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Facebook, Google making profits from 'pop-up' brothels, says report

"Pop-up" sex clubs in Cornwall, Cambridge, Swindon and holiday cottages in the Peak district are helping Google and Facebook in "making profits" from the trafficking of vulnerable women, said a report.

Mar 6, 2018

By IANS

Facebook

Xiaomi to foray into US smartphone market this year

Xiaomi has grown exponentially in India, after Samsung, with 24.7 per cent share, was the leader and Xiaomi with 20.9 per cent stood second.

Mar 6, 2018

By IANS

Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ smartphones launched in India

Announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona last week, Galaxy S9 has cameras with capabilities to shoot "Super Slow-mo" videos and a new "Dual Aperture" lens system with innovative low-light photography efficiency.

Mar 6, 2018

By IANS

Tech Review: Bose SoundSport Free is one of the best cord-free earbuds around

Apple AirPods (Rs 13,749) and Samsung Gear "IconX" (Rs 13,490) that laid the foundation for true wireless bluetooth earphones will now face competition from Bose that has launched SoundSport Free for Rs 18,990 in India.

Mar 6, 2018

By IANS

Facebook, Google making profits from 'pop-up' brothels

The US government is already working on a legislation aimed at cracking down on sex trafficking on Internet platforms.

Mar 5, 2018

By IANS

Facebook

Apple may cut price of MacBook Air in Q2

The 13-inch MacBook Air, a popular choice for college students, is currently sold starting at $999 for 128GB of PCIe-based storage, a 1.8GHz dual-core i5 processor, and 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM.

Mar 4, 2018

By IANS

Your smartphone is damaging the environment, says study

Among all the devices, trends suggest that by 2020, the most damaging devices to the environment will be smartphones.

Mar 4, 2018

By IANS

Apple planning to cut cost of MacBook Air in Q2

The analyst expects the more affordable MacBook Air will help push MacBook shipments up by 10-15 percent this year.

Mar 4, 2018

By IANS

Singapore: Investment scam via Facebook traps more than 100 residents

The suspect shared a post on Facebook, where he stated that if people will trust him with their money, then after three months they will get the double amount.

Mar 4, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Google sued for 'hiring discrimination' against white, Asian males

The lawsuit claims that the tech giant would only hire people from historically under-represented groups for technical positions.

Mar 4, 2018

By IANS

Facebook, YouTube dominate social media use in US

Nearly 74 percent of adults use YouTube and 94 percent of young users visit YouTube on their computers or smartphones.

Mar 4, 2018

By IANS

Facebook

Samsung to unveil new lineup of QLED TVs in US

In an earlier blog in January, Samsung had mentioned the arrival of its digital assistant "Bixby" on QLED TVs.

Mar 4, 2018

By IANS

Samsung

MWC 2018: Samsung Galaxy S9+ named 'Best New Connected Mobile Device'

Although prices are yet to be announced, Galaxy S9 may cost around $720 and Galaxy S9+ nearly $840.

Mar 3, 2018

By IANS

Facebook testing 'Voice Clips' status updates for Indian users

The new feature was first spotted by an Indian user and the social media giant is testing "Voice Clips" as a status update option with a small percentage of users in the country.

Mar 3, 2018

By IANS

Facebook

Enlightened Facebook ends 'Explore Feed' test

Facebook tested "Explore" feed, which remained a secondary feed over the primary News Feed for its users in six countries, in October 2017 to be ended on March 1, 2018.

Mar 2, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

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