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Bug bounty hunter earns $2mn on HackerOne
Cosmin (aka @inhibitor181) last year became one of the few hackers to earn $1 million in bounty awards. "334 days ago we announced Cosmin as the 7th hacker to reach $1 million dollars in earnings. Today, we celebrate his achievement to be the FIRST to reach $2 million," HackerOne said in a tweet last week.
41% small businesses find it impossible to file ITR by Dec 31: Survey
The survey showed that 30 per cent of the respondents already filed their returns while around 18 per cent have not filed yet and will comfortably do before the deadline, while 11 per cent believed that it will take significant effort doing it before the month-end.
Here are top 5 latest game for Sony PlayStation 5
The PlayStation 5 is yet to be released in India. Sony has been very discreet about the release of PS5 in the country but those who are the lucky ones can play these games to elevate their experience, according to ti the Verge.
New PS5, Xbox drive record $6.9 billion sales for video games in November
The momentum was achieved with a record $1.4 billion spent on new hardware (up 58 per cent from last year) mostly spent on Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. The strong month brought year-to-date hardware sales just short of $4 billion, up 34 per cent from this point last year.
MediaTek becomes largest smartphone chipset vendor in Q3
Meanwhile, Qualcomm was the biggest 5G chipset vendor globally in the third quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. "MediaTek's strong market share gain in Q3 2020 happened due to three reasons — strong performance in the mid-end smartphone price segment ($100-$250) and emerging markets like LATAM and MEA, the US ban on Huawei and finally wins in leading OEMs like Samsung, Xiaomi and Honor," said Research Director Dale Gai.
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.
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