Flipkart Ties Up With Government to Empower Artisans, SHGs

Flipkart on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry's Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) to empower skilled yet underserved sections of society by inducting them into e-commerce.

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Mi Mix Alpha Concept Phone Delayed, Release Date Remains Unknown: Report

Xiaomi has reportedly pushed back the release of its Mi Mix Alpha concept phone and currently has no concrete plans regarding its market arrival.

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Scientists Working on Brain-Like Memory Device

An international joint research team led by National Institute for Materials Science in Japan is currently developing a brain-like memory device using the neuromorphic network material.

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Samsung Galaxy M21 Tipped to Come With Up to 128GB Storage, Three Colour Options

Samsung Galaxy M21 is reported to come with model number SM-M215F. The upcoming phone will reportedly come with 64GB and 128GB storage options – a considerable increase from the 32GB and 64GB options given for the Galaxy M20.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Live Images Surface Online, Show Familiar Hole-Punch Design and Triple Rear Cameras

Alleged live images of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite have reportedly been leaked, revealing a familiar design with triple rear cameras and a hole-punch.

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Google to End 'Double Irish, Dutch Sandwich' Tax Scheme

Google parent Alphabet will no longer use an intellectual property licensing scheme, known as the "Double Irish, Dutch sandwich", which allowed it to delay paying US taxes, 2018 tax filings show.

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Google to End 'Double Irish, Dutch Sandwich' Tax Scheme

Google parent Alphabet will no longer use an intellectual property licensing scheme, known as the "Double Irish, Dutch sandwich", which allowed it to delay paying US taxes, 2018 tax filings show.

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US Auto Safety Agency to Investigate Fatal Tesla Crash in California

The fatal December 29 crash of a Tesla vehicle in Southern California will be investigated by the US government's auto safety regulator, the agency said on Tuesday.

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New Year 2020: Our Gadgets Wishlist, From iPhone 9 to Mi TV 4X

iPhone 9, Mi TV 4X, MacBook Air 2020, Apple Watch Series 5, Kindle Paperwhite, AirPods Pro, PS5, Xbox Series X, Samsung Galaxy Buds, Pixel 4a, and... Nike Air Jordan 1? These are the gadgets (and shoes) on our mind as we kick off the new year, 2020.

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Sex Education, Jamtara, Doctor Who, and More: January 2020 TV Guide to Netflix, Amazon, and Hotstar

Sex Education season 2, Jamtara Netflix, Doctor Who season 12, Dracula Netflix, BoJack Horseman season 6 part 2, Star Trek: Picard, The Forgotten Army, Little America, Avenue 5, Curb Your Enthusiasm season 10, and more — these are the biggest TV shows coming to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, Apple TV+, and Sony BBC Earth in January 2020.

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Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Review

Sennheiser’s latest premium headset, the Momentum 3 Wireless, is priced at Rs. 34,990. Does it have what it takes to challenge the dominance of Sony and Bose in the wireless active noise cancellation segment?

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California Wanted to Protect Uber Drivers. Now It May Hurt Freelancers.

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Sony Gets Patent for a New PlayStation Controller: Report

Sony has received a patent for a new PlayStation controller with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The latest controller design adds two new buttons.

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Apple Watch (PRODUCT) RED Variant May Launch Spring 2020, Spotted in Company Database

Apple Watch (PRODUCT) RED edition is speculated to debut in spring 2020. The new version is said to be a part of the Apple Watch Series 5 family that was unveiled earlier this year.

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Flipkart to Ring In New Year With Flipstart Days Sale: Deals on Laptops, TVs, Appliances, and More

Flipkart Flipstart Days 2020 sale is all set to kick off from midnight tonight. The sale will offer discounts and bundled offers on electronics, laptops, TVs, and more.

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Vivo Patent Applications Reveal Quad Front Camera Phones With Hole-Punch Design: Report

Vivo has been granted a patent for phones packing quad front cameras housed in a hole-punch cutout with different positioning options.

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Jio Added 9.1 Million Subscribers in October, Taking Its Total Users to 364 Million: TRAI

Jio added over 91 lakh new subscribers in October, taking its total subscriber base to 36.43 crores, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

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Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro Alleged Price and Specifications Tipped Online, Rumoured to Feature Quad Rear Cameras

Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro are speculated to carry a starting price of CNY 3,199 (roughly Rs. 32,700). Both phones are rumoured to have a 90Hz OLED display and quad rear cameras.

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Happy New Year 2020 Stickers: How to Find, Create, Share New Year Greetings on WhatsApp

Looking for WhatsApp Happy New year 2020 stickers to wish family and friends? There are host of sticker pack options to bring in 2020 creatively, and wish friends and family in a spirited and colourful manner.

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Xiaomi Mi Watch Color Specifications Leaked, Tip 1.39-Inch AMOLED Display and 420mAh Battery

Following Xiaomi’s announcement of the Mi Watch Colour, key specifications of the smartwatch via live images of its retail have surfaced online.

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Realme to Promote Apps and Commercial Links in ColorOS 6: All Details

Realme on Monday took to the forums to announce the roll out of this content recommendation feature. All Realme phones with ColorOS 6 will receive such recommendation updates that will promote apps and commercial links.

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CES 2020: Samsung to Unveil First Truly Bezel-Less Television Next Week, Report Claims

Samsung is said to be ready to unveil the ‘Zero Bezel TV’, which is completely bezel-less and will go into mass production in February 2020.

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PlayStation 5 Will Reportedly Be 30 Percent Less Powerful Than Xbox Series X

As per a recent leak, Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 console will be around 30 percent less powerful compared to Microsoft’s Xbox Series X console.

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JioMart Debuts as RIL’s E-Commerce Venture to Take on Amazon, Flipkart

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has initially launched JioMart in Navi Mumbai, Thane, and Kalyan. The company is deploying an online-to-offline (O2O) marketplace business model to take on Amazon and Flipkart.

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Lost Phone? Delhi Gets Web Portal to Enable Blocking, Unblocking of Stolen or Lost Mobile Phone

Phones users in Delhi-NCR who lose their mobile phones will now have some respite, with the government launching a portal that will enable blocking and tracing of stolen or lost mobile phones.

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WhatsApp for Windows Phone Will No Longer Be Officially Supported After Today

WhatsApp will withdraw support for all Windows Phone operating system starting today, December 31. The instant messaging app is also set to leave support for the devices running Android version 2.3.7 and older alongside the iPhone models running iOS 8 and older from February 1, 2020.

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Huawei Says 'Survival' Top Priority as Sales Fall Short

Huawei said Tuesday that "survival" was its top priority after announcing 2019 sales were expected to fall short of projections as a result of US sanctions.

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Realme 5i Set to Launch on January 6, Retailer Listing Reveals Key Specifications

Realme 5i has been officially confirmed to launch on January 6 in Vietnam, and it has also appeared on an e-commerce website as well.

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US Retailers Rush to Comply With California Privacy Law

US retailers including Walmart will add "Do Not Sell My Info" links to their websites and signage in stores starting Jan. 1, allowing California shoppers to understand for the first time what personal and other data the retailers collect, sources said.

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New Year’s Eve 2019: Google Ends the Decade With Fireworks Doodle

Google is celebrating New Year’s Eve 2019 with a creative doodle on its homepage. The tech giant is known to celebrate big occasions with artsy Google Doodles, and the latest shows Froggy the weather frog enjoying the fireworks.

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Privacy Fears as Police Use Facial Recognition at PM Modi's Ramlila Maidan Rally

Police in Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally - a first for India - raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance amidst nationwide protests against a new citizenship law.

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Facebook Disables Some Misleading Ads on HIV Prevention Drugs, Responding to Growing Outcry

Facebook has quietly started removing some misleading ads about HIV prevention medication, responding to a deluge of activists, health experts and government regulators who said the tech giant had created the conditions for a public-health crisis.

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Uber and Postmates File Suit to Block California Freelancer Law

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Google Pixel 4a Leaked Renders Tip Hole-Punch Display, Single Main Camera: All You Need to Know

Google Pixel 4a is expected to launch in 2020, and in the run up to its launch, the alleged renders of the phone have popped up online.

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Samsung to Release 'Clamshell Foldable Phone Before Galaxy S11 Series: Report

Samsung is likely to release a new foldable smartphone that folds like a clam in February before the upcoming release of its flagship Galaxy S11 next year.

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Twitter System 'Outage' Briefly Blocked Trump Whistleblower Tweet

A tweet from US President Donald Trump that identified an intelligence analyst as the alleged whistleblower who helped spark his impeachment was temporarily blocked at the weekend, with Twitter blaming an outage that affected a number of user accounts.

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Elon Musk Says Boring Company's Las Vegas Tunnel to 'Hopefully' Be Operational Next Year

Elon Musk, founder of tunnelling enterprise Boring Company, said in a tweet that a commercial tunnel in Las Vegas would "hopefully" be fully operational in 2020.

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Doctor Sues Apple Over Apple Watch’s Ability to Detect Atrial Fibrillation

A US-based doctor has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the Cupertino-based iPhone maker is "wilfully violating his patent surrounding the technology used in Apple Watch to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib)".

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PAN-Aadhaar Linking Deadline Is December 31: How to Check Status, Link Aadhaar-PAN Online or via SMS

In September this year, the Central Board of Direct Taxes extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar card with PAN from September 30 to December 31. People failing to meet the deadline will no longer be able to file their income tax returns.

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Amazon's Ring Cameras Are Vulnerable to Hackers, Claims Lawsuit in the US

Amazon.com and its Ring home security camera unit have been sued by an Alabama homeowner who said the cameras' defective design leaves purchasers vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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Top 5 Space Moments of 2019

From India's Chandrayaan-2 mission to the first all-women spacewalk and commercial crew milestones by US-based companies, 2019 offered several exciting moments for space enthusiasts.

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Is Betelgeuse, One of the Sky's Brightest Stars, on the Brink of a Supernova?

Since the start of December, the star Betelgeuse - the gleaming right shoulder of the constellation Orion - has been rapidly growing dim.

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Google Pixel 3a XL, Vivo Z1 Pro, Other Phones Receive Price Discounts as a Part of Flipkart Sale

Flipkart is hosting the Qualcomm Snapdragon Days sale until Tuesday, December 31. The Flipkart sale offers additional exchange discounts and no-cost EMI options on many popular Android phones.

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Flying Cars to Hyperloop: A Review of Tech Predictions

Predicting the future is hard, even for the people with the most power to influence it.

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Bitcoin's Purported Creator Says His Fortune May Remain Locked

The man who claims he invented the world's largest cryptocurrency and was ordered by a judge to surrender about $3 billion of his Bitcoin holdings said he may not be able to do so anytime soon.

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2020 iPad Pro Purported Renders Suggest iPhone 11 Pro-Like Triple Rear Cameras

Apple iPad Pro family is rumoured to receive updated 11-inch and 12.9-inch models with an iPhone 11 Pro style triple-lens cameras.

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Samsung Galaxy A30s 128GB Storage Variant Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A30s 128GB storage variant has been launched in India, the company told Gadgets 360. The new variant sits alongside the existing Galaxy A30s model that has 64GB of onboard storage.

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This Tiny Island Nation of 11,000 People Is Cashing in Thanks to Its .tv TLD

Tuvalu is a chain of coral atolls and reef islands with a population of about 11,000. Before gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1978, Tuvalu was part of Britain's Gilbert and Ellice Islands protectorate.

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26GHz Band Inclusion in Spectrum Auction Said to Be a Distant Possibility

The inclusion of a new band -- 26GHz -- is a distant proposition in the spectrum auction which stands as has been decided by the Digital Communications Commission, official sources said on Friday.

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China Launches Powerful Rocket in Boost for 2020 Mars Mission

China Friday launched one of the world's most powerful rockets in a major step forward for its planned mission to Mars in 2020.

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The Mandalorian Season 2 Coming Autumn 2020 on Disney+

The Mandalorian, the live-action Star Wars television series that introduced the world to Baby Yoda, has been confirmed for a second season.

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Internet Shutdowns Costing Telecom Operators Crores in Lost Revenue

Mobile operators are losing around Rs. 2.45 crores ($350,000) in revenue every hour they are forced to suspend Internet services on government orders to control protests against a new citizenship law, a top lobby group said on Friday.

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Best-Selling Room Heaters to Buy in India This Winter Season: Check Price, Other Details

Best room heaters in India are being searched by consumers all around the country this winter with temperatures touching record low in various parts. To make things easier for you, we have listed the best selling heaters and their prices from companies like Bajaj, Orpat, Havells, Usha, and more.

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Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020

Spotify said on Friday it would pause selling political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020.

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NASA's Mars 2020 Rover to Seek Ancient Life, Prepare Human Missions

The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday.

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Best Movies of 2019: Our Favourite Films, From Avengers: Endgame to Joker

From Avengers: Endgame to Joker, the Gadgets 360 staff pick their favourite movies of 2019. The list also includes a couple of Bollywood releases in Andhadhun and Article 15, alongside unknown fare from Punjab, Syria, and Korea.

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What Does California’s New Data Privacy Law Mean? Nobody Agrees

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Vivo S1 Pro India Launch Date, Oppo Reno 3 Series, Samsung A30s Price Cut, and More Tech News This Week

Vivo S1 Pro launch date reveal, Oppo Reno 3 series launch, the news of Redmi Note 8 duo going on open sale in India were the biggest tech stories in a week that was pretty light on the news.

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The Mandalorian on Disney+ Is a Most Curious Thing, Just Like Baby Yoda

It’s set in the world of Star Wars and it’s got the delightful Baby Yoda. So why then is The Mandalorian only available in five countries through Disney+? What decade are we living in?

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10 Best and Worst Tech Trends of 2019

2019 was a mixed bag in terms of technology trends. On one hand, the consumers finally started really worrying about their data and big tech made some big promises to safeguard it, on the other, deepfakes went mainstream and are surprisingly each to create, becoming an even bigger cause of concern in the era of fake news and misinformation campaign...

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Is Realme X2 Better Than Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi K20?

Which is the best phone under Rs. 20,000?

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UK Competition Regulator to Dig Deeper Into Amazon-Deliveroo Deal

Britain's competition regulator has decided to deepen its investigation into Amazon.com’s purchase of a stake in online food delivery group Deliveroo.

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YouTube Introduces New Tools to Help Creators Deal With Copyright Claims

YouTube has updated its Studio Dashboard so that users can now have a clearer view of which videos contain copyrighted material and have the option to quickly removing the offending sections.

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Wikimedia Foundation Expresses Worry Over India's Proposed Intermediary Rules

Wikimedia Foundation has underlined that the proposed changes would have a negative impact on “access to knowledge and participation for Indians online” and “hinder” the mission to provide free access to knowledge through a platform such as Wikipedia.

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Most Interesting Gadgets of This Decade

If the 2000s was the decade where modern technology really started showing its usefulness to the regular consumers, it won’t be an exaggeration to say that the 2010s can be described as the one where technology not just turned omnipresent, but the consumers really became dependent on it.

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Dish TV Launches New SD, HD Combo Packages for Bengali Subscribers

Dish TV has brought the Rs. 169 Sampurna Bangla combo pack with 196 SD channels. The new range also includes the Swagat Cricket Bangla pack at Rs. 219 and Swagat Bangla pack at Rs. 208.

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Samsung Galaxy S11 Series, Galaxy Fold 2 Rumoured to Launch on February 11

Samsung Galaxy S11 series launch was earlier said to be scheduled for February 18. A fresh report, however, claims that the South Korean company will unveil the new flagship on February 11 -- alongside the Galaxy Fold 2 and Galaxy Buds Plus.

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Realme X50 5G to Feature Side Fingerprint Sensor, Offer Two Day Battery Life

Realme is on a teasing spree, ahead of the launch of the Realme X50 5G phone on January 7. New render of the phone has been released showing off the side-fingerprint sensor, and camera samples have been posted to show off the 64-megapixel quad camera prowess.

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Funtouch OS 10 to Bring Earthquake Warning Feature, Vivo Executive Teases

Vivo Project Manager for Funtouch OS Xiao Zhuge has shared a screenshot of an earthquake warning feature that will alert users of an incoming natural calamity at an early stage. This feature should help them get to safety and take necessary precaution before excessive damage prevails. Zhuge says that the feature will be tested internally first for ...

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Timex Helix Gusto HRM Review

The Timex Helix Gusto HRM can measure steps, distance, heart rate, and sleep. It offers message notifications and call alerts, and is water resistant as well.

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Netflix January 2020 Releases: Ghost Stories, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Dracula, and More

Ghost Stories Netflix, Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 6, Suits season 8, Dracula, What the Love! with Karan Johar, Sex Education season 2, Jamtara Netflix, Vir Das: For India, BoJack Horseman season 6 part 2, Uncut Gems, Titans season 2, Jurassic Park, and more — these are the biggest movies and series coming to Netflix India in January 2020.

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Social Media Platforms That Thrived (or Died) in the Decade Past

While some social media platforms succumbed under pressure, TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp have gained unimaginable heights. We list big social media networking platforms that have launched and reigned in the last decade, and a list of platforms that succumbed under pressure.

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Solar Eclipse 2019: 10 Great Photos Taken During the Eclipse Today

A Solar eclipse took place earlier today and was visible from many parts of Asia. And in this article, we have compiled a list of 10 great photos taken during this phenomenon.

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LG to Showcase webOS Auto at CES 2020, a Competitor to Android Auto and Apple Car Play

LG has officially announced that its partnered with Microsoft, Qualcomm, and other vendors, to showcase potential use cases of its in-car infotainment platform.

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'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows Skywatchers Across Asia

Skywatchers from Saudi Arabia and Oman to India and Singapore were treated to a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse Thursday.

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Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi 8 Now on Open Sale in India: Check Price, Specifications, More

Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, and Redmi 8 phones have gone on open sale in India. The Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro will now be available via Amazon India and Mi.com 24x7, and the Redmi 8 will be available via Flipkart and Mi.com all throughout.

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Indian Mobile Users Have Already Consumed 55 Million Terabytes of Data This Year: TRAI

The volume of total wireless data usage increased from 828 million gigabytes during the year 2014 to 46,404 million gigabytes during the year 2018 and not stopping there, the usage in 2019 is expected to surpass the previous year by a significant margin.

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Sony PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB Price in India Cut, Now Available at Rs. 27,990: Report

Sony has reportedly slashed the price of the PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB console in India, and it now starts at Rs. 27,990.

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Doctor Sues Apple Over Apple Watch’s Ability to Detect Atrial Fibrillation

A US-based doctor has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the Cupertino-based iPhone maker is "wilfully violating his patent surrounding the technology used in Apple Watch to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib)".

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Amazon's Ring Cameras Are Vulnerable to Hackers, Claims Lawsuit in the US

Amazon.com and its Ring home security camera unit have been sued by an Alabama homeowner who said the cameras' defective design leaves purchasers vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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PAN-Aadhaar Linking Deadline Is December 31: How to Check Status, Link Aadhaar-PAN Online or via SMS

In September this year, the Central Board of Direct Taxes extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar card with PAN from September 30 to December 31. People failing to meet the deadline will no longer be able to file their income tax returns.

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Top 5 Space Moments of 2019

From India's Chandrayaan-2 mission to the first all-women spacewalk and commercial crew milestones by US-based companies, 2019 offered several exciting moments for space enthusiasts.

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Is Betelgeuse, One of the Sky's Brightest Stars, on the Brink of a Supernova?

Since the start of December, the star Betelgeuse - the gleaming right shoulder of the constellation Orion - has been rapidly growing dim.

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Google Pixel 3a XL, Vivo Z1 Pro, Other Phones Receive Price Discounts as a Part of Flipkart Sale

Flipkart is hosting the Qualcomm Snapdragon Days sale until Tuesday, December 31. The Flipkart sale offers additional exchange discounts and no-cost EMI options on many popular Android phones.

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Flying Cars to Hyperloop: A Review of Tech Predictions

Predicting the future is hard, even for the people with the most power to influence it.

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Bitcoin's Purported Creator Says His Fortune May Remain Locked

The man who claims he invented the world's largest cryptocurrency and was ordered by a judge to surrender about $3 billion of his Bitcoin holdings said he may not be able to do so anytime soon.

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2020 iPad Pro Purported Renders Suggest iPhone 11 Pro-Like Triple Rear Cameras

Apple iPad Pro family is rumoured to receive updated 11-inch and 12.9-inch models with an iPhone 11 Pro style triple-lens cameras.

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Samsung Galaxy A30s 128GB Storage Variant Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A30s 128GB storage variant has been launched in India, the company told Gadgets 360. The new variant sits alongside the existing Galaxy A30s model that has 64GB of onboard storage.

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This Tiny Island Nation of 11,000 People Is Cashing in Thanks to Its .tv TLD

Tuvalu is a chain of coral atolls and reef islands with a population of about 11,000. Before gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1978, Tuvalu was part of Britain's Gilbert and Ellice Islands protectorate.

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26GHz Band Inclusion in Spectrum Auction Said to Be a Distant Possibility

The inclusion of a new band -- 26GHz -- is a distant proposition in the spectrum auction which stands as has been decided by the Digital Communications Commission, official sources said on Friday.

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China Launches Powerful Rocket in Boost for 2020 Mars Mission

China Friday launched one of the world's most powerful rockets in a major step forward for its planned mission to Mars in 2020.

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The Mandalorian Season 2 Coming Fall 2020 on Disney+

The Mandalorian, the live-action Star Wars television series that introduced the world to Baby Yoda, has been confirmed for a second season.

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Internet Shutdowns Costing Telecom Operators Crores in Lost Revenue

Mobile operators are losing around Rs. 2.45 crores ($350,000) in revenue every hour they are forced to suspend Internet services on government orders to control protests against a new citizenship law, a top lobby group said on Friday.

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Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020

Spotify said on Friday it would pause selling political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020.

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NASA's Mars 2020 Rover to Seek Ancient Life, Prepare Human Missions

The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday.

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NASA's Mars 2020 Rover to Seek Ancient Life, Prepare Human Missions

The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday.

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Best Movies of 2019: Our Favourite Films, From Avengers: Endgame to Joker

From Avengers: Endgame to Joker, the Gadgets 360 staff pick their favourite movies of 2019. The list also includes a couple of Bollywood releases in Andhadhun and Article 15, alongside unknown fare from Punjab, Syria, and Korea.

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Japan Display in Talks to Sell Key Smartphone Screen Plant to Apple, Sharp: Report

Japan Display is discussing the sale of its main smartphone screen factory to Apple and Sharp for as much as $820 million, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.

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Mobile Internet Services Restored in Kargil After 145 Days; No Such Relief for Jammu and Kashmir

Mobile Internet services have been restored in Kargil district of Ladakh more than 145 days after being suspended in the wake of the Centre abrogating provisions of Article 370 of the constitution, officials said.

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Why HONOR X Series Phones Are Popular Amongst Indian Millennials?

HONOR X smartphones are aimed at young buyers who want the right combination of smartphone technologies and an attractive price tag.

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Realme X50 5G Teased to Include Side Fingerprint Sensor, Offer Two Day Battery Life

Realme is on a teasing spree, ahead of the launch of the Realme X50 5G phone on January 7. New render of the phone has been released showing off the side-fingerprint sensor, and camera samples have been posted to show off the 64-megapixel quad camera prowess.

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Samsung Galaxy S11 Series, Galaxy Fold 2 Now Rumoured to Launch on February 11

Samsung Galaxy S11 series launch was earlier said to be scheduled for February 18. A fresh report, however, claims that the South Korean company will unveil the new flagship on February 11 -- alongside the Galaxy Fold 2 and Galaxy Buds Plus.

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WhatsApp Delete Messages Feature to Work as a Group ‘Cleaning Tool’, App’s Latest Beta for iPhone Suggests

WABetaInfo discovered that the Delete Messages feature will work as sort of a cleaning tool for group chats. Only admins can enable or disable it, and ascertain the time frame as to when the messages should be deleted. This will help clean old messages automatically, and help save phone storage.

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LG to Launch New Range of Premium Soundbars at CES 2020

LG will be launching its new range of soundbars at CES 2020, bringing key features and improvements to the company’s home theatre product portfolio.

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Oppo Reno 3 vs Oppo Reno 2: Price, Specifications Compared

Oppo Reno 3 5G was launched just a day ago, and we pit it against its predecessor Oppo Reno 2 to see how much of an upgrade the new phone has seen, at least on paper.

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Dish TV Launches New SD, HD Combo Packs for Bengali Subscribers

Dish TV has brought the Rs. 169 Sampurna Bangla combo pack with 196 SD channels. The new range also includes the Swagat Cricket Bangla pack at Rs. 219 and Swagat Bangla pack at Rs. 208.

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IIT Delhi Files 150 Patents in 2019, Highest Ever in a Year

From bulletproof clothing enabling transmission and reception of electronic signals to production of liquid hydrocarbons from plastic waste, the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi on Thursday said it filed 150 patents in 2019, the highest ever in a year.

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Instagram's Decade: It Changed How Brands Sell and Shoppers Buy

Instagram has played a crucial role in altering both the look and nature of products people buy and the physical spaces where they shop.

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Airtel Rs. 558 Prepaid Recharge Plan Revised, Validity Reduced to 56 Days: All Details

The validity of the Airtel Rs. 558 prepaid plan has been reduced from 82 days to 56 days – a heavy reduction of 26 days. Additional benefits on the plan include free four week course at Shaw Academy that allows users to learn anything from photography to music.

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Oppo Reno 3 vs Oppo Reno 3 Pro: What’s the Difference

Oppo Reno 3 and Oppo Reno 3 Pro are launched as the company’s latest 5G smartphones. While the Oppo Reno 3 is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1000L 5G SoC, the Oppo Reno 3 Pro has Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC.

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The Decade's Biggest Technology Disappointments

In 2010, we were excited about new iPhones and finding old friends on Facebook, not fretting about our digital privacy or social media's threat to democracy. Now we are wondering how to rein in the largest companies in the world and reckoning with wanting innovation to be both fast and responsible.

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Realme X50 5G With Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC to Launch on January 7, Company Announces

Realme X50 5G is all set to launch on January 7 next year. The company had announced a day ago that it would confirm the launch date today, and it has kept its promise.

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The Most-Influential Technologies of the 2010s

This decade made life something that happens on a screen. The smartphone is where we communicate with family, do work, record memories and find entertainment. It was invented in 2007 so disqualified from my list, but in the past decade the smartphone certainly reinvented us - it powers half of the technologies on this list.

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Turkey Top Court Rules Wikipedia Ban Breaches Free Speech

Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that a more than two-year block on access to online encyclopaedia Wikipedia in the country is a violation of freedom of expression.

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Tesla Secures $1.29 Billion Loan From Chinese Banks for Shanghai Factory

Tesla entered into agreements with lenders in China for a secured term loan facility of up to CNY 9 billion ($1.29 billion), according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.

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Samsung Set to Unveil Neon at CES 2020: A New Digital Assistant or Something Else?

Samsung’s STAR Labs led by Pranav Mistry has started teasing Neon that will debut at CES 2020 next month. The new offering would take on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri with multilingual experiences.

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US Colleges Turning Students' Phones Into Surveillance Devices, Tracking Locations of Hundreds of Thousands

Short-range phone sensors and campuswide Wi-Fi networks are empowering colleges across the United States to track hundreds of thousands of students more precisely than ever before.

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Apple to Enforce macOS App Verification Requirements Starting February

Apple has announced that developers who offer Mac apps outside the Mac App Store will now need to submit them for the notarisation process starting on February 3, next year.

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MSI Creator 17 Laptop With Mini-LED Display to Be Launched at CES 2020

MSI on Tuesday announced that the company is set to unveil a new laptop titled 'Creator 17' with mini-LED display at the CES 2020 in Las Vegas.

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Skullcandy Crusher ANC Review

The most expensive pair of headphones in Skullcandy’s range, the Crusher ANC features adjustable sensory bass and active noise cancellation. Find out how these features perform in our review.

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Timex Helix Gusto HRM Review

The Timex Helix Gusto HRM can measure steps, distance, heart rate, and sleep. It offers message notifications and call alerts, and is water resistant as well.

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Netflix January 2020 Releases: Ghost Stories, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Dracula, and More

Ghost Stories Netflix, Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 6, Suits season 8, Dracula, What the Love! with Karan Johar, Sex Education season 2, Jamtara Netflix, Vir Das: For India, BoJack Horseman season 6 part 2, Uncut Gems, Titans season 2, Jurassic Park, and more — these are the biggest movies and series coming to Netflix India in January 2020.

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Social Media Platforms That Thrived (or Died) in the Decade Past

While some social media platforms succumbed under pressure, TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp have gained unimaginable heights. We list big social media networking platforms that have launched and reigned in the last decade, and a list of platforms that succumbed under pressure.

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Solar Eclipse 2019: 10 Great Photos Taken During the Eclipse Today

A Solar eclipse took place earlier today and was visible from many parts of Asia. And in this article, we have compiled a list of 10 great photos taken during this phenomenon.

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LG to Showcase webOS Auto at CES 2020, a Competitor to Android Auto and Apple Car Play

LG has officially announced that its partnered with Microsoft, Qualcomm, and other vendors, to showcase potential use cases of its in-car infotainment platform.

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'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Wows Skywatchers Across Asia

Skywatchers from Saudi Arabia and Oman to India and Singapore were treated to a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse Thursday.

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Best Selling Room Heaters to Buy in India This Season

Indian market is full of room heaters starting from as low as Rs. 500. There are also various types of room heaters options to meet your specific requirements, but they all do one thing well – keep you warm in this cold season.

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Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi 8 Now on Open Sale in India: Check Price, Specifications, More

Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, and Redmi 8 phones have gone on open sale in India. The Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro will now be available via Amazon India and Mi.com 24x7, and the Redmi 8 will be available via Flipkart and Mi.com all throughout.

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Sony PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB Price in India Cut, Now Available at Rs. 27,990: Report

Sony has reportedly slashed the price of the PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB console in India, and it now starts at Rs. 27,990.

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Oppo Reno 3, Oppo Reno 3 Pro With Dual-Mode 5G Support, Quad Rear Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

Oppo has launched a pair of new phones – Oppo Reno 3 and Oppo Reno 3 Pro –both of which pack quad rear cameras and offer dual-mode 5G support.

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Oppo Reno 3, Oppo Reno 3 Pro With Dual-Mode 5G Support, Quad Rear Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

Oppo has launched a pair of new phones – Oppo Reno 3 and Oppo Reno 3 Pro –both of which pack quad rear cameras and offer dual-mode 5G support.

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Free Wi-Fi to All Villages Connected via BharatNet Till March 2020: Prasad

Wi-Fi services being provided through BharatNet in villages across India will be free of charge till March 2020, Telecom and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday.

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OnePlus 8 Pro Purported Listing Pops Up on Certification Site, Dual-Mode 5G Connectivity Tipped

OnePlus 8 Pro is listed on MIIT with model number IN2010, and the listing suggests that the phone will support dual-mode 5G connectivity.

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Lenovo to Launch Gaming Phone Under Legion Brand, Sets Up Dedicated Social Media Account

Lenovo might be gearing up to launch a gaming-centric phone under the Legion brand, and has already set up a new social media account for it.

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Twitch Remains No. 1 Streaming Platform in 2019, League of Legends Eclipses Fortnite as Most Popular Game: Stream Elements

As per the State of Stream 2019 report, Twitch remains the top streaming platform, while League of Legends returned as the most popular game.

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Realme X50 5G ‘Polar’ Colour Option Teased in New Render

Realme X50 5G phone is all set to launch on January 7, and now the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Xu Qi Chase has revealed a colour option of the phone.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro Sale Today at 12 Noon in India via Amazon, Mi.com: Price, Offers, Specifications

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro will again go on sale later today in India, and will be available via Amazon and Mi.com starting at 12pm (noon) with some offers in tow.

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For Anurag Kashyap, Netflix’s Ghost Stories Is His Pitch for a Horror Feature Film

Anurag Kashyap really wants to make a feature-length horror film, so he plans to use Netflix’s Ghost Stories as his pitch to make that. Sobhita Dhulipala was drawn to the trauma, anxiety, and fear of loss for her Ghost Stories role.

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Karan Johar on Netflix’s Ghost Stories: ‘I Dug My Own Grave’

Karan Johar talks about how Netflix’s Ghost Stories came into being, Mrunal Thakur reveals what drew her to the horror anthology film, and Avinash Tiwary touches upon the challenges of his role.

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Janhvi Kapoor on Her Netflix’s Ghost Stories Character: I Relate to Her Pain and Use of Sexuality

Janhvi Kapoor said she related to her character’s pain and reliance on sexuality on Netflix’s Ghost Stories. Kapoor described Zoya Akhtar as a very thorough director. She has at least three films in 2020: Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Rooh-Afza, and Dostana 2.

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10 Mobile Games That Made a Mark in the Decade Past

From Angry Birds to PUBG Mobile, here are the most iconic smartphone games of the past decade, from 2010 to the end of 2019.

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Solar Eclipse 2019: How to Safely Watch the Surya Grahan Live Today

Solar eclipse 2019 is taking place today, and you are planning to watch the celestial event, you should use safe viewing equipment and proper techniques to view the celestial event as the infrared and ultraviolet rays of the Sun can cause severe retinal damage.

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Solar Eclipse 2019 Today: Check India Timings, Where to Watch Surya Grahan Live, and More

Solar Eclipse 2019 is currently underway. The eclipse began seconds before 8am IST today and will continue until roughly 1:35pm IST. This isn't a total solar eclipse but an annular one that is rare in its own regard. In an annular solar eclipse, Moon eclipses the Sun to form a “ring of fire” in the sky.

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Lost in Space Season 2 Now Streaming on Netflix: All You Need to Know

The second season of Netflix’s acclaimed space drama, Lost in Space, is back and is now streaming on Netflix.

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Vivo Eyes Artificial Intelligence-Driven 5G Devices for India in 2020

In 2020, Vivo will launch unique products with stylish design, latest technology and powerful performance to match the fast-paced lifestyle of Indian consumers.

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Jio 2020 Happy New Year Offer Launched: Rs. 2,020 Plan Brings 1 Year Validity, Unlimited Voice Calls, Other Benefits

Jio has announced a “2020 Happy New Year Offer” for its customers using Jio prepaid connection as well as a “2020 Jio Phone Happy New Year Offer” for customers planning to buy a new Jio Phone.

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ToTok Spying Allegations: App Developers Deny Data Misuse

ToTok has rebuffed accusations of their service being a spyware and misusing users' information, saying that the company has made security and privacy as its priority "since day one"

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Solar Eclipse (December 2019): How to Watch the Eclipse Live Online, Check India Timings, More

Solar eclipse on December 26 2019 will be the last solar eclipse of the year. It will start at 7:59am IST. Unlike a total eclipse, this will be an annular solar eclipse that will show a “ring of fire” in the sky.

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Sony Said to Be Using Hole-Punch Display in Upcoming Xperia Smartphone

Sony is reportedly planning to launch a new flagship Xperia phone during Mobile World Congress in early 2020 and now a patent discovery suggests that the upcoming device will feature a hole-punch camera

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Samsung Galaxy M31 Purported Listing Shows Up on Geekbench, Key Specifications Tipped

Samsung SM-M315F has been spotted on Geekbench and it is believed to be upcoming Galaxy M31. The listing indicates key specifications of the upcoming phone.

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Twitter Bug Allowed Researcher to Match 17 Million Phone Numbers to User Accounts: Report

A Twitter bug allowed a security researcher to match around 17 million phone numbers to actual user accounts. The flaw exists in Twitter's Android app.

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MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G SoC for Mid-Range Phones Unveiled: Report

MediaTek has announced a new 5G SoC for mid-range phones – the Dimensity 800 – that will be officially launched in Q1.

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MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G SoC for Mid-Range Phones Unveiled: Report

MediaTek has announced a new 5G SoC for mid-range phones – the Dimensity 800 – that will be officially launched in Q1.

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Huawei Mate X Foldable Phone’s Successor Launching in H2 2020: Report

Huawei is reported to be working on the Mate X successor already, and small volume trial production of components has already begun.

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Jio Fiber Brings Migration Plan With 50GB Data, 7 Days Validity for Preview Offer Subscribers

Jio Fiber Migration plan is aimed to shift customers using its Preview Offer to a paid plan. Once a user recharges during the Migration plan, the paid plan is activated immediately.

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MIUI 11 Global Stable ROM Tester Recruitment Begins in India

Xiaomi has started accepting applications for testing the MIUI 11 Global Stable ROM in India prior to its wider rollout.

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Two New Pokémon Games Debut on Facebook Gaming

Facebook Gaming has released two new games titled Pokemon Tower Battle and Pokemon Medallion Battle on its Instant Games platform.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Successor Tipped to Be Called Samsung Galaxy S20, Not Galaxy S11

Samsung Galaxy S11 series, the company’s next year flagship, may be called something else. Tipsters are now suggesting that Samsung may call its upcoming Galaxy S series flagship as the Samsung Galaxy S20, and not Samsung Galaxy S11.

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iPhone XR Was Top-Selling Smartphone Worldwide in Q3 2019: Counterpoint Research

iPhone XR became the top-selling smartphone model globally in the third quarter of 2019, capturing 3 percent market share, Counterpoint Research said on Tuesday.

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Nokia TA-1213 Passes Bluetooth Certification, May Launch as Nokia 1.3

A new budget Nokia phone with model number TA-1213 has been spotted on Bluetooth certification site. This certification hints that HMD Global is gearing up to launch another affordable phone.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 May Use Ultra-Thin Glass Layer Instead of Plastic to Reduce the Display Crease

Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 will reportedly employ an ultra-thin glass layer instead of plastic to remove the display crease.

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Sony Can't Make Image Sensors Fast Enough to Keep Up With Demand

Sony is working around the clock to manufacture its in-demand image sensors, but even a 24-hour operation hasn't been enough.

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Holiday Season: 5 Ways to Protect Yourself as You Shop Online

Holiday season 2019 has commenced and consumers around the world spend hundreds of billions of dollars on shopping, which creates a lot of openings for people intent on cheating them.

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Inside YouTube's Year of Responsibility

YouTube spent 2019 answering critics with some of the most drastic changes in its 15-year history.

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Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Severs Last Ties to Company, Will Focus on 'Ghost Kitchens'

Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of Uber, has severed his last ties with the ride-services company, resigning from the board and selling all his shares as he turns his focus to a new venture creating "ghost kitchens" for food delivery services.

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Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Severs Last Ties to Company, Will Focus on 'Ghost Kitchens'

Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of Uber, has severed his last ties with the ride-services company, resigning from the board and selling all his shares as he turns his focus to a new venture creating "ghost kitchens" for food delivery services.

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Holiday Season: It Takes a Tech Village to Track Santa on Christmas Eve

For the 64th time, a wildly popular program run by the US and Canadian militaries is providing real-time updates on Santa’s progress to millions around the globe.

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Grand Theft Protest: Hong Kongers and Chinese Gamers Battle Online

Grand Theft Auto's wildly popular online multiplayer game has become the latest venue for Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters and Chinese nationalists to wage their ideological battles, with protests now breaking out in the virtual world.

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Realme C3, Realme 5i Listed on Singapore’s IMDA Certification Site, Expected to Launch Soon

Realme’s upcoming budget smartphones — the Realme C3 and 5i — were spotted on Singapore’s certification website.

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LG V60 ThinQ With 5G and Dual-Screen Functionality Launching at MWC 2020: Report

LG’s V-series is set to get an upgrade with the V60 ThinQ, with reports suggesting the smartphone will be launched at MWC 2020.

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Vivo Y11 (2019) With 5,000mAh Battery, Dual Rear Cameras Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Vivo Y11 (2019) will go on sale in India via offline channels, Vivo India e-store, Amazon.in, Paytm Mall, Tata Cliq and Bajaj EMI E-Store. The phone will be offered in Mineral Blue and Agate Red colour options.

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TikTok Searching for Global Headquarters Outside of China: Report

TikTok has been the breakout social media platform of recent times, adding subscribers at a breakneck pace and continuing to make inroads in the markets where Instagram and Snapchat have ruled the roost. The company is now looking to set up an overseas headquarter.

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Holiday Season 2019: Google Marks Arrival of Holidays With Special Christmas Eve Doodle

Google is celebrating the arrival of the holiday season with a new festive-themed doodle, continuing a long tradition of spreading the cheers at the same time of the year.

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2019: A Year of Many New Beginnings for Indian Space Sector

The year 2019 was a year of several new beginnings for India's space sector that is now on Mission 2.0 mode.

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At Least a Hundred Stars May Have Disappeared From Our Night Sky, Researchers Claim

Researchers working on the project called “Vanishing & Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations" (VASCO) have identified that at least 100 of stars in our night sky that were visible in the mid-20th century skies have been disappeared.

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Uber Knows More About Its Rape Problem Than Anyone Else. What Should It Do With That Data?

Uber this month reported data on the dangers of sexual assault on its app. Now it's facing calls to action, requiring the ride-hailing giant to make tough decisions on how to balance victims' wishes with demands to report dangerous riders and passengers to local regulators or law enforcement - or both.

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Realme X2 Pro Master Edition to Go on Sale for the First Time Today: Check Price in India, Offers, Specifications

Realme X2 Pro Master Edition is fashioned by Naoto Fukasawa and has been launched in India in Red Brick and Concrete finishes. This variant comes only in 12GB RAM + 256GB storage options.

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Cortana Mobile Apps to Stop Working in India and Other Countries Starting January 31, Microsoft Reiterates

Confirming once again that Microsoft was killing off its virtual assistant Cortana for Android and iOS and removing Cortana from its Launcher app for Android from January 31, the company now says the app will continue in the US only.

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The 10 Most Popular Mobile Phones of 2019

Looking back at 2019 here are the most popular smartphones on Gadgets 360

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G Model Listed on Company Site, Launch Imminent

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G variant is coming and it has now been spotted on the company’s official support page and a promotional website.

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TikTok Not Being Put Up for Sale, Media Report Untrue, Internal Note Claims

ByteDance has no plans to sell part or all of its TikTok app, the short video platform's head said on Tuesday, denying a media report which said the company was currently weighing options to do so due to US concerns.

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Over 200 Indian Originals Were Released in 2019. Here Are All of Them

From Sacred Games to The Family Man, we saw nearly 200 Indian originals — series, movies, stand-up specials, and even a live concert — in 2019 from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Hotstar, Zee5, ALTBalaji, SonyLIV, Viu, Voot, Eros Now, TVF Play, Hungama, and Hooq.

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Jio 2020 Happy New Year Offer Launched: 1 Year Validity, Unlimited Voice Calls, Other Benefits at Rs. 2,020

Jio has announced a “2020 Happy New Year Offer” for its customers using Jio prepaid connection as well as a “2020 Jio Phone Happy New Year Offer” for customers planning to buy a new Jio Phone.

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20 Iconic Smartphones of the Decade Past

Here's a list of the best smartphones of the decade past, iconic models that influenced the industry.

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Redmi K20 Starts Receiving Android 10-Based MIUI 11 Update: Report

Redmi K20 gets updated to Android 10 and the update brings new features like system-wide dark mode, more privacy controls, a focus mode to let users silence apps they find distracting, and more.

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With 'Tornado Beer' and Brick-Breaking, Chinese Villager Becomes Twitter Sensation

Hebei Pangzai's real name is Liu Shichao. The odd job labourer hails from Zhengyuansi, a nondescript village where everyone knows everyone.

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The Netflix Decade: How One Company Changed the Way We Watch TV

In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments.

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Netflix Girds for Price War in India Streaming Battleground

Netflix and its rivals are facing a price war in India as a jump in the cost of watching video on mobile phones threatens to slow demand in what is shaping up as a key growth market globally for streaming.

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Boeing Fires Dennis Muilenburg, Names David Calhoun as CEO Amid Max Crisis

Boeing on Monday pushed out its embattled chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, as it attempts to pivot from a protracted crisis surrounding the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX after two deadly crashes.

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This 23-Year-Old Indian Hacker Is Raking in Big Bucks Finding Bugs

Meet 23-year-old Shivam Vashist from north India, a hacker associated with San Francisco-based HackerOne which is a vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platform and boasts of clients like Starbucks, Instagram, Goldman Sachs, Twitter, Zomato and OnePlus.

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Jamtara: Release Date, Trailer, Cast Unveiled for Netflix’s Next Indian Original Series

Netflix has unveiled a release date — January 10, 2020 — and trailer for Jamtara: Sabka Number Aayega, its next original series from India set in the dark underbelly of an eponymous village in the state of Jharkhand, which is known as India’s phishing capital.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Specifications Leaked: Exynos 9810, Triple Rear Cameras, 4,500mAh Battery on Board

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite’s complete specifications have surfaced online, and they include a generation-old Exynos 9810 SoC, triple rear cameras, and a 4,500mAh battery with 25W fast charging.

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Box Office: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s $374 Million Opening Weekend Lowest for New Trilogy

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brought in $373.5 million worldwide on its opening weekend, which would be amazing for most films but is below projections for a Star Wars movie. Meanwhile, Jumanji: The Next Level climbed to $312 million, and Frozen 2 went up to $1.103 billion.

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NASA Spacecraft Circling the Sun Stumbles Upon a Trail of Shooting Stars

Scientists have struggled for years to photograph Phaethon's debris trail - until a NASA spacecraft serendipitously stumbled upon it.

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Fake ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Streams Stealing User Data

Cybersecurity researchers have said they have discovered over 30 fraudulent websites and social media profiles disguised as official movie accounts of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' that are distributing free copies of the latest film in the franchise while collecting users' data.

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Boeing Spacecraft Returns for Earth After Aborted Mission

Boeing's new Starliner unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth on Sunday, landing in the New Mexico desert in the United States six days early after a clock problem scuppered a rendezvous with the International Space Station.

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Facebook Says Group Used AI-Generated Images to Push Pro-Trump Messages

Facebook has taken down a well-financed campaign that used dozens of artificially generated faces to spread pro-Trump and anti-Chinese government messages, the company and outside researchers said on Friday.

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Apple Opens Lucrative Bug Bounty Programme to the Public, Details Rules

Apple has opened its previously-closed bug bounty programme for all security researchers wherein it will pay lucrative amount to those who find and report them to Apple Product Security, depending on the flaw discovered.

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Twitter Advises Users to Update Android App, Fixes Serious Security Vulnerability

Twitter is warning users of its Android app about a security vulnerability it has fixed, and recommends users update to get the secure version.

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Poco F2 to Launch in 2020, Pocophone Chief Alvin Tse Hints

Alvin Tse has taken to Twitter to respond to a user query about the Poco brand. In his response, Tse wrote, “You will hear more from POCO in 2020.” This hints that Xiaomi will launch the Poco F1 successor next year.

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Vivo Sends Out MWC 2020 Invites, February 23 Launch Event Confirmed

Vivo, in its invite, confirms that its special event will be held on February 23 at the Nautic Centre in Barcelona.

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Flipkart Year End Sale: Top Mobile, Laptop, Gadget Offers Including Redmi Note 7 Pro, Realme 5 Pro, MacBook Air, and More

Flipkart has listed phones like the iPhone 8, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi 8, Realme 5 Pro, Vivo Z1 Pro, and more smartphones at reduced prices. The sale will end on December 23.

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Huawei P40 Pro to Offer 10x Optical Zoom With Periscope Camera: Ming-Chi Kuo

Ming Chi Kuo reportedly explains that Huawei will achieve 10x optical zoom feature by using two mirrors and a prism inside the camera of the Huawei P40 Pro. To recall, the Huawei P30 Pro came with a 5x zoom lens, and that’s because the camera integrated just a prism.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Spoilers — Not the End We Were Looking for

With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker out now, we dive into spoilers for the long-awaited end to the Skywalker saga, from how it deals with Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) lineage to Kylo Ren’s (Adam Driver) redemption. And we look at how the final chapter is too afraid to have an identity of its own.

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Realme Winter Sale: Realme X2 Pro Master Edition to Go on Sale, Realme 5 Pro, Other Phones Get Discounts

Realme X2 will also go on sale every day at 12pm (noon) IST during the sale period, and the company is offering 10 percent instant discount on ICICI Bank credit card (max up to Rs. 1,500) and no-cost EMI up to six months on the purchase.

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Boeing's Starliner Astronaut Capsule Fails Key Test to Reach Space Station

Boeing's new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant's race to send humans to the orbital outpost.

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Apple Suppressed Competitors in App Store, Until It Got Caught: Lawsuit

An email app developer says it has uncovered new data that suggests Apple has long been suppressing the rankings of apps in the App Store that compete with Apple's own offerings, according to new court filings by the developer, which sued Apple in October for patent infringement and antitrust violations.

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Twitter Suspends Accounts It Says Are Linked to Saudi Arabia

Twitter has suspended thousands of accounts which it said on Friday were linked "to a significant state-backed information operation" originating in Saudi Arabia.

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Motorola Razr (2019) Foldable Smartphone Release Date Delayed Due to Supply Issues

Motorola is delaying the launch of the foldable Razr smartphone in North America, saying demand for the $1,500 device has outstripped its supply predictions.

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Airtel Wi-Fi Calling Service Now Available for 6 More Smartphones

Airtel on Friday added six new devices to the list of smartphones that are compatible with its Wi-Fi calling service.

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Alphabet Grants CEO Sundar Pichai Largest Ever Stock Award, Again

Alphabet's newly instated Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai would receive a hefty $240 million (£184.40 million) in performance-based stock awards over the next three years, the highest ever promised to any executive of the search giant.

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8 Great Apps And Services That Launched in 2019

We've curated a list of best apps and services that launched this year, largely impacting most of us in one way or the other. From Photoshop on the iPad to Noise app on the Apple Watch, these were some of the biggest launches of the year.

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Samsung Galaxy S11, Galaxy S11+, Galaxy S11e: Release Date, Expected Price, Specifications, Features, Latest News

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S11 series of phones in February next year. Here's everything we know about the Galaxy S11, Galaxy S11+, and Galaxy S11e so far.

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Google Nest Mini Review

We test the Google Nest Mini to see if its a worthy upgrade over the Google Home Mini

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Oppo A91 With Quad Rear Cameras, Oppo A8 Packing Triple Rear Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

Oppo has launched a pair of new phones – the Oppo A91 packing quad rear cameras and Oppo A8 with triple rear cameras – in China.

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Which Is the Best Phone of 2019?

We've reviewed over 100 phones in 2019. Here are the best of these.

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Apple Said to Have a Secret Team Working on Satellites to Beam Data to Devices

Apple has a secret team working on satellites and related wireless technology, striving to find new ways to beam data such as internet connectivity directly to its devices, according to people familiar with the work.

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Facebook Said to Pursue Music Video Rights in Challenge to YouTube

Facebook is pursuing rights to music videos from major record labels, programming that could boost interest in its Watch video service, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Apple Held Talks to Add James Bond, Live Sports to Its TV+ Streaming Service: Report

Apple executives met James Bond franchise-owner MGM Holdings and the collegiate athletic conference Pac-12 earlier this year as part of its efforts to boost the Apple TV service, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Acer ConceptD, ConceptD Pro Range of High-End PCs and Monitors Launched in India

Acers' ConceptD series includes products like ConceptD 500 Desktop, ConceptD 3, 9, 7 and 5 Notebooks, CP3 Monitor, ConceptD 9 Pro, 7 Pro, 5 Pro and 3 Pro.

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Delhi Police Tells Social Media Firms to Rein in Digital Miscreants

With the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) dominating discussions on major social media platforms for the past few days, the Delhi Police have asked these platforms to rein in "digital miscreants" in a bid to arrest the spread of misinformation.

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Indians Spend 75 Days a Year on Their Smartphones, Survey Claims

An average Indian is spending one-third of his or her waking hours on phone - nearly 1,800 hours a year -- and three out of four respondent said if smartphone usage continues at this rate, it is likely to impact their mental or physical health, a survey claimed on Friday.

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Vodafone Launches 4 New Prepaid Recharge Plans Starting at Rs. 24: Validity, Calling, Data Allowance Details

Vodafone has launched four new prepaid recharge plans priced at Rs. 24, Rs. 129, Rs. 199, and Rs. 269 in India.

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Russia Plans 'Sovereign Internet' Tests to Combat External Threats

Russia on will carry out tests on Monday on the reliability of its domestic internet infrastructure in the event that the country is disconnected from the worldwide web, the communications ministry said.

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Samsung Galaxy S11 Series Phones Tipped to Pack 48-Megapixel Telephoto Camera, Galaxy S11+ Might Feature Custom 108-Megapixel Sensor

Samsung Galaxy S11 trio is said to pack a 48-megapixel telephoto lens, while the Galaxy S11+ is tipped to pack a custom 108-megapixel sensor.

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Realme X2 Review

The Realme X2 packs a Snapdragon 730G SoC, geared for taking on demanding games. Will it be better than the Redmi K20 or Vivo V17? Read our review to find out.

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Honor 20, Honor 20i, Honor 10 Lite, More Phones Listed With Price Cuts on Amazon, Flipkart

Honor 20 will see a discount of Rs. 2,000 during the Christmas sale, and it will be up for grabs for only Rs. 22,999.

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Oppo Reno 3 Pro Official Site Listing Reveals RAM, Storage, and Colour Options

The listing suggests that the Oppo Reno 3 Pro will go on sale in four colour options - Moonlight Black, Misty White, Night Sky Blue, and Sunrise. All of these variants have gradient back panel finishes in different colours and shades.

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Tencent, Sina Apps Targeted in Chinese Privacy Crackdown

China on Thursday criticised 41 apps including Tencent messaging app QQ and Sina's sports app for allegedly forcing users to hand over personal data, part of an ongoing campaign to boost digital privacy protections.

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Oyo Denies Report Claiming It Will Cut 2,000 Jobs in India by January-End

Oyo Hotels and Homes will lay off at least 2,000 employees in India by the end of January, a report claimed, citing people close to the company.

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Realme X50 5G Teased to Offer 100 Percent Coverage of Heating Sources, Include 5D Ice-Cooled Heat Dissipation System

Realme X50 launch is likely to take place in China sometime next month. But ahead of its formal launch, the smartphone has been teased with an all-new cooling system.

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PUBG Mobile-Themed Web Series Dosti Ka Naya Maidan Trailer Released, First Episode Drops on December 24

The teaser trailer for Tencent’s PUBG Mobile-themed web series Dosti Ka Naya Maidan is out now, and its first episode is set to drop on December 24.

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SoftBank's Yahoo Japan Exits Oyo's Japan Apartment Venture

SoftBank-controlled Yahoo Japan has pulled out of a Japanese apartment rental venture with Oyo Hotels and Homes, in the latest setback for the loss-making Indian startup.

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Apple's Siri the Most Popular Virtual Assistant With a 35 Percent Market Share: Report

Siri is the most popular virtual assistant in the world, according to new market research. Cortana is at the second spot while Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa make up for a small part of the market.

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Best Audio and Video Products of 2019: TV, Speakers, Soundbars, and More

We’ve put together a list of our best and favourite audio and video products which we’ve reviewed in 2019, including TVs, speakers, streaming devices and more.

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Facebook Says Group Used AI-Generated Images to Push Pro-Trump Messages

Facebook has taken down a well-financed campaign that used dozens of artificially generated faces to spread pro-Trump and anti-Chinese government messages, the company and outside researchers said on Friday.

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Apple Opens Lucrative Bug Bounty Programme to the Public, Details Rules

Apple has opened its previously-closed bug bounty programme for all security researchers wherein it will pay lucrative amount to those who find and report them to Apple Product Security, depending on the flaw discovered.

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Twitter Advises Users to Update Android App, Fixes Serious Security Vulnerability

Twitter is warning users of its Android app about a security vulnerability it has fixed, and recommends users update to get the secure version.

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Poco F2 to Launch in 2020, Pocophone Chief Alvin Tse Hints

Alvin Tse has taken to Twitter to respond to a user query about the Poco brand. In his response, Tse wrote, “You will hear more from POCO in 2020.” This hints that Xiaomi will launch the Poco F1 successor next year.

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Vivo Sends Out MWC 2020 Invites, February 23 Launch Event Confirmed

Vivo, in its invite, confirms that its special event will be held on February 23 at the Nautic Centre in Barcelona.

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Flipkart Year End Sale: Top Mobile, Laptop, Gadget Offers Including Redmi Note 7 Pro, Realme 5 Pro, MacBook Air, and More

Flipkart has listed phones like the iPhone 8, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi 8, Realme 5 Pro, Vivo Z1 Pro, and more smartphones at reduced prices. The sale will end on December 23.

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Huawei P40 Pro to Offer 10x Optical Zoom With Periscope Camera: Ming-Chi Kuo

Ming Chi Kuo reportedly explains that Huawei will achieve 10x optical zoom feature by using two mirrors and a prism inside the camera of the Huawei P40 Pro. To recall, the Huawei P30 Pro came with a 5x zoom lens, and that’s because the camera integrated just a prism.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Spoilers — Not the End We Were Looking for

With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker out now, we dive into spoilers for the long-awaited end to the Skywalker saga, from how it deals with Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) lineage to Kylo Ren’s (Adam Driver) redemption. And we look at how the final chapter is too afraid to have an identity of its own.

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Realme Winter Sale: Realme X2 Pro Master Edition to Go on Sale, Realme 5 Pro, Other Phones Get Discounts

Realme X2 will also go on sale every day at 12pm (noon) IST during the sale period, and the company is offering 10 percent instant discount on ICICI Bank credit card (max up to Rs. 1,500) and no-cost EMI up to six months on the purchase.

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Best Phones of 2019: The Budget Smartphones We Loved This Year

We’ve rounded up some of the best budget smartphones of 2019, in one single list.

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India Leads the World in Internet Shutdowns

In an unprecedented move, the Indian government suspended mobile internet services in parts of the capital New Delhi on Thursday, as protests over a citizenship bill seen as discriminating against Muslims escalated.

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Boeing's Starliner Astronaut Capsule Fails Key Test to Reach Space Station

Boeing's new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant's race to send humans to the orbital outpost.

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Apple Suppressed Competitors in App Store, Until It Got Caught: Lawsuit

An email app developer says it has uncovered new data that suggests Apple has long been suppressing the rankings of apps in the App Store that compete with Apple's own offerings, according to new court filings by the developer, which sued Apple in October for patent infringement and antitrust violations.

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Twitter Suspends Accounts It Says Are Linked to Saudi Arabia

Twitter has suspended thousands of accounts which it said on Friday were linked "to a significant state-backed information operation" originating in Saudi Arabia.

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Motorola Razr (2019) Foldable Smartphone Release Date Delayed Due to Supply Issues

Motorola is delaying the launch of the foldable Razr smartphone in North America, saying demand for the $1,500 device has outstripped its supply predictions.

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Airtel Wi-Fi Calling Service Now Available for 6 More Smartphones

Airtel on Friday added six new devices to the list of smartphones that are compatible with its Wi-Fi calling service.

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Alphabet Grants CEO Sundar Pichai Largest Ever Stock Award, Again

Alphabet's newly instated Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai would receive a hefty $240 million (£184.40 million) in performance-based stock awards over the next three years, the highest ever promised to any executive of the search giant.

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Randy Suess, Computer Bulletin Board Inventor, Dies at 74

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Huawei P40, Huawei P40 Pro: Release Date, Expected Price, Specifications, Features, Latest News

Huawei P40 will run Android 10, but without Google’s apps and services. It will instead integrate Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) core on-board.

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Best Tech of 2019: Our Favourite Purchases, From Zomato Gold to Realme Earbuds

On our best-of-2019 list of favourite tech purchases, there’s everything from new phones to gaming consoles. The list features Zomato Gold, iPhone 11 Pro and XR, iPad Pro, Google Home Mini, Amazon Echo, Microsoft Surface Go, PS4 Pro, and realme Earbuds among other picks.

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Apple Grabs 66 Percent of Global Handset Industry Profits: Counterpoint Research

Apple dominated the global handset market by capturing 66 percent of industry profits and 32 percent of the overall handset revenue in the third quarter of 2019 as overall global handset profits declined 11 percent (year-on-year) to $12 billion, a new report from Counterpoint Research said on Thursday.

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Redmi K20 Pro Gets a Bug-Fixing MIUI 11 Update; Redmi K20 Series Receives HD Playback Support for Amazon Prime Video

Redmi K20 Pro has received a new update with software version MIUI 11.0.3.0.QFKINXM. Separately, Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro have received HD video playback support for content available on Amazon Prime Video.

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Google to Boost Its Customer Care Support by Hiring 3,800 Full-Time Workers, Including in India

After facing criticism that the tech giant relies more on low-cost, third-party temporary workers, Google has announced to hire 3,800 "in-house" full-time employees in 2020 at various sites, including in India who will provide customer care support 24/7.

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PVR Cinemas Brings IMAX With Laser to Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai; IMAX Coming to Hyderabad, Kolkata

IMAX with Laser is now available at two PVR Cinemas: High Street Phoenix in Lower Parel, Mumbai and Select City Walk in Saket, New Delhi. A third will be installed at SPI Palazzo The Forum Vijaya Mall in Vadapalani, Chennai. PVR is also bringing IMAX to Hyderabad and Kolkata.

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Steam Winter Sale 2019 Is Here: Get Discounts on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Red Dead Redemption 2, and More

The Steam Winter Sale is back, and is offering discounts on a tonne of acclaimed games from franchises such as Far Cry, Monster Hunter, Mortal Kombat, and more.

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Forbes List 2019: Eight-Year-Old Ryan Kaji Is Highest Paid YouTuber in 2019, Earns $26 Million in Year

Eight-year-old Ryan Kaji earned $26 million in 2019 on his YouTube channel, making him the highest-paid creator on the platform, according to a list published Wednesday by Forbes magazine.

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The Witcher Review: Netflix’s Game of Thrones Has More Magic and Beasts, but Less Oomph

Here’s our review of The Witcher, the Netflix series adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy books. Henry Cavill is among The Witcher cast. The Witcher release date in India is December 20.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Price Leaked Ahead of Expected Launch This Month

The WinFuture report has added an update to its earlier report to state that the price of the Galaxy Note 10 Lite will be at EUR 629.99. The report earlier said that it should launch in Germany for EUR 670, and this could because of the additional taxes and duties imposed by the country.

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BSNL Brings Rs. 109 ‘Mithram Plus’ Prepaid Plan With 5GB Data, 250 Minutes of Voice Calling

Rs. 109 BSNL “Mithram Plus” prepaid recharge plan comes with a validity of 90 days, though its bundled benefits are valid for 20 days.

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Realme X50 5G to Come With Enhanced VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge Fast Charging Tech, Teaser Reveals

Realme X50 5G is teased to come with an enhanced version of VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge fast charging technology that Oppo unveiled in September. The smartphone is already confirmed to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC that has integrated 5G modem.

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Pokemon Go's New Buddy Adventure Feature Rolled Out: All You Need to Know

The Buddy Adventure feature essentially lets you experience your choice of Pokemon in a more life-like manner. It lets the Pokemon walk around the map without worry, lets you feed berries, and basically be your AR buddy.

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Realme X2 vs Redmi Note 8 Pro: Which One to Buy?

Realme X2 vs Redmi Note 8 Pro: which one is worth your hard-earned money? We put them to the test to get the answer

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Realme XT, Realme C2 Updates Add Dark Mode Switch in Notification Centre, Bring December Security Patch, More

Realme XT and Realme C2 have started receiving a new software update in India that brings December Android security patch and a host of new features.

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Ten Most Influential Games of the Past Decade

Gaming is now humanity's favourite form of entertainment, and the medium's legacy was cemented this past decade.

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Facebook Working on Own Operating System to Run Its AR Glasses

Facebook is exploring the possibility of designing its own software to power augmented reality glasses, which would free it from dependence on Google's Android operating system, the company confirmed Thursday.

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OnePlus Unveils New Bug Bounty Programme, Partners With HackerOne to Increase Security Efforts

The new OnePlus Security Response Center will offer bug bounty ranging from $50 to $7,000 to security experts who discover and report on potential threats to OnePlus’ systems through the new bug bounty program.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Leak Tips 48-Megapixel Camera With tOIS, Snapdragon 855 SoC, Price, and More

As per a new report, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will pack Snapdragon 855 SoC and a 48-megapixel rear camera with support for tOIS technology.

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Tenet Trailer: ‘Time Runs Out’ in Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie

Surprise — we have a trailer for Tenet. Warner Bros. has released a two-minute trailer for Christopher Nolan’s next movie. It was already clear that Tenet had something to do with time being reversed, and the new Tenet trailer tries to give us a peek at how its world works.

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Realme X2 Goes on Sale for the First Time in India Today: Check Price, Offers, Specifications

Realme X2 will be available for purchase at 12pm (noon) IST through Flipkart and the Realme.com online store. The phone comes in Pearl Blue, Pearl Green, and Pearl White colour options.

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Facebook Says Investigating Data Exposure of 267 Million Users

Facebook on Thursday said it is investigating a report that a database containing names and phone numbers of more than 267 million users was exposed online.

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Facebook to Separate 2-Factor Authentication From 'People You May Know' Feature

Facebook will no longer feed user phone numbers provided to it for two-factor authentication into its "people you may know" feature, as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of its privacy practices, the company told Reuters.

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Huawei Mate X Improved Version With Kirin 990 SoC Set to Launch at MWC 2020: Report

Huawei Mate X improved version will come with a better hinge and include a more resistant display, Huawei Technologies Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu reportedly said.

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Oppo A91 Specifications Tipped on Geekbench, Leaked Press Renders Surface

Oppo A91 specifications have surfaced through a Geekbench listing that shows the phone with model number PCM00. The smartphone also recently received TENAA certification.

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YouTube Music Gets 3 New Personalised Mixes - Discover Mix, New Release Mix, and Your Mix

YouTube Music has officially launched its first personalised playlists -- Discover Mix, New Release Mix, and Your Mix.

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TRAI Paper on Floor Prices Could Lead to Tariff Hikes: Analysts

Reacting to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) floating a consultation paper on fixation of floor prices, analysts say it opens up room for more tariff hikes.

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Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing Sees Significant Growth of Writers From India

Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) has enabled as many as 98 Indian authors to made over Rs. 3.5 lakhs in 2019 alone. But in what ways Amazon is seeing growth in Indian authors as well as Indian readers? We here find out.

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The Forgotten Army: Release Date, Teaser Trailer Unveiled for Kabir Khan’s Amazon Prime Video Series

Amazon Prime Video has announced a January 24, 2020 release date for The Forgotten Army, the World War II era-set drama about Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army from creator and director Kabir Khan. Here’s the first trailer for The Forgotten Army.

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IPL Auction 2020: When Does It Start, How to Watch on TV, Live Stream Details, More

The Vivo IPL 2020 auction ceremony is being held today in Kolkata. Here is when it starts, how to watch the livestream, and more details you need to know.

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Vivo Christmas Carnival Offers Vivo Z1 Pro, Z1x, Y90, Y15 (2019) at Discounted Prices

Vivo Z1x is listed at Rs. 15,990 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant, whereas the higher-end 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model carries a price tag of Rs. 17,990. A discount of Rs. 1,000 has been introduced on both the variants for the Christmas Carnival.

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Oppo Reno 3, Reno 3 Pro Live Photos Leak Online; Quad Rear Cameras Tipped

Oppo Reno 3 and Oppo Reno 3 Pro live photos have been spotted online, and the phones are both expected to sport a gradient back panel design. The Oppo Reno 3 will sport a waterdrop-style notch, while the Reno 3 Pro will sport a hole-punch display.

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Pornhub Reveals 2019 Android Distribution Statistics That Google Is Keeping Secret

Pornhub has released data on how people access its portal from various Android operating system versions, something that Google has been withholding for a while now.

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Internet Shut Down in Certain Areas of Delhi, Airtel and Vodafone Confirm

Airtel and Vodafone Idea customers have reported the Internet suspensions in certain areas of Delhi NCR.

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Facebook Buys Cloud Gaming Company PlayGiga for Undisclosed Amount

Facebook has acquired Spanish video gaming firm PlayGiga in a bid to gain a footprint in the cloud-based game streaming market.

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Realme X2 First Sale in India Tomorrow: Check Price, Bank Offers, Discount, and Features

Realme X2 will go on sale for the first time in India tomorrow via Flipkart and the official Realme India website.

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Amazon Fab Phones Fest Begins: Price Cuts on OnePlus 7T, Redmi K20 Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro, and More Offers

The Redmi Note 8 Pro is available in an open sale manner, and exchange discount of up to Rs. 7,400 is also listed for the first time. Redmi Note 8 will go on sale at 12pm (noon) IST today.

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Huawei P Smart Pro With Triple Rear Cameras, Pop-Up Selfie Camera Launched: Price, Specifications

Huawei P Smart Pro is listed in many European markets, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Poland, and Ukraine among others. The smartphone essentially carries the same list of specifications that we saw on the Huawei Y9s.

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From Instagram to TikTok: Indians Wage Online Battle Against Citizenship Act

As protests rage across Indian universities against a new citizenship law, students have taken to social media to wage battle online and teach people how to organise demonstrations.

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Huawei P40, Huawei P40 Pro Renders Leak Online Revealing Key Design Details

Huawei P40 and Huawei P40 Pro phones are expected to sport OLED panels, and an all-display front, however the dark renders do not show whether the phones will have a hole-punch display or not.

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JioSaavn App Reaches Amazon Fire TV Stick With a Collection of Over 45 Million Songs

JioSaavn app for Amazon Fire TV Stick brings original shows and podcasts as well as features such as personalised playlists and a library of Bollywood songs.

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Arsenal Midfielder Mesut Ozil Cut From PES 2020 in China Over Xinjiang Comments

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been deleted from Chinese versions of the popular Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) mobile game, the title's China distributor has said, as the fallout continued over his criticism of the country's treatment of its Uighur minority.

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Apple, Google, Amazon, Zigbee Alliance Eye Common Standard for Smart Home Devices

Amazon, Apple and Google and other industry partners aim to enable more smart home devices to speak to each other.

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Apple, Google, Amazon, Zigbee Alliance Eye Common Standard for Smart Home Devices

Amazon, Apple and Google and other industry partners aim to enable more smart home devices to speak to each other.

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Eight-Year-Old Ryan Kaji Is Highest Paid YouTuber in 2019, Earns $26 Million in Year: Forbes

Eight-year-old Ryan Kaji earned $26 million in 2019 on his YouTube channel, making him the highest-paid creator on the platform, according to a list published Wednesday by Forbes magazine.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review: The End to the Skywalker Saga Is Too Beholden to the Past

Here’s our spoiler-free review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which brings an end to the new Star Wars trilogy and the Skywalker saga. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker release date in India is December 20. Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac are part of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cast.

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JBL Reflect Eternal Solar-Powered Headphones Unveiled With 'Virtually Unlimited Playtime'

JBL has unveiled the Reflect Eternal headphones that have a solar strip on the neckband for charging the device, promising virtually unlimited playtime.

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Vivo X30 Pro 5G 12GB RAM + 512GB Storage Variant Spotted on TENAA

The Vivo X30 Pro 5G 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model is priced at CNY 4,298 (roughly Rs. 43,500), so the 12GB RAM option should be launched at an even higher price tag.

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Boeing Starliner Spacecraft Set for First Launch to International Space Station This Week

Boeing is all set to launch its Starliner spacecraft for the first time to the International Space Station at the end of this week, a key mission as NASA looks to resume crewed flight by 2020.

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Realme Buds Air Review

Realme’s latest audio product is the Buds Air, an affordable pair of true wireless earphones priced at Rs. 3,999. Here’s our review.

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German YouTuber Fights Video Giant for Rights as Ad Revenue Dwindles

Joerg Sprave and the members of his "YouTubers' Union" Facebook group aren't global YouTube royalty, like gamer Felix Kjellberg with his 102 million followers under the alias PewDiePie.

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Huawei P40 Series Phones to Launch in March Next Year, Confirms CEO Richard Yu

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Technologies Consumer Business Group, has confirmed that the Huawei P40 series phones will be launched in March next year.

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Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G Ousts 4G Variant From Top Spot in DxOMark Camera Review

Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has received an overall camera score of 123 by the DxoMark team that gave a total score of 121 to the Mate 30 Pro 4G model.

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Facebook Says It Can Locate Users Even if They Opt Out of Tracking

Facebook said that clues for figuring out a user's location include being tagged in a photo at a specific place or a check-in at a location such as at a restaurant during a dinner with friends.

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Amazon Holiday Shopping: The Man Who Makes It Happen

Dave Clark described his early-career habit of lurking in the shadows of Amazon warehouses and scoping out slackers he could fire, which earned him the nickname The Sniper.

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Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Prequel Series Casts Morfydd Clark as Young Galadriel: Report

Morfydd Clark (His Dark Materials) has reportedly been cast in Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings prequel series as a young version of Galadriel, one of the greatest Middle-earth Elves played by Cate Blanchett in the films.

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Samsung Galaxy S11, Galaxy S11+ Screen Protector Leak Tips Ultra-Slim Display Bezels

Samsung Galaxy S11 and Samsung Galaxy S11+ screen protectors have been leaked, and it shows extremely thin bezels on the display forehead and chin.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Ticket Bookings Live in Select Cities Across India

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ticket bookings are now live in select cities and screens across India on BookMyShow and Paytm, though none of PVR, INOX, Cinépolis, or Carnival Cinemas have opened sales yet.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Ticket Bookings Live in Select Cities Across India

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ticket bookings are now live in select cities and screens across India on BookMyShow and Paytm, though none of PVR, INOX, Cinépolis, or Carnival Cinemas have opened sales yet.

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Samsung Galaxy A21 Leaked Case Renders Tip Triple Rear Cameras, Waterdrop-Style Display

Samsung Galaxy A21 has been leaked through a few case renders ahead of its official launch. The smartphone seems to have a triple rear camera setup along with an LED flash module and USB Type-C port.

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Samsung Galaxy A21 Leaked Case Renders Tip Triple Rear Cameras, Waterdrop-Style Display

Samsung Galaxy A21 has been leaked through a few case renders ahead of its official launch. The smartphone seems to have a triple rear camera setup along with an LED flash module and USB Type-C port.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Renders Leaked, Colour Options Tipped

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite has been leaked in renders, showing off the phone in Black, Red, and White gradient finishes.

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Translation Key on WeChat Takes Jabs at Other Country's Flags, Fix Incoming

Tencent said on Tuesday that it will fix a "translation bug" on its chat app WeChat that sends out distinct non-sequiturs when country flags are inputted via text message.

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Samsung Galaxy A01 With 5-Megapixel Selfie Camera, 3,000mAh Battery Announced: Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A01 key features include 5.7-inch HD+ Infinity-V display, up to 8GB RAM, has a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion, and a 3,000mAh battery.

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This Startup Wants to Eliminate Physical Buttons From Smartphones

UltraSense Systems on Tuesday released a sensor that aims to eliminate mechanical buttons on the sides of smartphones.

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A Surveillance Net Blankets China’s Cities, Giving Police Vast Powers

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Google Fires Fifth Activist Employee in Three Weeks

Google fired a security engineer on Friday after she used an internal alert system to remind colleagues that they had the right to take collective action.

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TRAI Postpones Abolition of Telecom Interconnection Fees by a Year

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday deferred by a year a plan to abolish interconnection usage fees that operators pay each other for calls made from one network to another.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro Sale Today at 12 Noon via Amazon, Mi.com: Check Price in India, Specifications

Redmi Note 8 Pro was launched in India in October. The Redmi phone comes houses a quad rear camera setup and is powered by a MediaTek Helio G90T SoC.

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Realme Buds Air Truly Wireless Earbuds With Up to 17 Hours Battery Life Launched in India

Realme Buds Air, the Chinese smartphone maker’s first truly wireless earbuds, are official. Realme claims that Buds Air can provide 17 hours of music playback on a single charge, however there is a caveat.

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Realme X2 With Quad Rear Cameras, Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Realme X2 was launched in China in September and was initially set to arrive in India as the Realme XT 730G. The new Realme phone comes with VOOC Flash Charge 4.0 fast charging technology.

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Realme X2 First Impressions

Also known as the Realme XT 730G, the new Realme X2 offers a few interesting updates that might tempt buyers.

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Realme X50 Launch Date May Be January 5, CMO’s Latest Post Suggests

Realme CMO Xu Qi Chase took to Weibo to share a cryptic post about the launch date of the Realme X50 5G. His post has the number 20, suggesting the number of days left for the launch.

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OnePlus to Reveal ‘Concept One’ at CES 2020, May Be Its First Concept Smartphone

OnePlus has announced that it will be present at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, and a new post on Weibo reveals what the event will be about.

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Oscars 2020: Gully Boy Fails to Make the Cut for Best International Feature Film Shortlist

Gully Boy has failed to make the 10 films that have been shortlisted in consideration for the Best International Feature Film award at the 2020 Oscars. Parasite, Pain and Glory, and Atlantics are the leading contenders.

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Microsoft Edge Based on Chromium to Roll Out via Windows Updates, Toolkit to Control Auto-Installation Released

Microsoft Edge based on Chromium will be available for download directly through Windows Updates instead of being a part of the Windows operating system updates. Developers have been provided with a submission window for the Microsoft Edge Addons store to receive new extensions for the Chromium-based Edge browser.

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OnePlus 7T Pro Starts Receiving OxygenOS 10.0.5 Update, Brings Fixes and November Security Patch

OnePlus 7T Pro latest update brings improved app launch times, optimised RAM management, and improved system stability and bug fixes.

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Realme X2 India Launch Today, Realme Buds Air to Debut as Well: Live Updates

Realme is hosting a press event in New Delhi today where it will be launching the Realme X2 and Realme Buds Air. The event will kick off at 12:30pm and as always, Gadgets 360 will bring you all the updates from the launch.

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Redmi 7A Starts Receiving MIUI 11 Global Stable Update in India, Xiaomi Confirms

Xiaomi has begun the rollout of stable MIUI 11 update for the Redmi 7A in India that brings a host of new features as well as the November security patch.

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Investors Who Couldn't Access Money in Cryptocurrency Exchange After CEO's Sudden Death Want Body Exhumed

Now attorneys for QuadrigaCX's investors are asking that Cotten's body be exhumed, so that they can settle the question of whether he is really dead.

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Vivo X30 vs Vivo X30 Pro: What’s the Difference

Vivo X30 and Vivo X30 Pro have been launched as the two new smartphones by the Chinese company. Both new Vivo phones sport a hole-punch display design and come with an integrated 5G modem.

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Vivo FunTouch OS 10 Update Rollout Roadmap Announced, Begins February 2020

At the Vivo X30 series launch event, Vivo unveiled the rollout roadmap for FunTouch OS 10. The Android Pie-based software brings a minimal UI, live wallpapers, and animated lock screen, among other things.

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Netflix, Viacom18 Tie Up for Three New Indian Series: She, Taj Mahal 1989, Jamtara: Sabka Number Aayega

Netflix is partnering with Viacom18’s digital content arm, Tipping Point, for three new original series from India: *She*, Taj Mahal 1989, and Jamtara: Sabka Number Aayega. Soumendra Padhi is the director on Jamtara, whose cast includes Amit Sial.

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Apple Kills App That Let You Turn iPhone Into a Virtual Classic iPod

Apple has removed an app called Rewound from its App Store that turned an iPhone into a virtual iPod with a click wheel like an old-era MP3 player.

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Vivo X30, Vivo X30 Pro With 64-Megapixel Main Camera, Exynos 980 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

Vivo X30 5G , Vivo X30 Pro 5G phones offer 8GB RAM, up to 256GB storage, and pre-bookings for both the phones are already live in China.

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Instagram Says Will Fight Misinformation With Fact-Check Allies

Instagram on Monday went global in its fight against misinformation, making alliances with fact-checkers around the world to expose deception in shared photos or videos.

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Netflix's Asia-Pacific Business Recorded Biggest Gains Over the Past Three Years

Netflix is accelerating its growth overseas, with its Asia-Pacific business recording the biggest membership and revenue gains among all regions over the past three years.

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Amazon Bans Sellers From Using FedEx for Some Prime Deliveries in the US

Amazon.com is temporarily blocking third-party sellers from using FedEx’s ground delivery network to handle Prime shipments as it strives to hit accelerated delivery deadlines this holiday season.

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Realme X2, Realme Buds Air to Launch in India Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Realme X2 and Realme Buds Air are all set to launch today. The Realme X2 phone was launched in China in September, and now it is set to make its India debut.

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Vivo V17 to Go on Sale for the First Time in India Today: Check Price, Offers, Specifications

Vivo V17 price in India is set at Rs. 22,990 for the lone 8GB RAM + 128GB storage option. It will be offered in Midnight Ocean and Glacier Ice colours.

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Redmi K30 Launch, Vivo V17 Comes to India, Samsung Galaxy A-Series Refresh, and More News This Week

Redmi K30 5G and 4G variants were launched this week, while the Realme X2 India launch date was revealed by the Oppo spin-off brand. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71, while the Vivo V17 was launched in India. Here's the top news from the week past.

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Uber in Talks to Sell Its Food-Delivery Business in India

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TRAI’s New MNP Process Goes Live: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has finally implemented the revised mobile number portability (MNP) rules. Starting today, the new MNP process will enable users to port to a new operator in just two days.

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Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Lander: Space Failure Part of Big Game, NASA-JPL CTO Says

The big takeaway from the Chandrayaan-2 mission is that space probes are bound to fail and none other than NASA knows it better.

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How Tech Gadgets for Exercise Sometimes Do More Harm Than Good

Runners (along with cyclists and other athletes eager to track their mileage and time) can get all the data they want these days and use it to get faster. Yet, for many, that feedback can lead to overtraining, poor results and unhealthy behaviours.

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Box Office: Frozen 2 Is a Billion-Dollar Movie, Jumanji: The Next Level Racks Up $213 Million

Frozen 2 is now a billion-dollar movie, a record sixth in the same year for its studio Disney. Jumanji: The Next Level opened to $213 million worldwide. Knives Out has now climbed to $162.2 million worldwide.

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Box Office: Frozen 2 Is a Billion-Dollar Movie, Jumanji: The Next Level Racks Up $213 Million

Frozen 2 is now a billion-dollar movie, a record sixth in the same year for its studio Disney. Jumanji: The Next Level opened to $213 million worldwide. Knives Out has now climbed to $162.2 million worldwide.

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Oppo A8 Launch Expected Soon, Specifications Surface on TENAA and a Leaked Promotional Poster

Oppo A8, an upcoming smartphone from the Chinese smartphone maker, has been spotted on the Chinese regulator TENAA’s website.

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Fortnite Players Get Treated to Free 'Star Wars' Items and a New Scene

Millions of Fortnite players had a bad feeling about a historic "Star Wars" event inside the game, just minutes before it went live.

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SoftBank's China Strategy Wobbles as Key Bets Disappoint

For SoftBank, OneConnect's IPO should have been a vindication of an aggressive China investing strategy. Instead, embarrassed bankers had to slash the offering size and cut its price as investors baulked at a business model seen too reliant on majority owner Ping An Insurance.

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The Decade Tech Lost Its Way

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Xiaomi XiaoAI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 With Multi-Touch Display, 3 Subwoofers Launched

Xiaomi XiaoAI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 will go on sale in China starting December 18.

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FASTag to Become Mandatory From Tomorrow: How to Get, Recharge Online

FASTag is set to become mandatory across all highways in India starting tomorrow, December 15. Here’s how you can get a FASTag for your vehicle or recharge an existing FASTag online.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 1 Million Sales Figure Announcement Not Correct, Company Clarifies

Samsung has denied VP Young Sohn's earlier statement at TechCrunch Disrput Berlin, saying the executive may have been confused by the initial sales target for the year.

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Realme Buds Air Features Teased, ‘Hate-to-Wait’ Early Sale Scheduled in India for December 17

Realme Buds Air will get connected to a compatible smartphone just by opening their case, a video teaser showcases. Realme has also confirmed the early sale details.

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Mobile Internet Services Suspended for 48 Hours in Meghalaya

Mobile Internet services have been suspended across Meghalaya for the next 48 hours, officials said. The development comes in the wake of the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament.

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Internet Services Suspended Across Assam Till Monday

Internet services across Assam will remain suspended till December 16 to prevent alleged misuse of social media in disturbing peace and to maintain law and order in the state, officials said on Saturday.

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Motorola Razr (2019) Set to Launch in India 'Soon', Company Teases

Motorola Razr (2019) was launched globally last month but is yet to reach the market. The foldable phone offers a clamshell design with a flexible display that folds completely in half.

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Elon Musk Appears at The Game Awards to Support His Girlfriend

Elon Musk was spotted at the Game Awards, where Tesla CEO showed his appreciation for his artist girlfriend with a standing ovation.

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Realme 3 Pro, Realme U1, Realme 1 Update Brings New Dark Mode Toggle, December 2019 Android Security Patch

Realme 3 Pro has received a software update with firmware version RMX1851EX_11.A.21, while Realme U1 has received an update with firmware version RMX1831EX_11_C.16 and Realme 1 has got the update with firmware version CPH1861EX_11_C.46. The new updates come along with Android 9 Pie.

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Google Culture War Escalates as Era of Transparency Wanes

The extent of Google's employee rebellion is hard to measure - the company has tried to portray it as the work of a handful of malcontents from the company's junior ranks.

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PhonePe Says It Has Crossed 5 Billion Transactions, Grew 5X in 1 Year

PhonePe crossed the one-billion transaction milestone in November last year and has grown a phenomenal 5 times in just one year, the company said in a statement.

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US President Donald Trump Appears to Hit New Twitter Record With 123 Tweets in a Day

US President Donald Trump broke his own Twitter record when he tweeted a whopping 123 times in a day against the House Judiciary Committee's decision to initiate impeachment charges against him.

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Uber Submits Appeal to Regain London Taxi Licence

Uber submitted an appeal on Friday against a decision by London's transport regulator to strip the taxi app of its right to operate in one its most important markets, setting up a potentially lengthy legal process during which it can continue to take rides.

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WhatsApp Snooping Issue: Facebook India Head Appears Before Parliamentary Panel

Facebook India Head Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+ Start Receiving Stable Android 10 Update: Report

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ users who were a part of the One UI 2.0 Beta Program in Germany have reportedly started receiving the stable Android 10 update.

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NASA's Maven Spacecraft Helps Map Winds in Mars' Upper Atmosphere for First Time

Using data from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft, researchers have created the first-ever map of wind circulation in the upper atmosphere of Mars.

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Huawei Said to Narrow Gap With Samsung in Smartphone Shipments: Report

Huawei is set to narrow the gap with the world's largest smartphone maker -- Samsung, in terms of market share even as the South Korean major is widely expected to grab the highest market share of 21.3 percent in 2019, a new report has said.

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Realme X50 to Launch Before Chinese Spring Festival, Says Realme Product Director

Realme Product Director Wang Wei Derek has hinted that the Realme X50 5G phone might be launched before the Chinese Spring Festival.

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Huawei May Need Two to Three Years to Recover From US Trade Ban, CEO Says

Huawei will survive a US trade blockade, its chief executive said, but may need two or three years to overcome the damage the sanction has caused.

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iOS 13.3 Bug Allows Children to Bypass Parental Controls, Apple Working on Fix

iOS 13.3 was released a few days ago, and it brought along new parental controls to provide additional communication limits to parents to let them choose who their children can call, message, or FaceTime.

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Life Is Strange 2 Shows Why Games Should Embrace, Not Eschew Political Themes

In Life is Strange 2, the choices you face are likely not those experienced by most who will play the game.

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Traders Protest Government 'Collusion' With Amazon, Flipkart

Angry at the reported move of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) to join hands with Amazon and Flipkart for on boarding of traders on their e-commerce portals, a large number of traders on Thursday staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold Sales Hit 1 Million Units, VP Young Sohn Reveals

Samsung Electronics’ President Young Sohn announced at TechCrunch’s Disrupt Berlin event that the company has managed to sell about 1 million phones of the Galaxy Fold since its launch in September.

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For Gamers in India, YouTube Is the Ultimate Live Streaming Platform

YouTube considers India as an important market for gaming content. But what game streamers in the country believe for YouTube and how's it competing against the likes of Twitch and Microsoft Mixer? We find out.

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Audible Suno Aims to Create a New Era for ‘Radio’ Programmes With Indian Stars

Amazon’s spoken audio subsidiary Audible has tied up with top Bollywood and Indian talent in Amitabh Bachchan and Anurag Kashyap for original series, produced under Audible Suno, available as a new Android app. Audible CEO Don Katz tells us why it’s all free and what they hope to achieve.

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Audible Suno: Amazon’s Audio Platform Hires Top Indian Talent for 60 Free Originals

Amazon-owned audio platform Audible has launched an India-first offering called Audible Suno, which offers free access to more than 60 originals, featuring Ajay Devgn, Katrina Kaif, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Guru Randhawa, Anil Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh, Ranbir Kapoor, Tabu, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and more.

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Graphics Cards for 1080p Gaming Launched in India: Price, Specifications, Game Bundle, and More

AMD wants to address the vast majority of PC gamers who are targeting mainstream settings at 1080p on a budget

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Samsung Galaxy M11, Galaxy M31 Reportedly in Early Stages of Development, Tipped to Launch Next Year

Samsung has reportedly kicked off the early development of Galaxy M11 and M31 phones, both of which are tipped to arrive next year. Samsung is reportedly planning to launch successors of the Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M40 as well.

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Amazon Echo (3rd Generation) and Echo Dot (3rd Generation) With Clock Review

The new Amazon Echo devices promise better sound, and in the case of the smaller Echo Dot, a digital clock display on the front. We review these new smart speakers.

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Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy A50s: What's the Difference?

Samsung Galaxy A51 features an Infinity-O Display, while the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A50s have an Infinity-U Display. All three phones pack identical 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging, though.

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Realme Buds Air Confirmed to Support Wireless Charging by CEO Madhav Sheth

Realme Mobiles CEO Madhav Sheth has confirmed that the Realme Buds Air truly wireless earbuds will support wireless charging.

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Samsung Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30 Start Receiving Android 10 Stable Update With One UI 2 in India: Report

Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M30 were launched with Android 8.1 Oreo, though both phones received an One UI update that brought Android Pie. The Android 10 stable update includes One UI 2 along with Samsung’s proprietary changes.

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Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Samsung Galaxy A70: What’s the Difference

Samsung has launched the Galaxy A71 and it brings a few upgrades over its predecessor, the Galaxy A70. Here’s how the two phones stack up against each other.

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Apple Supplier Japan Display to Receive $830 Million Funding From Asset Manager Ichigo

Apple supplier Japan Display said on Thursday it plans to receive up to JPY 90 billion ($830 million) in financial support from Japanese asset manager Ichigo Asset Management.

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Netflix Long-Term Plans May Launch Soon in India, Currently in Testing

Netflix is testing long-term subscriptions plans in India, the company confirmed to Gadgets 360. The new tests, which are being done first in India, brings annual, six months, and three months subscription plans to the video streaming service

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Google, Fitbit Deal Said to Be Reviewed by US Justice Department

The US Justice Department will review plans by Alphabet-owned Google to buy fitness tracker maker Fitbit for possible antitrust issues, a source told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Oppo Reno 3 Series Phones to Feature 360-Degree Antenna Design, Reno 3 Spotted With MediaTek MT6885 SoC

Oppo Reno 3 series phones will utilise a 360-degree wraparound antenna design for better signal reception. Moreover, the Oppo Reno 3 has been spotted packing the MediaTek 6885 SoC.

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Xiaomi XiaoAI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 With Multi-Touch Display, 3 Subwoofers Launched

Xiaomi XiaoAI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 will go on sale in China starting December 18.

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FASTag to Become Mandatory From Tomorrow: How to Get, Recharge Online

FASTag is set to become mandatory across all highways in India starting tomorrow, December 15. Here’s how you can get a FASTag for your vehicle or recharge an existing FASTag online.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 1 Million Sales Figure Announcement Not Correct, Company Clarifies

Samsung has denied VP Young Sohn's earlier statement at TechCrunch Disrput Berlin, saying the executive may have been confused by the initial sales target for the year.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 1 Million Sales Figure Announcement Not Correct, Company Clarifies

Samsung has denied VP Young Sohn's earlier statement at TechCrunch Disrput Berlin, saying the executive may have been confused by the initial sales target for the year.

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Realme Buds Air Features Teased, ‘Hate-to-Wait’ Early Sale Scheduled in India for December 17

Realme Buds Air will get connected to a compatible smartphone just by opening their case, a video teaser showcases. Realme has also confirmed the early sale details.

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Mobile Internet Services Suspended for 48 Hours in Meghalaya

Mobile Internet services have been suspended across Meghalaya for the next 48 hours, officials said. The development comes in the wake of the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament.

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Internet Services Suspended Across Assam Till Monday

Internet services across Assam will remain suspended till December 16 to prevent alleged misuse of social media in disturbing peace and to maintain law and order in the state, officials said on Saturday.

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Motorola Razr (2019) Set to Launch in India 'Soon', Company Teases

Motorola Razr (2019) was launched globally last month but is yet to reach the market. The foldable phone offers a clamshell design with a flexible display that folds completely in half.

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Elon Musk Appears at The Game Awards to Support His Girlfriend

Elon Musk was spotted at the Game Awards, where Tesla CEO showed his appreciation for his artist girlfriend with a standing ovation.

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Realme 3 Pro, Realme U1, Realme 1 Update Brings New Dark Mode Toggle, December 2019 Android Security Patch

Realme 3 Pro has received a software update with firmware version RMX1851EX_11.A.21, while Realme U1 has received an update with firmware version RMX1831EX_11_C.16 and Realme 1 has got the update with firmware version CPH1861EX_11_C.46. The new updates come along with Android 9 Pie.

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Google Culture War Escalates as Era of Transparency Wanes

The extent of Google's employee rebellion is hard to measure - the company has tried to portray it as the work of a handful of malcontents from the company's junior ranks.

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PhonePe Says It Has Crossed 5 Billion Transactions, Grew 5X in 1 Year

PhonePe crossed the one-billion transaction milestone in November last year and has grown a phenomenal 5 times in just one year, the company said in a statement.

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US President Donald Trump Appears to Hit New Twitter Record With 123 Tweets in a Day

US President Donald Trump broke his own Twitter record when he tweeted a whopping 123 times in a day against the House Judiciary Committee's decision to initiate impeachment charges against him.

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Uber Submits Appeal to Regain London Taxi Licence

Uber submitted an appeal on Friday against a decision by London's transport regulator to strip the taxi app of its right to operate in one its most important markets, setting up a potentially lengthy legal process during which it can continue to take rides.

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WhatsApp Snooping Issue: Facebook India Head Appears Before Parliamentary Panel

Facebook India Head Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.

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Realme Buds Air Price in India, Specifications Leak Ahead of December 17 Launch

Realme Buds Air specifications have surfaced online. The truly wireless earbuds are said to have USB Type-C port and 17 hours of battery life on a single charge.

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The Game Awards 2019: All Major Announcements, Including Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Godfall

The Game Awards 2019 witnessed the announcement of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II for Xbox Series X, Godfall for PS5, and a lot more.

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WhatsApp Moves Wallpaper Option, Adds New Skin Tones for Select Emojis in Latest Beta for Android

WhatsApp is receiving a new update for its beta build on Android, that bumps up the version number to 2.19.366.

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Xiaomi Smart Display Tipped to Be in the Works With Google Nest Hub-Like Design

Xiaomi could have a new smart display in the pipeline with a design similar to that of Google Nest Hub and Amazon Echo Show 8. The display could be called the XiaoAI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 or Xiaomi Smart Display Speaker Pro 8.

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Scientists Devise 'Lifespan Clock' for Vertebrates

An Australian research team say they have come up with a "lifespan clock" which provides accurate maximum age estimates for vertebrates, a key variable in the study of both living and extinct animals.

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Ghost Stories Trailer Sets Up India’s Next Netflix Original

Netflix is celebrating the fact that it’s Friday the 13th by releasing a full-length trailer for Ghost Stories — the next Indian original — the supernatural horror anthology movie from directors Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, and Dibakar Banerjee. Janhvi Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Mrunal Thakur are part of Ghost Stories cast.

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YouTube Music Said to Outpace Spotify and Local Rivals in India

YouTube has signed up more than 800,000 subscribers for its paid services in India since debuting in March, according to people familiar with the matter, vaulting it past competitors in one of the world’s fastest-growing media markets.

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Paytm Raises $660 Million in Latest Round of Funding, Filing Shows

Indian digital payments startup Paytm's parent has raised nearly $660 million from investors including Alibaba's Alipay, SoftBank's SVF Panther (Cayman) and funds managed by T Rowe Price among others, according to a filing.

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Google’s Messages App Getting Verified SMS Feature to Help You Identify Trustworthy Business Messages

Messages app has been updated with a Verified SMS feature that is rolling out gradually in India and eight other markets.

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Google Assistant's Real-Time Translation Interpreter Mode Now Rolling Out to All Android, iOS Users

The Interpreter Mode is already working on Android phones, but if you’re not seeing it immediately, it should arrive soon. To use it on iOS, download the latest Google Assistant app from the App Store.

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2020 5G iPhone Models Won’t See a Major Price Hike: Ming-Chi Kuo

Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that Apple may launch four 5G-enabled iPhones next year and while 5G-related components could raise the production costs of the devices, he believes that the iPhone maker will not significantly increase the price of 5G iPhones.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro to Go on Sale Today at 12 Noon via Amazon, Mi.com: Check Price in India, Specifications

Redmi Note 8 Pro packs a 64-megapixel main camera, a MediaTek Helio G90T SoC, dual Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, dedicated microSD card slot, and a large 4,500mAh battery.

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Artificial Intelligence Puts Final Notes on Beethoven's Tenth Symphony

A team of musicologists and programmers is racing to complete a version of Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony using artificial intelligence, ahead of the 250th anniversary of his birth next year.

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Game of Thrones Creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss Set Lovecraft Graphic Novel Movie at Warner Bros.: Report

Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will reportedly produce an untitled thriller based on the 2004 graphic novel Lovecraft, which will be adapted for screen by the writing duo of Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi.

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Xbox Series X Unveiled as Microsoft’s Next Gaming Console, Coming in Holiday 2020

Microsoft has unveiled its next-gen gaming console, the Xbox Series X, at The Games Awards, alongside the new Xbox Wireless Controller.

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Samsung Galaxy Fold Sales Hit 1 Million Units, VP Young Sohn Reveals

Samsung Electronics’ President Young Sohn announced at TechCrunch’s Disrupt Berlin event that the company has managed to sell about 1 million phones of the Galaxy Fold since its launch in September.

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Godfall, a New Loot Grind With Melee Combat, Is Coming to PlayStation 5 and PC

The loot grind will continue in the next generation, as Gearbox Publishing announces Godfall, a third-person "loot slasher" from a fairly new studio.

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WhatsApp to Stop Working on Millions of Devices From 2020

WhatsApp users on Windows Phones will be locked out forever after December 31, said Facebook. From February 1, 2020, any iPhone running iOS 8 or older will no longer be supported, along with any Android device running version 2.3.7 or older.

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Researchers Slam Artificial Intelligence Software That Predicts Emotions

A prominent group of researchers alarmed by the harmful social effects of artificial intelligence called Thursday for a ban on automated analysis of facial expressions in hiring and other major decisions.

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Oppo Reno 3 Confirmed to Use MediaTek Dimensity 1000L 5G SoC, Reno 3 Pro to Support Enhanced VOOC 4.0

Oppo Reno 3 has been listed to be powered by the MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000L 5G SoC. This chipset is still unannounced, and is expected to be a toned-down variant of the Dimensity 1000 SoC that was launched last month.

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Twitter Brings Back Election Labels for 2020 US Political Candidates

Twitter is bringing back special labels to help users identify accounts and tweets from US political candidates. The company, which first used such labels for the midterm elections last year.

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Facebook Delays Naming Oversight Board Members Until 2020

Facebook will not announce the first members of its independent oversight board this year as it originally expected, the company said on Thursday.

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US FTC May Try to Block Facebook From Integrating WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger

The US Federal Trade Commission is considering asking a court to stop Facebook from moving ahead with plans to integrate its WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger subsidiaries, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

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Samsung Galaxy A50, Galaxy A70, Galaxy S9, and More Get Discounts During Samsung Carnival Sale on Flipkart

Samsung Galaxy A50, Galaxy A70, Galaxy S9, and other Galaxy phones have received discounts under the Samsung Carnival sale on Flipkart that will last until Saturday, December 14.

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The Best Internet Memes of 2019

Internet memes keep getting bigger and better each year. This year, we saw some downright hilarious memes while others were just too interesting to miss. In this article, we've rounded up some of our favourite Internet memes of 2019.

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Intel Has Publicly Revealed Pay Data Showing Most Top Executives Are White Men

An analysis by Bloomberg, which first reported the Intel pay data, showed that 1 in 4 white men at Intel are in the top salary band, while less than 10 percent of black employees are top earners.

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Oppo Reno 3 Series Phones to Feature 360-Degree Antenna Design, Reno 3 Spotted With MediaTek MT6885 SoC

Oppo Reno 3 series phones will utilise a 360-degree wraparound antenna design for better signal reception. Moreover, the Oppo Reno 3 has been spotted packing the MediaTek 6885 SoC.

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Motorola One Power Starts Receiving Android 10 Update, Rollout to Complete by January 10

Motorola One Power is one of the few Android One devices to get Android 10 stable update. It comes with version number QPT30.61-18 and brings along the December security patch.

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WhatsApp to Sue Businesses Engaged in Abusing Bulk Messaging

WhatsApp will take legal action against businesses engaged in or assisting others in abusing automated or bulk messaging on its platform.

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Airtel Xstream Fibre Broadband Service Offering Rs. 1,000 Discount to New Customers

Airtel is offering a Rs. 1,000 discount to its new broadband customers in Bengaluru and Chennai circles. The offer is live until tonight.

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Meet the Scholar Who Diagnosed 'Surveillance Capitalism'

A year ago, Shoshana Zuboff dropped an intellectual bomb on the technology industry. She hasn’t stood still since. In a 700-page book, the Harvard scholar skewered tech giants like Facebook and Google with a damning phrase: “surveillance capitalism.”

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Microsoft’s Your Phone App Now Allows Users to Make, Receive Calls From Their PC

Microsoft has introduced calling support in the Your Phone app. The feature was tested for a few months by Windows Insider members, and it has now rolled out to the general public.

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Jumanji: The Next Level Review: Not Quite the Next Level

Here’s our review of Jumanji: The Next Level, the new Dwayne Johnson movie that’s a direct sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Nick Jonas, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, and Kevin Hart are also part of Jumanji: The Next Level cast.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas Land a ‘Sangeet’ Series at Amazon Prime Video

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas have landed an as-yet untitled unscripted series about the Indian wedding tradition of “sangeet” at Amazon Prime Video. Pre-production begins around February 1, 2020 and casting is currently underway, with couples living in the US and getting married in spring / summer 2020 applicable to apply.

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Netflix Christmas Satire in Brazil Sparks Religious Outcry

A Christmas satire on Netflix depicting Jesus in a gay relationship has sparked a backlash in Brazil, where hundreds of thousands signed a petition calling for the film to be axed.

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Scientists to Harness the Sun to Break Down Plastic

Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally-friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries worldwide battle to reduce waste.

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Gadgets 360's Most Popular Podcasts of 2019

Best of 2019 lists are have started, as we're approaching the end of the year. We thought we'd begin that exercise with our most popular podcasts of 2019. Orbital, our technology podcast, is about to hit 200 episodes, and it's still going strong.

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