Technology News

Timex is putting fashion into fitness with its new band: Review

If you're planning to buy Timex's fashionable fitness tracker, here's a review of what makes it stand out and how it fairs against competition.

Nov 27, 2020

Nokia 2.4 launched 4,500mAh battery, dual cameras for Rs 10,399 [full details]

Nokia 2.4 will be available online on Nokia.com/phones from this Thursday and at retail outlets, Flipkart and Amazon starting December 4.

Nov 26, 2020

Who was FC Kohli; lesser known facts about father of Indian IT industry

FC Kohli had once revealed that he joined Tata after he saw his family sleeping on the floor instead of going back to MIT for his doctorate. Know more facts about father of India's IT industry.

Nov 26, 2020

Xiaomi turns flaw into feature; 5,000mAh ZMI power bank doubles as hand warmer

Xiaomi has launched a new device called ZMI Hand Warmer Power Bank that can charge your phone and even act as a hand warmer if it gets too cold in the winters. What do you think of it?

Nov 25, 2020

Twitter will start verifying accounts again; new guidelines to get blue badge [details]

Twitter is also seeking feedback from its users on the verification process and has laid out its proposed policy on how accounts will be verfiied and unverified starting early next year.

Nov 25, 2020

Spotify users targeted in fraud scheme; over 300K affected [details]

It is estimated that roughly 300,000 to 350,000 accounts were affected in the leak in which email addresses and login credentials - usernames and passwords - were exposed.

Nov 24, 2020

AliExpress among 43 Chinese apps banned in India; full list here

After a major crackdown on Chinese apps, the Indian government has further banned 43 new apps of China origin in the country. Check out the full list here and the reason behind the decision.

Nov 24, 2020

Snapchat users can earn $1 million a day using TikTok-rival Spotlight; here's how

To drive the users, the company will pay $1 million to most popular creators and their viral posts on the app everyday through the end of 2020.

Nov 23, 2020

AI-created people much-needed ammunition for social media trolls, propagandists [how to identify]

With such creations, there will come a time when it will become increasingly difficult to tell if an online person is real or merely a figment of computer's imagination.

Nov 23, 2020

WhiteHat Jr founder files ₹20cr defamation suit against critic; details

The lawsuit claimed that Pradeep Poonia recorded sessions of some WhiteHat Jr classes and asked questions that were not relevant to the course to "humiliate and harass" the teachers and then posted them online.

Nov 23, 2020

Twitter bug keeps ephemeral Fleets from disappearing after 24 hours; fix underway

The bug allowed a person to access and download a user's Fleets and the person whose Fleets were accessed would not even know of it.

Nov 22, 2020

Vivo's OriginOS borrows this cool feature from iOS; see what's new

OriginOS is the successor to FuntouchOS and features a complete design overhaul that prioritizes widgets, arranging them in a grid-like layout.

Nov 19, 2020

Meet Asha; robot nurse expresses emotions, speaks Kannada, evolves patient care

At the Bengaluru Tech Summit on Thursday, ARTPARK demonstrated the capabilities of a robot nurse Asha, which can be an extension of a human nurse in cases of COVID-19.

Nov 19, 2020

Xiaomi defies economic slowdown; sells 13 million devices during Diwali season

Of the 13 million devices sold during the festive season, Xiaomi said more than 9 million were smartphones.

Nov 19, 2020

BBMP takes property database online; DigiLocker now stores digital Khatas

The dormant procedure of maintaining property records is long overdue for an upgrade and the much-needed digitization of khatas will change that. Details here.

Nov 19, 2020