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Hacker flags security breach in Aarogya Setu app; govt quashes claims

The app is the government's mobile application for contact tracing and disseminating medical advisories to users in order to contain the spread of Covid-19

Apple to host its annual developers conference virtually from June 22

The company also announced the Swift Student Challenge, an opportunity for student developers to showcase their coding skills by creating their own Swift playground

Garmin Forerunner 45 review: Fitness watch that motivates the runner in you

This watch is bang for your buck; we couldn't find a significant flaw that should bother a buyer

Coronavirus has accelerated importance of AI, hybrid cloud: IBM CEO

Speaking during a keynote at the IBM's Think Digital 2020 conference, Krishna said the pace of adoption of transformation journeys by enterprises has been "compacted" into months

Pocket-friendly innovations from IITs join India's fight against Covid-19

Institutes across the country have developed testing devices, ventilators priced at Rs 25,000 and sanitising sprays, among other things, at low-cost or on a not-for-profit basis

This engineer at Amazon is on a mission to help small traders go digital

The e-commerce giant has set an audacious vision to enable $10 billion in cumulative exports by Indian businesses

India has over 500 mn active Internet users, 14% aged 5-11: Report

According to IAMAI's 'Digital in India' report, India had 504 million active Internet users, who logged onto the web at least once in the last one month, at the end of November 2019

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ successor might get active noise cancellation feature

These wireless earbuds are expected to arrive with a bean-like design and provide more surface area to include better touch-sensitive controls

Google once evaluated options to acquire video meeting app Zoom: Report

Citing privacy and security concerns, Google has banned Zoom for its employees across offices, and promotes its own unified enterprise communication app Meets

Covid-19 lockdown: Realme resumes online sales of smartphones, accessories

Realme has extended warranty on products, which expired during the lockdown period, till June 30

Planned for dual-screen devices, Microsoft Windows 10X to debut on laptops

The technology giant will look for the right moment to bring the dual-screen devices to the market, said the company in a statement

Covid-19: Apple issues cheapest bonds in years to fund buy-backs, dividends

The technology company raised $8.5 billion by selling four different bonds with maturities ranging from three years to 30 years

Intel buys Moovit transit app for $900 mn to develop self-driving robotaxis

Moovit will remain independent while its technology and the data it collects from more than 800 million users in 102 countries will be integrated into Intel's autonomous car unit Mobileye

Apple, Google ban GPS tracking in apps using contract tracing framework

Both companies said privacy and preventing governments from using the system to compile data on citizens was a primary goal

Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch gets Magic Keyboard, Intel 10th-gen SoC, and more

Price starting at Rs 1,22,990, the new lineup of MacBook Pro will be available soon in the country

Google blocked 2.7 bn 'bad ads' in 2019, suspended nearly 1 mn advertisers

The tech giant also noted that there has been a sharp spike in fraudulent ads for in-demand products like face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed lakhs of lives globally

Samsung starts taking online pre-orders for TVs, ACs, and other electronics

Consumers pre-booking on Samsung Shop will get 15 per cent cashback when paying with HDFC cards

Zoom video app logins were put on sale on the dark web, says report

The logins were put up for sale at 1 pence (1.25 cents) each and were discovered and bought by cybersecurity intelligence company Cyble, the paper said

Aarogya Setu mandatory in containment zones; private firms question move

Privacy experts and technology lawyers have long questioned the efficacy of using contact tracing apps at large scale without adequate testing for coronavirus (Covid-19)

Lockdown impact: Digital transactions nosedive in April, shows NPCI data

The value of IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) transactions in April fell to about Rs 1.21 trillion in April, from about Rs 2.02 trillion in March