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Pokemon Go Raked in Nearly $900 Million in 2019, New Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced
Pokemon Go Raked in Nearly $900 Million in 2019, New Expansion Pass for Pokemon Sword and Shield Announced: Pokemon Go has been a serious money-spinner for Niantic ever since its debut in 2016, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars every year. 2019 was no different, as Pokemon Go raked in nearly $900 million (roughly…
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Facebook Tipped to Launch TikTok-Competitor Lasso in India This Year, WhatsApp Integration Spotted as Well
Facebook Tipped to Launch TikTok-Competitor Lasso in India : Facebook introduced its short form video app Lasso last year, in a bid to take on TikTok. The app was launched in the US only back then, but Facebook reportedly plans to launch it in India this year. It will most likely debut in the first…
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Canon at CES 2020: Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Flagship Full-Frame DSLR with 5.5K RAW Video Recording, 16fps Burst Shooting Launched
Canon at CES 2020: Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Flagship Full-Frame DSLR with 5.5K RAW Video Recording, 16fps Burst Shooting Launched: On the sidelines of CES 2020, Canon launched its long-awaited update to the EOS 1D X camera, called the EOS-1D X Mark III. The new camera is said to have been designed using extensive…
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Google Parent Alphabet’s Legal Head Leaving Amid Sexual Misconduct Troubles
Google Parent Alphabet’s Legal Head Leaving Amid Sexual Misconduct Troubles: Alphabet’s new Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Friday gained the opportunity to reshape the leadership of Google’s parent with the exit of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, whose outsized strategic role was overshadowed by employee concerns about his personal relationship with a subordinate. Drummond, also…
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ACT Stream TV 4K Review
ACT Stream TV 4K Review: ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.) is perhaps best known as an ISP that offers services in some parts of the country under its brand ACT Fibernet. Few people know that the company also operates a Digital TV brand called ACT Digital. Recently, the company launched the ACT Stream TV 4K,…
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ISRO GSAT-30 Satellite to Be Launched on Friday, Aboard Ariane 5 Rocket
ISRO GSAT-30 Satellite to Be Launched on Friday, Aboard Ariane 5 Rocket: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a communication satellite GSAT-30 onboard the Ariane-5 launch vehicle (VA 251) from French Guiana on January 17. The 3,357kg satellite is slated to blast off from the Ariane Launch Complex at Kourou, a French territory located…
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Dolby at CES 2020: Dolby Vision IQ and Dolby Atmos Music Launched, Improving on Existing Tech
Dolby at CES 2020: Dolby Vision IQ and Dolby Atmos Music Launched, Improving on Existing Tech: While we’ve all probably heard of Dolby and seen its logo in numerous places, the company interestingly doesn’t make any consumer hardware products of its own. Instead, Dolby technologies are used on various products such as televisions, smartphones, and…
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Arrives in India as Local Traders Plan Protests
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Arrives in India as Local Traders Plan Protests: Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos arrived in India on Tuesday, according to a post on his Twitter account, as thousands of small traders across 300 cities planned protests, claiming the firm is distorting local retail market. Bezos, dressed in an Indian attire, paid his…
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Tile Mate and Tile Slim Review
Tile Mate and Tile Slim Review: Apple’s rumoured Bluetooth-based object tracker might not have launched (yet), but arguably the biggest name in the space entered the Indian market recently. Tile products are now officially available in India, although the company has not entered the country directly. Instead, it has appointed an official distributor that is…
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Apple at Loggerheads With US Government as Encryption Battle Reignites
Apple at Loggerheads With US Government as Encryption Battle Reignites: Apple and the US government are at loggerheads for the second time in four years over unlocking iPhones connected to a mass shooting, reviving debate over law enforcement access to encrypted devices. Attorney General Bill Barr said Monday that Apple failed to provide “substantive assistance”…
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How to Stop Someone From Adding You to WhatsApp Groups
How to Stop Someone From Adding You to WhatsApp Groups: WhatsApp groups are a very popular feature for keeping in touch with friends and family from around the world. However, in order for make things simple WhatsApp earlier used to allow anyone to add anyone to a WhatsApp group, as long as they had the…
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Microsoft Project Artemis Looks to Detect Sex Predators in Video Game Chats
Microsoft Project Artemis Looks to Detect Sex Predators in Video Game Chats: Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes using the chat function in multiplayer video games. The tech company, which makes the Xbox gaming system, announced Thursday that it’s sharing the tool…
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