TECHNOLOGY
LG K42 with US military-grade durability launched at Rs 10,990
The smartphone will be exclusively available on Flipkart starting January 26 priced at Rs 10,990 with a 2-year extended warranty and a free one-time screen replacement. According to the company, LG K42 Passed the Mil-Std 810G test to prove its armour strong durability, K42's durability has been verified by the strict US Military Standard Tests.
Twitter to bring back blue ticks from January 22| Here's how you can get verified
The popular feature was used to verify Twitter handles of users. It was stopped in November 2017 as Twitter said the blue tick was being seen as an endorsement by Twitter creating a perception problem. Twitter said it felt arbitrary and confusing to many people.
Alphabet shuts Internet balloon project Loon
The company in July last year announced it has launched a fleet of 35 balloons in Kenya to provide service to over a 50,000 km region to subscribers of Telekom Kenya. In October 2017, Loon was granted permission by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use its balloons to restore connectivity to Puerto Rico following the Hurricane Maria.
Data harvesting: CBI books Cambridge Analytica, another firm
The case was registered after its Preliminary Enquiry in July 2018 on the central government's recommendation. The CBI PE came after Union Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Rajya Sabha that the probe will be handed over to the central agency.
Musk to donate $100 mn for best carbon capture technology
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a combination of technologies designed to prevent the release of Carbon dioxide generated through conventional power generation and industrial production processes by injecting the Carbon dioxide in suitable underground storage reservoirs.
Amazon makes Alexa Custom Assistant available in India
With the new solution, automakers in India will easily be able to build their own intelligent assistants. The Alexa Custom Assistant is available globally, including India, starting Thursday, Amazon said in a blog post. The Alexa Custom Assistant is built directly on Alexa technology, providing companies access to world class, always-improving voice AI technology, customised with unique wake word, voice, skills, and capabilities.
Samsung files patent for under-display camera for its smartphones
The patent comes with the trademark "Under Panel Camera" or UPC emanated from Seoul-based Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and is linked to Samsung. The patent falls under the category 'Smartphone/TV display panel'. Samsung seems to be preparing to apply this new camera technology in several types of products.
Global refurbished smartphone market down 9% in 2020
The market saw a dramatic 16 per cent decline in the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2019, said the latest Counterpoint Research's 'Refurbished Smartphone Market Update'. All major countries and regions showed a decline for the full year of 2020, mainly due to Covid-19.
BuyUcoin Hack: Key data of over 3.25 lakh Indian users leaked, company reject claims
The data leaked include names, e-mails, mobile numbers, encrypted passwords, user wallet details, order details, bank details, KYC details (PAN number, passport numbers) and deposit history. According to independent cyber security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, the 6GB file on MongoDB database contains three backup files containing BuyUcoin data.
Samsung Galaxy S21 series preorders larger than its predecessor
Preorders for the Galaxy S21 series are expected to be 15-20 per cent more than those of the Galaxy S20 family, according to industry officials, apparently on the back of increased orders for unlocked phones. In South Korea, a week-long preorder period started last Friday, just one day after Samsung unveiled new mobile devices at its Galaxy Unpacked event.
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