TECHNOLOGY
Nokia 5.4 and Nokia 3.4 launched in India
The Nokia 5.4 will be available on Flipkart from February 17 in two storage variants -- 4GB+64GB and 6GB+64GB -- at Rs 13,999 and Rs 15,499, respectively. The Nokia 3.4 will be available on Amazon and Flipkart in 4GB+64GB storage variant at Rs 11,999 from February 20.
Telegram fast eating into WhatsApp user base in India: Survey
Although WhatsApp is currently the messaging leader with more than 53 per cent users in the country using its platform, Telegram has wooed most of its users, followed by Signal which also gained 47 per cent of WhatsApp users in the past one year owing to their extra security offerings, according to market research firm techARC.
Instagram's algorithm to limit recycled content on Reels: Report
Instagram user surveys demonstrated that people have a "less satisfying" Reels experience when content is recycled from other apps or is blurry, so it'll start deemphasizing that content in its recommendation software, said Devi Narasimhan, Spokesperson, Instagram.
Sports streaming tops as OTT consumption grows 13% in India in 2020
The consumption increased from 181 billion minutes in January 2020 to 204 billion minutes in January this year, according to data provided by Bengaluru-based market research firm RedSeer. Subscription video on demand (SVOD) platforms had the highest NPS (net promotor scores), led by Netflix at 59 per cent and Amazon Prime at 53 per cent, followed by Hotstar, Voot, SonyLiv, Zee5 and MX Player.
Twitter ends 2020 with record 192 Million daily users
The micro-blogging platform reported a record revenue of $1.3 billion in the 2020 holiday quarter, up 28 per cent year-over-year. The company reported 31 per cent (YoY) growth in total ad revenue and greater than 50 per cent (YoY) growth in MAP revenue in Q4.
Twitter took action on 500 accounts in India after government orders
The company, facing penal action if does not comply with the directions given by the IT Ministry in three notices to block nearly 1,435 accounts in questions in the wake of the farmers' protests, said that it has withheld a portion of the accounts identified in the blocking orders under its ‘Country Withheld Content' policy within India only.
Huawei asks United States court to overturn ban as national security threat
In 2019, the FCC voted to prevent US companies from doing business with Huawei and ZTE on national security concerns. The FCC finalised the ban in December 2020, supported by former President Donald Trump. Trump's Huawei ban was part of a bigger trade war with China, followed by attempts to ban mobile apps TikTok and WeChat.
New Oracle Cloud service to function in remotest parts of world
Called the Oracle Roving Edge Infrastructure, the new service is part of the company's comprehensive hybrid cloud portfolio, which provides customers with more flexibility and control over their cloud deployments than other vendors.
Hackers enter Cyberpunk 2077 game developer's network, demand ransom
In an update on Twitter, the polish company CD Projekt said it's been hacked by attackers who've been able to access its internal network, encrypt some devices, and collect "certain data". CD Projekt said that it has secured its IT infrastructure, and has begun restoring its data from intact backups.
Hate speech, frauds up for Indian online users: Microsoft
For online users in India, hate speech doubled from 2016 to 26 per cent in 2020, along with a 5 per cent increase in hoaxes, scams and frauds since 2017 to 22 per cent, and a 6 per cent increase in discrimination since 2016 to 16 per cent.
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