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Britain To Curb Google And Facebook With Tougher Competition Rules
Britain will impose a new competition regime next year to prevent Google and Facebook using their dominance to push out smaller firms and disadvantage consumers.
Bitcoin Plummets To 10-day Low, Dragging Smaller Cryptocurrencies Down
Bitcoin plunged on Thursday to its lowest in 10 days, leading a selloff that extended to other smaller digital coins.
Google Hangouts Does Not Support Group Video Chats Anymore; Users Asked to Move to Meet
Those who still want to use group video chats in Hangouts will need to revert back to version 25.0.327050771 of the app.
Google Docs, Sheets and Slides for iOS Now Support Office Editing Mode
Google has said that the new update is available to both regular Google productivity tools users as well as to those users with Google Workspace plans.
Micromax In Note 1 Next Sale Will Be Held on 1 December: Prices, Specifications and Offers
The Micromax In Note 1 was sold out within minutes of the first sale going live on November 24.
Tooter Is a 'Swadeshi' Micro-Blogging Platform Created for Free Speech & Modelled After Twitter
The Terms of Service says Tooter will make the best efforts to ensure that all content moderation decisions and enforcement of terms of service "does not punish users for exercising they god-given right to speak freely."
Google Task Mate App That Lets Users Earn Money by Completing Tasks Is Now Being Tested in India
Google says that users will be paid in local currency for the tasks they complete on Task Mate. The app is currently in beta form, and only select users can access it at the moment.
Microsoft to Soon Bring Native Edge Browser for Apple M1-Powered Macs
Apple M1 Mac users can still use the Microsoft Edge browser that runs via the Rosetta 2 emulator. Microsoft is rolling out the Edge v87 across all channels.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra May Come With the 'Narrowest' Screen Bezels, CAD-Based Renders Leaked
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra will reportedly come with a penta rear camera setup that includes a 108-megapixel primary camera. The smartphone's development is yet to be confirmed by the South Korean company.
Facebook Says Indian Govt Asked for Data of 57,294 Accounts in the First Half of 2020
As per Facebook's transparency report, government requests for user data increased by 23 percent to 1,73,592 globally from 1,40,875 in the second half of 2019. The highest number of requests in January-June 2020 came from the US with 61,528 requests.
PUBG Mobile India Releasing Today For Android Phones? Unofficial Teaser Says Countdown Has Begun
"Countdown begins. Few hours to go," the teaser from PUBG Mobile India reads. The game is being launched for Android users initially.
Airtel Says 512Kbps Broadband Is Fast Enough For Video Calls And Streaming, But Data Doesn’t Agree
Airtel does not want the definition of home broadband to change to 2Mbps from 512Kbps. The minimum broadband speed requirements of popular apps such as Zoom and Netflix do not support this theory. We are sure many wired broadband users would disagree with...
Exclusive: Vietnam Threatens To Shut Down Facebook Over Censorship Requests - Source
Vietnam has threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it does not bow to government pressure to censor more local political content on its platform, a senior official at the U.S. social media giant told Reuters.
Chinese-American Raytheon Engineer Sentenced To Prison For Technology Exports
A ChineseAmerican electrical engineer who worked for Raytheon Missile and Defense was sentence on Wednesday to 38 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating U.S. export control law, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
OnePlus Unveils Education Benefits for College Students That Offer Rs 1,000 Off on All OnePlus Phones
OnePlus says currently enrolled college students and faculty members have to verify themselves with the company' partner Student Beans to receive a voucher that needs to be used at the time of check out.
Russian And North Korean State Sponsored Hackers Are Targeting COVID Vaccine Makers
Microsoft says attacks have been targeting researchers and hospitals in India, Canada, France, South Korea and the US. The attacks came from Strontium, Russian group also known as Fancy bear as well as two hacking groups based in North Korea called Zinc a...