Realme 6 Pro Launch Date, Samsung Galaxy M31 Price Reveal, Jio Phone Plans, and More Tech News This Week

Realme 6 Pro and Realme 6 launch date reveal and Samsung Galaxy M31 dominated the conversation in a rather busy week in terms of tech news development.

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Here’s How iQOO 3 Stands Out Among Its Competitors in India

iQOO has launched its first smartphone in India, the iQOO 3, and here's why it's a special device.

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Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite 4GB RAM Model Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Huawei on Friday launched a new storage variant of the MediaPad M5 Lite tablet in India. The tablet comes with the M-Pen lite stylus and its new 4GB + 64GB model has been priced at Rs. 22,990.

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Realme Band Teased to Include Cricket Mode and Sleep Quality Monitor Ahead of Launch

The first ever Realme fitness band is all set to be launched in India on March 5, alongside the Realme 6-series smartphones. The company has been revealing key features of the Realme Band at sporadic intervals, and it has now updated its teaser page to reveal more features ahead of the launch.

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Vivo Apex 2020 With 120-Degree Curved Edgeless Screen, In-Display Selfie Camera Unveiled: All You Need to Know

Vivo Apex 2020 has finally been unveiled after many teasers. The phone brings many disruptive features – no physical buttons, no notch or hole-punch or even a pop-up selfie camera setup, and amped up optical image stabilisation.

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Facebook Messenger Getting a Redesign, Will Remove Discover Tab: Report

Facebook Messenger has ditched chat bots and removed Discover tab as part of a larger redesign process to remain simple and catch more eyeballs.

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Google Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19; Amazon Curbs Travel

A Google employee in Switzerland was tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, as tech giants like Amazon announced travel restrictions for employees amid growing fears of a pandemic.

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Realme 6 Pro, Realme 6 Said to Be Sold Both Online, Offline

Realme 6 series will be launched in both online and offline segments for the first time and Realme 6 will be a Pro device while Realme 6 Pro will even be a premium all-rounder in mid-range segment.

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Samsung Galaxy A41 Tipped to Feature Infinity-U Display and Triple Rear Cameras, Renders Leaked

Samsung Galaxy A41, a rumoured upcoming smartphone from the South Korean tech giant, has surfaced on the Web. A number of the phone’s alleged high-resolution renders as well as the key specifications have popped up.

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Airtel Says Rs. 8,000 Crores Payment Complies With Supreme Court's Order on Dues

Airtel said it was complying with a Supreme Court order to pay dues, after it paid more than Rs. 8,000 crores ($1.10 billion) to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Saturday.

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Oppo A31 (2020) Goes on Sale in India: Check Price, Offers, Specifications

Oppo A31 (2020) phone was launched in India just a day ago, and it is now available to buy via several online site, as promised. Only the 4GB RAM option of the phone is currently up for sale.

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Netflix March 2020 Releases: Kiara Advani, Manisha Koirala, Hayao Miyazaki, and More

Kiara Advani in Karan Johar’s Guilty, Manisha Koirala in Maska, Altered Carbon: Resleeved anime, Kaneez Surka in Ladies Up, Kingdom season 2, Elite season 3, Castlevania season 3, and several Studio Ghibli-Hayao Miyazaki films — the biggest TV shows and movies coming to Netflix India in March 2020.

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Zebronics Launches Smart PTZ Camera for Home Automation: All You Need to Know

Zebronics on Friday launched a new home automation smart camera that comes with Wi-Fi, pan, tilt, digital zoom, and AI features. It is priced at Rs. 3,599.

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Twitter Verified a Fake US Congressional Candidate Account Created by a Teenager

In a bizarre incident, a 17-year-old high school student got his Twitter account verified as a fake Republican candidate for 2020 US Presidential election.

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Apple Closely Watching Coronavirus Outbreak in South Korea, Italy, CEO Tim Cook Says

Apple is closely watching how the coronavirus outbreak is unfolding in South Korea and Italy, where the company has suppliers, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in an interview.

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Boeing Blames Incomplete Testing for Astronaut Capsule Woes

Boeing acknowledged Friday it failed to conduct full and adequate software tests before the botched space debut of its astronaut capsule late last year.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+ Get Facial Recognition, Gestures Improvements With New Update: Report

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 update size is said to be 260MB, and the security patch is at February 2020. The translated changelog suggests optimisations in facial recognition and full screen and navigation gestures.

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Realme 5 Pro, Realme X Start Receiving Android 10 Update With Realme UI in India

Realme X and Realme 5 Pro have started receiving Android 10 along with Realme UI in India. The new update brings various software optimisations.

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Scientists Discover What Could Be Earth's Second Ever Mini-Moon

Scientists at the Catalina Sky Survey have spotted what might be Earth's second-ever minimoon. The object, which astronomers are calling 2020 CD3, is an asteroid captured by our planet's gravity. The object, about the size of a car, has been in the Orbit for around three years already.

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Jio 4G, Planned 5G Networks Don't Have a Single Chinese Component, Mukesh Ambani Tells Donald Trump

Jio would not have a single Chinese network part in its upcoming 5G network, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani told US President Donald Trump during his maiden trip to India, recently.

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Nubia Red Magic 5G Alleged Live Photo, Gameplay Test Results Surface Online

Red Magic 5G by Nubia will have a unique looking design and will sport a 144Hz display. It is capable of running Real Racing 3 at full 144fps, and others at higher frame rates as well, which is great news for gamers.

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Vodafone Idea Seeks Rs. 35 per GB as Minimum Mobile Data Tariff Amid Financial Woes

Vodafone Idea has sought fixing minimum tariffs for mobile data at Rs. 35 per GB, which is about 7 time the current rate.

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Realme Band Set to Go on Sale in India Just After Its Official Launch on March 5, India CEO Madhav Sheth Reveals

Realme Band, the anticipated smart fitness band by the Chinese brand, will be available for purchase through a “Hate-to-wait” sale just after its official launch in India on March 5. The fitness band will come in at least three distinct colour options.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite 512GB Storage Variant Launched in India: Price, Specifications, Offers

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite 512GB option will go on sale from March 1 i.e. Monday via retail stores, Samsung Opera House, Samsung e-shop and leading online portals. The phone comes in Prism White, Prism Black, and Prism Blue options.

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Microsoft, Epic, Unity Will Also Skip GDC 2020 Due to Coronavirus Threat. MS, Unity Will Hold Online Events

Three more companies have joined the ever growing list of attendees to cancel their presence at GDC 2020. This time, Microsoft, Epic, and Unity have announced that they will withdraw from the event due to coronavirus risks.

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Indians Now Consume Over 11GB Mobile Data per Month, Spend 70 Minutes per Day on Streaming: Report

Riding on 4G consumption, the overall mobile data traffic in India increased by 47 percent in 2019 while average monthly data usage per user surpassed 11GB in December last year, a new report said on Thursday.

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Reno3 Pro - Impressive Camera Technologies & Incredible Design: All You Need in a Smartphone

OPPO Reno3 Pro is set to launch in India on March 2.

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Vivo Z6 5G With Quad Rear Cameras, Snapdragon 765G SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

Vivo has launched a new 5G phone - the Vivo Z6 5G. The latest Vivo offering packs a quad rear camera setup with a 48-megapixel main shooter, accompanied by dedicated wide-angle and macro cameras.

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Elizabeth Warren Takes Jibe at Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos: Here's What Happened

Elizabeth Warren takes jibe at Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos on the episode of Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Vivo V19 Official Renders Revealed, Colour Options and Camera Specifications Teased

The Vivo V19 is teased to sport a 48-megapixel main rear camera, and a 32-megapixel front camera. The phone is teased to offer features like Super Night Selfie mode.

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Vivo Apex 2020 ‘Borderless’ Display, Gimbal Camera, 60W Fast Charging Teased Ahead of Launch

The first teaser shared on Weibo shows off Vivo Apex 2020’s curved edges, with slightly tapered corners for better protection. The company has already teased that the edges are curved at an angle of 120 degrees. In the post, the company also confirms that the phone will be unveiled at 4pm local time (1.30pm IST).

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iPad Pro to Get a Smart Keyboard With a Built-in Trackpad: Report

Apple is set to launch a new version of its Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro that will feature a built-in trackpad, according to a media report. The new accessory is said to be unveiled later this year.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Update Promised, Said to Improve Camera Performance

Responding to issues that several reviewers have discovered on the camera system of the newly launched Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphone, Samsung is readying an update to improve the camera.

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Steven Seagal Settles With US SEC Over Cryptocurrency Promotion

Steven Seagal, the star of action movies including Above the Law and Out for Justice, has agreed to pay $314,000 to resolve charges of "unlawfully touting" a cryptocurrency offering, the US securities regulator said on Thursday.

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Facebook Sues Analytics Firm for Data Misuse

Facebook on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against oneAudience data intelligence firm over a tactic it used to gather information about users of social media platforms.

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Realme 6 Pro Spotted on Geekbench Ahead of Launch Next Week, 8GB RAM Tipped

The upcoming Realme 6 Pro smartphone seems to have surfaced on Geekbench, tipping key specifications ahead of launch next week. Realme 6 series launch is set for March 5, and the Chinese smartphone maker is hosting an event in New Delhi to unveil the Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro.

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'Plague Inc' Game Removed From Apple’s China App Store Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Strategy simulation game "Plague Inc.", which surged in popularity in China when the coronavirus epidemic first started, has been removed from the China app store after regulators said it contained illegal content, its developer said on Thursday.

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Facebook Cancels F8 Developer Conference Due to Coronavirus

Facebook said on Thursday it would cancel its annual developer conference due to fears over the coronavirus, as growing concerns about the economic impact of the global outbreak drove Wall Street to tumble for a sixth straight day.

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Cellphone Carriers May Face $200 Million in Fines for Selling Location Data

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Coronavirus: Amazon Warns Sellers Against Steep Price Hike of Face Masks

Tech giant Amazon is warning third-party sellers on its marketplace to refrain from charging exorbitant pricing for face masks amid the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak that is spreading globally.

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Vivo Z6 5G to Feature 48-Megapixel Quad Camera Setup, 20:9 Display

Vivo Z6 5G is listed to carry an ultra-wide-angle camera with a 112 degree sensor, a 48-megapixel main camera with f/1.79 aperture, a depth sensor for better portraits, and a 4cm macro lens.

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Discussed Data Sovereignty, Digital India With Nadella: Prasad

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday discussed on a range of issues including data sovereignty and Digital India with Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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Google Defeats Conservative Nonprofit's YouTube Censorship Appeal

Google persuaded a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reject claims that YouTube illegally censors conservative content.

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Realme Says Will Launch Over Five 5G Smartphones, 20 AIoT Devices in 2020

Realme has announced that the company will launch five more 5G phones this year, and over 20 AIoT products that include wearables as well as smart home devices.

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Star Wars, Westworld, Ozark, and More: March 2020 TV Guide to Netflix, Hotstar, and Amazon

Star Wars series The Mandalorian, Westworld season 3, Ozark season 3, Castlevania season 3, Mentalhood, Special Ops, Pushpavalli season 2, Better Things season 4, Amazing Stories — our March 2020 TV guide to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Apple TV+, ALTBalaji, and Zee5.

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Facebook Says It Will Ban Misleading Ads About Coronavirus

Facebook said on Wednesday it would ban advertisements for products offering any cures or prevention around the coronavirus outbreak, and those that create a sense of urgency around the situation.

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Apple Doesn’t Allow Movie Villains to Use iPhones, Says Knives Out Director Rian Johnson

Apple loves having its products — the iPhone, the iPad, or the MacBook — in movies and TV shows, but it won’t let villains or bad guys be seen with them, according to Rian Johnson, the writer-director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out.

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Toba Supervolcanic Eruption Might Not Have Nearly Wiped Out Humanity, Study Finds

A study published by Nature Communications said that the Toba supervolcanic eruption did not bring humanity to a near extinction about 74,000 years ago

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Vivo Watch Spotted on India, Europe Trademark Sites, Tipping Imminent Launch

The Intellectual Property India site lists the Vivo Watch trademark under the application number 4445715. The listing suggests that the trademark was applied for on February 18.

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TikTok a 'Fundamentally Parasitic' App, 'Actively Tell People' Not to Install It: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman calls TikTok fundamentally parasitic app. He further revealed that he "actively" recommends people to not install TikTok on their phones.

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CD Projekt Red, PUBG Corp Won't Attend PAX East Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

CD Projekt Red, PUBG Corp, and Thatgamecompany have joined the growing list of attendees to cancel their plans for PAX East. CD Projekt Red will still attend the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

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Apple to Launch Its Online Store in India This Year, Physical Retail Outlets Planned for 2021: CEO Tim Cook Reveals

Apple CEO Tim Cook while answering questions at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday said that it would open its online store in India this year, while its first retail stores opening would take place in 2021.

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Huawei P40 Lite With Quad Rear Cameras, Kirin 810 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

Huawei has quietly launched a new phone in Spain – the Huawei P40 Lite – which packs quad rear cameras and the Kirin 810 SoC.

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Amazon Prime Video March 2020 Releases: Australia Cricket Ashes Docu-Series, Zombieland: Double Tap, and More

Australia cricket Ashes docu-series The Test, Zombieland 2: Double Tap, Charlie’s Angels, Naveen Richard: Relatively Relatable, Pushpavalli season 2, Blow the Man Down, Making the Cut — what’s coming to Amazon Prime Video India in March 2020.

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5G iPhone Models to Boost Apple Growth in FY 2021: Morgan Stanley Report

The introduction of 5G iPhone model later this year would serve as a catalyst that can accelerate Apple growth in the financial year 2021, a Morgan Stanley report said on Wednesday.

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Realme 6 Pro Render Leak Tips Key Design Details, Snapdragon 720G SoC Tipped

A fresh report suggests that the Realme 6 Pro may be powered by the Snapdragon 720G processor, and the render leak hints at a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

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Government Plans to Rework IT Act to Meet New Challenges, Ravi Shankar Prasad Says

Indian government is planning to update the around 20-year-old Information Technology (IT) Act to widen its ambit to the changes in technology in the recent years.

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Microsoft Expects Lower Sales of Windows, Surface Devices Due to Coronavirus

Microsoft on Wednesday lowered its revenue estimates for the current quarter, saying it will feel the impact of the coronavirus epidemic with lower sales of Windows software and Surface devices.

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Microsoft Expects Lower Sales of Windows, Surface Devices Due to Coronavirus

Microsoft on Wednesday lowered its revenue estimates for the current quarter, saying it will feel the impact of the coronavirus epidemic with lower sales of Windows software and Surface devices.

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LG V60 ThinQ 5G With Upgraded Dual Screen, 5,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

The LG V60 ThinQ 5G is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, and it runs on the latest Android 10 software.

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Apple Shareholders Defeat Proposal Over Chinese App Removal Policies

Apple’s shareholders on Wednesday defeated a proposal critical of its removal of apps at the request of the Chinese government, but the proposal drew a much higher proportion of votes than similar proposals in previous years.

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US Supreme Court Allows Retirement Plan Lawsuit Against Intel

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to back stricter deadlines for workers to sue retirement plans over alleged mismanagement, ruling Intel cannot avoid a suit accusing it of unlawfully making high-risk investments that cost retirement plan beneficiaries hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Virgin Galactic Reports High Interest in Its Space Flights

Virgin Galactic has received nearly 8,000 online reservations of interest since its first successful test flight into space 14 months ago, the company said Tuesday as it nears commercial operation and prepares to reopen ticket sales.

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Tesla Autopilot, Distracted Driver Caused Fatal Crash: NTSB

Tesla’s partially automated driving system steered an electric SUV into a concrete barrier on a Silicon Valley freeway because it was operating under conditions it couldn't handle and because the driver likely was distracted by playing a game on his smartphone, the National Transportation Safety Board has found.

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iPhone XR Was the Highest Selling Smartphone Worldwide in 2019, Omdia Claims

Apple iPhone XR was the world's best-selling smartphone in 2019, a report shows. It says that the iPhone XR sold 9 million units more than the next best-selling device, the iPhone 11. Apple shipped about 46.3 million iPhone XR units in 2019, and 37.3 million iPhone 11 units.

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Oppo Watch Photo Leak Tips Design Details, Key Features

The Oppo Watch leaked photo shows the Settings page displayed on the screen There’s a multifunction button option that indicates the physical buttons present on the sides can be customised to the users’ preference.

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Realme 6, Realme 6 Pro India Launch Date Announced as March 5, Features Teased

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has announced that the Realme 6 and its Pro sibling will be launched in India on March 5.

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Asus ZenFone 7, ROG Phone 3 Confirmed to Pack Snapdragon 865; Sharp, Vivo, and Lenovo Also Using Qualcomm Chip

Asus ZenFone 7 and ROG Phone 3 are set to debut with the Snapdragon 865 SoC, Qualcomm revealed through a press note. Sharp, Vivo, and Lenovo are also amongst the key smartphone manufacturers to bring Snapdragon 865-powered smartphones.

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Samsung Galaxy S10+ Spotted on Geekbench Running Android 11

Samsung Galaxy S10+ running Android R (aka Android 11) spotted on Geekbench

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Facebook, Google, and Other Internet Giants Fight Spread of Coronavirus Misinformation

Google, Facebook and other platforms are struggling to keep ahead of scammers, trolls, and others with ill intent who routinely use major tragedies or disasters as opportunities to swindle or manipulate people.

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Jio Sees Sharp Decline in New Subscribers in December Due to Tariff Hike: TRAI

Reliance Jio’s market share increased, albiet marginally, to 32.14 percent compared to 32.04 percent in November 2019 end. Its total subscriber base increased from 3,69,933,852 in November to 3,70,016,160 subscribers by the end of December.

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India to Launch Geo Imaging Satellite GISAT-1 on March 5

India will launch its Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) with its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV- F10) on March 5.

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Chrome Gets Patch for a Zero-Day Flaw That’s Being Exploited in the Wild

Google has patched a zero-day vulnerability in Chrome that is being exploited in the wild. The Google Chrome update version 80.0.3987.122 carries the patch and is available for download on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X, T, and L Series Refreshed With AMD Ryzen Pro 4000, 10th Gen Intel Core vPro Processors

Lenovo has added nine new laptops to its ThinkPad series and all the upcoming laptops will either use the AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 processors or 10th Gen Intel Core vPro processors.

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Amazon Opens Its First Cashier-Less Grocery Store in the US

Amazon wants to kill the supermarket checkout line. The online retailing giant is opening its first cashier-less supermarket, where shoppers can grab milk or eggs and walk out without waiting in line or ever opening their wallets.

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Redmi K30 Pro Officially Confirmed to Pack Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC

Lu Weibing, General Manager of the Redmi sub-brand, revealed that the Redmi K30 Pro will draw power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC.

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Amazon Fab Phones Fest 2020 Sale Kicks Off With Offers on OnePlus 7T, Redmi K20 Series, and More

Amazon is back with its big sale on mobile phones. The Fab Phones Fest 2020 sale will run until February 29. We've handpicked some of the best deals and offers you can grab today.

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Hotstar Gets 1-Star Reviews for Pro-Modi Censorship of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

After Hotstar’s decision on Tuesday to nuke the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-centric episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in India, many Android users have left 1-star reviews for the Hotstar app on Google Play.

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Jio Rs. 1,299 Long-Term Prepaid Plan Validity Reduced to 336 Days

The Reliance Jio Rs. 1,299 plan offers 24GB of 4G data, unlimited Jio to Jio voice calling, 12,000 Jio to non-Jio voice calling minutes, and 3,600 SMS messages.

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Bob Iger Steps Down as Disney CEO, Bob Chapek to Take Reins

Walt Disney said Tuesday chief Bob Iger was handing off the top executive post after building the media-entertainment powerhouse into the undisputed Hollywood leader.

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iPhone 12 Launch Preparations May Be Delayed Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Travel restrictions to China because of the coronavirus have come just as Apple’s engineers usually jet off to Asia to perfect the production of this fall's new iPhones, former employees and supply chain experts told Reuters.

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Oppo Find X2 Teased Sporting 3K Display With 120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10 Support, Motion Compensation Technology

Oppo Find X2 looks to offer 120Hz display refresh rate, just like the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, the OnePlus 7T Pro, and the Asus ROG Phone 2.

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Skagen Falster 3 Wear OS Smartwatch Launched in India at Rs. 21,995

Danish watchmaker Skagen has launched its new smartwatch Falster 3 in India at Rs. 21,995. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100 chip.

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WhatsApp Dark Mode Leaked for Desktop, Said to Be in Development for Web as Well

WhatsApp finally launched its dark mode on the beta mobile apps in early 2020, and now, development of the Web and desktop versions is said to have begun.

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$8 to Share Bank Balance: Study Puts Monetary Values to Online Data, Privacy

German Facebook users would want the social media platform to pay them about $8 per month for sharing their contact information, while US users would only seek $3.50.

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Warren Buffet Finally Gives Up on Flip Phone, Switches to iPhone 11

Warren Buffet, the fourth-richest person in the world, has, in 2020, given up on his old Samsung flip phone to opt for the latest version of the iPhone, the 89-year-old billionaire revealed in an interview with CNBC.

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Internet Restrictions to Continue in Jammu and Kashmir Until March 4

Internet restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir will remain operative till March 4 as the state administration stated that "VPNs are being misused by anti-national elements including handlers from across the border to bypass the Internet restrictions".

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Expedia to Cut 3,000 Jobs Worldwide to Simplify ‘Bloated’ Business: Report

Online travel giant Expedia will cut 3,000 jobs worldwide after what the company called a "disappointing" performance in 2019, US media reported Monday.

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IBM Working on AI Suitcase to Help Visually Challenged People Travel Independently

IBM, in partnership with four other companies, is developing a prototype suitcase that will use artificial intelligence to help guide visually challenged people. The company is working with Alps Alpine, Mitsubishi, Omron, and Shimizu on the smart suitacase. The prototype, which is a suitcase-shaped robot for now, was ideated by IBM fellow Chieko As...

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Why Can’t We Get a ‘Skip Song’ Button on Hotstar, Netflix? Talk to the Record Labels

The likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have a “skip intro” button, but have you ever wondered why there isn’t a similar feature for songs in Bollywood movies? Record labels that profit off Bollywood music are to blame for the lack of a “skip song” button.

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iPad Pro Case Photos Leak on Twitter, Suggest iPhone 11 Pro-Like Triple Camera Design

The images for the supposed 2020 iPad Pro case show a triple camera setup and it is being suspected that one of them is a 3D TrueDepth sensor. There will not be any major design changes in the refreshed models compared to the 2018 iPad pro.

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Netflix Top 10 Feature to Roll Out Globally, Shows Top Trending Movies and Shows in Your Region

Netflix has guarded its viewership data for years and only recently started revealing information about how many people watch its shows.

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Huawei P40 Series to Launch on March 26, Says CEO Richard Yu

Huawei CEO Richard Yu at the Huawei Mate Xs event confirmed March 26 to be the launch date of the Huawei P40 series.

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iQoo 3 With 5G Support, Snapdragon 865 SoC Launching in India Today: Live Updates

iQoo 3 is all set to make its India debut today as the first smartphone from iQoo, Vivo’s Chinese sub-brand that recently made its entry in the country independently.

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Honor MagicBook 14, MagicBook 15 With AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Processor, Aluminium Design Launched Globally

Honor MagicBook 14 and MagicBook 15 will go on sale in Europe, UK, Germany, France, and the Czech Republic among other markets by the end of March.

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Tesla Autopilot Crash: US Safety Board to Issue New Recommendations

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to establish the probable cause of a fatal March 2018 Tesla Autopilot crash in California and will issue a series of safety recommendations, two people briefed on the matter said on Monday.

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Oppo Find X2 to Officially Launch on March 6: All You Need to Know

Oppo will launch its Find X2 smartphone on March 6 in an event in China. The Find X2 will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 processor and is expected to cost Rs. 1,23,700.

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Katherine Johnson, Black NASA Mathematician Portrayed in 'Hidden Figures', Dies at 101

Katherine Johnson, the black woman whose mathematical genius took her from a behind-the-scenes job in a segregated NASA as portrayed in the film "Hidden Figures" to a key role in sending humans to the moon, died on Monday at the age of 101, NASA said.

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Pentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles for Using Artificial Intelligence in War

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield.

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Microsoft Xbox Series X Details Revealed: 12 Teraflops GPU Power, 120fps Support, Quick Resume for Multiple Games, and More

Xbox chief Phil Spencer has revealed that the Xbox Series X will deliver 12 Teraflops of GPU power and will support 120fps gameplay among other new capabilities.

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Mars Lander Confirms Quakes, Aftershocks on Red Planet

NASA's newest Mars lander has confirmed that quakes and even aftershocks are regularly jolting the red planet. Scientists reported Monday that the seismometer from the InSight spacecraft has detected scores of marsquakes.

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Honor 9X Pro, Honor View 30 Pro Global Variants With Triple Rear Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

Honor 9x Pro will go on sale next month in in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Egypt, KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Malaysia, while the Honor View 30 Pro will go on sale in Russia soon.

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Huawei Mate Xs Foldable Phone With Kirin 990 Chip, Redesigned Screen Launched: Price, Specifications

Huawei Mate Xs on Monday made its debut as the Chinese tech giant’s second foldable smartphone. It will be the company’s first such device to be available internationally.

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US Supreme Court Shoots Down Apple's Appeal in Dispute Over FaceTime Patents

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Apple’s bid to avoid paying about $440 million in damages for using patent licensing firm VirnetX's internet security technology without permission in features such as FaceTime video calling.

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Intel Unveils 2nd Generation Xeon Scalable Processor, 10nm 5G Chip for Wireless Base Stations

Intel on Monday launched new microprocessors, including a second generation Xeon processor for data centers and a 10nm chip for wireless 5G base stations.

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Samsung Galaxy M31 With 6,000mAh Battery Launching in India Today: Expected Price, Specifications, How to Watch Live Stream

Samsung Galaxy M31 is slated to launch in India today. The smartphone will feature a Super AMOLED display, a 6,000mAh battery a quad-camera setup at the back.

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iQoo 3 Launch in India Today: Expected Price, Specifications, How to Watch Live Stream

iQoo 3 launch in India will be live streamed through iQoo India’s social media channels. The new iQoo smartphone will come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC.

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Poco X2 Sale Today at 12 Noon via Flipkart: Price, Offers, Specifications

Poco X2 Smartphone to go on sale today at 12 pm on Flipkart. The base Poco X2 variant costs at Rs. 15,999 and the top model costs Rs. 19,999.

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Nokia 9 PureView Price in India Slashed by Rs. 15,000, Now Listed at Rs. 34,999

The Nokia 9 PureView is priced at Rs. 34,999 on the Nokia website currently. The phone sees a price cut of Rs. 15,000, as the launch price was at Rs. 49,999 in India.

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Special Ops: Hotstar Unveils Teaser Trailer for Neeraj Pandey Series, Full Trailer Out Tuesday

Hotstar has released a teaser trailer for Special Ops, an upcoming action thriller series “based on events of national significance spanning a period of 19 years” from creator and director Neeraj Pandey.

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US Firm Hughes Fears Indian Closure, Bank Disruptions Over Unpaid Fees

US satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government, which could put thousands of banking services at risk, a company letter seen by Reuters showed.

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BSNL Rs. 1,999 Prepaid Plan 71-Day Additional Validity Offer Extended, One More Promotional Offer Announced: All Details

The Rs. 1,999 BSNL prepaid plan offers 71 days of extended validity for a total 436 days of validity if you buy it by February 29. After that, the plan will offer 60 days of extended validity.

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Redmi 8A Dual Goes on Limited-Period Open Sale in India: Everything You Need to Know

Redmi 8A Dual sale in India is live through Amazon and Mi.com until the midnight of Tuesday, February 25. The smartphone was launched in the country earlier this month.

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Fortnite Star Ninja's Twitter Account Hacked

Fortnite star Tyler "Ninja" Blevins’ Twitter account is the latest high profile account to get taken over by hackers.

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Oyo Launches Bug Bounty Programme to Strengthen Platform Security

Oyo has said that it will introduce a bug bounty programme towards ensuring that there is a credible and continuous flow of positive feedback from independent security groups and individual researchers to mitigate against any bug or shortfall in the company's systems.

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Jio Launches Rs. 49, Rs. 69 Prepaid Recharge Plans for Jio Phone Users: All You Need to Know

Reliance Jio has introduced two new shorter validity prepaid recharge plans for Jio Phone users. The new prepaid plans are priced at Rs. 49 and Rs. 69, and they come with a validity of 14 days.

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OnePlus 8 Pro Hands-On Photo Leak Shows Quad Rear Cameras, Familiar Design

OnePlus 8 Pro has appeared in an alleged hands-on image, revealing a quad rear camera setup and a familiar design.

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Google Warns Users Against Installing Chrome Extensions on Edge Browser, Says Chrome is More Secure

Google has started warning Edge browser users that Chrome browser is more secure when it comes to using extensions, but does not explain why.

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Samsung Confirms Coronavirus Case at Phone Factory Complex in South Korea

Samsung said on Saturday that one coronavirus case had been confirmed at its mobile device factory complex in the southeastern city of Gumi, causing a shutdown of its entire facility there until Monday morning.

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Twitter Suspends Group of Pro-Bloomberg Accounts Over 'Platform Manipulation'

Twitter on Friday said it had started suspending and restricting dozens of accounts posting content promoting US Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg.

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Realme Smart TVs to Launch in India in Q2 2020, Realme Fitness Band Features Revealed

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has revealed that the company will launch smart TVs in India in 2020’s second quarter.

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Oppo A31 Tipped to Launch in India Next Week, Sale Offers Tipped

As per a new report, the mid-range Oppo A31 phone will go official in India next week with a few offers in tow.

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Google Says Don't Sideload Play Store, Gmail, YouTube on New Huawei Devices

Google says to protect user data privacy, security, and safeguard the overall experience, the Google Play Store, Google Play Protect, and Google’s core apps (including Gmail, YouTube, Maps, and others) are only available on Play Protect certified devices.

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Shopify to Join Facebook-Led Libra Currency Group

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify said on Friday it would join Libra Association, a group that manages Facebook led efforts to launch a global digital currency, Libra.

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Facebook, Google, Others' Encryption Said to Be Threatened by Planned New US Bill

US legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies' ability to offer end-to-end encryption, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, and it aims to curb the distribution of child sexual abuse material on such platforms.

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Friends Reunion Special to Launch With HBO Max, Reuniting for 25th Anniversary

It's finally happening! The cast of the hit US sitcom Friends is reuniting for a 25th anniversary special, much to the delight of fans. A celebration of the beloved show which ended its run in 2004, stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will return to the comedy's original soundstage on ...

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WhatsApp Group Chat Invite Links Indexed by Google Search, Let Anyone Enter Private Groups

Gadgets 360 was able to independently verify the existence of indexed invite links to private WhatsApp groups by searching for "site:chat.whatsapp.com" in Google after the report broke.

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Powerful New Antibiotic Capable of Killing Drug-Resistant Bacteria Developed Using AI: Researchers

In a first, US researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify a powerful new antibiotic capable of killing several drug-resistant bacteria.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Raise $250 Million, Valuing It at $36 Billion: Report

Elon Musk's SpaceX is looking to raise about $250 million (roughly Rs. 1,797 crores), taking the private rocket company's valuation to about $36 billion (roughly Rs. 2,58,795 crores), CNBC reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the financing.

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iQoo 3 Shown Off in New Video Confirming 48-Megapixel Quad Rear Camera Setup, Also Teased in Hands-On Video

iQoo 3 5G teased in render video as well as official hands-on video ahead of its launch next week.

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Realme X50 Pro 5G to Launch in India Today: Expected Price, Specifications, How to Watch Live Stream

Realme X50 Pro 5G will be launched today in India. Here’s everything you need to know about the live streaming time, expected price of the phone, its specifications, and more

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Microsoft to Invest $1.1 Billion in Mexico Over Next 5 Years: CEO

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the technology giant will invest $1.1 billion in Mexico over the next five years, according to a promotional video released by the Mexican government on Thursday.

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13-Inch MacBook Pro Refresh Specifications Allegedly Leaked, Intel’s 10th Gen Ice Lake Processors Expected

Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro refresh model will reportedly arrive this year packing Intel’s 10th Gen Ice Lake processor, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB SSD.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Stalked by San Francisco Man

The iPhone maker has been granted a temporary restraining order against an Indian-origin man who was said to be harassing its CEO Tim Cook and has shown up at his residence in Palo Alto twice.

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PhonePe, Google Pay May Be Hit by NPCI's New Zero UPI Interchange, Payment Service Provider Fees Rule

Through a circular on Friday, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said that it has agreed to revise the UPI interchange and payment service provider fees to "zero" for all domestic UPI merchant (P2M) transactions with retrospective effect from January 1, 2020.

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Black Shark 3 Gaming Smartphone Spotted on 3C Certification Site, 65W Fast Charging and 5G Support Tipped

The 3C certification listing also suggests that the Black Shark 3 phone will support 65W fast charging. Apart from this, there is little else that the certifications site gives out.

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Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Colourful App Icons to 'Modernise' Windows 10 Look

Microsoft is rolling out new colourful icons for its existing apps to give the Windows 10 operating system a more upbeat and refreshed look.

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Google Tests Putting a Music Player in Android 11 Quick Settings Panel: Report

The first Android 11 Developer Preview was rolled out on Thursday, and developers have since been busy digging inside to find all the new features sit brings.

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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Variant Spotted on Geekbench Sporting Exynos 980 SoC

Samsung Galaxy A71 5G variant spotted on Geekbench sporting a Samsung Exynos 980 SoC and running Android 10. The variant could get 8GB of RAM, while a previous leak had tipped 128GB of inbuilt storage.

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Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2: Top Secret Is Live - A Spy-Themed Affair With Deadpool, New Skins, Locations

Fortnite Chapter Season 2 has been dubbed ‘Top Secret’ and will be live for 10 weeks till April 30.

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Irish Regulator Readies Draft Decisions in First Big Tech Privacy Probes

Under GDPR, the DPC must share its draft decision with all concerned EU supervisory authorities and consider their views in its final verdict. Each of the bloc's regulators may be called on for a majority decision if agreement cannot be reached among the relevant member states.

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Facebook Invests in Indian Education Startup Unacademy

Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday joined others such as General Atlantic and Sequoia India for a fresh $110 million round of funding into one of India's fastest growing education technology start-up Unacademy.

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India Gains a Spot in Fixed Broadband Speed Rankings Globally in January 2020: Ookla

India has been ranked 128th for mobile broadband and 66th for fixed broadband while mean download speeds on fixed broadband has slipped to 41.48Mbps in January 2020 with minuscule improvement in mobile broadband to 11.58Mbps, Ookla said in its Speedtest Global Index.

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Realme X Update Brings February 2020 Android Security Patch, VoWiFi Support, More

Realme is rolling out a new software update for the Realme X. The update brings along the latest version of ColorOS 6, February security patch and more.

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Foxconn Says Cautiously Resuming China Output, Warns Coronavirus Will Hit Revenue

Foxconn, the world No. 1 contract manufacturer, also said its plants in countries such as Vietnam, India, and Mexico continue to operate at full capacity with expansion plans under way as it seeks to minimise the impact of the virus.

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Lenovo Warns of Coronavirus Challenges, Third-Quarter Profit Beats Expectations

Lenovo said on Thursday net profit for the quarter ended December rose 11 percent to $258 million thanks to strong demand for its PCs and smart devices, beating an average $223 million estimate of seven analysts, according to Refinitiv data.

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Samsung Patent Application Shows Waterfall Display, Tipped to Debut on Galaxy Note 20

Samsung has filed a patent before the USPTO that details a smartphone schematic sporting a waterfall display.

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Samsung Galaxy Phone Users Puzzled by ‘Find My Mobile’ Push Notification, Company Says Was Unintentional

Samsung Galaxy phone users complained on Thursday about a strange notification that was delivered to them via the company’s Find My Mobile service. Samsung UK support team responded to user complaints and said that it happened due to an internal test.

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Google Docs Autocorrect, Smart Compose Features Now Widely Available

Autocorrect was initially implemented in Gmail and detected spelling mistakes in real-time.

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Microsoft Rolling Out New Optional Windows Updates Experience

Microsoft has rolled out its Windows 10 Optional updates experience that will allow user to select and choose non-critical Windows updates for installation.

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Redmi K30 Pro 5G Reportedly Spotted on 3C Certification Site, With 33W Fast Charging

The 3C listing reveals that the Xiaomi 5G phone will support 33W fast charging. Interestingly, a 33W fast charger from Xiaomi was reportedly spotted on the 3C certification site one day before.

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Google Contacts App Gets an Update; Will Let You Find Contacts Not Saved to Your Account

Google has updated its Contacts app and it will now give you the contact information for people who are not saved in your Google account.

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Oppo Opens Registrations for Android 10-Based ColorOS 7 Trial Version for 10 Phones in India: All Details

Oppo has announced the rollout of ColorOS 7 trial version for 10 smartphones in India. The list includes the Oppo Reno, Oppo Reno 10X Zoom, Oppo Reno 2, Oppo F11, Oppo F11 Pro, Oppo R17, Oppo R17 Pro, Oppo Find X, Oppo Find X Automobili Lamborghini Edition and Oppo Find X SuperVOOC Edition.

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Android 11: Top 10 Features Introduced in First Developer Preview

Android 11’s first Developer Preview is out now. This build is for developers only, and not for regular users as the public beta is still a few months away.

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Digital Edits, a Paid Army: Bloomberg Is ‘Destroying Norms’ on Social Media

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OnePlus 8 Pro Hands-On Photo Leak Shows Quad Rear Cameras, Familiar Design

OnePlus 8 Pro has appeared in an alleged hands-on image, revealing a quad rear camera setup and a familiar design.

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Google Warns Users Against Installing Chrome Extensions on Edge Browser, Says Chrome is More Secure

Google has started warning Edge browser users that Chrome browser is more secure when it comes to using extensions, but does not explain why.

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Samsung Confirms Coronavirus Case at Phone Factory Complex in South Korea

Samsung said on Saturday that one coronavirus case had been confirmed at its mobile device factory complex in the southeastern city of Gumi, causing a shutdown of its entire facility there until Monday morning.

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Twitter Suspends Group of Pro-Bloomberg Accounts Over 'Platform Manipulation'

Twitter on Friday said it had started suspending and restricting dozens of accounts posting content promoting US Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg.

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Realme Smart TVs to Launch in India in Q2 2020, Realme Fitness Band Features Revealed

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has revealed that the company will launch smart TVs in India in 2020’s second quarter.

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Oppo A31 Tipped to Launch in India Next Week, Sale Offers Tipped

As per a new report, the mid-range Oppo A31 phone will go official in India next week with a few offers in tow.

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Google Says Don't Sideload Play Store, Gmail, YouTube on New Huawei Devices

Google says to protect user data privacy, security, and safeguard the overall experience, the Google Play Store, Google Play Protect, and Google’s core apps (including Gmail, YouTube, Maps, and others) are only available on Play Protect certified devices.

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Shopify to Join Facebook-Led Libra Currency Group

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify said on Friday it would join Libra Association, a group that manages Facebook led efforts to launch a global digital currency, Libra.

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Facebook, Google, Others' Encryption Said to Be Threatened by Planned New US Bill

US legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies' ability to offer end-to-end encryption, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, and it aims to curb the distribution of child sexual abuse material on such platforms.

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Friends Reunion Special to Launch With HBO Max, Reuniting for 25th Anniversary

It's finally happening! The cast of the hit US sitcom Friends is reuniting for a 25th anniversary special, much to the delight of fans. A celebration of the beloved show which ended its run in 2004, stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will return to the comedy's original soundstage on ...

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Friends Reunion Special to Launch With HBO Max, Reuniting for 25th Anniversary

It's finally happening! The cast of the hit US sitcom Friends is reuniting for a 25th anniversary special, much to the delight of fans. A celebration of the beloved show which ended its run in 2004, stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer will return to the comedy's original soundstage on ...

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WhatsApp Group Chat Invite Links Indexed by Google Search, Let Anyone Enter Private Groups

Gadgets 360 was able to independently verify the existence of indexed invite links to private WhatsApp groups by searching for "site:chat.whatsapp.com" in Google after the report broke.

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Powerful New Antibiotic Capable of Killing Drug-Resistant Bacteria Developed Using AI: Researchers

In a first, US researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify a powerful new antibiotic capable of killing several drug-resistant bacteria.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Raise $250 Million, Valuing It at $36 Billion: Report

Elon Musk's SpaceX is looking to raise about $250 million (roughly Rs. 1,797 crores), taking the private rocket company's valuation to about $36 billion (roughly Rs. 2,58,795 crores), CNBC reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the financing.

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Google Reaches Document Protection Deal in Antitrust Fight

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AGR Dues: Government May Seek Balance Between Supreme Court Order, Telcos' Health

With the telecom sector reeling under severe financial stress and Vodafone Idea staring at bankruptcy in case it is made to pay its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, the government is considering options to stick to the Supreme Court's directive but with least possible impact on the financials of the stressed operators.

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Facebook to Pay Users for Voice Recordings in Bid to Improve Speech Recognition

Facebook has announced it will pay select users who agree to record their voice to improve its speech recognition technology.

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ToTok Asks Android Users to Ignore Google's Play Protect Warning, Co-Founders Claim Their App Is 'Safe'

ToTok, a popular messaging app in the Emirates, is asking its Android users to ignore Google's warning that the app may spy on its users' personal data. The cofounders claim their app is entirely safe though.

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Xiaomi to Launch New Headphones With HD Audio, Dual Dynamic Drivers in India on February 25

Xiaomi is set to launch its new headphones in India on February 25. An official teaser has hinted at their key features.

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Borderlands Movie Taps Knock Knock’s Eli Roth as Director

The Borderlands movie has found its director in Eli Roth, best known for his work in the horror genre. Roth will work off a script by Craig Mazin. Filming will begin later in 2020 on Borderlands.

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WhatsApp Phishing URLs Jumped Over 13,000 Percent in Q4 2019: Vade Security

WhatsApp is reportedly is among phishers’ favourite target, a new security report has revealed. The report claims that the number of WhatsApp phishing URLs has seen a staggering 13,467.6 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth.

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Westworld Season 3 Trailer Declares War on the Human World

With less than a month to premiere, HBO has released a three-minute trailer for Westworld season 3, giving us a proper look at what Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), Maeve (Thandie Newton), and The Man in Black (Ed Harris) will be up to as the narrative pushes into the futuristic real world.

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Jio Launches Rs. 2,121 Prepaid Recharge Plan With 1.5GB Daily High-Speed Data for 336 Days

Jio has launched the Rs. 2,121 prepaid recharge plan with 336 days validity and 1.5GB high-speed daily data benefits. The new plan also includes unlimited Jio-to-Jio and landline voice calling as well as 100 SMS messages per day.

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Agency That Handles US President's Communications Suffered Data Breach

The US defense agency responsible for secure White House communications said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday.

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PUBG V6.2 Update: PlayStation 4 Players Can Now Play Alongside Xbox One Players

Cross Party Play will allow Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players to play together in a team. It also brings the much anticipated 8v8 Team Deathmatch mode.

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Samsung Galaxy A70 Starts Receiving Android 10-Based One UI 2.0 Update: Report

Samsung Galaxy A70 has reportedly started receiving the Android 10 update. Users in Ukraine are receiving the update for now , but rollout is expected to expand to other regions soon.

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Google Updates Terms in Plain Language After EU Scrutiny

Google is attempting to make sure people know exactly what they're signing up for when they use its online services — though that will still mean reading a lengthy document.

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Sheela: Priyanka Chopra Jonas Said to Play Ma Anand Sheela in Amazon Movie From Oscar-Winner

Priyanka Chopra Jonas will play Ma Anand Sheela, the former personal secretary of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh / Osho, in a movie for Amazon Studios that is simply called Sheela. Oscar-winner Barry Levinson is set to direct Sheela, off a script by newcomer Nick Yarborough.

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Asus ROG Phone 3 to Come Pre-Installed With Google Stadia

Asus ROG Phone 3 is reported to come with Stadia game streaming service pre-installed. There is no word on when the phone is slated to launch, but the company has revealed this development for the next Asus ROG Phone.

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Google Play Removes 600 Android Apps Serving 'Disruptive' Ads

Google Play has removed almost 600 Android apps due to serving “disruptive” ads to users. The company has also banned all these apps from its ad monetisation platforms.

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Amid Coronavirus, SAP Shuts India Offices After 2 Employees Hit by H1N1

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, business software solutions major SAP India on Thursday shut all its offices in the country for sanitisation after two of its employees were tested positive for Swine Flu (H1N1).

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Google Sued for Collecting School Kids' Personal Data in the US

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday sued Alphabet’s Google search engine, alleging that its educational software collects young students' personal information without the required parental consent.

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LG V60 ThinQ Render Surfaces Online With Key Specifications Ahead of Launch

LG V60 ThinQ was expected to be announced at an MWC event next week, but the South Korean tech giant withdrew participation from the trade show over coronavirus concerns. Now, the entire MWC exhibit stands cancelled

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T-Mobile, Sprint Amend Merger Terms, SoftBank Takes a Hit

T-Mobile US and Sprint said on Thursday that they had agreed on new merger terms that would reduce the stake of major Sprint shareholder SoftBank, while leaving the offer to other shareholders unchanged.

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Yeh Ballet Review: Gully Boy Meets Billy Elliot, Minus the Grit and Charm

Our review of Yeh Ballet, the new Netflix movie from India about two kids from poor families who fight parents and society to become ballet dancers. Sooni Taraporevala writes and directs. Manish Chauhan, Achintya Bose, Julian Sands, Vijay Maurya, Danish Husain, and Jim Sarbh are part of Yeh Ballet cast.

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EU Agency Warns of Privacy Risks in Google, Fitbit Deal

Alphabet-owned Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness trackers company Fitbit could pose privacy risks, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) warned on Thursday, adding its voice to other critics of the deal.

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Twitter Testing Crowdsourced Moderation, Will Label Lies and Misinformation

Twitter said on Thursday that it was testing a new community moderation approach that would enable users to identify misleading information posted by politicians and public figures and add brightly coloured labels under those tweets.

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New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Foldable Phone With Snapdragon 855+ SoC Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone has made its India debut, a week after its official launch in the US. The second foldable phone from Samsung packs an Infinity Flex Display that bends from the middle of the screen to provide the clamshell form factor

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Xiaomi Mi Electric Toothbrush T300 With Magnetic Levitation Sonic Motor Launched in India

Xiaomi Mi Electric Toothbrush T300 price in India is set at Rs. 1,299 initially through the crowdfunding platform.

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Lawrence Tesler, Inventor of 'Cut, Copy, and Paste', Dies at 74

Bronx-born Lawrence "Larry" Tesler died this week at age 74, according to Xerox, where he spent part of his career. The cut and paste command was reportedly inspired by old time editing that involved actually cutting portions of printed text and affixing them elsewhere with adhesive.

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Microsoft Office App Now Available for iOS, Combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft Office app, which brings Word, Excel, and PowerPoint under one roof, is now publicly available for download on iOS devices.

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Twitter Introduces 'Continue Thread' Option to Make Connecting Tweets Easier

Twitter has announced a new feature that will help users dig through their tweets faster to update an older post with an update.

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MGM Hack Exposes Personal Data of Over 10 Million Hotel Guests: Report

MGM Resorts hotels include Bellagio, Aria, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, Mirage, Luxor, and Excalibur in Las Vegas and almost all of these are booked round the year for conferences, mostly related to technology.

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Realme X50 Pro 5G Price in India Said to Be Around Rs. 50,000

Realme X50 Pro price in India is likely to be around Rs. 50,000, a company official said on Wednesday.

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YouTube Music Details How to Upload Personal Song Collection to Service, Feature Expected Soon

Google states that they will provide a seamless way to transfer your Google Play Music library to YouTube Music and for now, Google Play Music will stay unchanged.

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EU Proposes Rules for Artificial Intelligence to Limit Risks

The European Union unveiled proposals Wednesday to regulate artificial intelligence that call for strict rules and safeguards on risky applications of the rapidly developing technology.

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Hotstar Kids Mode Debuts, Filters Age-Appropriate Content

Hotstar has introduced a new “Kids” button to its website that filters age-appropriate content, bringing a form of parental control for the first time to India’s leading streaming service. Hotstar will be rebranded as Disney+ Hotstar in late March.

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Vivo Z6 5G With Snapdragon 765G SoC, Quad Rear Camera Setup Launching Later This Month

Vivo has started teasing the arrival of the new Vivo Z6 5G smartphone in China. The company has announced that the pre-sale of the phone will begin on February 29, and that the price of the phone will be revealed a day earlier.

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EU Bets on Industrial Data, New Rules to Catch Up in Global Tech

The European Commission plans to create a single European market for data, hoping that pooling the region's deep industrial expertise will help build technology powerhouses to catch up with Silicon Valley and state-backed Chinese heavyweights.

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Netflix CEO's New Book to Shed Light on Streaming Giant's Work Culture

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has written a book based on interviews with current employees, which sheds light on the streaming giant's radical management culture and the controversial principles at the heart of the company's psyche.

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Swiggy Raises $113 Million in Funding From Existing Investors

Food delivery platform Swiggy on Wednesday said that it has raised $113 million as part of its Series I funding round.

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Android 11 Is Here — Google Rolls Out First Developer Preview, Reveals Release Schedule

Android 11 beta testing will begin in May, while the stable rollout will commence in Q3 2020.

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Maska Release Date: Manisha Koirala, Shirley Setia Netflix Film Out March 20

Netflix has set a March 20 release date for Maska, the rom-com from India that stars Manisha Koirala, singer Shirley Setia, Nikita Dutta, and Prit Kamani. Maska has been directed by Neeraj Udhwani.

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Oppo Find X2 Spotted on Vietnam Retail Site Ahead of Launch Next Month, Full Specifications Leaked

Oppo Find X2 is listed on Shopee in advance, and the phone is listed to pack 8GB RAM, 256GB of internal storage, and microSD card support is not included.

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Sony Cancels Presence at PAX East Gaming Convention Citing Concerns Over Coronavirus

In a last minute decision, Sony has official withdrawn its presence from PAX East gaming convention, citing concerns for coronavirus.

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LG W10 Alpha With Waterdrop-Style Notch, 19:9 Display Debuts in India: Price, Specifications

LG W10 Alpha has debuted in India as the company’s latest budget smartphone -- after the LG W10 that was launched in June last year.

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Scientists Announce 'Breakthrough' Atomic Map of Coronavirus

US scientists announced Wednesday they had created the first 3D atomic scale map of the part of the novel coronavirus that attaches to and infects human cells, a critical step toward developing vaccines and treatments.

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iQoo 3 Price in India, Key Specifications, Colour Options Leaked Ahead of Launch Next Week

iQoo 3 is all set to launch in India on February 25, and the company has already confirmed a few details about the device through teasers.

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US Urges EU to Use 5G by Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung

EU countries have no reason to use 5G mobile technology from Huawei because Sweden's Ericsson, Finland's Nokia and South Korea's Samsung are on par with the Chinese group in the field, a senior US diplomat said.

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Google Users in UK Said to Lose EU Data Protection Due to Brexit

Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under US jurisdiction instead, sources said.

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Amazon Under Fire From UK Union Over Warehouse Safety

One of Britain's biggest trade unions demanded a parliamentary inquiry into hundreds of injuries reported at Amazon warehouses across the country in the past three years.

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Realme C3 on Open Sale Till February 21 on Flipkart, Realme.com

Realme.com offers for the Realme C3 include Jio benefits worth Rs. 7,550, and MobiKwik cashback of up to Rs. 500. Flipkart has listed bank cashbacks and no-cost EMI options.

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Firefox's VPN Service Gets an Official Android App, Service Still in Beta

Firefox Private Network will cost $4.99 and is currently in limited-time beta. It will work on Windows 10, Android, and Chromebooks.

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iPhone 9 aka iPhone SE 2 May Face Delay Due to Coronavirus: Report

Apple's next iPhone -- the iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2 -- is likely to see a delay in launch in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China, a report claims.

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SpaceX Announces Partnership With Space Adventures to Take 4 Tourists Into Deep Orbit

SpaceX signed the deal with Space Adventures, which is based in Washington and served as an intermediary to send eight space tourists to the International Space Station (ISS) via Russian Soyuz rockets.

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Oppo Has Two New Truly Wireless Earbuds in the Works: Report

Oppo is said to have filed a patent application for two of its new truly wireless earbuds. While one of the new wireless earbuds appears to have an Apple AirPods Pro-like design, the other one seems to be similar to the Samsung Galaxy Buds+.

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Facebook Faces US Tax Court Trial Over Ireland Offshore Deal

Facebook is slated to begin a tax trial in a San Francisco court on Tuesday, as the Internal Revenue Service tries to convince a judge the world's largest social media company owes more than $9 billion linked to its decision to shift profits to Ireland.

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Samsung Galaxy A71 With Quad Rear Cameras, 4,500mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A71 has been launched in India. The new phone debuted in Vietnam last month in two configurations, though the India version comes in single, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage option.

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Twitter Buys Chroma Labs Short-Form Video and Photo Tool Firm Founded by Facebook, Instagram Veterans

Twitter has acquired California-based Chroma Labs that develops tools for short-form video and photo creation and was founded by seven Facebook and Instagram workers in 2018.

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Vivo Y21 Gets Bluetooth SIG Certification, Specifications Still a Mystery

A yet-to-be-announced Vivo phone – the Vivo Y21 – has been certified by Bluetooth SIG and GCF.

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Uber Is Closing Its Office in Downtown Los Angeles

Uber Technologies is closing its office in downtown Los Angeles, where the ride-hailing company employs customer support staff, to focus on its bigger locations.

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Extraction: First Look at Chris Hemsworth’s Netflix Film From Avengers: Endgame Directors, Stunt Chief

Netflix has unveiled the release date — April 24 — and first look at Extraction, the Chris Hemsworth-led action thriller movie produced by Avengers: Endgame directors, Joe and Anthony Russo. Hemsworth stars alongside Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, David Harbour, and Golshifteh Farahani.

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Jurassic World 3 Casts Altered Carbon’s Dichen Lachman: Report

The as-yet untitled Jurassic World 3 has reportedly added Dichen Lachman to the cast, which already includes the likes of Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Jake Johnson, and Omar Sy, in addition to Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern.

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Oppo Reno 3 Pro Teaser Gives Clearer Look at Quad Rear Cameras, Promotional Images Leaked

More Oppo Reno 3 Pro promotional images have surfaced online, giving us yet another look at its gradient design, quad rear cameras, and dual selfie snappers.

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Tesla Solar Roof Is Going Global Later This Year: Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed on Twitter that the company is planning to offer the Solar Roof internationally "later this year".

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Sony Xperia 9 Surfaces in a Leaked Screenshot, Triple Rear Cameras Tipped

Sony Xperia 9, the rumoured successor to Xperia 8 smartphone, has surfaced online as a part of a new leak. The leak shows a screenshot allegedly taken from the official Sony Hong Kong website.

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Apple to Produce Tens of Millions of Ultra-Wideband Tags in 2020: Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple will produce tens of millions of ultra-wideband trackers, rumoured as Apple Tags or AirTags, in 2020, predicts analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The Apple Tags may include U1 locator chip that is already a part of the iPhone 11 family.

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Samsung Said to Have Won X60 5G Modem Chip Contract From Qualcomm

Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor manufacturing division has won a contract to make new Qualcomm 5G chips using its most advanced chip-making technology, two sources familiar with the matter said.

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Google Pixel Buds 2 Briefly Listed for Sale at Third-Party Store, Priced at $179

Google could be close to launching the new true wireless Pixel Buds, based on a product listing spotted on a third-party online store.

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Samsung Galaxy M31 Price in India, Specifications, Official-Looking Renders Leaked Ahead of Official Launch

Samsung Galaxy M31 is expected to sport a waterdrop-style notch, quad camera setup, rear fingerprint sensor, and come in three colour options.

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Qualcomm's New X60 Chip Aim to Connect Phones to Disparate 5G Networks

Qualcomm on Tuesday introduced new chips designed to connect mobile phones to 5G networks that operate differently around the world.

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EU Tax Commissioner Slams US Plans on Tech Tax

A global reform of the taxation of corporate digital revenues is very unlikely if the United States continues backing a "safe harbour" plan which would allow firms to choose how to be taxed, European Union tax commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday.

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Coronavirus Threatens Apple Supply Chain, Sales

Shares of Apple fell 2 percent on Tuesday and dragged the stocks of its suppliers across the globe lower, after the iPhone maker warned of lower sales in the current quarter acknowledging that the coronavirus outbreak was pressuring its supply chain.

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Realme X50 Pro 5G Features 64-Megapixel Quad Rear Camera Setup With 20x Hybrid Zoom

Realme X50 Pro 5G has been revealed to sport a quad rear camera setup with a 64-megapixel main shooter.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Price in India Revealed, Pre-Orders Begin at Samsung.com

Samsung has quietly listed the Galaxy Buds+ wireless earbuds on its official site in India, and is taking pre-bookings as well. The Galaxy Buds+ price is set at Rs. 11,990.

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Xiaomi Set to Launch Electric Toothbrush in India on February 20, Mi Electric Toothbrush Expected

Xiaomi has teased the launch of its electric toothbrush in India on February 20. It could be the Mi Electric Toothbrush that the Chinese company initially brought to Spain in 2018.

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Moon Will 'Eclipse' Mars Today: Here's How to See It

A celestial event in which Mars disappears behind the Moon will occur today. This phenomenon is called Moon-Mars occultation and NASA says it occurs twice a year making it not the rarest phenomenon but still a fascinating one to observe.

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Guilty Trailer: Netflix Sets March Release Date for Kiara Advani, Karan Johar Film

Netflix has released the trailer for Guilty, the Karan Johar-produced drama that stars Kiara Advani in the lead, alongside Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Gurfateh Singh Pirzada, Taher Shabbir, and Dalip Tahil. Guilty release date is March 6 on Netflix.

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Uber, Delhi Police Partner to Integrate Himmat Safety App for Riders, Drivers

Uber and Delhi Police on Monday partnered to integrate the "Himmat" app, which, in case of an emergency will enable Delhi Police Headquarters to receive real-time location of a driver or a rider.

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Google Pixel 5 Name Appears in Android Open Source Project

Google Pixel 5 has appeared in an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) commit -- alongside the existing Pixel 4. The new phone is likely to debut alongside the Pixel 5 XL later this year.

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If Vodafone Idea Disconnects, India Picks Up the Bill

India faces a multi-billion-dollar hit to its economy and a tarnished reputation as a place for multinationals to invest unless it can keep Vodafone Idea in business.

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Honor 9X Lite Alleged Price, Specifications Tipped by Retailer Listing

Honor 9X Lite is teased to launch soon, but ahead of that, the phone has been spotted online indicating its price, specifications, and design.

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Motorola Razr Display Gives Up in a Week, Screen Separates From Top Lamination: Report

Motorola Razr unit of a tech publication has started showing signs of massive display damage, as the phone’s foldable display panel appears to have separated entirely from the top lamination, creating an air gap underneath and affecting touch sensitivity.

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Microsoft Releases Unified Android App for Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Microsoft has finally released the stable version of the unified office app that combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into one application for Android.

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TCL Phone With a Slide-Out Display Leaked in Renders, Shows a Unique Take on Phone-Tablet Hybrid Form Factor

High resolution renders of a TCL phone with a novel slide-out design have surfaced online, showcasing a unique take on the phone-tablet hybrid form factor.

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Oppo Watch Teased to Debut With 'Game Changing' Curved Screen, 3D Glass Protection

Oppo Watch has been teased by VP Brian Shen with a "game changing" curved screen and 3D glass protection. An image giving a us a glimpse at the smartwatch has also been released.

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Amazing Stories Trailer: Apple TV+ Resets Steven Spielberg’s Sci-Fi Anthology Series

Apple has released the trailer for Amazing Stories, its reboot of the Steven Spielberg-created 1985 original sci-fi anthology series. Amazing Stories releases March 6 on Apple TV+.

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Realme X50 Pro 5G India Launch on February 24: All You Need to Know

Realme has sent out mailers revealing that the Realme X50 Pro 5G will launch in India on February 24, the same day as its global launch event.

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Apple Spring Event Rumoured to Be Held End of March, iPhone 9 and More Hardware Announcements Expected: Report

A report claims that Apple will hold its spring event at the end of the March, which is expected to have new hardware announcements, including iPhone 9.

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SpaceX Launches 60 More Internet-Beaming Satellites, Reusable Rocket Misses Landing Ship

SpaceX successfully launched its latest cluster of high-speed internet satellites into orbit Monday but was unable to land its rocket booster on an autonomous ship, missing a key milestone.

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LG K61, LG K51S, LG K41S With Four Rear Cameras, 4,000mAh Battery Launched: Price Specifications

LG on Tuesday unveiled three new smartphones in its K series – the LG K61, LG K51S and, LG K41S. All the three phones feature quad camera setups, 6.5-inch display, and 4,000mAh battery. The phones also come with rear fingerprint scanner, and are MIL-STD 810G compliant.

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Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos Launches $10 Billion Fund to Combat Climate Change

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon and the world's richest man, said Monday he was committing $10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change.

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Reliance to Merge Media, Distribution Businesses Into TV Unit

Reliance Industries on Monday announced consolidation of its all media and distribution businesses under one umbrella brand ''Network18''.

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Apple Warns of iPhone Shortages, Unlikely to Meet Revenue Guidance

Apple warned on Monday it was unlikely to meet a sales target set just three weeks ago amid lost production and weakening demand in China from the coronavirus outbreak.

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Poco X2 to Go on Sale Today in India at 12pm Noon via Flipkart: Check Price, Specifications, Offers

Poco X2 will go on sale in India for the second time following its launch later today via Flipkart. Here’s everything you need to know about its pricing, specifications, and offers.

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Redmi 8A Dual to Go on Sale for the First Time in India Today: Price, Specifications

Redmi 8A Dual has a dual rear camera set-up which and a single selfie shooter. On the back you get a 13 megapixel and 2 megapixel sensor while on the front you get an 8 megapixel sensor.

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Airtel Increases Price of Add-On Connection for Postpaid Customers From Rs. 149 to Rs. 249: Reports

Airtel has hiked the price of add-on connections for its postpaid customers from Rs. 149 to Rs. 249 in India.

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Microsoft Opens Third India Development Centre, in Noida

To further tap engineering talent in India, Microsoft on Monday announced the launch of its third India Development Centre (IDC) in Noida, after opening two such premier engineering and innovation hubs in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

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Twitter Is Down for Some Users - You Are Not Alone

Twitter is down for many users across the globe. Reports are pouring from India, parts of Europe, Japan, as well as parts of the United States.

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The Best Movies on Netflix in India [February 2020]

Our list of best movies to watch on Netflix in India mostly include Hindi and English titles, featuring the likes of Dil Chahta Hai, The Dark Knight, Article 15, and Marriage Story.

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Anker Soundcore Icon Mini Portable Wireless Speaker Launched in India, Priced at Rs. 1,999

Popular mobile accessories brand Anker has launched its latest portable wireless speaker, the Soundcore Icon Mini, for Rs. 1,999 in India.

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Samsung Galaxy M31 Price in India Tipped to Start at Rs. 15,999

Samsung Galaxy M31 is all set to refresh Samsung's mid-price segment series, and it is due to launch in India on February 25 - now its price has been tipped.

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Oppo Find X2 Leak Tips 30W Wireless Charging, Reverse Wireless Charging Support

As per a new leak emerging out of China, the Oppo Find X2 will bring support for 30W wireless charging as well as reverse wireless charging.

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5G iPhone 2020 Model May Feature a Custom Antenna Design From Apple, Report Claims

A new report points out that Apple is currently working on designing a custom made 5G antenna for its 2020 iPhone model.

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Xiaomi Mi Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker With IPX5 Water Resistance Launched in India at Rs. 1,399

The speaker supports voice assistants and you can activate it with the press of a button.

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Microsoft Windows 10 Security Update Pulled After Issues Affected Devices

Microsoft has removed a standalone security update from its Windows update after confirming user reports about freezes, boot problems, and installation issues.

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Airtel Pays Rs. 10,000 Crores to Government Towards AGR Dues

The first AGR payment has come to the government as Airtel on Monday paid Rs. 10,000 crores dues to the Department of Telecom (DoT). The company said it is paying Rs. 10,000 crores in compliance with the Supreme Court order.

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Vodafone Idea to Pay AGR Dues in Next Few Days, Informs Exchange

Vodafone Idea is currently assessing the AGR dues and will pay this in the next few days, the company has said in an exchange filing.

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Samsung Galaxy A70e Leaked Renders Show Thick Bezels and Notch

Leaked renders show the Galaxy A70e will have a rear mounted fingerprint scanner, triple rear camera setup, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The bezels on the Galaxy A70e look quite thick.

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iQoo 3 Posts Highest Ever AnTuTu Score of 597583 Points, 4,440mAh Battery With 55W Fast Charging Confirmed

The upcoming iQoo 3 5G flagship phone has peaked at the top of AnTuTu’s benchmarking charts with a tally of 597583 points.

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‘Amit Tandon: Family Tandoncies’: Netflix Unveils Trailer, Sets February 28 Release Date

Netflix has unveiled the trailer and set a February 28 release date for Amit Tandon’s first stand-up comedy special, Amit Tandon: Family Tandoncies.

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip Fails at JerryRigEverything's Durability Test, Scratches Just as Easily as Plastic

The Galaxy Z Flip costs $1,380 (roughly Rs. 98,600) and Samsung offers a one-time replacement for $119 (roughly Rs. 8,500) as well as a free one-time application of a screen protector.

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Apple Dominates Premium Segment of Indian Smartphone Market in Q4: IDC

Apple reached a record 75.6 per cent market share in the fourth quarter of 2019 in India and the credit goes to the stellar performance of iPhone 11 and price drop on previous-generation models.

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Box Office: Sonic the Hedgehog Races to $100 Million Opening, Arrives February 28 in India

Sonic the Hedgehog releases February 28 in India. It has made an estimated $100 million in its opening weekend globally. Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey is now up to $145.3 million worldwide.

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2,000 iPhones Given for Free to Passengers Aboard Coronavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Quarantined in Japan

The Japanese government has distributed around 2,000 free iPhones to crew and passenger stranded on a cruise ship that has been quarantined since the first week of February due to coronavirus outbreak.

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Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza 2020 Sale Kicks Off With Discounts on iPhone XS, Realme XT, Galaxy A50, and More

Flipkart is back with its Mobiles Bonanza sale for February 2020. The five-day sale will offer hundreds of smartphones at discounted prices. We've handpicked the best deals you can grab today.

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Xerox Said to Court HP Shareholders as Takeover Battle Heats Up

Xerox Holdings is hosting a dinner for HP shareholders this week as it seeks investor support to overcome the personal computer maker's resistance to its $35 billion takeover bid, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Amazon, Flipkart Seek Rollback of New Tax on Online Sellers

Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart are among online retailers demanding that India scale back a proposed tax on third-party sellers on their platforms, saying the burden of compliance will hurt the fledgling industry, according to documents seen by Reuters.

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Twitter Says Olympics, IOC Accounts Hacked Through Third-Party Platform

Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked.

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Realme X50 Pro 5G Teased to Feature 90Hz Super AMOLED Display

Realme X50 Pro 5G has been teased with a 90Hz Super AMOLED display. The new Realme phone also appears to have a regular Super AMOLED panel -- instead of a curved display.

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Samsung Galaxy A50s Starts Receiving Android 10 Update With February Security Patch: Report

Samsung has reportedly rolled out a new software update to its Galaxy A50s smartphone. The new update brings Android 10 to this mid-range Samsung smartphone.

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Mobile World Congress Cancellation: Counting the Cost of the No-Show Trade Fair

For an event meant to showcase the power of telecoms, cancelling this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona without a back-up plan has perplexed many in the trillion-dollar sector.

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Apple Suppliers Gearing Up for iPhone SE 2 Production: Report

Taiwan-based compound semiconductor manufacturers are gearing up to fulfil shipments components for a new iPhone model, tentatively dubbed SE2.

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iQoo 3 India Launch on February 25: Everything You Need to Know

iQoo 3 India launch date has been set for February 25, a media invite sent by iQoo revealed. The new smartphone is teased to come with 5G support and has Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC.

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Maska: Netflix Film to Release in March, First Look Out With ‘The Maska Song’

Netflix’s Maska — starring the likes of Manisha Koirala, Shirley Setia, Nikita Dutta, and Prit Kamani — now has a release date, well month: March. We also have a first look, courtesy of “The Maska Song”.

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Facebook Quietly Releases Pinterest Clone App, 'Hobbi'

Facebook has quietly released a new app like Pinterest called 'Hobbi', a photo and video sharing app designed for documenting users hobbies.

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Cancelling MWC 2020 'Was Only Option', Says Organiser GSMA

Cancelling MWC 2020 - the world's top mobile trade fair - was the "only option" in the face of "force majeure" after coronavirus fears prompted dozens of companies to bolt the upcoming show, organisers said Thursday.

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Xiaomi Launches Mi AIoT Router AX3600 With Wi-Fi 6 Support, Mi Bluetooth Speaker with Wireless Charging, More

Xiaomi has launched the Mi AIoT Router AX3600 With WiFi 6 support, the Mi Bluetooth Speaker with Wireless Charging, and a 65W USB Type-C charger.

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Samsung Galaxy A20s Price in India Cut for 4GB RAM Variant, Now Available at Rs. 12,999

Samsung Galaxy A20s price in India has been slashed to Rs. 12,999 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. The new price cut comes weeks after Samsung slashed the price of the Galaxy A20s 3GB RAM variant.

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Samsung Unveils 45W Car Charger, Two 25W Power Banks; No Word on a Release Date

Samsung has silently added a few interesting products in its official store page. Two of these are 10,000mAh power banks with 25W charging support and the third is a 45W dual car charger.

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Snapchat Spotted Testing a Major New Redesign Aimed at Simplifying the App for New Users: Report

Snapchat seems to be testing a major new redesign amongst a small group of users, according to a report. The new design adds five distinct sections to the app, making it easier for newcomers.

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Realme X50 Pro 5G to Be Unveiled During an Online Launch Event as MWC 2020 Gets Cancelled

Realme has cancelled its floor event scheduled for February 24 in Barcelona, and will instead hold an online launch for the Realme X50 Pro.

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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid That Buzzed Earth Was Travelling With Its Own Moon

Radar images from the Arecibo Observatory have shown that the asteroid by the name of 2020 BX12 that passed Earth earlier this month was a binary asteroid. What this means is the big asteroid had a smaller asteroid orbiting around it.

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Samsung Galaxy A30 Starts Receiving Android 10 Update With One UI 2.0 in India: Report

Samsung Galaxy A30 users in India have now started receiving Android 10 update with One UI 2, according to a media report. The update is said to have debuted with the February 2020 Android security patch.

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Third of Global Smartphones Sold in 2019 Had Hardware Security Embedded: Counterpoint

One-third of global smartphones sold in 2019 had security embedded in the hardware and the sales of such smartphones grew 39 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in 2019, according to the latest report from Counterpoint Research.

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Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, Buys Los Angeles-Area Estate for a Record $165 Million

Billionaire Amazon chief Jeff Bezos has purchased a Los Angeles-area estate for $165 million, setting a new record for the region, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

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Google Seals $2.6-Billion Buyout of Looker After UK Green Light

Google said on Thursday it has completed its $2.6 billion buyout of privately held big-data analytics firm Looker Data Sciences after winning clearance from Britain's competition watchdog.

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CIA Spied on India, Pakistan, Others Through Secretly-Owned Swiss Encryption Firm: Report

More than 100 countries across the world including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh bought Swiss encryption equipment without suspecting that foreign spies, including CIA agents, would have access to their secrets, The Washington Post reported.

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Neeraj Kabi Differentiates Bollywood’s Ageist Practices for Actors, Stars

Neeraj Kabi, next seen in Netflix’s Taj Mahal 1989, points out the crucial difference between how ageism affects stars and actors in Bollywood.

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Apple Joins FIDO Alliance, Commits to Eliminate Passwords

Apple has signed up as a board member of the FIDO Alliance, an organisation committed to eliminating the need for passwords.

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MWC 2020 Cancelled: Here's Everything You Need to Know About World's Biggest Phone Show

About 100,000 people attend MWC every year and it is a platform for major manufacturers to show off their products, make announcements, and share ideas.

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Canon Announces Development of EOS R5 With 8K Video, In-Body Image Stabilisation

Canon has announced that its latest full-frame mirrorless camera dubbed the Canon EOS R5 is under development. The company is also planning to release a total of 9 RF lenses in 2020.

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Flipkart Mulling Tie-Up With Local Stores to Offer Customers 'Touch and Feel' Experience

Flipkart is contemplating to go for partnership with local stores offering its customers a "touch and feel" experience, at least for some products.

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Vodafone Idea Says It Will Pay AGR Dues, Continuation of Business Depends on SC Order

Debt-ridden telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Saturday said it is assessing the amount that can be paid towards AGR dues, even as it flagged concerns over the continuation of its business.

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Airtel to Pay Rs. 10,000 Crores as Part of AGR Dues by February 20

Bharti Airtel has informed the Department of Telecom (DoT) that it is currently in the process of completing a self-assessment exercise as per the earlier DoT direction on AGR quantum to be paid to the government and would deposit Rs. 10,000 crores by February 20 as part of the payment.

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Apple's 5G iPhone May Rely on a Custom Antenna: Report

Seems like Qualcomm's antennas are too big for Apple and that's why the iPhone maker is designing the antenna module that will be used in its 5G iPhone models.

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Google Maps Redraws Disputed Borders, Depending on Where You Are: Report

Google Maps has redrawn the world’s borders that look different depending upon where the user is viewing them from.

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Hacker Creates a Device That Can Unlock Any Luxury Car

A hacker named "Evan Connect" has developed a device which helps users break into any luxury car that uses a wireless key fob system. He named the device "keyless repeater" that he sells for $9,000 and demonstrated that how it works in a video which he released recently.

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Oppo Reno 3 Pro India Variant Spotted in a Retail Store With Key Specifications: Report

Oppo Reno 3 Pro has reportedly been spotted in a retail store in India. The display unit of the new Oppo phone appears to have suggested its key specifications ahead of the March 2 launch.

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iPhone XS, Samsung Galaxy A50, Pixel 3a, Asus 6Z, Others to Get Discounts During Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza Sale

Samsung Galaxy A50, Honor 9X, iPhone XS, Realme XT, Google Pixel 3a, Oppo K1, and Asus 6Z price in India are set to receive discounts during the Mobiles Bonanza sale on Flipkart. The Flipkart sale will take place between February 17-21.

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OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7 Start Receiving New OxygenOS Updates With Jio VoWiFi Support

OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro, and OnePlus 7 have started receiving the latest OxygenOS updates with the January 2020 Android security patch and Jio VoWiFi calling support. The new updates also optimises RAM management and brings various India-focussed features.

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Google Pixel 5 XL Purported Render Surfaces Online, Triple Rear Cameras, Matte-Finish Glass Back Indicated

Google Pixel 5 XL leaked render suggests a triple rear camera setup on the latest flagship. It has been leaked through a video on YouTube.

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Google Removes Alleged Spying App ToTok From the Play Store Again

Google has removed the popular messaging app ToTok amid claims that it is being used for spying by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government for mass surveillance for a second time.

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Mars to Disappear Behind the Moon on February 18

If it's clear on the morning of Tuesday, February 18th, you could see Mars wink out as the Moon passes in front of the Red Planet in what is known as an occultation.

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Google Protests 'Eye-Catching' $2.6 Billion EU Fine, Judge Disagrees

Google on Friday attacked what it called an eye-catching 2.4 billion euro ($2.6 billion) EU antitrust fine, prompting a judge to ask how a rich company can miss a relatively paltry amount.

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Amazon, Flipkart Push Back Against Proposed 1 Percent Tax on Online Sellers

Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart are among online retailers demanding that India scale back a proposed tax on third-party sellers on their platforms, saying the burden of compliance will hurt the fledgling industry.

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Facebook Cancels Global Marketing Summit on Coronavirus Fears

Facebook said on Friday it had cancelled its global marketing summit scheduled for next month in San Francisco due to coronavirus-related risks.

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Google Said to Mull Licensing Deals With Publishers to Pay for Premium News Content

Google is in discussions on deals to pay media organisations for content, a move aimed at blunting criticism that it unfairly profits from copyrighted news, according to people familiar with the talks.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Price in India Announced, Pre-Bookings Open Today

Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra price has been announced for the Indian market. Samsung Galaxy S20 price starts at Rs. 66,999, whereas Galaxy S20+ will retail beginning at Rs. 73,999. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, on the other hand, will cost Rs. 92,999.

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Facebook, Twitter Fined by Russia for Keeping Data Abroad

A Moscow court on Thursday fined social networking giants Twitter and Facebook for ignoring a Russian law requiring them to store Russian citizens' user data inside the country.

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Redmi Note 8 Price in India Hiked, Xiaomi Blames Supply Chain Troubles Over Coronavirus Outbreak

Xiaomi has temporarily increased the price of Redmi Note 8 4GB + 64GB variant in India by Rs. 500. The new price is listed on Mi.com and Amazon.

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Android 11 Developer Preview Site Briefly Goes Live, Gets Quickly Pulled by Google

The official Android 11 Developer Preview site went live briefly, but Google soon took it down. There was no mention of any notable new features that Android 11 will bring to the table.

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From Vomiting to Guns, Taj Mahal 1989 Cast Delve Into Their Favourite Scenes of Netflix Series

Taj Mahal 1989 cast members Neeraj Kabi, Anud Singh Dhaka, and Paras Priyadarshan talk about their characters and favourite scenes, which involved vomiting, toying with guns, and a long take argument.

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OnePlus 8 Specifications Surface in a Purported Geekbench Listing

OnePlus 8 specifications have been suggested through a Geekbench listing showcasing codename GALILEI IN2025.

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Motorola Razr (2019) Gets Torn Down, Scores 1 on iFixit's Repairability Index

Motorola launched its foldable Razr phone in November last year that went on sale recently, and now it has got iFixit’s teardown treatment.

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Joker Gets a Re-Release in India: How to Get Free Movie Tickets at PVR Cinemas With Mubi Go

Planning to watch Joker again, which has been re-released in cinemas across India this Friday? You can pick up a free ticket at PVR Cinemas, if you subscribe to Mubi Go.

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Google's Fight Against EU Antitrust Fine Comes Up Against Critical Judge

Google's battle against a $2.6 billion EU antitrust fine was dealt an apparent setback on Thursday, when one of the judges hearing the case said the company had committed a "clear infraction" in its handling of price-comparison shopping services.

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Valentine's Day 2020: The Best Last-Minute Tech Gift Ideas for Your Loved One

Valentine's Day 2020 is just around the corner and while Valentine's week has kicked off, you're probably searching for gift ideas. We've handpicked some of the best tech and digital products you can gift your loved ones this year.

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Huawei to Suffer as Coronavirus Hammers China Phone Sales: Counterpoint

Huawei will be among the worst hit from a collapse in Chinese smartphone sales in the first quarter due to the coronavirus outbreak, industry researchers Counterpoint said on Thursday, slashing estimates for the world's biggest market.

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Mark Zuckerberg Wants 'New Framework' for Digital Tax in OECD Countries

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday backed moves by the OECD group of free-market economies to reform the way online giants are taxed worldwide, even if that means companies like his own paying more to national governments.

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Oppo Reno 3 Pro India Launch on March 2, Will Feature 44-Megapixel Dual Hole-Punch Selfie Cameras

Oppo has announced that the Oppo Reno 3 Pro phone packing a dual hole-punch front camera setup will be launched in India on March 2.

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Qualcomm to Ask Appeals Court for Vindication in US FTC Antitrust Case

Qualcomm on Thursday will urge a US appeals court to reverse a ruling that it abused its position as a giant of the semiconductor industry and overcharged smartphone makers for access to its patented technology.

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‘No Time to Die’: Billie Eilish’s Bond Theme Song Out Now

Billie Eilish’s Bond theme song is here, as promised. “No Time to Die” — named after the new, twenty-fifth Bond movie — is now available on YouTube, and all major streaming services, including the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.

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Xiaomi Testing New MIUI Feature to Alert Users of Suspicious App Actions: Report

Xiaomi is testing a new feature called ‘App Behavior Records’ in MIUI 11 that warns users when an app performs a system-defined sensitive action.

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Amazon Wins Suspension of Pentagon's $10 Billion 'JEDI' Contract to Microsoft

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the US military from awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, after Amazon claimed the process was tainted by politics.

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Realme X50 Pro 5G to Feature 65W SuperDart Charge Fast Charging Tech, India CEO Takes a Dig at Xiaomi

Realme X50 Pro 5G is teased to debut with 65W SuperDart Charge fast charging technology. Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth separately took a dig at Xiaomi by highlighting the new fast charging experience on the Realme X50 Pro 5G.

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Vodafone Idea Reports Quarterly Loss, Sheds 7 Million Subscribers

Vodafone Idea reported a third-quarter loss on Thursday, as the troubled Indian telecom company shed millions of mobile subscribers due to intense competition.

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The Batman: Robert Pattinson’s Batsuit Revealed in First Look

With The Batman now in production, writer-director Matt Reeves has revealed the first look at Robert Pattinson in costume as the titular superhero.

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Huawei Accused of Stealing Trade Secrets, Assisting Iran by US

US prosecutors on Thursday accused Huawei of stealing trade secrets and helping Iran track protesters in its latest indictment against the Chinese company, escalating the US battle with the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker.

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Apple to Reopen Some Stores in Beijing Today, Company Site Says

Apple will reopen some stores in Beijing from February 14 with reduced opening hours, it said on its website, while many of its other stores in mainland China will remain shut as the country continues to battle a coronavirus outbreak.

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Taj Mahal 1989 Preview: Love, Young and Old, in New Netflix Series

Our preview of Taj Mahal 1989, the new Netflix original from India that looks at the love lives of several intersecting couples in 1989 Lucknow. Taj Mahal 1989 cast includes Neeraj Kabi, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Sheeba Chadha, and Danish Husain.

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Realme C3 to Go on Sale for First Time in India Today via Flipkart, Realme.com: Price, Offers, Specifications

Realme C3 will go on sale in India through Flipkart and Realme.com starting 12pm (noon) IST. The smartphone was launched in the country last week.

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iQoo 3 India Launch on February 17, Flipkart and iQoo.com to Carry the Smartphone

iQoo 3 India launch date has been revealed through a couple of microsites on Flipkart. The new iQoo phone will come with 5G connectivity and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC.

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Xiaomi Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro With 108-Megapixel Quad Camera Setup, Snapdragon 865 Launched: Price, Specifications

Xiaomi has launched the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro flagship phones, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC and packing a quad rear camera setup.

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Xiaomi Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro With 108-Megapixel Quad Camera Setup, Snapdragon 865 Launched: Price, Specifications

Xiaomi has launched the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro flagship phones, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC and packing a quad rear camera setup.

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Google Blocked Over 1.9 Billion Malware Installs From Non-Play Store Sources Last Year

Google has been taking steps towards safeguarding the Play Store from all kinds of malware and frauds. According to the company, it prevented more than 1.9 billion malware installs from non-Google Play sources in 2019.

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Realme 6 Wi-Fi Alliance Listing Reveals MediaTek Helio G90T SoC

Realme 6 aka RMX2001 packing the MediaTek Helio G90T SoC has been certified by Wi-Fi Alliance.

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Gboard's Emoji Kitchen Lets You Create a Mash-Up of Emojis on Android

Gboard for Android has introduced a new feature called "Emoji Kitchen" that allows users to mash-up different emoji and then use them as stickers while messaging.

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Criminal Justice Season 2: Hotstar Series Renewed, Pankaj Tripathi Part of Returning Cast

Hotstar’s Criminal Justice will return for a second season, with returning cast members Pankaj Tripathi, Mita Vashist, and Anupriya Goenka.

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How to Play YouTube Videos in the Background on Your Phone for Free

You don’t actually have to pay YouTube ₹99/month for YouTube Premium. Instead, by following a few simple steps, you can play YouTube videos in the background for free.

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GitHub Launches India Operations to Better Serve Local Developer Community

Microsoft-owned software development platform GitHub on Wednesday announced the opening of its subsidiary, GitHub India Private Limite

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Millions of Social Media Users in India Set to Lose Their Anonymity

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok will have to reveal users’ identities if Indian government agencies ask them to, according to the country’s controversial new rules for social media companies and messaging apps expected to be published later this month.

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Facebook Postpones EU Rollout of Dating Service

Facebook has postponed the rollout of its new dating services in the European Union scheduled for Thursday after Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the company's main regulator in the bloc, raised concerns about the launch.

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Olympus OM-D E-1 Mark III Mirrorless Camera With Starry Sky Autofocus for Astrophotography Launched

Olympus has launched its latest four-thirds camera, the OM-D E-1 Mark III, which is the company’s third iteration in its E-M1 series.

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Why Just One Indian Movie Was Mastered for IMAX in 2019

As IMAX grows in India with newer screens (Lucknow, Navi Mumbai) and technologies (IMAX with Laser), IMAX’s John Schreiner talks about the challenges in India (post-production and local content) and why we won’t get taller IMAX with Laser screens anytime soon.

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Lenovo's Legion Brand Teases Snapdragon 865 SoC for Upcoming Gaming-Centric Phone

Lenovo has announced that its upcoming Legion-branded gaming smartphone will come equipped with the Snapdragon 865 SoC.

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Oppo Reno 3 Pro With Dual Hole-Punch Selfie Camera Teased on Amazon, Flipkart Ahead of India Launch

Oppo Reno 3 Pro launch in India has been teased through Amazon and Flipkart. The official teaser confirms the presence of a dual hole-punch selfie camera.

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EU Antitrust Regulators Plan Broad Enquiry Into Tech Sector

EU antitrust regulators plan to open an enquiry into the tech industry, according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters, a sign of more regulatory troubles ahead for Google, Facebook, Amazon and other online groups.

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Tesla Recalls 15,000 Model X SUVs for Power Steering Issue in North America

Tesla is recalling 15,000 Model X SUVs because of a potential issue that can lead to a loss of power steering assist that could make steering harder and increase the risk of a crash.

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Foxconn Says Reports on China Factory Resumption Not Factual

Taiwan's Foxconn said on Thursday that recent Reuters reports on its plant resumption plans in China were not factual.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Said to Visit India Later This Month

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is planning to visit India later this month, multiple sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.

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WhatsApp Crosses 2 Billion Users Milestone, Defends Encryption

The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp said Wednesday it now has more than two billion users around the world as it reaffirmed its commitment to strong encryption to protect privacy.

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Andy Rubin Smartphone Startup Essential Products Shuts Down

Smartphone startup Essential Products, launched by one of the co-creators of Android mobile software, announced Wednesday that it was shutting down.

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MWC 2020 Cancelled Over Coronavirus Fears After Key Companies Pull Out

The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the annual telecoms industry gathering that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, was cancelled on Wednesday after a mass exodus by exhibitors due to fears over the coronavirus outbreak.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Launch Today: How to Watch Live, Timing, Expected Price, and Specifications

Mi 10 is set to launch today and the launch will be live stream through Weibo. The next-generation Xiaomi flagship is expected to debut alongside the Mi 10 Pro.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 to Pack 90Hz AMOLED Display, 4,500mAh Battery With 50W Flash Charge Support

Xiaomi has revealed that the Mi 10 flagship will pack a curved AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and hole-punch design with a single front camera.

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Mark Zuckerberg to Meet EU Commissioners Ahead of Antitrust Proposals

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will meet the EU's digital and industry chiefs on February 17, EU officials said on Tuesday, days before the two Commissioners present proposals to rein in US tech giants and Chinese rivals.

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Vodafone Revises Rs. 129, Rs. 199 Prepaid Recharge Plans With 24 Days Validity

Vodafone Rs. 129 prepaid recharge plan has been revised to offer 24 days validity over the existing 14 days validity. Similarly, the Rs. 199 Vodafone prepaid recharge plan has been upgraded from 21 days validity to 24 days.

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London Police Deploy Face Scan Tech, Stirring Privacy Fears

London police started using facial recognition cameras on Tuesday to automatically scan for wanted people, as authorities adopt the technology that has raised concerns about increased surveillance and erosion of privacy.

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Oppo Reno 2F Price in India Cut, Now Available at Rs. 21,990

Oppo Reno 2F price in India has been reduced from Rs. 23,990 to Rs. 21,990. The new price has been reflected on the Amazon India website.

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Apple Supplier Foxconn Hopes to Resume Half of Output in Virus-Hit China by Month-End

Foxconn hopes to resume half of its production in China by month-end, a source told Reuters on Wednesday, as the supplier to tech giant Apple and others reopens plants shut over a coronavirus outbreak.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip's Split-Screen 'Flex' Mode Will Soon Be Available to Other Phone Makers: Google

Samsung showed off the new split-screen mode during the launch of its Galaxy Z Flip foldable smartphone. It can allow users to watch YouTube videos on the top half of the screen while browsing and commenting on the bottom half.

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T-Mobile and Sprint Deal Wins Approval From US Judge

T-Mobile edged closer to a takeover of Sprint after a federal judge on Tuesday approved the deal, rejecting a claim by a group of states that said the proposed transaction would violate antitrust laws and raise prices.

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T-Mobile and Sprint Deal Wins Approval From US Judge

T-Mobile edged closer to a takeover of Sprint after a federal judge on Tuesday approved the deal, rejecting a claim by a group of states that said the proposed transaction would violate antitrust laws and raise prices.

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Facebook Launches Digital Literacy Programme for Women in UP

In a bid to provide digital literacy training to 1,00,000 women across seven states, Facebook on Tuesday launched its 'We Think Digital' programme here in partnership with the National Commission for Women (NCW) and Cyber Peace Foundation on the occasion of Safer Internet Day.

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Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Olympic Games Athlete Edition, Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition Launched: All Details

Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Olympic Games Athlete Edition has been unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco. Samsung has also brought the Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition with a matte look.

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Hotstar Now Offers Star Network Channels Live on Its Android, iOS Apps to Paid Subscribers

Hotstar now allows Premium and VIP subscribers to watch live TV channels on its official apps. The list of channels that are streaming live include Star Plus, Star Jalsha, Star Vijay, Star Bharat, Asianet, Star Maa, Star Pravah, Asianet Plus, Star Suvarna, Maa Gold, Star Utsav, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports Select 1 HD, Star Sports Hind...

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Unwanted Contact, Sexting, Hate Speech Among Top Online Risks in India, Microsoft Research Finds

Unwanted contact, unwanted sexting, hate speech, trolling, and being treated meanly are the top five online risks in India that has seen a dip in digital civility, according to a new research from Microsoft.

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Facebook, Cisco, AT&T, Sprint Join Companies That Have Withdrawn From MWC 2020 Over Coronavirus Fears

Over the past week, a string of major tech names have dropped out of MWC 2020 over coronavirus fears, among them Sony, Sweden's Ericsson, South Korean giant LG and Japan's NTT DoCoMo.

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iQoo 3 5G Flagship Smartphone Set to Launch on February 25

iQoo has officially revealed that the iQoo 3 5G phone will be launched on February 25.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra: What’s the Difference

Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra come in 4G and 5G variants. There are some similarities in the three Galaxy S20 phones, though you’ll also get many differences. Here’s our comparison to help you pick the best option for you.

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Loki TV Series Casts Black Mirror’s Gugu Mbatha-Raw: Report

Loki — the upcoming TV series that follows The Avengers-era version of Tom Hiddleston’s Marvel character, and will release on Disney+ Hotstar in India — has reportedly found a fourth cast member in Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

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NASA Seeks Next Generation of Astronauts for Mars and Moon Missions

Wanted: The next generation of astronauts to walk on the Moon and journey to Mars. You'll need a relevant Master's degree, be prepared to live and work 250 miles (400 kilometres) above Earth on the International Space Station, and be a US citizen.

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Big Tech Acquisitions Over Past Decade to Face Fresh US Scrutiny

A US regulatory agency said Tuesday it would review acquisitions made by five Big Tech firms over the past decade -- opening the door to a wave of potential antitrust investigations.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Truly Wireless Earbuds Launched, Promise Improved Battery Life and Sound Quality

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ truly wireless earbuds have gone official promising 11 hours of battery life and improved sound quality.

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Google Takes on EU in Court Over Record Antitrust Fines

Google will on Wednesday seek to overturn the first of three hefty European Union antitrust fines at Europe's second-highest court in a landmark case that could determine how EU enforcers take on US tech giants for abuse of market power.

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Altered Carbon Season 2 Trailer Brings Anthony Mackie Into the Fold

With two weeks to release, Netflix has unveiled a full-length trailer for Altered Carbon season 2, which finds Anthony Mackie taking over from Joel Kinnaman in the lead as Takeshi Kovacs. Altered Carbon season 2 release date is February 27.

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Tesla Driver in Fatal Crash Had Reported Problems Before With 'Autopilot' Feature

A Tesla driver killed in a March 2018 crash in California while using the Autopilot driver-assistance system had reported that on prior trips, the car had steered away from the highway, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) disclosed in documents made public Tuesday.

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ARM to Launch New AI Chip for Small Devices

ARM has been diversifying its customer base in recent years to markets such as self-driving cars.

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Tata Sky Set to Increase Minimum Recharge Requirement by 150 Percent, Require at Least Rs. 50: Report

Tata Sky has revised the minimum recharge requirement by 150 percent starting today and is said to cost at least Rs. 50. The DTH operator up to now had a minimum recharge requirement of Rs. 20.

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Realme Days Sale 2020 Now Live, Includes Discounts on Realme 5 Pro, Realme X2 Pro, and More

Realme Days sale started on Realme.com and Flipkart from February 10 and will be running until February 13. Deals and offers to be availed on various Realme devices.

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Apple Denied Bid for Rehearing in VirnetX Patent Case by US Appeals Court

A US appeals court on Monday denied a request by Apple that it reconsider a decision upholding a finding Apple iPhones infringed VirnetX Holding patents relating to secure communications technology.

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Top Gear Season 27 to Air on Colors Infinity, Possibly Voot Select Too

Top Gear season 27 is coming to India, thanks to a new deal between Viacom18 and BBC Studios, with the British motoring series set to premiere in March-April on Colors Infinity. Top Gear season 27 might air on Voot Select as well.

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Coronavirus: Global Smartphone Output May Drop to 5-Year-Low in Q1, Says TrendForce

Global smartphone production in the first quarter of the year may drop to a five-year low due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, a market researcher said on Monday.

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Redmi Power Banks With Up to 20,000mAh Capacity, 18W Fast Charging Launched in India

Redmi has launched two power banks in India that come in 10,000mAh and 20,000mAh variants, and offer support for up to 18W fast charging.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition Promotional Video Leaked

The Galaxy Z Flip is Samsung’s second attempt at a foldable phone and the company has decided to change the form factor this time around. The Galaxy Z Flip will be revealed that the Company’s Unpacked event scheduled for today at 2pm ET (12:30am IST, February 12).

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Poco X2 vs Realme X2: Cameras, Gaming, Performance, Specs, and Software Compared

The competition keeps getting hotter. This time, we have the new Poco X2 going up against the Realme X2 in the sub-Rs. 20,000 segment

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Google Assistant Ambient Mode Arrives on OnePlus Phones

OnePlus has revealed that the Google Assistant-powered Ambient Mode is now being rolled out to OnePlus phones.

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Amazon Challenges CCI Antitrust Action in Court

Amazon has begun legal action in India to quash an antitrust investigation against the company, saying it could cause "irreparable" loss and damage to its reputation, according to its court filing seen by Reuters.

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Redmi 8A Dual Price in India Starts at Rs. 6,499, Redmi Powerbank Launched as Well: Event Highlights

Redmi 8A Dual price in India starts at Rs. 6,499 for base 2GB + 32GB variant. The phone's 3GB + 32GB model will be sold at Rs. 6,999. The first sale of the phone is scheduled for February 18 at 12pm (noon) and it will be offered via Amazon, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores.

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Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy Z Flip Launch Today: Timings, How to Watch Live Stream

Samsung Galaxy S20 series, which is rumoured to include the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra, is expected to launch at the Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco, California, today. The event will also bring the Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone and Galaxy Buds+ earbuds. It will be live streamed online for global attendees.

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Yeh Ballet: Netflix Unveils Release Date, Trailer for Next Indian Movie

Netflix has unveiled a release date — February 21 — and trailer for Yeh Ballet, its next original movie from India. Directed by Sooni Taraporevala, the Yeh Ballet cast includes Manish Chauhan, Achintya Bose, Julian Sands, and Jim Sarbh.

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OnePlus Power Bank With Fast Charging Support May Launch Soon

OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei has teased the launch of a power bank that will come with fast charging support.

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Vodafone Launches Rs. 499 Prepaid Recharge Plan With 70 Days Validity, Adds More Validity to Rs. 555 Plan

Vodafone Rs. 499 prepaid plan has been launched with 70 days of validity. As a result of the new launch, the telco has revised its Rs. 555 prepaid plan with validity of 77 days, up from earlier 70 days.

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Birds of Prey Box Office: $81 Million Opening Weekend Is Worst in DC Film Universe

Birds of Prey had the worst opening weekend for the DC film universe with just $81.25 million through Sunday. That may have partly been owing to the fact that Birds of Prey has a R-rating in the US — certified “A” in India — isn’t known by the mainstream film audience, and doesn't have a China release date.

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Xerox Sweetens HP Offer to $24 per Share

Xerox raised its offer to buy HP by $2 to $24 per share on Monday, following several rejections of its previous buyout offer by the PC maker.

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Samsung Galaxy M31 India Launch Set for February 25, Key Specifications Revealed

Samsung Galaxy M31, which will debut as the successor to the Galaxy M30, will launch in India on February 25. Samsung has announced the launch date as well as revealed the key specifications of its new Galaxy M-series phone through a dedicated microsite.

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US Charges Four Chinese Military Hackers in 2017 Equifax Breach

The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million American citizens, Attorney General William Barr said on Monday.

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Redmi 9A, RedmiBook Launch in India Today: Expected Price, Specifications, How to Watch Live Stream

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi is hosting a launch in India today through which it’s expected to unveil the Redmi 9A smartphone as well as bring Redmi-branded power bank and RedmiBook notebook to the country. The launch will take place through a live stream.

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India vs New Zealand Third ODI Match: How to Watch Live Online, Check Scores

India vs New Zealand third ODI cricket match is scheduled for 7:30AM IST today. The three-match series have already been claimed by New Zealand but team India would be looking to win the last one to prevent a whitewash.

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Poco X2 Sale Today at 12 Noon via Flipkart in India: Price, Offers, Specifications

Poco X2, the second smartphone launched by the Poco brand, is set to go on sale for the first time in India today.

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Mi 10 Official Render Released, Alleged Price Surfaces Online; Mi 10 Pro With 8GB RAM Spotted on Geekbench

Mi 10 price in China has been leaked by a tipster. Separately, Xiaomi has released a teaser showing the design of the new Mi-series flagship.

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Samsung Teases Galaxy Z Flip Foldable Phone in Surprise Ad During the Oscars

Samsung gave a glimpse of new square-shaped foldable phones in a surprise TV commercial aired during the Academy Awards on Sunday.

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Coronavirus Set to Throw MWC 2020 Out of Gear

Novel coronavirus, which has killed over 700 in China and infected thousands across the globe so far, has now created initial chaos for the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 in Barcelona, with LG, Ericsson and Nvidia set to skip the mega event.

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China Denies Blocking Apple Supplier Foxconn From Resuming Production

Local Chinese authorities have not blocked Apple supplier Foxconn from resuming production amid a coronavirus outbreak, they said in a statement on Sunday, denying an earlier report in the Nikkei Business Daily.

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Oscars 2020 Winners Live — the Full List

Oscars 2020 winners. From Best Picture to Best Actor, here are the winners of the 92nd Academy Awards, updated live. In India, 2020 Oscars are live on Hotstar and Star Movies.

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Multiple Software Errors Doomed Boeing Starliner Crew Capsule Test: NASA

Multiple software issues and a poor radio link doomed a test flight of Boeing's crew capsule late last year, NASA said Friday, revealing for the first time a glitch that could have destroyed the spaceship on its re-entry.

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Xiaomi Growth Flat in Indian Smartphone Market, Realme Shipments Spiked in 2019: IDC

Xiaomi led the market with 28.6 percent share and registered annual shipments of 43.6 million units in 2019 -- the highest ever smartphone shipments made by any brand in a year -- but the growth slumped to 9.2 percent (YoY) in 2019 from 2018, IDC reported.

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Honor Magic Watch, Honor Band 5 Price in India Cut

Honor has slashed the price of its two wearable devices – the Honor Band 5 and the Honor Magic Watch – in India.

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Facebook Warns of Hit to Oculus Production From Coronavirus

Facebook said on Friday production of its Oculus virtual reality headset would be hit by the recent coronavirus outbreak, which has weighed on businesses dependent on Chinese supply lines.

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Motorola Razr 2019 Is Durable, Company Claims as It Releases Own ‘Real Flip Test’ Video

Motorola has claimed that the machine is to blame for Motorola Razr failing in CNET’s durability test video, and has countered the findings with a video of its in-house flip test.

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Facebook, Twitter Refuse to Take Down Edited Nancy Pelosi Video

Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube have refused to pull down an edited video posted by US President Donald Trump that showed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripping up a copy of the former's State of the Union address.

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Coronavirus: China Turns to AI, Data in Fight Against Virus

As Chinese authorities race to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 30,000 people and killed more than 600 in China, Beijing is turning to a familiar set of tools to find and prevent potential infections: data tracking and artificial intelligence.

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Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy Z Flip Leaks Tip Price, Specifications, Retail Package, and More

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip have appeared in yet another leak, revealing their specifications, box contents, and features.

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Mi 10 Launch Date Set for February 13, Xiaomi Confirms, Mi 10 Pro Likely to Debut Alongside

Mi 10 is set to be launched next week, on February 13, Xiaomi has confirmed through a Weibo post. Alongside, the Mi 10 Pro can also be expected to launch. Separately, the company has sent invites for the Mi 10's global launch in Barcelona, Spain, just ahead of MWC 2020.

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Twitter Experiences Global Outage, Leaving Thousands Unable to Tweet

Twitter, after experiencing a worldwide service disruption preventing users from sending tweets from the social networking platform's app, website, or TweetDeck is now finally back online.

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WhatsApp Dark Mode Comes to iPhone With Latest Beta Update: Reports

WhatsApp for iPhone has reportedly received the highly anticipated dark mode via the app’s latest beta build.

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Nvidia Pulls Out of MWC 2020 Over Coronavirus, Despite Being a Major Sponsor of the Trade Show

After South Korean company LG electronics and the Swedish telecommunication giant Ericsson, now graphics giant Nvidia has announced that it is not sending its employees to the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona due to the public health risks around the coronavirus.

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Facebook Accounts on Twitter, Instagram Hacked via Third-Party Platform

Twitter confirmed on Friday that the official Twitter accounts of social media giant Facebook and its Messenger platform were hacked. A Twitter spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the accounts were hacked through a third-party platform. Facebook's Instagram account was also hacked through third-party platform, and a photo of the hackers'...

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Moto G Power, Moto G Stylus Launched With Triple Rear Cameras, Hole-Punch Display: Price, Specifications

Motorola has launched the Moto G Stylus and Moto G Power phones, both of which pack a triple rear camera setup and a hole-punch display

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Ericsson Pulls Out of MWC 2020 Barcelona Conference Over Coronavirus

Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson withdrew on Friday from this month's major international telecoms conference in Barcelona due to the coronavirus outbreak, becoming the second major exhibitor to pull out.

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India vs New Zealand Second ODI Today: Live Streaming Details, How to Check Scores

India vs New Zealand second ODI is set to kick off at 7:30am IST today. You can watch the cricket match live on your laptop or a mobile device and keep a tab on the live scorecard if you're on the move.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Tipped to Employ Special Fibres Inside Hinge for Dust Protection

Samsung has reportedly put special fibres inside the Galaxy Z Flip’s hinge to block dust particles from entering and doing damage to the foldable phone.

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Google Play Store Removes 24 ‘Dangerous’ Malware-Filled Apps With 382 Million Cumulative Downloads

Google Play Store has reportedly removed 24 malware-filled apps that were harvesting data and sending back to the Chinese servers.

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Ransomware Attacks Grow, Crippling Cities and Businesses

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