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Google said the company has been adding features like integrated voice typing on KaiOS, voice-based language selection, and support for Indian languages to help first-time internet users overcome barriers to literacy and interact with technology and their devices more naturally .

Google makes its Lens technology available to KaiOS used on JioPhone

The image recognition and translation technology is available in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi and Tamil, and soon in...

21 July 2020 3:45 PM IST

Facebook faces antitrust investigations, like other big tech companies such as Google and Amazon, and Mark Zuckerberg pointed out to the probes to claim there was no arrangement with Trump on keeping his accounts uncensored. (Photo | AFP)

Zuckerberg rubbishes making deal to go soft on Trump

Facebook's CEO was reacting to stories in leading US media that raised questions about possible special treatment to...

20 July 2020 10:32 PM IST

Mobile app store marketing intelligence firm Sensor Tower said Resso might have escaped the ban as its publisher is listed not as ByteDance, its parent company which also owns TikTok, but Moon Video.

TikTok may be out but ByteDance's Resso music app is thriving

As much as 74 per cent of downloads have been in India for the Resso music-streaming app, which dubs itself a social app...

20 July 2020 9:44 PM IST

Samsung says it has adapted swiftly to the Next Normal and is bringing out devices that are more personal, intelligent, useful and secure . (Photo of Galaxy Fold | Samsung)

What to expect at Samsung's August 5 launch besides the Galaxy Note 20

Apart from the Galaxy Note 20 series, the mobile technology giant is likely to launch new earbuds, a smart watch and a...

20 July 2020 7:39 PM IST

Entire markets and potentially elections may be manipulated or altered in this way, a security expert said.

Hacking of 130 accounts exposes security chink in Twitter armour

Young hackers interested in original short Twitter handles hacked the accounts for bragging rights and financial...

20 July 2020 4:57 PM IST

It was unclear whether Disneys cut on ads was in protest over Facebooks inaction over hate speech. The economic fallout from the pandemic has also cut into companies advertising budgets. (Photo | AFP)

Disney cuts big chunk of ads on Facebook, Instagram

Disney, Facebook's biggest advertiser this year, joins hundreds of firms that paused spending on the social media...

20 July 2020 1:56 PM IST

Twitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint. (AP Photo)

Twitter disables Trump's tweet over copyright violation

The video disappeared from Trump's Twitter feed with notification: This media has been disabled in response to a report...

19 July 2020 11:42 AM IST

The attack, which Twitter and federal police are investigating, started with a playful message between hackers on the platform Discord, a chat service popular with gamers, according to the New York Times. (Photo | AFP)

Young group of hacker pals carried out Twitter attack, not Russia: NYT

The paper interviewed four people who took part in the hacking, who shared logs and screenshots to back up their...

18 July 2020 8:57 PM IST

At present, Arzooo Credit is available to over 5,000 retailers across 10 cities.

Digital credit solution launched to provide small retailers with...

Arzooo Credit will provide the necessary funds to Arzooo's partner stores to help them get back on track after the...

18 July 2020 8:22 PM IST

The need of the hour is to put more power back in the hands of the users, and that begins with fiduciaries being more transparent with personal data. (Photo | Pixabay - Mohamed Hassan)

Tech This Week | The Personal Data Protection Bill in the context of...

When it comes to data breaches, the bill does not do nearly enough to put power back in the hands of the users.

18 July 2020 6:50 PM IST

The Indian government has also demanded information of vulnerability exploited by attackers and modus operandi of the attack and sought details of remedial actions taken by Twitter to mitigate the impact of the hacking incident. (Photo | Pixabay - Elchinator)

Govt seeks info from Twitter on Indian users affected by recent hack

CERT-In has also asked Twitter if affected users have been informed about unauthorised access to their Twitter accounts.

18 July 2020 5:39 PM IST

The Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Zuckerberg and Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, the Wall Street Journal reported. Major tech companies Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, referred to by the acronym GAFA, have been under the scrutiny of the US House Judiciary Committee and the Department of Justice for alleged anti-trust practices. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - JD Lasica)

Antitrust regulator to question Zuckerberg on Facebook for unfair...

The Federal Trade Commission has been conducting a yearlong probe into whether the social network has abused its...

18 July 2020 4:45 PM IST