Technology News

UPI transactions cross record 6 billion in July [details]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the achievement of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions crossing 6 billion in July -- the highest ever since its launch six years back.

Aug 2, 2022

Technology: Sheryl Sandberg officially steps down as Meta COO

Meta chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg has finally moved on from the position after spending 14 years as the second most-important executive at the social network.

Aug 2, 2022

Oracle begins layoffs; Many employees in US, Europe, India face ouster

Oracle staff is reporting layoffs across LinkedIn, Twitter and thelayoff.com, and it can affect its workforce in the US, Europe and India in the coming months.

Aug 2, 2022

Twitter bans 43,140 India accounts in June compared to 46K in May for violating norms

Twitter, which is fighting a legal battle with the Indian government over content blocking orders, banned more than 43,140 accounts of Indian users in the month of June over violation of its guidelines, the microblogging platform said in its monthly compliance report on Tuesday.

Aug 2, 2022

Company responds to complaints over Nothing Phone(1) tech, delivery hitches

Nothing's first smartphone faced flak as some users saw a green tint on the display of their devices, while others say Flipkart and Nothing did not handle the delivery in a timely manner.

Aug 1, 2022

Some Google Pixel 6a users say any fingerprint can unlock it: Report

As the new Google Pixel 6a is now available more widely, some users have noticed that any fingerprint is able to unlock their new phones in a rather worrying security lapse by the tech giant.

Jul 31, 2022

Users complain about alleged display issue, delay of Nothing Phone (1) delivery

Amid the buzz of being one of the most desirable smartphones, Carl Pei-led consumer electronics brand Nothing's Phone (1) on Sunday again came under the radar as some of the Twitterati complained about the issues with the display along with delay in deliveries of the smartphone.

Jul 31, 2022

Music: Short-video leader TikTok now plans own music streaming service

After dominating the short-video format market and giving jitters to Meta (formerly Facebook), TikTok parent company ByteDance is now eyeing the music streaming market with launching 'TikTok Music' and threatening the global players like Spotify, Apple Must and the rest.

Jul 30, 2022

Amazon to shut down cloud storage service 'Drive' in 2023

Tech giant Amazon has announced that its "Drive" cloud storage service is shutting down at the end of 2023.

Jul 30, 2022

Twitter may soon allow posting images, videos, text - all in one tweet

Twitter has confirmed that it is testing a new feature that will allow users to post images, videos and GIFs in one multimedia tweet.

Jul 30, 2022

Now edit your long YouTube videos into Shorts with new creator tool [here's how]

With this new update, which is now rolling out across iOS and Android devices, users can now convert up to 60 seconds from their own existing long-form YouTube videos and turn them into Shorts.

Jul 29, 2022

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