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iPhone 12 mini review: Apple's compact smartphone punches above its weight

The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a no-compromise premium smartphone, which is small in size but not on performance

Apple iPhone 13 series to come with LiDAR sensors: Report

The report claims that unlike the iPhone 12 series, all the phones in the iPhone 13 series are expected to be equipped with LiDAR sensors

Microsoft announces 'together mode' viewing option for Skype: Report

'Together mode' is a viewing option that makes it appear as if all meeting participants are located in the same physically shared space instead of via a traditional grid view.

Restructuring of networks amid pandemic made India vulnerable to ransomware

This was due to the sudden rush to provide remote access to employees by restructuring network and security systems during the lockdown, a report says

Over 5% more malicious files detected every day in 2020: Kaspersky

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky's detection systems discovered an average 360,000 new malicious files daily in the past 12 months, 5.2 per cent more than in the same period last year

Apple to focus on cementing its position in mid-premium range phones

Apple will focus on cementing its position further in 2021 with wooing mid-premium range consumers in the price-conscious smartphone market, leading industry experts said

Spotify set to launch streaming service in South Korea in 2021

Global streaming giant Spotify is planning to launch a music streaming service in South Korea, home to the booming K-pop industry, in the first half of 2021

Facebook fixes bug that exposed Instagram users' personal information

A bug during a Facebook test recently exposed the personal information like email addresses and birthdays of Instagram users, the media reported

Google blames Gmail, YouTube outage on error in user indentification system

On Tuesday, Google's Gmail service had another disruption. The company attributed this to an issue with data migration

Google to shut down its light-weight IoT version of android early next year

Google has announced that Android Things will shut down early next year.

Vivo, ZEISS form global partnership to promote, develop mobile imaging

Chinese handset maker Vivo on Thursday said it has formed a long-term strategic partnership with optical solutions firm Zeiss to jointly promote and develop innovations in mobile imaging technology.

Amazfit announces GTS 2 for Rs 12,999, to go on sale from December 21

Amazfit GTS 2 features a 1.65-inch AMOLED screen with 341ppi pixel HD resolution, and is equipped with a 246mAh battery that offers up to 7 days of typical use

Google says Australian law on paying for news is unworkable and biased

A Google executive said on Friday that a proposed Australian law to make digital platforms pay for news was unworkable and its proposed arbitration model was biased toward media businesses.

Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems from SolarWinds

Microsoft also had its own products leveraged to attack victims, said people familiar with the matter

Twitter to launch new verification process for blue badge from January 20

Twitter India on Friday said it will begin automatically removing the verified badge from inactive and incomplete accounts

Google hit with third lawsuit as US states sue over search dominance

The complaint filed on Thursday focuses on Google's search business and search advertising, as well as what they said was an effort by Google to use special agreements to also dominate newer techs

Texas suing Google over alleged anti-competitive ad tech practices

In a tweet on Wednesday, Texas Attorney General said his suit centres on the lucrative market for digital ads, where Google obtains most of its revenue

India plays an important role in hunt for talent in digital age: Amazon CTO

Vogels says India has tremendous engineers, innovators and a great entrepreneurial spirit.

8 predictions by Amazon CTO on how tech will change our lives next year

Though predictions are always tough, Vogels sticks his neck out and makes eight predictions on how technology will continue to change our lives in the coming year

India's smartphone market up 42% in Oct with shipment of 21 mn units: IDC

This was driven by multiple online sale events