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New Instagram update allows you to go 'live' with a friend

The platform introduced live broadcast with a friend feature, which will help one share new updates through video in an authentic way

Google rolls out ambient mode to make your phone useful while it charges

The aim behind the ambient mode is to make your device use move from app-based to intent-based using Google Assistant

Amazon Alexa service will now be available for even low-powered IoT devices

Until now, manufacturers had to build devices with at least 100MB of RAM and ARM Cortex A-class processor

Oppo integrates Digilocker, other localised services into ColorOS 7

Digital Locker allows users to store documents like driving licence and Aadhaar card digitally

Honor unveils View 30-series smartphones with 5G network support: Know more

The HONOR View 30 series is the company's first smartphone to support both NSA (non-standalone) and SA (standalone) architectures simultaneously to ensure total access

Oppo unveils Android 10-based ColorOS 7 with integrated localised features

Oppo's new ColorOS 7 is faster and increases application response time by 30 per cent with multiple apps running in the background, according to the company

Global smartphone market falls 0.4% in Q3 due to weak demand: Gartner

Despite the decline, Huawei was the only one of the top-five global smartphone vendors to achieve double-digit growth in the sales in Q3, 2019

Huawei launches 10.8-inch MatePad Pro to take on Apple iPad Pro

Huawei MatePad Pro starts at 3,299 yuan for 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The 8GB and 256GB version costs 4,999 yuan and comes with a stylus and keyboard

Indians rely on online information while shopping in-stores: Google

In the pre-purchase phase, 55% urban offline shoppers turn to digital in the case of home decor or baby care and 62% in the case of men's apparel

Apple making iPhone XR in India, expanding operations: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India's overall mobile as well as components exports are expected to cross $1.6 billion each in 2019-20,

OnePlus 5th anniversary: Up to Rs 10,000 discounts on smartphones, QLED TVs

The OnePlus five-year anniversary sale, which started on November 25, will continue until December 2. Here are the offers

Saudi chemical giant SABIC bets big on India to create future tech products

In March this year Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil company, agreed to buy a 70 per cent stake in SABIC

Tesla's cybertruck launch takes hit as 'shatterproof' windows crack

With a starting price of $39,900, the Cybertruck's futuristic, angular body in gun-metal grapy resembles an armoured vehicle and takes aim at the heart of Detroit automakers' profits

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4G: Make calls as you jog, drive; costs Rs 28,490

It terms of design, Galaxy Watch 4G is more conventional and appealing owing to its traditional round face along with rotating bezel

Inside the toxic world of online trolls and the devastation they cause

A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media

Google's micro-targeting ban a moral panic, won't improve political ads

There's still no proof that micro-targeting is more effective than other forms of advertising

Trump wants Apple to develop communication infra for 5G wireless in US

Trump met Cook on Wednesday during his visit to Apple's upcoming campus in Texas, in the latest sign of a close relationship between two of America's most powerful men.

You can now buy movie tickets using Duplex, Google's new AI-powered tool

For the tool, Google partnered with 70 movie theatres and ticket companies

Huawei to launch Watch GT2 with 2-week long battery in India for Rs 15,000

The smartwatch will also come with support for Bluetooth calling, in-device music and a capacity to store and play around 500 songs.

WhatsApp data practices under review for compliance ahead of payments debut

As and when it gets approval, WhatsApp will be entering a crowded digital payments market where it will have to slug it out with more than 80 rivals on the NPCI platform