US-based Amazon is bringing in a new Alexa Privacy Hub that will allow users to delete recordings on all Alexa-enabled devices using a simple voice command as it looks to allay concerns around privacy. Currently, a user has to go to the app to delete Alexa recordings one by one, … Read More
Working to ensure that the 5G wave touches low-cost handsets, Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek on Wednesday introduced its 7nm 5G system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power the first wave of 5G smartphones at Computex 2019 in Taiwan. The integrated 5G chipset, with the MediaTek Helio M70 5G modem built in, … Read More
Tech giant Apple is set to unveil a slew of features and tools — from software to hardware along with major updates — on its iOS and macOS ecosystem. While iOS 13 is a certainty, Apple could also refresh its Mac Pro and announce interoperability between iOS and macOS at … Read More
Chinese handset maker OPPO on Tuesday launched its OPPO Reno 10x Zoom and OPPO Reno smartphones in India for Rs 39,990 and Rs 32,990, respectively. The Reno 10x Zoom 8GB RAM+256 GB storage variant costs Rs 49,990. The devices will be available for purchase on Flipkart starting June 7. “Reno … Read More
Amid the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, US-based chip-maker Qualcomm and Chinese computer-maker Lenovo has teamed up to introduce the first 5G laptop, powered by Snapdragon. Code-named “Project Limitless”, the 5G-enabled PC would be “the world’s first 7nm platform purpose-built for PCs that offers 5G connectivity”, TechCrunch … Read More
Reliance Communications (RCom), which is facing insolvency proceedings, Monday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 7,767 crore in the fourth quarter of 2018-19. The company had reported a net loss of Rs 19,776 crore in the corresponding period of 2017-18. Total income rose to Rs 1,089 crore during the … Read More
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel is learnt to have submitted a bank guarantee of Rs 644 crore in telecom tribunal TDSAT to complete the merger of Tata Teleservices‘ consumer business with the company. The TDSAT on May 2 granted a partial stay on a Rs 8,300-crore demand raised by the telecom … Read More
India witnessed a dip in mobile speeds in April 2019 with its rank remaining at 68th position in fixed broadband speeds globally and has decreased in ranking to 121 in mobile speeds, Ookla, the company behind Speedtest, said on Monday in updates to its Speedtest Global Index for April 2019. … Read More
This year’s iPhone models could feature full-screen touch ID among several changes, media reports said. The trio of high-end 2019 iPhone models would, however, have relatively few design changes, beyond additional rear camera lenses, with production set to ramp up in the typical July-August time-frame. Along with the addition of … Read More
In yet another attempt to keep its long-video supporting IGTV feature afloat, Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram has added support for videos shot in landscape mode. “We’ve heard from creators who want to upload landscape videos for IGTV. Similarly, we’ve heard from viewers who come across landscape videos in IGTV but … Read More
Facebook has removed more than three billion fake accounts in the October 2018-March 2019 period, saying that about 5% of its monthly active users were fake. Facebook disabled 1.2 billion accounts in Q4 2018 and 2.19 billion in Q1 2019. “For fake accounts, the number of accounts we took action … Read More
Huawei on Thursday said it is focusing on customer research and localisation of offerings to provide the “best ever” user experience on mobile devices, across markets. Huawei’s R&D investment last year surpassed $12 billion dollars, ranking fifth globally in the 2018 EU Industrial R&D investment scoreboard. Huawei’s legacy in R&D … Read More
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