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A US judge in San Francisco on Friday rejected a Justice Department request to reverse a decision that allowed Apple and Alphabet’s Google to continue to offer Chinese-owned WeChat for download in US app stores. US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said the government’s new evidence did not change her opinion about the Tencent app. As it has with

Huawei’s Mate 40 series launch was accompanied by a few other gadgets that were launched alongside. The list includes a 65W wireless car charger, a 50W charging stand, a 12,000mAh power bank that supports 66W charging, and a new case that uses a light ring to brighten pictures. The new launches also include a smaller,

Microsoft is bringing a “Meet Now” icon to the taskbar of the latest Windows 10 version to let users quickly set up a video call and invite their friends and colleagues to discuss things virtually. The new development comes over six months after the Redmond company introduced the Meet Now feature on Skype to let

Facebook independent Oversight Board, which can overrule company decisions on whether to take down posts and recommend policy changes, started accepting cases for review on Thursday. The board, which the world’s largest social network created in response to criticism of its handling of problematic content, is open for cases both from users who have exhausted the

Zack Snyder’s replacement as director very late into the making of the 2017 Justice League was controversial, but not more than Jared Leto’s snazzy Joker in Suicide Squad. All this hullabaloo surrounding DC Comics characters — but also DC’s top executives — will officially culminate in Zack Snyder’s Justice League as Leto reportedly makes it

Apple has removed Stadium browser app that allows users to run Google Stadia on iOS devices. The company also shared some background on why it did so. Apple, citing a section in the App Store Guidelines, stated that the Stadium app “uses public APIs in a way that Apple does not intend.” While Apple and

Google’s long-running business model based on free services and advertising will be put to the test in the landmark antitrust lawsuit filed this week by the US Justice Department. But the government is likely to face challenges proving monopoly allegations against the tech firm which grew into one of the world’s most successful companies by

Facebook moderators were reportedly pressured by their employer Genpact to return to office despite safety concerns over the ongoing coronavirus-induced pandemic. Genpact, a third-party contracting firm that handles Facebook’s moderation operations, has reportedly been asking its employees to return to its offices in Hyderabad as early as July. Genpact claimed that most parts of Facebook’s

Huawei Y7a has been launched as the company’s latest budget smartphone, a rebranded Huawei P Smart 2021. The new model comes with a hole-punch display and offers quad rear cameras. The Huawei Y7a includes the HiSilicon Kirin 710A SoC that is already powering smartphones such as the Honor 9C as well as tablets including the

The Mandalorian season 2 special look has arrived just days before the intergalactic Stars Wars adventure returns to Disney+ Hotstar. It gives us another peek into how the story will unfold in The Mandalorian season 2 now that the Mando’s priorities have been turned on its head. The new season will lift off right from

Reliance Jio has detailed its 5G plans which will be supported by Qualcomm, the company’s president revealed while speaking at the Qualcomm 5G Summit. Jio, which started its public rollout in 2016 as the first 4G-only network in India, offering voice and data over the same LTE connection, has now moved into 5G, and it’s expected to

Nokia Essential Wireless Headphones have been launched with an over-ear design and 40mm dynamic drivers. The headphones also include an inbuilt battery that is rated to deliver up to 40 hours of audio playback on a single charge. Nokia Essential Wireless Headphones come with universal voice assistant support that lets you communicate with Google Assistant

Micromax is planning to make a comeback in the Indian smartphone market by launching its new series before Diwali, CEO Rahul Sharma said. The series, called “In,” will feature devices that deliver a “value for money” experience, with competitive performance and nearly stock Android experience, he said. The Gurugram-based company launched its most recent phone

Amazon said that it has sold more iPhones on the opening day of the Great Indian Festival — which was only for Prime members — than the entire sale last year. The feat appears to be the effect of Amazon’s deep discount on the iPhone 11 listed for Rs 47,999. Overall, the company has said

Oppo F17 Pro Diwali Edition has launched in India as the latest smartphone offering from the company. This new edition comes with a new Oppo F17 Pro Matte Gold model and the box also includes an Oppo 10,000mAh power bank (18W) and a Diwali Exclusive back case cover as well. The Oppo F17 Pro Diwali

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website data has allegedly been leaked on the dark Web. The leaked data is said to include a “substantial amount” of personally identifiable information of lakhs of people. This includes name, email addresses, and mobile numbers, according to a report. The latest development comes just over a month after Prime

Airtel’s privacy policy has riled up users after they found that it says Airtel can collect users’ sensitive personal information, such as sexual orientation, genetic information, and political opinion, and share all of this with third parties. Users are raging on Twitter about how intrusive this is. But as shocking as it may sound to

Samsung Galaxy S21, the next-generation flagship from the South Korean giant, is said to arrive as early as January next year. The reported schedule is ahead of the company’s traditional February or March launch for the Galaxy S phones. The Galaxy S21 launch could reportedly take place sometime in early January. Samsung is also reportedly

Google has officially pulled the plug on its Trusted Contacts app. First introduced in 2016, the app offered users a way to share their device activity status and location with selected contacts. It has now disappeared from both Google Play store and the Apple’s App Store. The tech giant will also stop support for the

OnePlus 8T teardown video has been released by YouTuber Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything. It gives us a detailed look at the smartphone’s dual-battery configuration. The teardown follows a durability test under which the latest OnePlus phone went through rigorous scratch and bend tests. The phone was found to gain scratches at level six of the

Google has announced that it will transition its users from Google Hangouts to Google Chat under the re-branded Google Workspace (previously G Suite) in the first half of next year. Google Workspace brings Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and now Chat, within an integrated, unified space. Up until now, Google Chat was only

Samsung Galaxy S21, the rumoured smartphone in the South Korean tech giant’s Galaxy S series of flagship phones, has allegedly been spotted on China’s 3C Certification site. While the listing doesn’t reveal anything about the upcoming phone’s battery capacity, it offers a glimpse into Galaxy S21’s possible charging specifications – with up to 25W fast

ICICI Bank is down and netbanking, debit card transactions, as well as UPI transactions are not working for many customers in India. Many affected customers have raised complaints against the outage on social media. While several people are not able to make any transactions through ICICI Bank’s net banking service, some of them are not

Google Pixel 4a is now on sale in India. The Google phone was launched in the country last week as the latest Pixel model. The Pixel 4a comes as the successor to the Pixel 3a and comes in a new design that includes a hole-punch display as well as a square-shaped camera module. Additionally, the

Trifo, a California-based company that develops AI and robot-based technologies, has launched two affordable vacuum cleaning robots in India. The two models, Emma Standard and Emma Pet, have smart dynamic navigation features and will be available for sale via Amazon and Flipkart. Emma robots support Wi-Fi connectivity and are compatible with Amazon Alexa for voice

The American Booksellers Association has launched an advertising campaign against Amazon to alert the public to what it calls the growing danger that book stores are under from the online goliath during the coronavirus pandemic.  The campaign, the first of its kind, was sparked by Amazon’s “Prime Day” on Tuesday and Wednesday, during which Amazon

Mi 10T Pro and Mi 10T smartphones are launching in India today. The launch event will begin at 12pm (noon). Xiaomi will be livestreaming the event via its social channels. The Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro phones were unveiled globally in September and are both powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. The phones

OnePlus Buds Z and OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z – Bass Edition have been launched alongside the OnePlus 8T. While the OnePlus Buds Z are the company’s latest truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and are available as a watered-down version of the OnePlus Buds, the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z – Bass Edition earphones are designed as

Meizu Buds True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds have been launched in India with a stem design similar to the Apple AirPods. These boast of Airoha AB1562M chipset that is said to enable faster pairing. The Meizu Buds are equipped with ENC dual-microphone noise reduction technology for a better calling experience. The TWS earbuds will go

iPhone 12 series was unveiled by Apple at its virtual event on Tuesday, and it consists of the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. While the iPhone 12 mini comes as the smallest and the most affordable model in the new series, the iPhone 12 is designed