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SBI Payments to Launch YONO Merchant App to Boost Digital Transactions in Small Indian Cities
YONO SBI Merchant will act as a soft PoS (point of sale) solution for which it has partnered with global payments technology major Visa to enable Tap to Phone feature. The partnerships aims to give the necessary boost to scale up acceptance infrastructure...
New Amazon Fire TV UI May Rollout to Old-Gen Fire TV Stick 4K and More in March
The new Amazon Fire TV UI allows users to create up to six profiles on Fire TV-enabled device, to provide a personalised experience. Profiles allow each user to access their viewing history, recommendations, watchlist, live TV preferences, and select sett...
Amazon Wants To Make Some Cool Smart Gadgets, But Will Not If You’re Not Enthusiastic
The first three smart gadgets on the agenda as part of Amazon Build It are a Smart Cuckoo Clock, a Smart Nutrition Scale and a Smart Sticky Note Printer. If the crowdfunding goal isn’t met, the products will not go into production and you won’t be charged...
TikTok Hit With Consumer Law Breaches Complaints Across Europe
Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok was hit with multiple complaints from EU consumer groups on Tuesday for allegedly violating the bloc's consumer laws and for failing to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content.
Robots At Reception: South African Hotel Turns To Machines To Beat Pandemic
Staff at Hotel Sky in Johannesburg's wealthy Sandton district adhere to strict COVID19 protocols, wearing masks and physically distancing from guests as much as possible; all, that is, except Lexi, Micah and Ariel.
Windows XP Gave Many of Us The First English Song of Our Childhood
Like Humans Do by David Byrne was the one English song for many of us, in an era when internet connectivity was scarce and streaming tracks was not a thing.
Apple iPhone 13 Mini Still On the Cards Despite Discouraging iPhone 12 Mini Sales
It is being said that the reason behind disappointing iPhone 12 Mini sales is due to the iPhone SE (2020) eating up the sales of the small iPhone.
Bitcoin Approaches $50,000, Wider Adoption Fuels Record Rally
Bitcoin hit a new record high and approached $50,000 on Sunday, building on its record rally as Wall Street and Main Street increasingly adopt the world's biggest cryptocurrency.
Realme Tipped to Launch Wireless Gaming Mouse, Mousepad and More Alongside Realme Narzo 30 Phones
Last week, Realme started a survey on its community forum where the company asked fans to pick their favourite Realme Narzo 30 retail box design. The company had added an image on the community page, that contained six Realme Narzo 30 retail boxes in diff...
Amazon Sues New York Attorney General To Preempt A State COVID Lawsuit
Amazon.com Inc on Friday sued New York's attorney general to stop the state from taking legal action over its early COVID19 response, including its firing of activist Christian Smalls.
OnePlus Has a New Place to Hide the Selfie Camera, and It's Not Under the Display
OnePlus' the patent application describes the display apparatus as having a "high screen-to-body ratio, low production cost, high yield, and high product reliability." OnePlus' sister company Oppo had also filed a similar patent application last year.
Citing China Threat, Business Groups, Experts Push Biden Administration For Digital Policy
The Biden administration needs to develop an aggressive, coherent digital policy to counter China's growing technological power, industry groups and former U.S. officials say.
Google Search is Getting Dark Mode on Desktop: Everything You Need to Know
This is not the first time it is being reported that Google is testing a dark mode for Search on desktop. In January, it was reported that the A/B testing for dark mode on Google Search has started.
Yellen Eyes Innovation To Battle Misuse Of Cryptocurrencies, Narrow Digital Gaps
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned about an "explosion of risk" from digital markets, including the misuse of cryptocurrencies, but said new financial technologies could also help fight crime and reduce inequality.
Facebook Building Clubhouse-like Audio Chat Product - New York Times
Facebook Inc is building a new audio chat product similar to audiobased social network Clubhouse, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
EU Countries Agree Joint Stance Ahead Of WhatsApp, Skype Privacy Talks
EU countries on Wednesday agreed to take a joint position in forthcoming negotiations with EU lawmakers and the European Commission on planned privacy rules governing Facebook's WhatsApp and Microsoft's Skype, ending a threeyear impasse.