TECHNOLOGY
Cyber Crime Unit of Delhi Police arrests 214 cyber offenders, 278 profiles blocked
In fact, in the last 10 days, a total of five illegal call centres have been busted, the latest being one that targeted local Indian nationals in the name of providing job in reputed MNCs such as HSBC Bank, L&T, Havells, etc. The last catch involved arrest of three, including an engineering graduate in Electronics Engineering from a reputed institute, who have cheated over Rs 75 lakh from more than 250 victims.
After mocking Apple, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun now says no charger with Mi 11
Citing environmental concerns, Jun announced this on the Chinese social media site Weibo. "Mi 11, pack lightly. In response to the call of technology and environmental protection, the included charger is cancelled from the box," Jun said. "Hope to get your support. Is there a better solution between industry practice and environmental protection?"
Samsung Galaxy A72 4G may come with Snapdragon 720G Processor
It would have 4G and 5G versions bearing model designations SM-A725F and SM-A726B, respectively, reports GSMArena. The Galaxy A72 4G with performance unit managed to score 549 and 1637 in Geekbench 5's single-core and multi-core test. The device would also boot on Android 11-based One User Interface (UI) out of the box.
Apple to Realme, here are top 5 smartwatches for all
The year 2020 witnessed the launch of several new smartwatches from various players, ranging from the high-end Apple to mid-segment OPPO and affordable Realme devices. According to Counterpoint Research, India's smartwatch market seems to have reached its first period of growth, thanks to the active expansion of brands.
'FASTag' toll collection crosses Rs 80 crore per day for first time
According to state-run NHAI, Rs 80 crore per day toll collection mark was crossed on December 24. "With more than 2.20 crore 'FASTag' issued till date, adoption of 'FASTag' by the highway users has seen unprecedented growth. With FASTag being mandatory for vehicles from 1st January 2021, the NHAI has made all necessary arrangements to provide seamless movement of vehicles at fee plazas," the statement said.
Google adding four Stadia Pro games for January 2021
The games include Ary and the Secret of Seasons, Figment, F1 2020, and Hotline Miami, reports 9To5Google. Figment costs $19.99, though the musical journey is currently on discount for $11.99. F1 2020 is the most expensive game being offered in this batch at $59.99, currently $29.99.
OnePlus 9 Lite to join the 9 and 9 Pro next year: Report
OnePlus 9 Lite will borrow a lot from the recently launched OnePlus 8T. It may feature a 90Hz or 120Hz AMOLED display, and a quad-camera setup similar to the OnePlus 8T. It will even get super-fast 65W Warp Charge support, reports Android Central.
5 mobile games that cheered young Indian players in lockdown
With the Covid-hit year entering its last leg, Indians were spending around 7 hours in a week on playing games on their mobiles and the duration increased among majority (53 per cent) since the lockdown that began early this year.
ICICI Bank unleashes tech-enabled products to enhance retail portfolio
Recently, the private lender launched 'iMobile Pay' app which offers payments and banking services to customers of any bank. ICICI Bank's Executive Director Anup Bagchi said: "Customers are keen to know if an app can take care of all banking and payments requirements."
Apple places 3nm chip order from TSMC for Macs, iPhones
The company has a goal of an annual production capacity of 600,000 pieces. The move from TSMC towards 3nm is going to benefit Apple as the company has started to move its entire portfolio towards self-designed chips.TSMC has already been mass-producing the 5nm processor for most flagship devices at the moment including Apple's A14 Bionic and the M1 chips.
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