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Apple iPhone sales fall in ChinaApple Inc iPhone sales in China fell 20 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, while sales for smartphones made by home-grown rival...Amazon eyes Wi-Fi startup EeroAmazon.com Inc said on Monday it has signed an agreement to buy Eero, a startup company that makes home routers, to help customers better connect...Reddit now a $3 billion companySocial media network Reddit Inc said on Monday it raised $300 million in its latest funding round, led by Tencent Holdings Ltd, giving it a...EUME massaging backpack review: Get a massage while commutingThe 'EUME massager backpack' as the name suggests is a backpack that has the insanely cool feature of having a massager built into its fabric....Microsoft wants you to really stop using Internet ExplorerWe all dread using Internet Explorer, but some businesses and organisations still use the good old browser because they can’t help it. Now Microsoft is...Google Chrome to support multimedia buttons on your keyboardWith the roll out of the Chrome 73, you will be finally able to make good use of the multimedia buttons on your keyboard.The Google...230 new emoji are coming to your devices this yearUnicode has announced a list of interesting new emoji which will make their debut on your devices in 2019. The list includes 59 new emoji...UBON launches wireless power bank PB-8015Announcing the latest addition to their wireless portfolio, UBON, a homegrown consumer electronics brand largely dealing in premium category headphones, speakers and other electronic accessories,...Portronics launches My Buddy Hexa portable laptop standPortronics, a provider of innovative and portable gadgets has added “My Buddy Hexa” to its existing range of laptop stands. The brand has provided most...Now access over 350 radio stations with Alexa in IndiaListening to music is one of the most popular features on Alexa. Users of Amazon Echo and other Alexa built-in devices love the convenience of...beyerdynamic announces Soul BYRD in-ear headsetWith a claim for its balanced sound, the Soul BYRD in-ear headset from beyerdynamic has been announced in India. It has an ultra-slim, ergonomic design...EU countries agree on copyright reformsThe European Union’s effort to rewrite two-decade old copyright rules to take into account online platforms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google moved a step forward...New laws to block Huawei from sensitive state projectsNew laws on foreign investment in the UK will block Chinese firm Huawei from sensitive UK tech projects, The Sun newspaper reported on Friday.Many are...Fortnite rival wins 10 million gamers in three daysA game developed by Electronics Arts Inc as a competitor to the wildly popular “Fortnite” has signed up 10 million players within three days of...The AORUS AD27QD was showcased at the Indian Gaming Show.GIGABYTE unveiled the world’s first tactical gaming monitor, AORUS AD27QD at the Indian Gaming Show. To bring a privilege gaming experience for gamers, AORUS showcases...Swiss exchange SIX to launch blockchainSwiss exchange SIX plans to launch its new SDX trading platform using blockchain technology to speed up trading in the second half of this year,...French Senate rejects tougher telecoms controls despite US Huawei warningThe French Senate rejected on Wednesday proposed legislation aimed at toughening checks on telecoms equipment, following a US warning about Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.The new...Apple passes Microsoft again to be the most valuable US companyApple won back its crown as the most valuable publicly listed US company on Wednesday, ending the session with a market capitalization above recent leaders...German ministers meet as US urges Huawei exclusionGerman ministers discussed how to safeguard security in future 5G mobile networks, government sources said, amid intense debate over whether to shut China’s Huawei Technologies...USB stick found in Leopard seal pooScientists in New Zealand say they have found a USB memory stick containing holiday photos inside a frozen slab of seal poo.The scat, valuable for...WOW! Check out the first supersonic jet to launch soonBoeing announced a partnership with Aerion, a Reno, Nev.-based company pioneering next-generation supersonic aircraft. As part of the agreement, Boeing made a significant investment in...US House Democrats want Apple to answer questions on FaceTime flawTwo key US House of Representatives Democrats on Tuesday asked Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook, to answer questions about a privacy flaw in Apple’s...Two new Google apps to benefit the deafThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by the year 2055, there will be 900 million people with hearing loss. Google believes in the power...Amazon grocery service slowly returns in India after e-commerce disruptionAmazon.com Inc’s grocery service is slowly returning on its India website after the online retail giant faced disruption from revised e-commerce curbs which kicked in...How Artificial Intelligence is contributing to the upliftment of rural India?Since the last decade, the world has seen an accelerated change in technology and digitisation. Around the last end of the century, it was very...Trends that will shape digital communications in 20192018 has been a momentous year. The National Telecom Policy became the National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP). Telecom Commission became the Digital Communications Commission. This...Synology expands its Cloud2 service offeringsSynology announced that it is broadening its popular Synology Cloud² (Synology C2) service, designed in-house and running on Synology’s own public cloud, into a fully...Google starts notifying users about Google+ shutdownGoogle has started notifying users about the shutdown of Google+ in the coming two months.Google+, the search giant’s failed attempt in the social networking space,...New e-commerce rules jolt Amazon.com in India as products vanishIndia’s revised e-commerce rules caused widespread disruption on Amazon’s India website when they kicked in on Friday, forcing the company to take down its key...Tesla begins sales of cheaper Model 3 car variantUS electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc said it will start taking orders in China on Friday for a lower-priced version of its Model 3 car,...SWIFT says helping bank rebuild network after cyber heistInternational payments network SWIFT said on Saturday it had signed an agreement with Bangladesh’s central bank to help it rebuild its infrastructure after hackers used...Technology as an enabler in the social sectorThere are hundreds of NGOs in India that are striving to make a measurable impact for the greater good. But running an NGO comes with...Tech lobby takes India to task over plans to police online contentAn Asian internet lobby group, whose members include Alphabet’s Google and Facebook, on Thursday criticised India’s plans to regulate social media content.The proposal drafted by...Apple fixes FaceTime privacy bugApple Inc said it has fixed a privacy flaw in its group video chat software and that it plans to improve how it handles reports...The case for regulating FacebookApple is now the de facto watchdog of Silicon Valley. That’s the conclusion from its decision this week to shut down the apps on its...Electric future: Will Formula 1 be on track?Just before the start of the 2018 season, Formula 1 chairman emeritus Bernie Ecclestone urged the sport’s commercial rights holder, Liberty Media, to make a...Huawei lawyer says CFO Meng a 'hostage'Huawei’s CFO “should not be a hostage” in Sino-US relations, her lawyer said on Tuesday, after the United States announced criminal charges against herself and...China's industry ministry says Huawei indictments are 'unfair, immoral'The US government’s indictments against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd are unfair and immoral, a spokesman for China’s industry and information technology ministry said on Tuesday.The...Potential global cyber attack could cause USD 85 billion -193 billion worth of damageA co-ordinated global cyber attack, spread through malicious email, could cause economic damages anywhere between USD 85 billion and USD 193 billion, a hypothetical scenario...DIGISOL launches layer 2 Gigabit dual stack intelligent switchesDIGISOL Systems Ltd debuts the next generation layer 2 gigabit intelligent switching series DG-GS4200 designed for carrier and MAN networks. These switches supports comprehensive QoS,...Daiwa announces 65-inch 4K Quantum Luminit Smart LED TVDaiwa announces its latest 65-inch 4K ultra HD Quantum Luminit Smart LED TV and with it, the brand claims it raises the viewing bar higher...PayPal shares fall as sales outlook misses Wall St expectationsPayPal Holdings Inc shares fell almost 4 per cent in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the online payments company forecast revenue for the current quarter...Duty payment procedure on mobile phones notifiedThe government on Tuesday issued new procedures for swift registration and prompt payment of leviable duty and taxes for mobile devices which international passengers bring...Apple reportedly working on Netflix for games-like serviceApple has been long-rumoured to be mulling a subscription service for original content. Adding to the speculations, a new report claims that the iPhone maker...Apple lowers some iPhone pricesApple Inc plans to cut the price of some of its flagship iPhones for only the second time in the device’s 12-year history, pegging its...Vivo V15 Pro leaked with pop-up selfie camera and triple rear camerasEarlier this month, Vivo announced the APEX 2019 concept phone and if the Chinese smartphone giant has its say, this is truly going to be...Apple services business growsApple Inc reported sharp growth in its services business on Tuesday and Chief Executive Tim Cook said trade tensions between the United States and China...Samsung announces Galaxy M smartphones in India to take on XiaomiSamsung India today launched Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M10 smartphones that have been designed ground up in the country for young millennials. Galaxy M series...Microsoft Office is now available on Mac App StoreApple has finally added Microsoft Office to the Mac App Store. The package will include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. Microsoft sells Office 365...Facebook lays out structure of content oversight boardFacebook Inc said on Monday an external board that is being formed for appealing decisions related to user content will be able to reverse the...