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Narendra Modi launches portal to help, hand-hold MSMEs

Champions — Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength — has been described by the MSME Ministry as an ICT-based system set up to help such enterprises in the “present difficult situation”

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Remove China Apps crosses a million downloads

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‘Hack-for-hire’ firms targeting financial services, healthcare amid COVID-19 pandemic: Google

PTI “We have seen new activity from ‘hack-for-hire’ firms, many based in India, that have been creating Gmail accounts spoofing the WHO.”

Apple HomePod in a home environment

Apple HomePod review: An amalgam of mesmeric bass and progressive design

Divya Kala Bhavani The HomePod by Apple, which just made its way into the Indian market, is a stylish and functional addition to your abode. Here’s why:

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‘Hack-for-hire’ firms targeting financial services, healthcare amid COVID-19 pandemic: Google

PTI “We have seen new activity from ‘hack-for-hire’ firms, many based in India, that have been creating Gmail accounts spoofing the WHO.”

Various gaming platforms in India include Games2Win, WinZO Games, Hitwicket, Gamerji and Rummy.

Online gaming companies see 24% spurt in traffic

Special Correspondent Working professionals and students take to online games during lockdown

The official invite poster for ‘The Future Of Gaming’ by Sony Interactive Entertainment and PlayStation

gaming What you need to know before PlayStation’s ‘The Future of Gaming’ event

Divya Kala Bhavani The virtual event, scheduled for the early hours of June 5 (India time), could finally answer gamers’ questions about the PlayStation 5 and its exclusive gaming content

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Dell Latitude 9510, the world’s first intelligent 15-inch business PC

new launch Dell finally brings the 5G-enabled Latitude 9510 notebook to India

Divya Kala Bhavani The Latitude 9510, starting at ₹1,49,000, melds 5G and the best of the powerful engine that is the Dell Optimizer

Apple HomePod in a home environment

Apple HomePod review: An amalgam of mesmeric bass and progressive design

Divya Kala Bhavani The HomePod by Apple, which just made its way into the Indian market, is a stylish and functional addition to your abode. Here’s why:

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5 tech trends set to explode in your life this decade

India tops requests to TikTok, China not on list

Gadgets that could vanish in this decade

TRAI issues consultation paper on net neutrality

Canadian military assigned Pokemon Go after fans invade bases

Google AI model beats humans in detecting breast cancer

How Telangana embraced the ‘incubator boom’

Over the past 10 years, the State has seen new and old schools of incubators flourish

Smartphones face high hacking risk in 2020: Report

There was a 54% increase in data breaches in 2019 as compared to 2018, and 2020 will see a significant rise in the number of mobile-focused malware and banking Trojans, a report by accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton predicts

How The Explorers app digitises your travel narrative

This app brings together members of the hardcore traveller community from around the globe, and collating unconventional stories from their travels on a social media-esque platform

10 stunning gadgets to look forward to in 2020

While the year gone by witnessed a surge in foldable smartphones, smart home speakers, wearables and PC gaming, 2020 is set to herald tech-lifestyle

A look at new Amazon devices launched in the last two months

In November, Amazon launched the first plug-in smart speaker Echo Flex and December witnessed the launch of Echo Input Portable and Onida Fire TV edition. Here is a round-up of all things new on Amazon devices

Apple granted patent for virtual speakers anywhere in room

Apple has been granted a new patent for virtual speakers in MacBook that can simulate sounds from anywhere in the room, making the users feel as if sound is coming from a different place than loudspeakers

10 technology trends that defined the last decade

This decade has seen the app ecosystem explode with over 5.5 million applications from a mere 140,000 in the App Store when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad in 2010.

OPPO eyes 100 million make-in-India handsets, flagship stores in 2020

The key focus areas for Oppo would be the development of differentiated form factors and meaningful innovation for all, while delivering a premium experience to consumers, says Sumit Walia, Vice President, Product and Marketing, OPPO India

Huawei P40 Pro to come with seven cameras: Report

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei’s upcoming smartphones P40, P40 Pro are expected to launch in March 2020 and now a recent leak has hinted that the P40 Pro may arrive with total seven cameras, five at the rear and two at the front

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 mn for improper sharing of user data

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice it had found that data from 4,43,000 Facebook users was improperly made available to developers of an App called ‘thisisyourdigitallife’

Microsoft says North Korea-linked hackers stole sensitive information

Microsoft Corp said it has taken control of web domains that were used by a hacking group called ‘Thallium’ to steal information

Gaming in the 2010s: Peppier consoles, cinematic action and the promise of Virtual Reality

We condense ten years of immersive entertainment into this small space

How smartphones have changed our lives in the last 10 years

With a few taps on it, we can summon a cab, order a doughnut, hire the services of a doctor and more

Information of over 2.4 million security camera start-up Wyze users exposed in data leak

The data breach happened when it was “accidentally” left exposed while being transferred to a new database to make the data easier to query, says security camera start-up Wyze

70% of Netflix users in India watch one film in a week

Film viewing in India is the highest for any country worldwide, the streaming giant said while announcing its list of most popular titles of 2019

Cybercrime: Online payment systems to be prime targets in 2020

Over the past couple of years, so-called JS-skimming (the method of stealing of payment card data from online stores), has gained immense popularity among attackers, say researchers from global cybersecurity and anti-virus brand Kaspersky

The Hindu's viral Facebook posts of 2019

Top stories of The Hindu that were the most-read on Facebook

Skip unboxing videos and Instagram in 2020

Professional photographer and blogger Naina Redhu says we must stop asking influencers for quotes and beauty routines

These digital art installations ask uncomfortable questions about technology and its effect on society

What has technology really done to society? Are emoticons replacing real emotions? These installations at Palladium Chennai try to address such concerns

Google Chrome hit with bugs, users losing secondary profiles

In Google Chrome 79, several users have noticed that their secondary profiles are losing names and are being called “Person 1” instead.

Oppo Reno 3 Pro, Reno 3 with 5G unveiled

The Reno3 Pro has a 6.5-inch OLED panel with a 90Hz refresh rate and a punch hole for the selfie camera. The panel has a 180 Hz touch detection rate for less lag and better gaming. It also comes with 100 per cent DCI-P3 coverage and HDR10+ support, GSMArena reported

New users need Facebook account to sign up into Messenger

Unlike the old days where your phone number was enough, Facebook Messenger now requires a Facebook account to sign up, reports VentureBeat

Apple tops best smart watch list of 2019 in India

Fossil made a return after struggling with stock issues to became the leading wearable watch brand with 34% category share, the IDC said.

The upward trajectory of Malayalam web series

With binge-watching online becoming the norm, we take a look at the evolution and popularity of web series in Malayalam

Huawei Mate X2 foldable phone to arrive in Q3 2020

The foldable device will most likely be unveiled at IFA 2020, news portal GizmoChina reported.

After France, Italy approves digital tax on large tech companies

The Italian parliament has approved a three percent digital tax on some digital revenue of technology companies that make over $831 million in global revenue, including least $6 million in Italy.

Twitter bug allowed to match 17 million phone numbers with users

In yet another data breach on Twitter that 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

WhatsApp dark mode finally ready for some users

Website WaBetaInfo, which follows developments with the beta version of the app, has revealed that the dark theme update is ready for the Android version of WhatsApp. Additionally, the iOS dark theme is also nearly set for release.

Watch out for rise of deepfakes, ransomware in 2020

Currently, most ransomware authors target individual users and devices. This is expected to change in the future, with a projected increase in the number of complex ransomware attacks directed at Cloud infrastructures, say security researchers

Honor plans foray into India PC market in 2020

Honor Magic book laptop has chipset of U.S. companies -- Intel and AMD.

Twitter bans animated PNG files on its platform

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

Apple’s iPhone 12 may use sensor-shifting technology to stabilise images

The 5G variant of the Apple iPhone 12 may come with advanced image sensor-shift stabilisation technology to click stable images without distortion when there is excessive motion

Indians can’t use Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana mobile app from January 31

Confirming again that Microsoft was killing off its virtual assistant Cortana for Android and iOS and removing Cortana from its Launcher app for Android from January 31, the company says the app will continue in the US only

Popular chat app ToTok is secret UAE spying tool: Report

According to a New York Times report, ToTok “is used by the government of the United Arab Emirates to try to track every conversation, movement, relationship, appointment, sound and image of those who install it on their phones”

Russia checks its internet can work if cut off from worldwide web

The review, conducted over the course of several days on specially designated networks, follows a “sovereign internet” bill introduced in November in response to what Russia calls the ”aggressive nature” of U.S. national cyber security strategy

The Netflix decade: How one company changed the way we watch TV

Around the same time that the broadcast TV schedule was losing its hold on viewers, Netflix was beginning to invest in original content.

ByteDance has no sale plans for TikTok, media report untrue: internal note

The company was considering a TikTok stake sale over security concerns raised by officials in Washington, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Social media celebrity Jagee John found dead in Kerala

Police register unnatural death case, probe on

Don’t miss these top 5 mobile games of 2019

‘Free Fire’ was the most downloaded game of 2019, according to mobile market data and analytics firm App Annie, while the top downloaded games this year included the hyper-casual title ‘Fun Race 3D’ and ‘Subway Surfers’, which has also become the most downloaded game of the decade

Robert Downey Jr summons his inner-Tony Stark in a YouTube tech show

The ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Avengers’ actor makes his YouTube debut in an eight-part documentary series about Artificial Intelligence

Cybercrime experts across India tell us how to pad up our online security

Whether you’re booking your next vacation, or indulging in holiday sales and offers, this season sees a surge in online activity. These cybercrime experts bust common misconceptions, and give tips on basic digital hygiene.

Amazon’s 2nd employee says the company should be broken up

One of Amazon’s first employees, who helped build the company from scratch, has come out in favour of breaking up the e-commerce behemoth.Amazon

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Delhi Home guard staff thermal screen the passengers waiting at the DTC bus stop amidst the lockdown imposed till May 31, in New Delhi on May 29, 2020.

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Wajid Khan (R) with brother Sajid Khan of Sajid-Wajid duo during the Mirchi Music Awards in Mumbai on January 27, 2011.

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A school teacher in Chennai Corporation school teaches tenth and twelfth standard students through online class in Chennai on Monday.

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