Google Assistant, the digital assistant from the global search giant Google, is available to users through their smartphones, laptops and smart speakers. The Assistant initially was launched in May 2016 as part of Google’s messaging app Allo, and its voice-activated speaker Google Home. After being exclusively available on the Pixel and […]
Vivo eyes AI-driven 5G devices for India market in 2020
Beyond Xiaomi and Realme, one Chinese smartphone brand that has seen amazing growth in India is Vivo which will double down on its efforts to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled 5G devices in 2020 to match the fast-paced lifestyle of consumers, a top company executive said on Wednesday. The brand took […]
Honor 9X, MagicWatch 2 coming to India next month
Huawei sub-brand Honor is reportedly planning to launch its new smartphone Honor 9X along with MagicWatch 2 smartwatch in India next month. However, it is unclear whether it will bring the Chinese variant of Honoe 9X to India or the global version, which is basically the 9X Pro with the […]
Microsoft, Oracle expand Cloud partnership to Canada
Oracle and Microsoft have expanded their Cloud partnership to now help customers in Canada run their mission-critical workloads across Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure. “Our new interconnect location means enterprises can now build workloads that seamlessly interoperate between Microsoft and Oracle cloud regions in Canada. This interconnect builds on an […]
Twitter bug allowed to match 17 mn phone nos with users
In yet another data breach on Twitter which has gone through a bad year on security, a researcher has claimed he matched 17 million phone numbers to user accounts – including high-profile politicians and officials — by exploiting a vulnerability in Twitter’s Android app. Security researcher Ibrahim Balic found that […]
Twitter ends support for animated PNG files
Twitter will no longer animate PNG files after trolls hijacked the Epilepsy Foundation’s handle and hashtags to send potentially seizure-inducing images to epileptic and photo-sensitive individuals. The company recently discovered a bug that allowed users to bypass its autoplay settings, and allow several animated images in a single tweet using […]
Elon Musk’s famous 2018 tweet comes true: Tesla stock hits record $420
Elon Musk lost his position as Tesla Chairman after posting a notorious tweet in August last year that he was “considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured”. Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2018 Over a year later, Tesla stock […]
Christmas 2019: How to download, share Stickers on WhatsApp, Hike
It is that time of the year again! As Santa comes from North Pole with a bag full of gifts, here is a list of ways and platforms through which you can send across greetings through stickers and emojis, designed exclusively for Christmas. WhatsApp stickers WhatsApp stickers are not unknown anymore, during […]
Ola rolls out AI-based real-time ride monitoring system ‘Guardian’ in India
Ride-hailing major Ola on Monday announced to expand its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based safety feature called ‘Guardian’ across several cities in the country. ‘Guardian’ uses real-time data from rides to automatically detect irregular trip activity, including prolonged stops and unexpected route deviations. After running a pilot project, the feature is now […]
Free Fire to PUBG Mobile: Here are the top five mobile games of 2019
This year has been a landmark one for mobile gaming, with more battle royale games like ‘Free Fire’ and ‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ coming to the small screen right in your palm. ‘Free Fire’ was the most downloaded game of 2019, according to mobile market data and analytics firm App […]
Microsoft India says older PCs are doubling productivity losses of SMBs
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India with PCs that are more than four years old and are running older operating systems (OS) can see double productivity losses as compared to newer PCs, said a new study by Microsoft on Monday. Not just work efficiencies, older PCs expose organisations to […]
Oracle aims to double customer base in India to 2,000 soon
With a new data centre up and live in India, US-based global Cloud major Oracle has unleashed its animal spirit, targeting to double its customer base in the country to 2,000 from its current base of close to 1,000 customers. In a country of India’s size, getting another 1,000 customers […]
Facebook pulls down group that used computer-generated faces to push pro-Trump message
Facebook has taken down a well-financed campaign that used dozens of artificially generated faces to spread pro-Trump and anti-Chinese government messages, the company and outside researchers said on Friday. Researchers from New York-based Graphika and the Digitial Forensics Research Lab, an arm of the Washington-based Atlantic Council, said it was […]
Airtel brings its WiFi calling to 6 new smartphones
After introducing its voice over Wi-Fi service in India recently, Bharti Airtel added six new devices to the list of smartphones that are compatible with its Wi-Fi calling. Now, Airtel customers on Samsung S10, S10+, S10e, M20 and One Plus 6 and 6T can configure Airtel Wi-Fi calling, which enables them to […]
Details of more than 267 million Facebook users leaked
A database containing personal details of more than 267 million Facebook users was allegedly left exposed on the web, according to a report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech and security researcher Bob Diachenko. Diachenko believes the trove of data — including Facebook user IDs, phone numbers and names — is most […]