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Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journalism. Australian publishers can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts can’t be viewed or shared by Australian audiences, the U.S.-based company said

Apple is said to be introducing a new repair method to fix hardware issues on the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 mini that earlier needed the devices to be replaced. According to an internal memo sent by Apple to its authorised service providers and accessed by MacRumors, iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini phones

Google is teaming up with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and two other organisations in Latin America and Asia to provide $75 million (roughly Rs. 545 crore) in funding to small- and medium-sized companies suffering from the impact of COVID-19. The funds are part of an $800 million (roughly Rs. 5,820 crores) initiative announced in March

OKCredit, a bookkeeping app that aims to digitise accounting for small businesses in India, has come a long way in three years. Founded in 2017, the app enjoys over 5.5 million active users with around $7.5 billion (roughly Rs. 54,739 crores) worth of transactions recorded in the month of October. In this space, OKCredit has

Google Photos is updating the Memories section to start showing users stories about their past holidays and sweet foods, according to a report. These stories will be featured under the distinct titles: “Sand and sea” and “Tasty treats”. Earlier this month, Google Photos showed children-focussed memories to select users through a collection called “Out to

Samsung Galaxy A12 has been launched in India as the latest model in the company’s Galaxy A-series. The new smartphone debuted alongside the Samsung Galaxy A02s in Europe in November 2020 and succeeds the Samsung Galaxy A11 that was also launched last year. Key highlights of the Samsung Galaxy A12 include quad rear cameras, 15W

Poco M3 is all set to go on sale again in India today. Launched in the country earlier this month, the smartphone went on its first sale soon after and managed to sell many units in its first outing. Now, the pocket-friendly Poco M3 will be up for purchase once again. Marked by its distinct

Realme Buds Air 2 were teased by the company’s India chief Madhav Sheth in a video shared publicly on social media on Monday. The new truly wireless (TWS) earbuds by the Chinese company are expected to come as the successor to the Realme Buds Air that were launched in December 2019. In addition to the

Realme Narzo 30 series is launching in India by the last week of February, according to a report. Realme has already teased the launch of its new lineup in the country, though it hasn’t yet confirmed the exact name of the upcoming models. But nevertheless, some recent reports suggested that these could include the regular

Google’s $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated Alphabet’s Google has agreed to pay $76 million (roughly Rs. 552 crores) over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat, documents seen by Reuters show. The agreement between Google and the Alliance de

The chief executives of Facebook and Twitter are in talks with House of Representatives lawmakers to testify at a hearing as early as next month, Politico reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the plans. The exact focus of the hearing is not yet clear, the report said. Facebook has discussed making its chief executive,

Samsung Galaxy A12 may launch in India soon as its support page has gone live on the Samsung India website. The phone debuted in the European market in November last year, but its international availability was not announced at the time. The Samsung Galaxy A12 India support page lists the phone with a 4GB RAM variant.

The US audio-only social media app Clubhouse said it is reviewing its data protection practices after a report by the Stanford Internet Observatory said it contained security flaws that left users’ data vulnerable to access by the Chinese government. The app said in a response to the study, published by the research group at Stanford

Games The Shop Valentine’s Sale is now on and brings huge discounts to over 200 games for PC. The sale has offers across Steam, Epic Games, Bethesda Launcher, Rockstar Games Launcher, and Ubisoft Connect titles. Games The Shop Valentine’s Sale will end on February 21, however, not all games will be available at discounted prices

Indian Space Research Organisation and location and navigation technology solutions provider MapmyIndia announced an initiative to partner together to offer India’s best, and fully indigenous, mapping portal, and geospatial services. It combines the power of MapmyIndia’s digital maps and technologies with ISRO’s catalogue of satellite imagery and earth observation data, according to MapmyIndia’s CEO and

Amazon is set to integrate its Pantry services within its Fresh store in India. Until now, Amazon Pantry and Amazon Fresh were two separate sections within the app or the website. While the former encompassed mostly dry groceries, bulk-buy items, and super-saver packs, the latter comprised items that could be delivered to a customer within

Redmi K40 and Redmi K40 Pro have been allegedly spotted on Chinese regulator body TENAA’s website with some specifications. The phones were previously listed on TENAA with just the images but the listing has since been updated with specifications. Both phones are said to come with 5G connectivity and run Android 11 out of the

Twitter has withheld the account of Rajya Sabha member Sukhram Singh Yadav, as first reported by MediaNama. This move follows updates provided by the social media platform on its response to the government’s orders to block accounts that allegedly spread misinformation about the farmers’ protest against new farm laws. Twitter mentioned in its response that

Global notebook shipments grew 54 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a market research firm report. The growth came on the back of increased adoption of remote working and e-learning across major markets worldwide fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the report. It said that gaming and remote work drove

India’s technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday warned US social media firms to abide by the country’s laws, a day after a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration and Twitter over content regulation. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called out Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp by name and said

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama have begun voting on whether to form the first American union at the e-commerce giant, an effort that could pave the way for further unionisation in the United States at one of the world’s most powerful companies. Amazon is the second-largest employer in the US with an 800,000-strong

Micromax 5G phone is set to debut in India “very soon”, Co-Founder Rahul Sharma revealed in a video session with users. The executive also hinted at imminent launch of Micromax’s true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds. Micromax made its comeback in the smartphone market last year with the launch of the Micromax In Note 1 and

Poco M3 went on its first sale on February 9 and the company said that it sold over 150,000 units. The phone was launched in India on February 2 at a competitive price and the company has shared that over 30 lakh consumers had expressed interest in buying the Poco M3 in the first sale.

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has become the target of a fresh anti-monopoly complaint to regulators, this time from a supplier of smart vehicle technology and a General Motors China venture. The supplier, Shanghai PATEO, in a statement accused Tencent of abusing its messaging app’s dominant market position to restrict sales of its products.

WhatsApp appears to have not been able to convince more users to utilise its payments feature as the app received negative growth in terms of UPI transactions in January, according to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). However, PhonePe continued to lead UPI apps with a

Redmi K40 launch date is set for February 25, Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing has revealed through a teaser image posted on Weibo. The new Redmi phone will debut as the successor to the Redmi K30 that was launched in December 2019. The Redmi K40 is speculated to come alongside the Redmi K40 Pro. However,

The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed its single judge direction to Future Retail (FRL) and various statutory authorities to maintain status quo with regard to the Rs. 24,713 crore deal with Reliance Retail. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh passed in the interim direction on FRL’s appeal challenging the

Mi 11 was launched globally on Monday through a virtual event. The Mi flagship phone that was unveiled in China in late December comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. It also features a hole-punch design and a 2K display. Mi 11 also offers up to 256GB of onboard storage. It also sports curved edges

WhatsApp is reportedly testing a feature that will allow users to mute a video before sending it to a contact. Simply dubbed as Mute videos, this feature is being rolled out to WhatsApp beta users who will likely need to be on the latest version of the beta – 2.21.3.13. Releasing a feature to the

Jio, Airtel, and Vi (Vodafone Idea) are the three biggest telecom operators in the country. As of November 2020, the data from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) showed these three operators account for about 90 percent of the total wireless subscribers in India with Jio leading at 35.34 percent, Airtel following at 28.97 percent,