Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Facebook Made All The Right Moves at F8, But Then Announced The Creepy Facebook Dating Secret Crush

What really is the point of telling Facebook who you have a crush on or who you would want to date?

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Facebook Made All The Right Moves at F8, But Then Announced The Creepy Secret Crush

What really is the point of telling Facebook who you have a crush on or who you would want to date?

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Samsung Galaxy A70 Going on Sale Today: Price, Features, Specifications and More

The Samsung Galaxy A70 can be purchased from Flipkart, while the Samsung online shop, the Samsung Opera House, and retail stores will start selling later today.

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International Space Station Hit by Major Power Shortage, Delays SpaceX Supply Run

SpaceX was supposed to launch a shipment Wednesday. But an old power-switching unit malfunctioned at the space station Monday and knocked two power channels offline.

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Facebook F8: Focus on Privacy as Facebook, Messenger And Instagram Aim For New Horizons

Facebook will focus on Groups, Messenger is getting a facelift and Instagram wants to be a serious shopping platform.

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Facebook F8: Oculus Quest, Rift S VR Headsets to Launch on May 21 for $399

The company unveiled its plans for the Oculus Quest last fall without disclosing when the $399 headset would be available.

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OnePlus 7 Series Launch Will Unveil Cutting-Edge Smartphones Inspired By the Extraordinary

For the first time in the history of the brand, OnePlus has invited the public to the launch of its device set to shape the future of smartphones.

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Apple Insists Apple TV+ Will Co-Exist With Netflix as Users Will Subscribe to Multiple Services

Apple is entering a crowded field, including Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ $6.99 per month service which launching this fall.

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Apple Q2 2019 Results: Drop in iPhone Sales, but Services, iPad and Wearables Going Strong

Apple still posted a profit of $11.6 billion during its latest quarter, though that was down 16% compared to last year.

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Facebook Unveils a Design Overhaul as a Part of Pivot to Private Messaging

The new design showcases Facebook's messaging app, online marketplace and video-on-demand site, while giving greater prominence to the popular photo-driven Stories feature.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Midway, Social Media Still Fighting Fake News: Experts

The great Indian election season has hit midway - with three phases of voting now over and four more to go.

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Facebook Says Poor Ecosystem Holding Back Indian Women Entrepreneurs

A lack of networks and accessible technological infrastructure are holding entrepreneurs back in their tracks, a top Facebook official has said.

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Plan to secure internet of things with new law

The internet of things, from toys to web cameras, should be more secure, the proposed legislation says.

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Facebook boss reveals changes in response to criticism

Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook at a speech in San Francisco

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Vodafone Had Discovered Security Flaws in Huawei-Supplied Equipment Back in 2011

Long before Huawei's notorious reputation was revealed, Vodafone has disclosed discovery and resolution of security threats in Huawei-made equipment in 2011 and 2012.

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Amazon India Shows Robust Growth as Export Sales Hit $1 Billion

Amazon's Indian merchants are already shipping over 140 million products, and are expected to cumulatively hit $5 billion annual product sales within four years.

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Apple's 5G Modem Head, Ruben Caballero, Quits Company

After Apple reportedly hired Intel's 5G modem head, Umashankar Thyagarajan, it may have been expected that there would have been some shake-up in the company's hierarchy.

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Facebook Announces Grant for Independent Research on Social Media's Impact on Democracy

The independent research project will scrutinise the role of technology platforms in the spreading of misinformation and privacy-related compromises.

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Wynk Tube Music Streaming App Launched by Airtel in 12 Indian Languages

With Wynk Tube, users can even play videos of some of the 40 lakh audio tracks that are part of the platform right now.

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One of YouTube's Fastest Growing Markets is India: Google CEO Sundar Pichai

The information was revealed as part of Google's earnings call, when Pichai revealed that despite a reduced topline, YouTube is seeing strong growth in specific markets such as India.

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Google to Bet Big on 5G, Foldable Phones and More as Smartphone Sales Decline

Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated excitement behind upcoming technologies, even as the company prepares to launch smaller, less expensive Pixel phones in a week.

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Family-friendly robot company Anki set to close

Anki, the company behind Cozmo and Vector, is facing financial difficulties.

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Twitter Account of J&K Governor, Satya Pal Malik, Hacked

The Jammu & Kashmir Raj Bhavan has since announced that it has lodged a complaint against the miscreants behind this deed.

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Sri Lanka Lifts Social Media Ban: Was it Even Needed in the First Place?

The government's intentions were on point, but for a tech savvy nation as Sri Lanka, bypassing an IP ban is hardly a big hurdle.

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Drone owners to be charged annual fee under new proposals

Every drone and model aircraft owner could be charged £16.50 a year under plans by the regulator.

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Realme 1st Anniversary Sale to offer discounts, and a Royal Enfield Bullet, between May 2 and 4

The Realme sale will offer most of its smartphones and accessories on discount barring the newly announced Realme 3 Pro, and the motorbike is reserved for a lucky draw at its offline stores.

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Samsung unveils TV that can switch to vertical mode

The TV can pivot from a horizontal to a vertical position, to better display smartphone content.

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Facebook F8 Developer Conference Starts Today: How to Watch Zuckerberg Keynote Live

Facebook F8 developers conference is set to kick off in a few hours. Here’s how you can watch the live stream for Zuckerberg's keynote.

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TikTok Finally Available Again From App Store, Google Play in India

The TikTok app is back on the Indian app stores soon after Madras HC lifted ban on the popular social media app last week.

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Scientists in Chile Claim to Discover Oldest Human Footprint Ever in Americas

The discovery of this 15,000-year-old footprint questions the previously calculated history of human migration to America.

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Music royalties reach record high but songwriters 'on minimum wage'

But there are claims that "a lot of songwriters are making less than minimum wage".

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When will you next buy a mobile phone?

Mobile phone sales worldwide are declining but is our love affair with them over?

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Vodafone found Huawei security flaws in Italy in 2009

Vulnerabilities in Italy could have given the Chinese firm access to people's home networks.

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ISRO launch of RISAT-2BR1 radar imaging satellite to happen by end-May 2019

The launch will mark an important point for India's satellite arsenal, and will be done on one of ISRO's PSLV rockets.

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TalkTalk service at bottom of Ofcom poll for third year running

It's the third year in a row that the broadband provider has come bottom of Ofcom's customer survey.

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Apple iPad Mini (2019) Review: An iPad That Has no Competition, Except From Your Smartphone

If you are convinced that an iPad Mini will be able to do something that your large screen smartphone can’t, such as the Apple Pencil flexibility, this is waiting for adoption.

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Sri Lanka Lifts Social Media Ban, Imposed After Easter Sunday Bombings

Sri Lankan President Maithri.pala Sirisena on Tuesday revoked the government's ban on social media us.

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Huawei: US official warns 'no safe level' of involvement with tech giant

Intelligence sharing will be at risk if countries use the firm to build 5G networks, official says.

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Nike ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT% is Nothing Short of Technology Sorcery

As things stand, no other shoe companies are able to catch up with Nike’s technological prowess.

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Climate change: Electric car target 'needs to be sooner'

The government's plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too tame, its advisers will say.

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Monday, April 29, 2019

Facebook Joins Research on Social Media Impact on Elections

Facebook began the research initiative last year after revelations of foreign influence campaigns on the 2016 US election and the Brexit vote in Britain.

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Cricket Fans Would Love The Live Scores Widget on Microsoft Launcher For Android

The widget can also support the scores of multiple matches being played simultaneously.

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How Much do You Pay For a Multi TV Subscription From Tata Sky, Dish TV, Airtel Digital TV and D2H?

At present, the NCF is calculated at Rs 130 plus taxes for the first 100 channels that you select, and then an additional Rs 20 for every 25 channels you add to your subscription.

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NASA Believes an Asteroid Could Crash Into Earth in Your Lifetime

If you are terrified about the prospect of a rock crashing into earth anytime soon, there is a website that lets you track these movements.

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Realme Aims to Sell 15 Million Phones in India This Year; Locks in on a Tough Battle With Xiaomi

The company is also targeting 50 pop-up and six exclusive stores this year.

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Amazon Pay Lets You Make Instant P2P Money Transfers Using UPI, But Only if You Are on Android

Amazon says that all P2P payments are secured through multi factor authentication, including the customer’s phone, SIM card details, and unique UPI PIN.

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How tech is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together

Young people on either side of a decades-old conflict seldom meet, but tech is building bridges.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2vrILxN

Google owner Alphabet misses sales forecasts

Shares in the internet giant tumble nearly 7% after its sales growth falls short of forecasts.

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Minecraft player loses five-year-long game

Phil Watson is "killed" by a zombie baby and a spider.

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Apple, Intel, Qualcomm: Decluttering the 5G Modem Circus

Prior to solving its long-standing legal dispute with Qualcomm, Apple was in prolonged discussion with Intel over its 5G modem business. Here’s where the situation stands now.

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Helo Eyes 3x Expansion in 2019 as User Base Hits 40 Million: Report

The Bytedance-owned social media platform hit this milestone at meteoric growth pace, even as it removed 160,000 accounts and 5 million posts that violated community guidelines.

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Social Media Fuels Eating Disorder in Children, Warns British Cabinet Minister

Britain's education secretary Damian Hinds has raised alarm against the unrealistic expectations of physical perfection that platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat are enforcing on teenagers.

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UK Non-Profit 'Samaritans' to Help Social Media Giants Tackle Suicide, Self-Harm Issues

The project is backed by the UK government, and will cater to supporting anyone that are struggling to cope, or feeling mentally exhausted.

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You Can Now Transfer Money to Friends Using Amazon Pay via UPI

The new feature takes Amazon Pay another step closer to being an all-inclusive digital wallet, which can already used for paying bills, ordering food, etc.

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Spotify Hits 100 Million Paid Subscribers, Numbers Grow Despite Local Licensing Troubles

Ever since Spotify has launched in India, it has been ravaged with licensing troubles, although this does not seem to have slowed down the music giant's growth.

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Germany Bids to Join Privatisation of the Space Race

New German legislation pertaining to space operations aim to reduce liabilities in case of accidents, while providing incentives for new projects and experiments.

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Inside VR Star, Nanchang's Virtual Reality Base That Aims to Finally Make VR Mainstream

Nanchang, a relatively unknown province in China, is looking to take virtual reality mainstream with multiple features, rides and companies being incubated by them.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Midway, Social Media Still Fighting Fake News: Experts

The great Indian election season has hit midway - with three phases of voting now over and four more to go.

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WhatsApp Cricket Stickers Launched to Celebrate IPL 2019

WhatsApp for iPhone will also get the Cricket Stickers pack in the coming future.

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Facebook Says Poor Ecosystem Holding Back Indian Women Entrepreneurs

A lack of networks and accessible technological infrastructure are holding entrepreneurs back in their tracks, a top Facebook official has said.

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Apple defends removing parental control apps

Apple says some parental control apps were removed from the App Store because of security concerns.

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Apple Has a Solid Reason For Cracking Down on Third Party Screen Time Apps - Your Privacy

While Mobile Device Management is used by enterprises on the devices they own to better control the devices on the network, it is a violation of the App Store policies for consumer apps to install MDM on a consumer’s device.

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Jio Effect: Airtel Now Has Rs 48 and Rs 98 Recharge Plans With 28 Days Validity

The Rs 48 plan bundles 3GB of data while the Rs 98 plan has 6GB of data and 10 free daily SMS bundled.

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Fraudster poses as actor online to dupe woman

Police warn online fraud is an "epidemic" after a woman is scammed by a man posing as Jason Statham.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2UMIX51

OnePlus 7 Pro OLED Display Gets Highest Rating by DisplayMate: What Does This Mean

Last month, DisplayMate had awarded the A+ rating to the OLED display on the Samsung Galaxy S10+, including the highest score in colour accuracy.

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Realme 3 Pro 'Surprise' Sale at 4PM Today after First Batch Sells Out in Minutes

The Realme 3 Pro was initially expected to have only one sale at 12PM today, which the company claimed was sold out in minutes.

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Rape victims among those to be asked to hand phones to police

Prosecutions may not go ahead if police are not given access to emails, messages and photographs.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2GOr7dT

Beijing defends Huawei amid row over role in UK's 5G network

The UK should make "independent" decisions about whether to work with the tech firm, China's ambassador says.

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F1 2019 Game Will Let You Relive The Intense Rivalry of Ayrton Senna And Alain Prost

This will also be the first ever F1 game to arrive so early in the season.

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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Tata Sky Removes Lock-in Period For Channel Packs; You Can Modify Subscription Daily

This latest update comes just days after Tata Sky made changes to the pricing structure for channel packs.

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Lok Sabha Elections: Facebook, WhatsApp And Twitter Continue to Fight Fake News

Social media platforms, however, say they are proactively disabling bots and fake accounts being used for political interference in India.

from Top Tech News- News18.com http://bit.ly/2GPuMIt

This Video Game Has brought Chernobyl Back to Life in The Virtual World

While the game takes its theme from the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in northern Ukraine, which marked its 33rd anniversary on Friday, it was also inspired by the 2009 science fiction film “Avatar”.

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Manchester City Can Thank VAR Technology For Staying on Course For Premier League Title Push

The distance the ball travelled over the line? Less than 3 centimeters.

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Lok Sabha Elections Are Well Underway, But Social Media is Still Fighting Fake News

Social media platforms, however, say they are proactively disabling bots and fake accounts being used for political interference in India.

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Fraud on Social Media Platforms Including WhatsApp Increased Significantly in 2018: Report

Cyber criminals are increasingly relying on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media and messaging platforms.

from Top Tech News- News18.com http://bit.ly/2PzIh1K

Facebook Graveyard: Dead Users May Outnumber the Living by 2070

Study claims accounts of dead people on Facebook might surpass the number of accounts of those who are alive, in the coming 50 years.

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Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Not Happy With India’s Data Localisation Demands

In a conversation with historian and author Yuval Noah Harari on Friday, Zuckerberg said the motives and intents behind storing data locally matter the most.

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Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX531 Review: Proof That Gaming Notebooks no Longer Need to be Bulky

The Asus ROG Zephyrus S is a dream come true for someone looking for a powerful gaming notebook that is easy to lug around.

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As Lok Sabha Election Polls Reach Midway, Social Media Still Struggling to Combat Fake News

There are cases where people who joined Facebook renamed their Pages, Groups and accounts later, only to use it for spreading their political agenda in the election season.

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Saturday, April 27, 2019

Weekly Tech Recap: Realme 3 Pro Launch, TikTok Ban Lifted, Redmi Y3 and More

A round-up of all the big stories from the world of technology during the week.

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