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WhatsApp is treating Indian users differently from Europeans over opting out of its new privacy policy which is a matter of concern for the government and it is looking into the issue, the Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Monday. The central government told the high court that it was also a matter of

An Apple Watch helped the police track down a kidnapped woman in the US. Police in Selma, Texas were able to reportedly use the emergency SOS feature on Apple Watch to locate a kidnapped woman and rescue her. The Apple Watch offered accurate location data of the victim, thanks to which the police were able to

EU lawmakers have invited the chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet to a February 1 hearing in Brussels as they try to crack down on the powers of US tech giants. The European Parliament will in the coming months provide input into proposals by the European Commission to force the companies to play fairly

Nokia 1.4, Nokia 6.3, and Nokia 7.3 could launch in Q1 or early Q2 of this year, a new report claims. All three of these Nokia phones have been in the news in the past with speculations around their release. While Nokia 1.4 is relatively new, Nokia 6.3 and Nokia 7.3 were originally expected to

Microsoft backtracked on a plan to raise the price for subscriptions to Xbox Live Gold, its paid online gaming platform, after outrage from users. The price bump would have doubled the cost of an annual pass and bring a six-month subscription to $60 (roughly Rs. 4,400). Last year, Microsoft removed the option for a full-year subscription

Twitter said Friday it has permanently banned an account that some in Iran believe is linked to the office of the country’s supreme leader after a posting that seemed to threaten former President Donald Trump. In the image posted by the suspect account late Thursday, Trump is shown playing golf in the shadow of a

OnePlus Watch models have received the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification, as per a tipster. Two models of the smartwatch have been allegedly spotted on the Indian certification website. One of them has also reportedly received Singapore’s IMDA certification. OnePlus has already confirmed that it is developing a smartwatch and its Co-Founder and CEO

Apple is working on a thinner and lighter version of the MacBook Air, the company’s mass-market laptop, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new computer is planned to be released during the second half of this year at the earliest or in 2022. It will include Apple’s MagSafe charging technology and a

Poco C3 sales in India have surpassed the milestone of one million units, Poco India announced on Thursday. The budget smartphone was launched in the country in October as a slightly tweaked version of the Redmi 9C that debuted in Malaysia in June. Poco C3 competes against the likes of Realme C11, Infinix Smart 4

Opera has announced the acquisition of YoYo Games, the company behind GameMaker Studio 2, a platform that helps users build 2D games on desktop, mobile, Web, and consoles. Opera said that it plans to expand its reach and capabilities in the gaming space using GameMaker Studio 2 and Opera GX, its browser targeted at gamers

Facebook’s Automatic Alt Text (AAT) system can now detect and identify 10 times more objects and concepts than it could when it was first launched, announced the company. Descriptions will also be more detailed, and AAT will be able to identify activities, landmarks, types of animals, and more. Facebook announced improvements to AAT, a system

Amazfit GTR 2e and Amazfit GTS 2e smartwatch models have been launched in India, adding to the Amazfit GTR and GTS series. The smartwatch models were first released back in December in China and were scheduled to release in India on January 19, but they have already been listed on the official India website with

Samsung Galaxy M31s, Nokia 5.3, and the Oppo A31, among others will be available with discounts during the Amazon Great Republic Day Sale in India. Latest phones including the iPhone 12 mini will also get instant discount offers during the sale that will begin from January 20 and will last until January 23. The Amazon

Xiaomi is hosting a Republic Day Sale on its own website Mi.com, along with Flipkart and Amazon in India. The sale will be held from January 20 to January 24. Flipkart VIP, Amazon Prime and Mi VIP Club members can avail early access to the sale starting today. The Redmi Note 9 series, Redmi 9

CD Projekt SA Chief Executive Officer Marcin Iwiński made a public mea culpa this week about the disastrous rollout of the video game Cyberpunk 2077 in December. He took personal responsibility and asked fans not to blame the team. In a sombre five-minute video address and accompanying blog post, Iwiński acknowledged the game “did not

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that accepting the new privacy policy of instant messaging app WhatsApp was a “voluntary” thing and one can choose to not join the platform if one did not agree with its terms and conditions. The court also said that if the terms and conditions of most mobile apps