Technology

There are no plans by the government to ban the sale of Chinese smartphones under Rs. 12,000 in India, a new report has claimed. Citing government sources, the latest development comes a few days after a report earlier this week had claimed that the government seeks to ban smartphones from …

Microsoft has partnered with the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), and Capacity Building Commission (CBC) to enhance the functional computer literacy of nearly 2.5 million civil servants of the Government of India. The project will digitally empower them to provide efficient and effective citizen-centric services to the vulnerable …

The US Federal Communications Commission rejected SpaceX’s Starlink and LTD Broadband’s applications for more than $2 billion (roughly Rs. 15,930 crore) in Internet service subsidies, the FCC said on Wednesday. In December 2020, the FCC tentatively awarded $9.2 billion (roughly Rs. 73,281 crore) to over 300 bidders to deploy high-speed …

Motorola X30 Pro has been launched in China on Thursday alongside the Moto Razr 2022 foldable phone. The smartphone was earlier scheduled to be unveiled on August 2 in an event, but that was cancelled hours before the launch. The newly launched Motorola X30 Pro comes with a curved rear …

Vivo V25 Pro launch in India has been set for August 17, the company has confirmed. The smartphone will come with a colour-changing back panel and is a part of the Vivo V25 series, which is speculated to also include the Vivo V25 as well as Vivo V25e smartphones. The …

Online dating firm Bumble edged past quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday, as more paying users flocked to its platform in search of companionship. The online dating industry had experienced a surge in popularity fueled by pandemic-induced curbs as people went the digital route to continue socialising, with the growth continuing …

Spotify is testing out a new service to sell concert tickets directly to fans. The music streaming platform will test the service using the Spotify app and a new website. The website’s official page reportedly says that the company sells tickets on behalf of third parties, which may include venues …

Moto Razr 2022 was launched in China on Thursday as the company’s latest foldable smartphone. The new Motorola smartphone comes with a flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, a 6.7-inch OLED main display with 144Hz refresh rate, a smaller outer display, a 50-megapixel dual rear camera setup, and a 3,500mAh …

Samsung is targeting to sell 10 million units of foldable smartphones this year, the company’s mobile president said on Wednesday, as per a report. The South Korean tech giant has announced its next generation of foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip 4, on Wednesday, globally, …

Antarctica’s coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world’s largest ice sheet over the past 25 years, a satellite analysis showed on Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind study, led by researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near …