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France Uses Davos to Pursue Global ‘Digital Tax’ Goal: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is optimistic of reaching a deal on a global tax on digital companies, despite an initial failure to agree one with the United States. “We are moving in the right direction,” Le Maire told Reuters TV at the World Economic…

Hacker Leaks Passwords for 500,000 Internet-Connected Devices: Report: A hacker has leaked usernames and passwords of over five lakh servers, routers and Internet of Things (IoT) devices on the Dark Web which can be used to install malware on Internet-connected devices at home or at work. Attackers could use those credentials to gain remote access…

Global Device Shipments to Increase in 2020, Buoyed by Smartphone Growth: Gartner: The global shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — will reach 2.16 billion units in 2020, an increase of 0.9 percent from 2019 buoyed by growth in smartphone shipments driven by 5G handsets, a Gartner report said on Tuesday. 5G…

Realme X2 Android 10-Based Realme UI Beta Testing Applications Now Open: How to Apply: Realme has made live the application form link for Realme X2 users to register for beta testing the latest Realme UI software. The Android 10-based software was revealed in China first, and Realme XT users in India started receiving the stable…

Samsung Plans to Set Up a Display Factory in India: South Korean flat-screen maker Samsung Display plans to set up a factory in India with a $500 million (roughly Rs. 3,500 crores) investment as parent Samsung Electronics seeks to expand smartphone production here, a regulatory filing showed. The move would be a boon for India…

Apple, Other Tech Firms Urged by US’ Mnuchin to Work With Law Enforcement: Apple and other technology companies should cooperate with US investigators, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday as law enforcement officials continued probing last month’s fatal shooting at a US naval base in Florida. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump lashed out at Apple in…

Reliance Jio Now Has 370 Million Subscribers, Adding 14.8 Million in a Quarter: Reliance Jio earnings and operational performance figures for the quarter ending December 31 were released on Friday, as usual a part of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) earnings figures. The company noted at the end of the quarter, it had 370 million…

Xiaomi Makes Poco an Independent Brand in India, Yet No Timeline Given for Poco F2 Launch: Highlights Poco is now a standalone brand in India Xiaomi makes Poco an independent company following the success of Poco F1 The Poco F2 could soon be launched in india Poco is now an independent brand in India, confirmed…

Realme 5i launch in India was certainly the biggest piece of news this week, with the Oppo spin-off brand bringing a new budget smartphone featuring a quad rear camera setup to the country. The company also launched the Realme X50 5G in China this week, while unveiling the Realme C2s in Thailand. Other major news…

Reliance Jio Becomes Leading Telecom Operator in India by Subscriber Base: Highlights Reliance Jio subscriber base will be close to 370 million Vodafone Idea lost 36 million subscribers in a single month Bharti Airtel added 1.6 million new users in November 2019 Reliance Jio is now officially the leading telecom operator in India in terms…

Vodafone Idea Loses 30 Million and More Subscribers in November: Trai Data: Highlights Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel added subscribers in this period BSNL continues to be at the top spot for wired broadband services In November, total 4.88 million MNP requests were received by the telcos The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has…

CES 2020: From Exoskeletons to Education at World’s Largest Consumer Tech Show: Exoskeletons to give wearers super-human strength and games to playfully teach children software skills for coding — such innovations were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. Mechanical muscle A Guardian XO exoskeleton made in a collaboration between Sarcos Robotics and…