TECHNOLOGY
Huawei ropes in former Brazilian President Michel Temer to advise on 5G
The Covid-19 pandemic delayed the auction of Brazil's 5G auction, originally set for March 2020. It is now expected to be held early this year. Huawei confirmed the appointment of Temer, a constitutional law professor and lawyer, in a statement, saying that the company was "committed to transparency with all stakeholders," said the report on Friday.
Reno 5 Pro 5G is Oppo's new masterwork to counter OnePlus
Priced at Rs 35,990 for the single 8GB RAM+128GB storage variant, the Oppo Reno 5 Pro 5G comes with a great design, a quad-camera setup and Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ chip. The phone comes in astral blue and starry black colour options. We used the astral blue colour variant.
Microsoft rolls back Xbox Live Gold price hike after backlash
The company earlier announced to increase prices for Xbox Live Gold memberships in certain markets "in an apparent effort to convert more users to its Xbox Game Pass Ulimate", but the gaming community did not like the price hike, forcing Microsoft to roll back the move.
India Internet GMV hits $65 billion in 2020: Report
His comments came as RedSeer organised "Ground Zero 4.0" event on Friday where Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani discussed the theme of the event "Scaling Up" and how crucial a strategy it is for startups across all sectors. India's consumer Internet economy showed strong resilience in 2020. The overall gross market transaction value dropped earlier last year due to the pandemic but recovered by the end of the year.
Air Quality Commission to set up Artificial Intelligence-based system to improve Delhi's air quality
The Commission for Air Quality Management has begun the process of setting up a Decision Support System (DSS) having a web, Geographical Information System and multi-modal based operational and planning decision support tool. This tool will help in capturing the static and dynamic features of the emissions from various sources.
Sony WH-1000XM4: For those who don't compromise with quality
The latest headphones offer exceptionally good noise cancelling to compete against Bose and Sennheiser, while offering good sound quality and an array of premium features. Priced at Rs 29,990, let us see will this device be able to attract music lovers in the country. In terms of design, the product scores really good marks, thanks to its simple look. The Sony WH-1000XM4 features a similar design to its predecessor.
Signal 'copies' several WhatsApp features amid new user surge
To begin with, Signal has added a feature to change chat wallpaper. The latest Signal Beta update, released this week, includes the feature to change the chat wallpaper copied straightaway from WhatsApp, reports WABetaInfo, a website that closely tracks the Beta changes on a Facebook-owned platform.
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.
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