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Small traders likely to feel the pinch as govt bans 43 mobile apps

Small to medium businesses key user base of logistics and transport apps Lalamove and Drive by Lalamove

Sony PlayStation 5 stocks are 'absolutely sold out': CEO Jim Ryan

Sony launched the first PlayStation in 1994.

South Korea fines Facebook $6.1 mn for sharing users' info without consent

South Korea's information watchdog PIPC said Facebook violated the country's personal information law by sharing personal information of users with other companies without their consent

Samsung leads global TV market with 33.1% share in July-September quarter

Samsung sold $9.3 billion worth of TVs in the third quarter, up 22 per cent from a year earlier

China opposes Indian bans of its 43 mobile apps over national security

China resolutely opposes India's measures to ban more Chinese mobile applications over national security concerns, its embassy in the South Asian nation said

Twitter seeks public help as verification badges return in early 2021

Twitter on Tuesday announced to relaunch verification, including a new public application process, in early 2021

Facebook tweaked News Feed to show more mainstream news: Report

Facebook made a change in its News Feed algorithm after the US presidential election, to favour top news publishers so that trustworthy and quality content can be pushed ahead on its platform

400 new games set to arrive on Google Stadia game streaming service

Google has announced that around 400 new games are on the way for its Stadia Cloud game streaming service

Microsoft plans to bring Xbox gaming app direct on your smart TVs

Microsoft is planning to bring its gaming console Xbox app on Smart TVs over the next year, which means people can stream Xbox games directly from their TVs soon.

New AI park to build robotic nurses, education systems for India's billions

The Artpark as it is called, will be set up in Bengaluru and will promote tech innovations in niche areas such as healthcare, education, mobility, infra, farming, retail and cybersecurity

Google Stadia coming to Apple iPhone, iPad in 2021 through web app: Report

However, it will not be a standalone app, instead a web app that will run on any mobile browser including Apple's own Safari

Twitter to warn if you like a tweet labelled for misinformation: Know more

Twitter on Tuesday announced it is set to show a warning notification when the users try to like a labeled tweet

WhatsApp OTP scam: What is it, how it works, other things you need to know

Hackers are sending texts to people pretending to be a friend or relative and asking for immediate help stating some emergency

Apple extends App Store fee waiver for online events till June 2021

Apple has extended its deadline for requiring in-app purchases for online group events within iOS apps from December to June 30 next year

Snapchat launches feature 'Spotlight' to take on TikTok, Instagram

Users, who could previously share snaps or stories with friends, can now share them directly to Spotlight and garner more followers

Is it possible for a computer to devise a 'Theory of Everything'?

Theory of Everything is still not in sight, but with computers taking over many of the chores in life, it is not so crazy to imagine them taking over from the Hawkings and the Einsteins of the world

India expected to export smartphones worth over $1.5 bn in 2020: techARC

The techARC report said a total of 12.8 million mobile phones were exported from India between January and September this year. Of this, 10.9 million were smartphones

Ransomware, attacker behaviour to shape IT security in 2021: Report

The gap between ransomware operators at different ends of the skills and resource spectrum will increase, the report says

Google testing paid service 'Task Mate' in India to let users earn money

Google is testing a paid crowdsourcing service called Task Mate in India that will help select users earn some money

Samsung launching Galaxy Z Fold 3 with S Pen, Note to discontinue

Samsung will launch a new foldable phone called Galaxy Z Fold 3 with the S Pen support in June next year and the South Korean giant may discontinue the Galaxy Note lineup