The Indian government has asked Apple to provide information for 27 devices and 18 accounts in the January-June 2018 period, with the company providing data in most of the cases owing to an iTunes Gift Card fraud investigation. The number of government requests — in various formats such as subpoenas, … Read More
Google’s video chat app Duo has now been downloaded more than 1 billion times on Google Play. The company launched Duo in 2016 along with instant messaging app Allo with much fanfare. However, it discontinued Allo to focus on Android Messages application which also received an RCS-based Web feature recently. … Read More
Despite Amazon Alexa being more popular globally, Google Assistant has outperformed her — and other voice assistants like Apple Siri — in a test meant to understand the effectiveness of smart speakers. In the 2018 edition of “Smart Speaker IQ Test” by research-driven venture capital firm Loup Ventures, Google Assistant (tested … Read More
High satellite bandwidth charges are likely to play a spoiler in the uptake of in-flight mobile services in India as these would make the facility costlier by 30-50 times at Rs 700-1,000 for a two-hour journey, says an industry official. The chief technology officer of broadband technology firm Hughes India, … Read More
Dell India on Friday launched two new “Inspiron 5000” series laptops with Next-Gen Intel chips and Dell Cinema software for an immersive experience. The 14-inch Dell Inspiron 5480 laptop starts at Rs 36,990 while the 15-inch Dell Inspiron 5580 will begin from Rs 37,990, the company said in a statement, … Read More
With its spectrum deal virtually in a limbo, Reliance Communications on Thursday urged the telecom department to grant it the “long-awaited no-objection certificate” to comply with the Supreme Court order in “letter and spirit”. The statement came a day after senior officials of Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio met the … Read More
In contrast with the global smartphone market which is experiencing negative growth, feature phones have contributed to 23% of the total handset shipments in the third quarter this year, a new report has said. According to Counterpoint Research’s “Market Monitor service”, feature phone shipments grew for the fourth consecutive quarter. … Read More
Consumers in India who visit online stores with the intention of buying a smartphone consider Flipkart their first choice, according to research from the International Data Corp (IDC) released on Thursday. However, for premium smartphones — priced above Rs 30,000 — consumers prefer Amazon to buy a smartphone, showed the … Read More
Apple has made small changes to its software for iPhones to avoid a ban on their sales in China. A Chinese court had earlier banned the sale and import of most iPhone models after granting Qualcomm an injunction against Apple. Qualcomm claimed that Apple violated two of its patents. To … Read More
Facebook has once again reiterated that it never allowed its partners to access private messages without a user’s permission. In a new blog post, Facebook Vice President of Product Partnerships Ime Archibong said late on Wednesday that the social networking giant worked closely with four partners to integrate messaging capabilities … Read More
Spectra, the broadband service provider which was second in bringing gigabit service to users, is currently offering discount offer on annual broadband plans. As part of this offer, new users opting Spectra’s broadband service can avail up to 43% discount on yearly plans. For the unaware, Spectra currently has its … Read More
Telecom regulator Trai contended in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it cannot access information on phone tapping nor disclose such details as it could lead to prejudicially affecting the sovereignty and integrity of the country. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India told a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra … Read More
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