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Xiaomi India ships more than a million Mi TVs in over nine monthsXiaomi has announced that it has shipped more than one million Mi LED TVs in over nine months. One million Mi TVs account for all...No Iris Scanner for Galaxy S10 next year: RumoursThe Galaxy Note 7 has been one of the most disastrous smartphones for Samsung — thanks to the faulty design of the batteries. However, if...Here's why Twitter deleted over 10,000 accountsTwitter Inc deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in Tuesday’s US election and wrongly appeared to be from...Broadcom makes $1 billion patent claim against VolkswagenUS semiconductor supplier Broadcom has made a patent claim for more than $1 billion against Volkswagen and is threatening to seek a judicial ban on...Pakistan’s internet freedom ranking declined in election year: reportThe Freedom House has declared Pakistan “Not Free” in terms of internet use for the seventh consecutive year in its global report released on Thursday.The...Google workers walk out in global protest over harassmentHundreds of employees walked out of Google’s European headquarters in Dublin on Thursday as part of a global campaign over the US tech giant’s handling...US charges Chinese intelligence officers for jet engine data hackChinese intelligence officers conspired with hackers and company insiders to break into private companies’ computer systems and steal information on a turbofan engine used in...iPads, Macs get new screens as Apple pushes creativityApple's new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make more room for the...Justices weigh USD 8.5M settlement with USD 0 to 129M Google usersThe Supreme Court struggled Wednesday over what to do about a USD 8.5 million class-action settlement involving Google and privacy concerns in which all the...Facebook caught in an election-security Catch-22When it comes to dealing with hate speech and attempted election manipulation, Facebook just can’t win.If it takes a hands-off attitude, it takes the blame...Regulatory duty to be introduced for unregistered mobile phoneThe government has decided in principle to introduce regulatory duty (RD) with a minor penalty for unregistered used mobile phone sets depending upon the category...ASUS announces updated VivoBook S15, S14 laptopsASUS has launched its updated Windows 10 laptops — VivoBook S15 (S530) and S14 (S430). It comes in five different colours — Icicle Gold, Firmament...Facebook expects rising costs to combat scandals to moderate after 2019Facebook Inc on Tuesday relieved investors by forecasting that margins would stop shrinking after 2019 as costs from scandals ease up, sending shares up despite...Apple’s new iPad Pro, Mac India prices revealedAt the Apple event held on 30 October in New York, the Cupertino-based tech giant unveiled their new lineup of iPads alongside a brand new...2018 iPad Pro unveiled: Apple’s latest tablet goes fullscreenAfter being in the rumours for almost a year, Apple has finally introduced the new iPad Pro with all-screen design and next-generation performance, marking the...Regulatory duty to be introduced for unregistered mobile phonesThe government has decided in principle to introduce regulatory duty (RD) with a minor penalty for unregistered used mobile phone sets depending upon the category...Uber goes to court to defend business model over UK worker rightsUber heads to a British court on Tuesday to defend its business model of treating drivers as self-employed, entitling them to few rights in law,...Britain to target online giants with new 'Digital Services Tax'Britain said it would tax the revenue that online platforms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon make in the country to update a system that...ProSieben buys US online dating site eharmonyGermany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media said on Monday it had bought US online dating site eharmony, in the first significant deal since it carved out a new...Red Hat jumps, IBM shares dip on cloud mega-mergerIBM Corp’s USD 34 billion deal to buy Red Hat Inc drove shares in the small but fast-growing software maker about 50 per cent higher...Trump suggests Twitter is biased against him, provides no evidenceUS President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that Twitter Inc was biased against him and accused the social media company of deleting many of his...Mirai botnet hacker ordered to pay USD 8.6 million in damagesA 22-year-old hacker was ordered on Friday to pay USD 8.6 million in damages and serve six months of house arrest for helping launch a...California will not enforce state net neutrality law pending appealThe state of California on Friday agreed not to enforce its own state net neutrality law until a final court decision on the Trump administration’s...Weak Amazon, Alphabet results ignite growth worriesShares of Amazon.com Inc dropped by the most in four years on Friday after its outlook for holiday season sales missed targets, fanning concerns that...Facebook claims blocking Iran-linked bid to sway US, British politicsFacebook claimed on Friday it had blocked an Iran-linked effort to influence US and British politics with posts about charged topics such as immigration and...Tech talk: An end to your ticket booking woesRemember the good old times (well, not really) when you had to physically go to a cinema to buy tickets days before the screening to...Extorted for watching porn? Do’s and Dont's to avoid sextortionYou receive an email from an unknown person who claims that he has video recorded you in a compromising position and he also has all...Huawei’s SuperCharge to debut in India with Mate 20 seriesHuawei has announced that it will bring the company’s fastest SuperCharge technology to India via the upcoming Mate 20 flagships.Huawei says that the Mate 20...Regular Android updates now mandatory: GoogleFor years, Android users have known the sad story of update rollout. Major manufacturers such as Samsung, Xiaomi, HTC, Huawei and others offer excellent hardware...Microsoft to keep working with US military, despite concernsMicrosoft plans to continue to provide its technology to the US military, despite worries that advances in the field of artificial intelligence could empower weapons...BSNL announces India’s first 3D smartphoneVEECON ROK Corporation Pvt. Ltd. has unveiled the City Wide Wi-Fi Network to be established in 25 cities across India. VEECON ROK Corporation also announced...Truvison unveils 5.1 speaker system for Rs 5,999Truvison has launched its latest TV5075BT 5.1 speakers. It is designed to enhance your decor and its LED display indicates volume and settings control along...ADATA launches EMIX H30 gaming headset with SOLOX F30 amplifierADATA Technology has unveiled the EMIX H30 gaming headset with SOLOX F30 amplifier in India. The company asserts that gamers can swing into action with...Blockchain startup hires away Google's messaging tech leaderBlockchain technology startup Ripple Labs Inc confirmed to Reuters on Friday that it hired Amir Sarhangi, who had been leading Google’s rollout of a new...Google launches the new Chromecast for Rs 3,499Google has launched the all-new Chromecast in India. Since the launch of the first Chromecast in 2013, today there are hundreds of compatible apps and...MediaTek brings new Helio P70 for mid-range devicesMediaTek has announced the Helio P70 system-on-chip (SoC) with an enhanced AI engine combined with CPU and GPU upgrades for more powerful AI processing. Helio...Facebook, Twitter do not find Chinese meddling in 2018 US electionsSocial media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have not detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 US elections, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed press...First-ever auction of AI-created artwork set for Christie's gavelChristie’s, the auction house that has sold paintings by Picasso and Monet at record prices, was poised on Tuesday to set another milestone with the...Tesla shares jump as Musk delivers quarterly profit, cashTesla Inc reported a net profit, positive cash flow and wider-than-expected margins for the latest quarter on Wednesday, delivering on Chief Executive Elon Musk’s promise...Apple, Samsung fined millions by Italy for 'planned obsolescence' of phonesItaly's competition authority on Wednesday said it was fining Apple and Samsung 10 and five million euros ($11.5 and $5.7 million) respectively for the so-called...Netflix backs Indian show after sexual misconduct probeNETFLIX Inc said it would stick with the team behind Indian hit show Sacred Games for a second season after an independent investigation into allegations...Apple plans to launch TV subscription service globallyApple Inc is planning to launch its upcoming TV subscription service in more than 100 countries, technology news website The Information reported on Tuesday, citing...Qualcomm’s new chip aims for AI, speed, photographyQualcomm Technologies introduced the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform this week. The Snapdragon 675 is said to offer an outstanding gaming experience and performance,...Apple's Cook set to back strong privacy laws in Europe, US at Brussels eventApple Chief Executive Tim Cook is expected to praise new European privacy rules and to voice the company’s support for strong laws in Europe and...LG Display swings to third-quarter profit on seasonal price boostSouth Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd posted a 76 per cent fall in third-quarter profit on Wednesday compared with a year earlier, after two-quarters of...Google News bug hogging mobile dataA new Google bug that is exhausting mobile data seems to be worrying a few too many users around the world. The bug seems to...Netflix plans to raise $2 billion to fund new contentNetflix said that it plans to raise about $2 billion in debt to fund original shows, acquire content and for possible acquisitions. The streaming giant...Uber, Ola drivers strike in India, demanding higher faresHundreds of drivers for ride-hailing giant Uber and its local rival Ola went on strike in the two biggest Indian cities, Delhi and Mumbai, on...Amazon.com, Qualcomm to put Alexa assistant in more headphonesMicrochip firm Qualcomm Inc is joining Amazon.com Inc to spread the use of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant in wireless headphones, the companies said on Monday.Under...Facebook shuts accounts of marketing group in Brazil electionFacebook Inc said on Monday it had removed 68 pages and 43 accounts associated with a Brazilian marketing group, Raposo Fernandes Associados (RFA), for violating...