over what they wish to disclose to users on data…
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Amazon sees $12 bn worth sales on Prime Day globally
San Francisco: Amazon saw sales worth at least $12 billion (according to third-party estimates) during its Prime Day event in the US and 15 more countries on July 12-13. It was the…
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Subway Surfers mostly downloaded in India, US in June: Report
San Francisco: India, with 14.7 per cent of all downloads, and the US, with 10.2 per cent, had the most Subway Surfers downloads in June of this year, says a new report.…
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Play Points to let users score discounts on Google Store products
San Francisco: Google has started rolling out a new programme to the Play Store that will let users use their Play Points toward purchases on the Google Store. According to Android Central,…
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Apple challenges injunction against self-preferencing services
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has submitted a final filing in its ongoing legal battle with Epic Games, arguing that an injunction targeting anti-steering on the App Store should get tossed out.…
