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Motorola Razr 5G foldable phone launched in India: Price, specs, and more

Priced at Rs 1,24,999, the Motorola Razr 5G will be available in polished graphite colour from October 12

Amazon vs Flipkart festival sale war: Discounts, offers; all we know so far

Amazon, Snapdeal are yet to announce dates, but Flipkart has revealed about the format and likely offers

Sony Z8H 8K smart Android TV launched in India at Rs 14 lakh: Details here

Powered by Sony X1 picture processor, the Sony Z8H features full array LED with Sony's 8K X-tended Dynamic Range Pro and 14X XDR contrast for enhanced dynamic range

Google defers 30% Play Store app fee for developers in India till Mar 2022

Google said it has extended the time for developers in India who use alternative payment system, to integrate with the Play Store billing system till March 31, 2022

Google Photos app gets new image editor with granular controls: How to use

Google Photos app for Android now features a new image editor, with machine learning (ML) based smart suggestion for auto image enhancement and easy-to-use granular adjustments for manual image editin

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+: Experimental Android OS subdues this solid tablet

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ is a perfect big-screen device but not a perfect tablet, thanks to some limitations on the software front

Paytm takes the challenge to Google, launches its own mini app store

Paytm is providing listing and distribution of these mini apps from within its app, without any charge

Tech supervision: Firms embrace digital screening to check new hires

Companies are opting for digital screening of prospective recruits to overcome the difficulty of physical checks during the pandemic, write Sai Ishwar and Bibhu Ranjan Mishra

Serving needs for billions: 5G expected to unleash the power of IoT

India has been a late convert in telecom technology

LG to launch new rotating-screen smartphone Wing on Tuesday in South Korea

LG Electronics said on Sunday that its new dual-screen smartphone The Wing will go on sale in South Korea this week as the tech firm aims to boost its handset sales amid the pandemic

Twitter to remove tweets wishing for Donald Trump's death from Covid-19

Twitter has said that it will proactively remove tweets by those who wish for US President Trump's death on the platform and will put their accounts into a "read only" mode for violating its policies

Google hiring special team to spot critical bugs in Android apps

As bugs in highly-sensitive apps on Google Play Store keep increasing, Google is now looking for security engineers to find critical vulnerabilities and focus largely on fake Covid-19 contact tracing

Paytm, other startups vow to fight 'big daddy' Google's clout: sources

Setting the stage for a potential showdown, entrepreneurs held two video conferences this week to strategise

Personalised advertising and users' privacy can coexist: Facebook

Some people believe that services that rely on personalised ads are inherently harmful -- collecting more data than they need to provide value to people

Apple AirPods Pro vs Sony WF-1000XM3: Which one is the best TWS earphones?

While the AirPods Pro makes a better proposition for the iPhone users, Sony WF-1000XM3 is compatible with a wide range of devices

With the Feds circling, Google is starting to play nice with smaller rivals

John Nardone, chief executive of Flashtalking - which works with advertisers to personalize messages - said Google recently agreed to open a pipeline to crucial data

Google drops Australia from News Showcase launch amid regulator rancour

Alphabet Inc unit dropped Australia from the product's launch this week because its antitrust body has since pushed for laws forcing Google to pay royalties for content industry-wide

Google turns off selfie face retouching in Pixel phones by default

Google has said that the face retouching options are available in the camera app of Pixel smartphones but turned off by default

Facebook steps up promotion of groups content in feeds, around the web

Facebook app chief Fidji Simo said Facebook would also start showing conversations from public groups outside the app, such as in web searches

Delhi Assembly vs Facebook: Is the social media giant answerable to states?

Facebook has argued that the Delhi Assembly can't summon a non-member to appear before it, since 'police and 'public order' do not fall within its ambit