Technology News

BGMI meets PUBG's fate; Indian govt takes on 'Chinese' apps again [details]

Google and Apple pulled popular battle royale game BGMI from their respective app stores following the Indian government's order.

Jul 29, 2022

Twitter-Musk court battle begins on Oct 17; high-profile trial to run for 5 days [details]

The US judge in the Twitter vs Elon Musk legal battle over cancellation of the $44 billion takeover deal has set October 17 as the beginning date of the high-profile trial.

Jul 29, 2022

Wearable Technology: New stamp-sized ultrasound stickers developed to monitor foetuses, tumours

A team of engineers in the US have developed a new ultrasound sticker -- a stamp-sized device that sticks to skin and can provide continuous ultrasound imaging of internal organs for 48 hours.

Jul 29, 2022

Apple saw new doubling of revenues in India in Q2: Tim Cook

Apple has seen a new doubling of its revenues in India in the April-June period, setting a new all-time record in the country particularly riding on its iPhone 13 series, the company's CEO Tim Cook has announced.

Jul 29, 2022

Paytm Mall users' data absolutely safe; source platform retracts breach claim [details]

Online platform haveibeenpwned.com, a website that allows internet users to check whether their personal data has been compromised, has retracted its data breach claim related to Paytm Mall.

Jul 29, 2022

Asia's richest woman loses more than half her fortune as China's property crisis escalates [details]

Yang Huiyan, Asia's wealthiest woman, has seen her wealth fall to $11 billion from nearly $24 billion this year as China's property crisis escalates, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the media reported.

Jul 28, 2022

Google brings Meet, Chat, video calls, Spaces together in Gmail

Google has revamped Gmails interface for every user that brings Meet, Chat, video calls and Spaces closer together as part of the overall experience.

Jul 28, 2022

US Senate passes historic $280 bn "CHIPS bill" to cut dependency on China, Taiwan

In a historic move to end dependency on China when it comes to semiconductors, manufacturing and other technologies, the US Senate has passed a $280 industrial policy bill.

Jul 28, 2022

Digital India: Rural India with 351 million users pips urban centres in Internet usage [details]

There are 692 million active Internet users in India, and much of the growth continues to be driven by rural India (351 million users with 37 per cent).

Jul 28, 2022

Facebook revenue drops for 1st time in its history; poor growth ahead [details]

Facebook has reported loss in revenue in the June quarter for the first time since going public in 2007, predicting that growth in the third quarter could fall even more.

Jul 28, 2022

Microsoft catches spyware group that used Windows bugs to target law firms, banks, other customers

Microsoft has caught an Austrian company selling spyware based on multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits to attack its customers."Customers are encouraged to expedite deployment of the July 2022 Microsoft security updates to protect their systems against exploits," the company advised.

Jul 28, 2022

Apple ropes in car maker Lamborghini executive to help boost EV programme

With an aim to boost its electric autonomous vehicle programme, tech giant Apple has onboarded a veteran Luigi Taraborrelli of car maker Lamborghini, media reports say.

Jul 28, 2022

Google Maps to bring back Street View for Indian users, begins with Bengaluru

With an aim to enhance user experience, Google Maps on Wednesday brought back 'Street View' experience to the country that will help people navigate and explore places more visually and accurately.

Jul 27, 2022

Single data breach now costs nearly Rs 17.5 cr in India, up 25% from 2020: Study

The estimated average cost of a data breach in India went up to an all-time high of Rs 17.5 crore in 2022 -- a 6.6 per cent increase from last year, a new study showed on Wednesday.

Jul 27, 2022

Flipkart, Pocket FM join hands to bring audiobook library [details]

Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Tuesday announced that it has collaborated with personalised audio streaming service Pocket FM to enable an extensive audiobook library.

Jul 26, 2022