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Investors balk at high valuations of big tech firms despite solid earnings

A strong quarterly showing from four big tech companies weren't enough to keep investors from selling late Thursday

Tech giants to face tougher new rules, says Europe's digital chief

European Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is due to announce the new rules known as the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act on Dec. 2

Apple iPhone 12 has 'secret' reverse wireless charging, says report

The new iPhone 12 series may have a secret wireless feature to charge an external device like upcoming AirPods and the long-expected Tile-like item tracker AirTags, reports claimed

Apple reportedly steps up effort to build Google search alternative

When iPhone users with iOS 14, the latest iPhone software, type a query into the search window, Apple now shows its own search results instead of Google's

German watchdog launches anti-trust probe into Amazon, Apple: Report

Amazon said that it is cooperating with the German authorities, adding it continuously invests to protect its store from illegitimate goods

Apple ramping up efforts to build Google search alternative: Report

When iPhone users type in what they are looking for from the home screen on iOS 14, Apple has begun to display its own website search results, The Financial Times reported

Cool offers help Apple retailers pre-book record iPhone 12 in India

The newly-launched iPhone 12 and 12 Pro for which pre-orders were thrown open in India on October 23 have done tremendously well at Apple Authorised resellers

Lee's death raises questions over Samsung's future in electronics industry

The death of its iconic promoter, Lee Kun-hee, raises questions over how long the chaebol can maintain its gigantic footprint in the global electronics industry

Smartphones worth Rs 1.5 crore sold every minute during festive sales

Smartphones once again led the most sought-after shopping category with capturing 47% of total festive sales in the seven day period (October 15-21), driven by new launches and affordable models

US appeals court rejects Justice Dept's request for immediate ban on WeChat

The WeChat users said the ruling will avoid an "unprecedented shutdown of a major platform for communications relied on by millions of people in the United States

Apple supplier unnerves Foxconn as US-China feud speeds supply chain shift

Luxshare has also received over 1 billion yuan ($148.80 million) in government subsidies since 2016 to the first half of this year

Data Protection Bill: Amazon to appear before joint parliamentary committee

The parliament committee wants to examine all the stakeholders including Amazon, Facebook and Google to get their perspective about personal data protection issues

Apple fixes six malicious apps posing as Adobe Flash installers

The malicious apps masquerading as Adobe Flash installer are not going to go away anytime soon as Apple has once again fixed six more such apps

India's Personal Data Protection Bill may tighten compliances for Big Tech

People in the know said that officials from companies such as Google, Twitter and digital payments firm Paytm are expected to make the presentations during the last week of this month

Apple iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 pre-orders now live in India

Apple India Store Online on Friday started accepting pre-orders for the newly-launched iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro with some exciting trade-in offers

US sues Google: Biggest anti-trust case and what it means for the net giant

The lawsuit comes more than a year after the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission began antitrust investigations into four big tech companies: Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, and Google

Reining in monopolies

Anti-trust suit against Google could have lessons for India

Cabinet approves procurement of 1.2 mn tonne apple in J&K this season

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the extension of a scheme under which cooperative NAFED will procure 12 lakh tonne apple in Jammu and Kashmir during the current 2020-21 season. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) has also been allowed to use the government guarantee of Rs 2,500 crore for this operation. The losses, if any, will be shared between the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government on a 50:50 basis. A decision in this regard was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The Union Cabinet approved the extension of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for apple procurement in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for the current season also i.e. 2020-21 on the same terms and condition as was done in J&K during last season 2019-20," an official statement said. About 12 lakh tonne apple can be procured under this scheme directly from apple growers of Jammu and Kashmir, and the payment will be made through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

Dubai trip plus Apple iPhone 12 cheaper than buying phone in India

Various models of the iPhone 12 Pro and Max are cheaper in Dubai by up to Rs 35,000 owing to higher GST, Customs duty in India

Apple's iPhone 11, iPhone SE 2020 gone in a jiffy during India festive sale

Apple iPhone 11 and SE 2020 went flying off the shelves on the first day of the festive sale in India