b Call of Duty Mobile Season 6 Goes Live on Android and iOS: New Maps, Game Modes and More By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:15:21 +0530 The Call of Duty Season 6 is updated with version 1.0.12 is available on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Full Article
b Reliance Jio Deployed Multiple Measures to Help Mobile & JioFiber Users During COVID Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:21:20 +0530 The virtualization and network automation technologies ensured that the networks continued to work smoothly even though there was a significant increase in traffic due to everyone working from home. Full Article
b JioMeet Video Conferencing Service to be Officially Launched by Jio Platforms Soon By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:28:57 +0530 JioMeet can be used for both personal and enterprise purposes, and has apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and a plugin for Outlook. Full Article
b Jio & Facebook Getting JioMart on WhatsApp Pushes a Big Digital Shift For 1.3 Billion Indians By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:45:33 +0530 Reliance Jio says this investment would enable new opportunities for businesses of all sizes. There is special focus on small businesses across India, and there is expectation that the new digital ecosystems will reach out to as many as 1.3 billion Indians, including via WhatsApp. Full Article
b Jio Adds 24mn Users in First Three Months of 2020, Annual Profit Soars by 177% By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:16:47 +0530 Reliance Jio now has over 388 million subscribers on its network, and looks set to grow stronger with a new investment from Facebook. Full Article
b 5G Spectrum Price Suggested by Department of Telecom Too High: Finance Ministry Task Force By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:40:03 +0530 A finance ministry task force acknowledged stress in the telecom sector and said the SC judgement mandating companies to pay around Rs 1.35 lakh crore. Full Article
b Apple Services Business Hits All-Time Record to Soften The COVID Impact on The iPhone Sales By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 09:10:40 +0530 Services such as Apple Music, App Store, iCloud, Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ are raking in record revenues for the company. At the same time, products such as the AirPods, HomePod and accessories for the Apple Watch and the iPad Pro, to name a few, are also doing well. Full Article
b Intel 10th-Gen Desktop CPUs Are Here Headed by the Mighty 10-Core Core-9 10900K By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 11:04:23 +0530 Intel is pushing the boundaries once again with its new 10th-gen Comet Lake processor range for consumer desktops. Full Article
b Industry Dialogue: COVID Disruption is Proof That We Need to be Serious About 5G Networks in India By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 11:22:33 +0530 5G will help in easing out on the network congestion thereby improving user experience while streaming videos across platforms. It will also provide a smart data pipe for content; monetize broadcast spectrum and provide live streaming on-the-go sans data caps. Full Article
b Xiaomi Users, Beware: Your Data is Being Read by Chinese Servers By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 12:25:22 +0530 Cyber security researchers have found that a number of Xiaomi phones are regularly sending browsing history, app usage and music patterns to remote servers. Full Article
b PUBG Mobile ‘Mad Miramar’: Golden Mirado, Canted Sight, Scoped Winchester 94 and More By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:27:08 +0530 PUBG Mobile has officially confirmed some of the new changes that we can expect in the upcoming update that is arriving on May 7. Full Article
b With Coronavirus Tests Made Free For All, Websites Crash in Los Angeles As Thousands Register By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 12:43:43 +0530 One of the websites used to schedule appointments showed there were no slots available for people not showing any symptoms or those who are not "front-line workers". Full Article
b COVID-19 Impact: Global Smartphone Sales Plummet 13% in Q1 2020, Samsung Worst Hit By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 12:55:01 +0530 This is the first time since Q1 2014, that the smartphone market has fallen below 300 million units in a quarter. Full Article
b NASA Picks Three Contracts Including Elon Musk's SpaceX to Build New Lunar Landers By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 01:25:49 +0530 The lunar landers will carry the astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface and back again. Full Article
b Not Just Your Chats With Friends, WhatsApp Plays a Crucial Role For Businesses Amidst Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 02:51:50 +0530 WhatsApp Business has more than 1 million businesses active on the app, in India. They are relying on a bunch of tools that WhatsApp has made available to them, to stay in touch with current customers as well as potential customers. Full Article
b Qualcomm Predicts 30% Drop in Global Phone Sales in Q2 2020 Due to Covid-19 Crisis By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 03:03:20 +0530 Qualcomm also said that there was a decline of 21% in mobile phone sales between January and March this year. Full Article
b EventBot Malware Can Steal Banking Data from Your Android Phone: How to Stay Safe By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 03:39:16 +0530 The malware spreads through side-loaded apps and gains deep level access to Android phones to extract sensitive data about banking apps. Full Article
b TikTok is Looking for Fact Checking Partners by Awarding a Rs 35 Lakh Research Grant By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 04:52:11 +0530 According to a Twitter blog post, the grant will help understand the "misinformation ecosystem" on the Indian social media space. Full Article
b You Can Now Buy Non-Essential Items Online in These Districts: Full List Here By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 07:40:53 +0530 Sale of non-essential items will be resumed in offline stores as well, but only in standalone shops. Full Article
b Aarogya Setu App Compulsory for Public, Private Offices; Latter to Reopen with 33% Staff By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 08:22:45 +0530 The Aarogya Setu application developed by the government helps people to assess themselves on the risk of their catching the coronavirus infection. Full Article
b Covid-19 Effect: HUL Expects Technology Adoption in Offline Business Areas By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 11:31:07 +0530 HUL said that is also planning to serve its customers through any channels, be it format stores, Kirana stores or online. Full Article
b Mobile Phone Manufacturing Resumes as Economy Slowly Reopens, ICEA Lauds Govt for Move By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 12:20:10 +0530 The government, on Friday, issued a directive to ease restrictions on manufacturing and sale of handsets across the country as the lockdown was extended for two more weeks. Full Article
b Museums, Art Shows are Exhibiting Through Virtual Tours: Is This the New Future? By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 01:15:29 +0530 Museums, art exhibitions across the world are offering virtual tours to help people overcome the lockdown blues during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
b Battle Royale: Which of These Indian Video Conferencing Apps Would Win Govt Challenge? By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 01:39:57 +0530 Services such as EnableX, Troop Messenger, VacYa and Say Namaste are just a few of the startups looking to cash in on the lucrative expansion opportunity. Full Article
b A Company That Trades User Data Has Built Contact Tracing for Feature Phones By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 06:39:22 +0530 Aiisma is a company that specialises in dealing with user data, and may hence be well placed to highlight the aspect of privacy in contact tracing. Full Article
b A Robot Named 'Pepper' is Cheering Up Covid-19 Patients in Japan Quarantined in Hotels By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 07:39:58 +0530 Several hotels in the capital city of Tokyo are featuring robots to help lighten the coronavirus burden on doctors and nurses. Full Article
b Apple iPhone 12 Price May be Lesser Than iPhone 11 Even With 5G, Suggests Leak By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 08:10:41 +0530 All four models of the iPhone 12 series will have 5G support and the low-tier iPhone 12 model could be priced at $649. Full Article
b Gotta be Aliens! There is a Powerful Radio Signal Coming From Within Our Galaxy By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 09:49:39 +0530 The SGR 1935+2154, a dead star that is around 30,000 light-years away from earth, registered for the radio observatories around the world with a single and millisecond-long burst of incredibly bright radio waves. Full Article
b Your Next Dinner Date is a Battleground For Dineout, Zomato & Paytm’s Contactless Dining Push By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 10:58:10 +0530 There might be some over-enthusiastic implementations of contactless dining which may or not work as well as they should but remember that there will be a learning curve for everyone. But is it sustainable for everyone involved? And what about user privacy? Full Article
b Coronavirus Has Enabled the Telecom Sector to Contribute 35% GDP in India By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 12:41:21 +0530 The leading industry experts said that many of the patterns and trends that have emerged during the pandemic situation are going to stay and the telecom sector needs to get prepared for that. Full Article
b Indonesia's Largest E-commerce Platform Tokopedia Probes Alleged Data Leak of 91 Million Users By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 01:32:37 +0530 "We found that there had been an attempt to steal data from Tokopedia users," a spokesman for the company said in a statement late Saturday. Full Article
b Silver Lake Investment in Reliance Jio Platforms: Everything To Know About The Investment Firm By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 09:52:28 +0530 Silver Lake was launched in 1999 with the focus on investment in technology companies. You may probably not know this, but it was in May 2011 that Silver Lake led Skype’s owners to conclude a deal that saw tech giant Microsoft buy the now-incredibly-popular video calling app for $8.5 billion. Full Article
b Reliance Jio Platforms, With Facebook & Silver Lake Investments, is Leading India’s Digital Shift By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 10:04:38 +0530 The fact is, Jio has been able to make its mark so far by reaching out to pretty much every strata of the society, and not just those who would potentially return higher revenues per user. The Jio mobile data pricing is the biggest example, which has completely changed the way the telecom industry operates. Full Article
b Reliance Jio Platforms And The Investment by Silver Lake: What This Means For You By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 10:28:34 +0530 Jio’s vision is to enable a Digital India for 1.3 billion people and businesses throughout India, especially small merchants, micro-businesses and farmers. Full Article
b PUBG Mobile 0.18.0 Update to Arrive on May 7: Here's Everything We Know So Far By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 01:24:20 +0530 PUBG Mobile update 0.18.0 is going to drop this week and here is a lowdown of everything that you can expect from the popular mobile game. Full Article
b Hackers Break Into Android Substitute LineageOS Via Unpatched Vulnerability By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:45:08 +0530 LineageOS Signing Keys, Builds, and Source Code were unaffected despite the attack, the company said. Full Article
b Amazon, Flipkart Begin Selling Non-Essential Items: Here Are All The Details By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:13:45 +0530 According to a notice on Amazon India’s website, non-essential products will be available for ordering in only select locations and deliveries may take longer than usual. Full Article
b Samsung India Announces 15% Cashback Offer, No-Cost EMI on TVs and Digitial Appliances By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 03:52:09 +0530 The offer applies to all Samsung consumer electronics products. Full Article
b OnePlus 8 Pro Users Are Reportedly Facing 'Crushed Black' and 'Green Tint' Display Issues By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 05:36:16 +0530 According to some OnePlus users, while the company recently rolled out updates to fix the issue, the problem continues to persist. Full Article
b New Phones That You Will be Able to Buy Soon By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:12:21 +0530 The lockdown has meant phones were not on sale, either on online platforms including Amazon and Flipkart, and also at brick-and-mortar stores. Full Article
b Apple MacBook 13 Gets Magic Keyboard, Faster Performance, More Storage & it is Goodbye, Butterfly By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:55:52 +0530 It is interesting to note how Apple has swiftly phased out the butterfly keyboards from its MacBook lineup. Full Article
b Why So Sneaky Xiaomi: Preloaded Apps, Ads, Browser Breaches and More By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 07:34:09 +0530 Xiaomi's MIUI interface is flawed with a variety of issues that the company needs to get serious about. Full Article
b Intel to Acquire Urban Transit Startup App Moovit for $1 Billion By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 07:53:07 +0530 Following the acquisition, Moovit could become part of Intel's Israeli automotive hub, which is anchored by the autonomous driving company Mobileye. Full Article
b Microsoft is Changing Track With Windows 10X, And It May be Available For Your Laptop Soon By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:17:58 +0530 That being said, Microsoft doesn’t give an exact timeline on when Windows 10X arrives on laptops, existing and new ones shipped by OEMs. Full Article
b Apple & Google Confirm Location Tracking to be Banned in COVID Contact Tracing Apps By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:28:57 +0530 Apple and Google said privacy and preventing governments from using the system to compile data on citizens was the primary goal Full Article
b You May be Fined for Stepping Out Without Aarogya Setu App in Noida, Greater Noida By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 11:12:26 +0530 The government has also effectively banned any kind of public gatherings in the NCR areas, at least until further notice. Full Article
b Xiaomi's Data Collection Antics Raise Serious Questions About Consumer Trust By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 12:31:48 +0530 This opens up the need for closer inspection of exactly what Xiaomi's host of pre-installed apps do. Full Article
b Facebook Rolls Out New Features Under COVID-19 Community Help Hub: All The Details Here By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 01:25:50 +0530 Facebook users will now be able to help local businesses, raise funds, and find local opportunities through the Covid-19 community hub. Full Article
b The OnePlus 8 Pro’s Features and Pricing Makes It the Best Smartphone Of 2020 By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 01:33:27 +0530 The OnePlus 8 Pro has two models with the base version priced at just INR 54,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128 GB storage model with options of Onyx Black and Glacial Green to choose from. Full Article
b Zomato Wants to Take Over Your Office Cafeteria While Swiggy Wants to be Your Personal Concierge By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 01:50:14 +0530 The restaurant aggregator and food delivery apps are really growing up. But does that mean existing businesses will be impacted, because they'll have their jobs replaced by Zomato and Swiggy? Full Article