Technology News

Facebook Rolls Out Info Hub to Fight Interference in US Polls

Facebook earlier faced flak for failing to keep foreign players with malicious intentions away from its platform during the 2016 US presidential election

Aug 13, 2020

By IANS

Facebook

Will Reliance Buy TikTok's India Business? Reports Say ByteDance is Pushing for a Deal

TikTok's India business could fetch a valuation of around $2.5 to $5 billion, around 10% of its $50 billion global valuation.

Aug 13, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Heavy-Built Chinese Man Escapes From Drowning Due to His Own Weight; Video Goes Viral

Video of a man from China weighing 19 stone being rescued from a well has gone viral on social media.

Aug 13, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

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Microsoft Prices the Dual-Screen Android Phone at $1,399, Going to Arrive on September 10

The dual-screen setup also allows users to pair up non-Microsoft apps, such as running social networking platforms like Twitter and Instagram side by side

Aug 12, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Tencent Profit Defeats Estimates on Huge Games Demand

The world's largest gaming company by revenue booked a 33.1 billion yuan ($4.8 billion) profit for the 3 months through June

Aug 12, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

TikTok Collected MAC Addresses on Android to Track User Data Despite Google Ban: Report

TikTok exploited a loophole in Android's Play Store to bundle advertising IDs with MAC addresses without user consent.

Aug 12, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Taiwan's Foxconn Posts Better-Than-Expected Second Quarter Profit

Researcher IDC said global smartphone shipments fell 16% from a year earlier in the second quarter.

Aug 12, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Coronavirus

Smartphone to record the blood pressure in diabetes patient

Google Transforms Android Phones Into Earthquake Sensors, California to Receive Alerts

Seismology experts consulted by Google said turning smartphones into mini-seismographs marked a major advancement

Aug 11, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Singapore and Malaysia closer to signing $16 bln high speed rail link deal

Is China's Maglev Train Safe? Will Electromagnetic Radiation Hurt Daily Commuters?

China's Ministry of Transport has finally approved the testing of its magnetic levitation (maglev) train, which has a top speed of 600km/h,

Aug 11, 2020

By Viraj Mahajan

FCC Head Ajit Pai Welcomes Move to Boost 5G Adoption in US

The White House and Department of Defense said that the 3.45-3.55 GHz band will be made available for next-generation, commercial wireless services

Aug 11, 2020

By IANS

Privacy Watchdog of France Opens Preliminary Investigation Into TikTok

In the US, the officials have mentioned that TikTok poses a national security risk because of the personal data it handles

Aug 11, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Sonia Randhawa Explains DevSecOps Accelerated Adoption During Covid-19 for Cybersecurity

During COVID-19 there's an acceleration towards the adoption of Devsecops for security automation and compliance in new products, tech gadgets, and applications - to bridge cybersecurity gaps

Aug 11, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Mysterious Deaths of Birds at Solar Farms Startle Researchers; AI-Powered Birdwatcher May Have Answer

Death of more than 140,000 birds at U.S. solar farms every year has baffled researchers and that's the reason they are developing the AI-powered platform

Aug 11, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Artificial intelligence

Don't Be a Bully, Netizens Slam Apple for Suing Prepear App Over Pear Logo

Apple claimed Prepear's pear logo would confuse customers with Apple's logo making them believe the tech giant was endorsing the app.

Aug 10, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

VR Gaming Boosts Navigational Efficiency and Spatial Memory: Study

According to the latest study, can develop higher navigational efficiency and less disorientation than those playing a non-VR immersive desktop version

Aug 10, 2020

By IANS

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