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Mozilla slams Facebook for banning accounts of third-party researchers

Firefox browser developer Mozilla has slammed Facebook for terminating the accounts of New York University researchers, saying that the claims made by the social network simply do not hold water

Saarc nations for technology use to fight climate crisis in fisheries

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries on Thursday pitched for adoption of technologies to reduce the impact of climate crisis on fisheries and acquaculture

Apple faces patent lawsuit in US over iPhone security tools: Report

A non-practicing entity has filed a case against Apple in the US, claiming certain iPhone security features like user passcodes and other unlock methods infringe on owned patents

Realme sold 100mn smartphones globally, plans another 100 mn by end of 2022

Smartphone brand realme on Thursday announced it has sold 100 million handsets globally, thus becoming the fastest global brand to ship these many devices in the history of smartphones

Facebook redesigns 'Settings' menu with simplified options for easy access

Facebook on Thursday announced that it has redesigned its Settings page to make it easier for users to find and change privacy and other settings with simplified options

Apple may be working on iOS feature to detect child abuse photos: Report

Apple is reportedly planning to announce photo identification tools that would identify child abuse images in iOS photo libraries, the media reported

Google's 'anti-competition' practice under scanner in South Korea

South Korea's antitrust regulator said in Thursday it will hold its final review of whether Google LLC abused its market dominance in the mobile operating system and app markets.

Motorola Edge S Pro launch on Thursday: Check specifications and features

The all-new Edge S Pro is an upgraded version of the original Edge S model

WhatsApp launches 'View Once' that deletes photos, videos once seen

WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature called 'View Once, that deletes photos and videos from the chat after they have been opened, giving users even more control over their privacy.

Samsung slips to 2nd spot in European smartphone market in Q2

Samsung Electronics dropped to second place in the European smartphone market in the second quarter, a report showed on Wednesday, as Xiaomi rose to the top spot

Amazon Alexa to provide info on Covid-19 testing centres, vaccines in India

Amazon Alexa can now help users in India with Covid-19-related information, including details of nearest testing centres and vaccination points as well as answer queries about inoculation

Mumbai tops APAC data centre capacity addition in Q1, says Report

The financial capital saw the highest addition of data centre capacity in the entire Asia Pacific region in the quarter ending March 2021, says an industry report

Xiaomi launches RedmiBook Pro, RedmiBook e-learning edition laptop in India

The RedmiBook Pro is priced at Rs 49,999 and the e-learning edition starts at Rs 41,999. Both the laptops go on sale from August 6 on Mi online store, Mi Home, and Flipkart

Chinese hackers compromised 5 global telecom companies: Researchers

Hacking groups waged a campaign across Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021, exploited security vulnerabilities.

Google says its new Pixel phones feature processor designed in-house

New component will be Google's first system-on-a-chip--technology that integrates the device's key elements.

Creator India's first web portals in 1990s aims to take his tech co public

Netcore Cloud today serves over 5,000 clients in 18 countries, delivering 12 bn emails and tracking 100 bn events a month for world's top marketers. It is now planning an IPO in 15-18 months

Realme to start export of India-made smartphones to Nepal from Q3

Tech major Realme on Monday said it will begin exporting India-made smartphones to Nepal in the third quarter of 2021.

Jack Dorsey-run fintech platform Square to acquire Afterpay for $29 billion

Financial payments services firm Square, run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has announced to acquire Australian company Afterpay for $29 billion in an all-stock deal

China's Realme to export 'make in India' smartphones to Nepal from Q3 2021

Realme aims to be among the top 2 smartphone brands in the neighbouring country by 2022

Twitter brings algorithmic bias bounty challenge with prizes up to $3,500

The winning teams will receive cash prizes via HackerOne