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EU Antitrust Regulators Plan Broad Enquiry Into Tech Sector

Reuters | Thursday February 13, 2020

EU antitrust regulators plan to open an enquiry into the tech industry, according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters, a sign of more regulatory troubles ahead for Google, Facebook, Amazon and other online groups.

Hotstar Expands Availability of Live Star Network Channels on Mobile Apps to all Paid Subscribers

Ali Pardiwala | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Hotstar now allows all Premium and VIP subscribers to watch live TV channels on its official apps. The list of channels that are streaming live include Star Plus, Star Jalsha, Star Vijay, Star Bharat, Asianet, Star Maa, Star Pravah, Asianet Plus, Star Suvarna, Maa Gold, Star Utsav, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports Select 1 HD, Star Sports ...

Google HR Chief Eileen Naughton Steps Aside as Worker Activism Rises

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Google on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away from her job as "vice president of people operations" at the Internet company.

Poco X2, Realme C3 Launched in India, Google Maps Hack, WhatsApp Dark Mode, and More News This Week

Gadgets 360 Staff | Sunday February 9, 2020

The week past had its fair share of tech headlines, from the latest launch under the Poco brand – the Poco X2 being launched in India – to the arrival of the latest budget smartphone from Realme in the country – the Realme C3. Other big highlights of the week included a Berlin-based artist tricking Google Maps into seeing a traffic jam where ...

Uber And Lyft Take Different Roads In Search Of Profit

Reuters | Sunday February 9, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc, the two leading U.S. ride-hailing companies, are on divergent paths as Uber pours money into money-losing side businesses while smaller rival Lyft focuses on moving people around.

Auto Expo 2020: Hero Electric AE-47 Electric Motorcycle Unveiled

Edited by Preetam Bora | Wednesday February 5, 2020

The Hero Electric AE-47 electric motorcycle has a claimed top speed of 85 kmph, with a range of over 160 km on a single charge in Eco mode.

Google Parent Alphabet Reports Slowing Growth in Ads, Cloud, YouTube Businesses

Reuters | Tuesday February 4, 2020

Alphabet's new CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled sales figures that investors have long demanded, but shares fell 5 percent as Google's advertising business and the new data about YouTube and Google Cloud broadly disappointed.

Google Earth App Now Lets You Stargaze on Your Mobile Device

Aman Rashid | Monday February 3, 2020

Google Earth app for phones and tablets will now allow users to get a wide view of the stars in our universe.

Apple's iPhone Strength Is Back and Analysts Say It Is Here to Stay

Reuters | Thursday January 30, 2020

Wall Street analysts were smitten by a rebound in sales of Apple's iPhones after a year of decline. So much, in fact, that they looked past a weaker-than-expected rise in services revenue, the company's growth driver.

WhatsApp Dark Mode Arrives, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Launched in India, and More Tech News This Week

Gadgets 360 Staff | Sunday January 26, 2020

Also this week, Qualcomm used India as the setting for the launch of its new budget and mid-range smartphone processors, while Xiaomi and HMD Global cut prices of popular smartphones in their lineup, namely the Mi A3, Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi Go, Nokia 7.2, and Nokia 6.2.

Google I/O 2020 Dates Announced: Get Ready to See Android 11, New Pixel Phone, and Developments on May 12

Jagmeet Singh | Friday January 24, 2020

Google I/O 2020 will be held between May 12 and May 14. Google is likely to unveil Android 11 preview, Pixel 4a, and various app development-focussed tools at its next annual developer conference.

Jeff Bezos Phone Hack: What We Know, and Don't

Associated Press | Thursday January 23, 2020

UN human rights experts are asking Washington to investigate a suspected Saudi hack that may have siphoned data from the personal smartphone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post. But the forensic evidence they cite comes from an incomplete study of Bezos's phone, raising multiple questions.

Saudi Arabia Involved in Hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Phone, UN Report Tipped to Say

Reuters | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.

Apple iCloud Backups: How Much of Your iPhone Data Is End-to-End Encrypted and What About Android Backups?

Gaurav Shukla | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Apple’s iCloud backups feature has found itself under spotlight today. iPhone maker had planned to enable end-to-end encryption for the iPhone and iPad cloud backups back in 2018 but it dropped the plan after Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) complained. The end-to-end encryption would have made the user data completely secure.

Apple Said to Have Dropped Plan for Encrypting iPhone Backups After FBI Complained

Reuters | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Apple dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company's iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.