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Google Launches App For Mobile Phone Users in Emerging Markets
Datally, the new service, lists data consumption by app and enables users to shut off data transmissions by apps of their choosing, Google group product manager Josh Woodward told Reuters in an interview.
Facebook May Soon Ask You to Upload Your Photo For Security
According to a report on Wednesday, the social media giant is using a new kind of captcha -- a type of challenge-response test used in computing to determine whether or not the user is human -- to verify whether a user is a real person or just a bot.
TRAI Bats For Net Neutrality, Issues Recommendations
TRAI recommended that the internet service providers cannot be discriminatory in providing internet access as it is an open platform based on the Constitutional right of equality.
Court Bans Uber Services in Israel
The court banned UberDay and UberNight, the company's private-car services, while UberTaxi that takes requests via licensed taxi drivers has not been affected, Jerusalem Post reported late on Monday.
Facebook Unveils Programmes to Boost Virtual Reality in India
Globally, Facebook is betting big on VR technology with 'Oculus'. Like many tech companies, it has also unveiled a VR headset called 'Oculus Go' for USD 199 that will be available next year.
Samsung to Soon Combine IoT Cloud With Its Products
Samsung in August introduced its first IoT-enabled washer-dryer Samsung "FlexWash" in the country and plans to commence mass production of such devices in the coming years.
YouTube Steps up Takedowns as Concerns About Kids' Videos Grow
The streaming video service removed more than 50 user channels in the last week and stopped running ads on over 3.5 million videos since June, YouTube vice president Johanna Wright wrote in a blog post.
Apple Scientists Disclose Self-Driving Car Research
The paper by Yin Zhou and Oncel Tuzel, submitted on November 17 to independent online journal, is significant because Apple's famed corporate secrecy around future products has been seen as a drawback among artificial intelligence and machine learning res...
'Flowing' Water on Mars May be Sand And Dust: Study
The new findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, indicate that the water-restricted conditions that exist on Mars would make it difficult for Earth-like life to exist near the surface of the planet.
'Advanced' Cyber Attack Targets Saudi Arabia
The government's National Cyber Security Centre said yesterday the attack involved the use of "Powershell" malware, but it did not comment on the source of the attack or which government bodies were targeted.
Uber Hit With $8.9 Million Fine in Colorado Over Unqualified Drivers
Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] said in a statement it recently discovered an error in its background check process in Colorado and began working to correct the issue.
Xiaomi Becomes Fifth Largest Smartphone Brand in Russia
The online channel smartphone contribution has increased from 12 per cent to 15 per cent YoY in Russia. During this quarter, Xiaomi and Apple were among the leading smartphone brands in online sales.
BlackBerry COO Resigns to Deal With Family Issues: Source
Chief Operating Officer Marty Beard , 54, played a major role in helping company Chief Executive John Chen develop a strategy for turning the company around after the collapse of its smartphone business, helping expand its line of software products for la...
OnePlus 5T Launched: 6-Inch Bezel-less Display, Improved Dual Camera And More
OnePlus has unveiled its first-ever bezel-less device that also comes as the first to carry Face Unlock feature. Know all about the new OnePlus 5T here.
UIDAI Nod to Telcos' Blueprint on New SIM Re verification Modes
The government last month had announced three new ways to complete the process of linking mobile phone numbers with Aadhaar to enable existing subscribers to undergo SIM re-verification exercise from the comfort of their home.
OnePlus Confesses Backdoor Root Access to Smartphones, Promises Fix Through Update
Recent tweets by a developer raised some serious security concerns about OnePlus devices as its smartphones were found to have a backdoor root access through an app called EngineerMode.