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WhatsApp stops for millions of older iPhones, Android devices

Smartphones that use Android 2.3.7 and older, and iPhone iOS 8 or older, are affected by the WhatsApp update

Feb 2, 2020

By IANS

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Elon Musk slams Twitter, Google for rising scams, fake bots

Musk stated that desperate times call for desperate measures while slamming Twitter and Google in a series of tweets

Feb 2, 2020

By IANS

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Nokia's upcoming phone 'Captain America' live images spotted, reveal more details

The upcoming Nokia 5.2 would come with 6 GB RAM alongside 64 GB internal storage

Feb 2, 2020

By Anirban Roy

EU votes in favor of a common charger: What does this mean for Apple and its lightning adapter?

Members of the EU voted overwhelmingly in favor of a single common charger that would not put consumers under obligation to buy new chargers every time they buy a new phone

Feb 1, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Apple to close all China mainland stores due to virus outbreak

Apple is joining a handful of overseas retailers, including Starbucks Corp and McDonald's Corp to temporarily shut storefronts as a precautionary measure

Feb 1, 2020

By Reuters

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Lyft to provide free rides during 2020 election cycle

Starting with the Iowa Caucus next week and continuing through all primaries and caucuses leading up to the general election

Feb 1, 2020

By IANS

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Randy Freer going to step down as CEO of Hulu

It will be interesting to see what changes take place in Hulu, as now it will be a part of a larger strategy now and will not stand as a lone rival to Netflix

Feb 1, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

CERN shuns Facebook's Workplace app over data privacy

The organisation stated that the decision was taken because of a lack of usage by CERN members and major concerns about data privacy

Feb 1, 2020

By IANS

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Coronavirus may infect and cause malicious activities in your smartphone; but how?

Kaspersky and IBM X-Force security researchers have found a series of the malware campaigns which are using the coronavirus as a hook

Feb 1, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus Cybersecurity

Nokia to launch 4 smartphones including PureView 9.2 at MWC 2020

Nokia is expected to unveil a range of smartphones including two 5G smartphones and a couple of entry-level devices

Feb 1, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Apple's inexpensive iPhone 9 trial production begins, to be available by March 2020

The iPhone 9 is expected to be available at below 3,000 yuan, which roughly translates to SGD 590 or $432

Feb 1, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Apple's upcoming iPhone SE 2 will come with improved 'side-mounted' touch ID sensor

According to Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo, the iPhone SE 2 Plus will launch in 2021 with an updated touch ID sensor built into the power button on the side of the phone

Feb 1, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Huawei 'will not' go back to using Google's apps and services even after ban is lifted

The head of Huawei's Consumer Business Group in Austria suggests that Huawei will stick to its own apps suite HMS even after it regains its license to use Google's apps and services

Jan 31, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

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