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What changed the tide for Apple in India and how it is planning for revival
From being a darling of consumers to losing share to OnePlus and Samsung, the Cupertino-based major appears to be slipping fast in a key market. Can it claw back?
 "What changed the tide for Apple in India and how it is planning for revival")
New phrase-based passwords could make online accounts more secure: Study
The first passphrase system incorporated, in part, a specialised wordlist using simple, common words; a six-word sentence structure that made meaningful sense
 "New phrase-based passwords could make online accounts more secure: Study")
Computer virus halts chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co units
The incident comes weeks after TSMC cheered investors with a rosy outlook for smartphone demand in the latter half of the year
 "Computer virus halts chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co units")
UIDAI number popped up in your contacts? Google owns up to putting it there
Google's response came as a relief for the social media community, which was in a frenzy over the mystery of the UIDAI's helpline number being found in people's contacts list
 "UIDAI number popped up in your contacts? Google owns up to putting it there")
Are professional photographers choosing phone camera over fearsome DSLRs?
'There are people clicking beautiful photos with a phone camera that others fail to achieve even with a DSLR' says Amit Mehra
 "Are professional photographers choosing phone camera over fearsome DSLRs?")
BlackBerry Key2 review: Legacy keyboard design gets a fresh, useful twist
The BlackBerry Key2 features an enhanced design, slightly powerful processor, more RAM, latest Google Android operating system and a dual camera set-up on the back
 "BlackBerry Key2 review: Legacy keyboard design gets a fresh, useful twist")
Reliance Jio Phone 2, Jio GigaFiber pre-bookings start on Aug 15: Know more
Jio Phone 2 and Jio GigaFiber home broadband services were announced at the Reliance Industries 41st Annual General Meeting, which was held in Mumbai on July 5
 "Reliance Jio Phone 2, Jio GigaFiber pre-bookings start on Aug 15: Know more")
Twitter users unable to automatically post tweets to Facebook: Here's why
Twitter's support team tweeted on Thursday after users reported they were not able to post publish tweets on Facebook
 "Twitter users unable to automatically post tweets to Facebook: Here's why")
Google Maps not only about navigating: Here's how it's innovating for India
The two-wheeler mode in Google maps comes to India first as 70% of all the vehicles registered in the country are two-wheelers
 "Google Maps not only about navigating: Here's how it's innovating for India")
Vivo Freedom Carnival sale: Buy Nex, V9 smartphones for Rs 1,947 each
The three-day Vivo Freedom Carnival flash sale will start from August 6 midnight and will be exclusively on Vivo's e-commerce portal
 "Vivo Freedom Carnival sale: Buy Nex, V9 smartphones for Rs 1,947 each")
Blackberry expects 10-12% market share of Rs 25,000-45,000 segment in India
Optiemus is lining up new devices across various price points for Blackberry as the brand looks to regain lost ground against rivals like Samsung, Xiaomi and others
 "Blackberry expects 10-12% market share of Rs 25,000-45,000 segment in India")
BlackBerry Evolve X, Evolve with 18:9 screen announced: Know price, specs
Both the Evolve and Evolve X feature a touch screen design with 5.99-inch 18:9 aspect ratio fullHD+ screen on the front and soft textured design on the back
BlackBerry Evolve, Evolve X India launch today: Expected features, price
Unlike the recently launched touch and type design-based smartphone, the BlackBerry Key2, both the Evolve and Evolve X would feature a touchscreen design
 "BlackBerry Evolve, Evolve X India launch today: Expected features, price")
Huawei pips Apple to take 2nd spot in smartphone sales, Samsung tops: Rpt
Samsung shipped over 71 mn units to command over 20 per cent market share during the said quarter
 "Huawei pips Apple to take 2nd spot in smartphone sales, Samsung tops: Rpt")
Samsung Galaxy On8 with 6-inch screen, dual cameras launched: Know specs
Priced at Rs 16,990, the Flipkart-exclusive Galaxy On8 smartphone will go on sale from August 6 along with several introductory offers such as no cost EMI and data offers
 "Samsung Galaxy On8 with 6-inch screen, dual cameras launched: Know specs")
Curbing Facebook, Google's access to data may not affect their monopoly
Google, Facebook and other dominant tech firms have been able to scale up their services at an unprecedented rate
 "Curbing Facebook, Google's access to data may not affect their monopoly")
Airtel to launch Rs 597 plan with unlimited calls, 10 GB data for 168 days
This new plan will be available in select cities at launch, and therefore a user should check for availability before going for it
 "Airtel to launch Rs 597 plan with unlimited calls, 10 GB data for 168 days")
Honor 9N sale starts today on Flipkart: Where to buy the smartphone
The smartphone with 3GB RAM+32GB storage variant is priced at Rs 11,999, 4GB RAM+64GB at Rs 13,999 and 4GB RAM+128GB variant at Rs 17,999
 "Honor 9N sale starts today on Flipkart: Where to buy the smartphone")
OnePlus controlled 40% of Indian premium smartphone mkt in Q2, beat Samsung
In terms of best-selling models, OnePlus 6 was the best in the premium segment followed by Samsung S9 Plus and OnePlus 5T
 "OnePlus controlled 40% of Indian premium smartphone mkt in Q2, beat Samsung")
What India can learn from EU's GDPR privacy bill to protect online data
Critics of data privacy bill say the proposed legislation will impair the operations of the internet giants and startups that're helping usher in a digital economy
 "What India can learn from EU's GDPR privacy bill to protect online data")
