China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) cannot meet customer demands for certain mature technologies and its plants have been running “fully loaded” for several quarters, it said on Friday. Zhao Haijun, co-CEO of China’s largest chipmaker, made the comments during a conference call after its latest quarterly results. He also said external sanctions would continue
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The Signal and Telegram’s makers market the messaging apps as private and secure, proudly stating that they’re not in the hands of big tech. A non-profit organization owns Signal, while an independent for-profit owns Telegram. But does that alone make them better? More private? Secure? Below is a comparison of both applications’ privacy capabilities, along
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Amid the ”Toolkit” controversy surrounding the ongoing farmers’ protest, the Central government has directed the microblogging platform Twitter to remove 1,178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers agitation, sources said. According to sources, Twitter is yet to completely comply with orders. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday had said that there
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Titan has launched three new smartwatches in India under its new fitness gear brand, TraQ. The lineup comprises Titan TraQ Lite, Titan TraQ Cardio, and Titan TraQ Triathlon. They boast of features such as inbuilt GPS, heart-rate monitoring, bright colour options, and more. TraQ is aimed at Indian consumers, especially sports enthusiasts, and was conceptualised
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Japan’s Renesas said it is in talks to buy British-based Dialog Semiconductor in a deal that would bolster its automotive chip business and value the Apple supplier at around $6 billion (roughly Rs. 44 crores). Under the potential deal, Renesas would pay EUR 67.50 (roughly Rs. 5,900) a share for Frankfurt-listed Dialog, it said in a
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Moving from one instant messenger to another is like shifting houses. It’s a total pain, a lot of times you lose things and you also have to start afresh. If you feel the same way, Telegram has a new feature — the ability to import chats from WhatsApp. The steps are very simple and here’s
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Chip producer Intel has claimed its line of processors are still better than Apple’s M1, though the comparison between the 11th-generation Intel chips and Apple Silicon shows this under circumstances cherry-picked by the chip manufacturer. Apple Silicon has been out for a few months, with Mac buyers attracted to the high-performance improvements the M1 had
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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,
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Online threats even exist on professional social networks like LinkedIn, often in the form of fake profiles. Spotting a fake LinkedIn profile partly comes down to gut feeling. Knowing exactly what to look for, however, makes it that much easier. Here are seven key signs that a connection request you received may not be genuine.
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