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United Kingdom to hit Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules

UK government on Friday said it will set up an antitrust unit to introduce and enforce a new code to govern the behaviour of platforms that currently dominate the market, such as Google and Facebook.

Amazon's popular cloud service AWS back up after widespread outage

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it had identified the cause of the outage and taken action to prevent a recurrence

Realme Black Friday sale announced: Check discounts, bank offers, and more

In the Black Friday sale, Realme is offering discounts on wide range of products, including smartphones, audio products, and other AIoT products

Smartphone shipments to return to growth in holiday quarter: IDC

The global smartphone market is expected to return to growth during the holiday quarter this year amid strong push towards 5G, according to a new IDC report

Xiaomi announces Black Friday sale, offers discount on smartphones and more

In the Black Friday sale, Xiaomi is offering discounts on wide range of Mi and Redmi branded products, including smartphones, audio products, health and fitness products, and lifestyle products

Qualcomm's contrarian call: Bets on faster adoption of 5G phones in India

The US chipset maker plans to stay a step ahead of the market by launching products to power cheaper smartphones even before services are launched

Amazon's cloud service AWS sees widespread outage affecting services

Amazon.com Inc's widely used cloud service, Amazon Web Services, is experiencing a large-scale outage, the company said, affecting users ranging from websites to software providers

Small traders likely to feel the pinch as govt bans 43 mobile apps

Small to medium businesses key user base of logistics and transport apps Lalamove and Drive by Lalamove

Sony PlayStation 5 stocks are 'absolutely sold out': CEO Jim Ryan

Sony launched the first PlayStation in 1994.

South Korea fines Facebook $6.1 mn for sharing users' info without consent

South Korea's information watchdog PIPC said Facebook violated the country's personal information law by sharing personal information of users with other companies without their consent

Samsung launches 'Odyssey' curved gaming monitors in India: Details here

The Samsung Odyssey gaming monitors includes a G9 model of 49-inch screen size and a G7 model, which would be available in 32-inch and 27-inch screen size variants

Samsung leads global TV market with 33.1% share in July-September quarter

Samsung sold $9.3 billion worth of TVs in the third quarter, up 22 per cent from a year earlier

China opposes Indian bans of its 43 mobile apps over national security

China resolutely opposes India's measures to ban more Chinese mobile applications over national security concerns, its embassy in the South Asian nation said

Twitter seeks public help as verification badges return in early 2021

Twitter on Tuesday announced to relaunch verification, including a new public application process, in early 2021

Facebook tweaked News Feed to show more mainstream news: Report

Facebook made a change in its News Feed algorithm after the US presidential election, to favour top news publishers so that trustworthy and quality content can be pushed ahead on its platform

400 new games set to arrive on Google Stadia game streaming service

Google has announced that around 400 new games are on the way for its Stadia Cloud game streaming service

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus review: Regular laptop with useful e-ink cover screen

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus is not the only notebook with a dual-screen design, but it is indeed the only that lets you use the secondary screen without lifting the display lid

Microsoft plans to bring Xbox gaming app direct on your smart TVs

Microsoft is planning to bring its gaming console Xbox app on Smart TVs over the next year, which means people can stream Xbox games directly from their TVs soon.

New AI park to build robotic nurses, education systems for India's billions

The Artpark as it is called, will be set up in Bengaluru and will promote tech innovations in niche areas such as healthcare, education, mobility, infra, farming, retail and cybersecurity

Google Stadia coming to Apple iPhone, iPad in 2021 through web app: Report

However, it will not be a standalone app, instead a web app that will run on any mobile browser including Apple's own Safari