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OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei launches new consumer technology brand Nothing

OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei on Wednesday launched a new London-based consumer technology company called "Nothing" that will release its first smart devices in the first half of this year.

India's smartphone shipments hit 150 million units in 2020: Report

India's smartphone shipments declined by a modest 4% year-on-year to reach over 150 million units in 2020, according to a new report on Wednesday

Google Maps improves discoverability in several Indian languages

Google Maps said it has incorporated an ensemble of learning models that automatically transliterate the names of points of interest (POIs) to 10 prominent local languages

Samsung to launch entry-level Galaxy M02 for less than Rs 7,000 next week

Samsung is set to launch another affordable smartphone billed as Galaxy M02 and priced under Rs 7,000 next week

Twitter suspends 300 accounts after farmers' tractor rally went violent

Twitter on Wednesday said it suspended more than 300 accounts engaged in spam and platform manipulation as the farmers' tractor rally went violent in the national capital on the 72nd Republic Day.

TikTok's parent firm ByteDance decides to cut jobs in India amid ban on app

India has decided to retain its ban on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after reviewing responses from the companies on issues such as compliance and privacy

Apple launches limited edition 'Black Unity Collection' Apple Watch

Apple has launched a limited-edition Watch for the 'Black History Month, with a unique band and a new face.

Quick reviews: Wings Vibe, Noise Vibe 5W, ZEB-Sound Bomb Q Pro, Mivi Roam 2

Here is a quick review of affordable true wireless earbuds and speakers from Wings Lifestyle, Noise, Zebronics, and Mivi

YouTube paid $30 bn to creators, artists in last 3 years: CEO Wojcicki

YouTube has paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and media companies in the last three years, according to CEO Susan Wojcicki

Apple iOS 14.4 fixes 3 bugs affecting security of iPhones and iPads

Apple has released iOS 14.4, the fourth major update to the iOS 14 operating system, that fixes three bugs affecting iPhones and iPads that "may have been actively exploited," by the hackers.

YouTube extends suspension of Donald Trump's channel indefinitely

US online video sharing service YouTube extended its suspension of ex-President Donald Trump's channel indefinitely, Politico reported.

Twitter makes full tweet archive free for academic researchers

Twitter has allowed third-party academic researchers free access to the full history of public conversation via the full-archive search endpoint

Microsoft surpasses $5bn in gaming revenue for the first time: Nadella

Microsoft has surpassed $5 billion in gaming revenue for the first time in the quarter that ended on December 31, CEO Satya Nadella has revealed.

This serial entrepreneur uses a B2B model to recycle truckloads of trash

Abhay Deshpande's firm Recykal currently collects over 10,000 tonnes of garbage a month from schools, colleges and commercial set-ups, and plans to take it to 100,000 tonnes soon.

IIT Guwahati scientists use nature's techniques to harvest water from air

The team has developed novel materials inspired by plants such as lotus and nepenthes, and insects such as the beetle to design a water-harvesting technique from air

Akshay Kumar launches PUBG rival multi-player mobile action game FAU-G

On the occasion of Republic Day, Akshay Kumar launched the mobile action game 'Fearless and United Guards (FAU-G).

Sony to launch 'Compact' Xperia to challenge iPhone 12 mini: Report

Sony is reportedly planning to launch a member of the premium 'Compact' line of phones in 2021 with a 5.5-inch Xperia model to compete with the iPhone 12 mini.

Alexa can now act on its hunches to automatically do tasks for you

Amazon has rolled out a new feature called "hunches" that allows Alexa to proactively complete tasks around the house, such as turning off lights, based on your habits and frequent requests.

Grindr faces $11.7 million fine in Norway for breach of data privacy

Norway's Data Protection Authority said it plans to fine dating app Grindr $11.7 million for what the regulator said was illegal disclosure of user data to advertising firms

Facebook to let researchers access election ad data from Feb 1

Facebook will let researchers access the targeting information for more than 1.3 million social issue, electoral and political ads through the Facebook Open Research and Transparency platform