NEW DELHI – The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy, according to sources. The IT Ministry believes that the changes to WhatsApp privacy policy and the manner of introducing the said changes undermines the sacrosanct values of informational privacy, data security and user choice and harms […]
NEW DELHI – South Korean video game developer Krafton has announced that the India version of its popular game PUBG will be called Battlegrounds Mobile India. The game, which will be available only in India, will provide a multiplayer gaming experience on the mobile phone. This comes after the original version of the game PlayerUnknown’s […]
MUMBAI – RBI on Wednesday said the second purchase of government securities worth Rs 35,000 crore under the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 1.0) will be done on May 20 for an orderly evolution of the yield curve as a fresh COVID-19 wave threatens to hit the economy. The first purchase of Rs 25,000 crore last […]
NEW DELHI – Facebook blocked posts tagged #ResignModi before restoring them hours later, stoking a controversy that’s erupted over government requests to remove social media content as India grapples with an escalating Covid crisis. Facebook said it barred the hashtag by mistake and not at the behest of the government, without elaborating. Facebook periodically blocks […]
New Delhi: Cyber experts have warned users from falling into the prey of a virus link which claims to turn Whatsapp in pink colour and comes with new features. According to cyber security experts, clicking on the link claiming to be an official update from Whatsapp will hack users phone and they may lose access […]
Bharti Airtel, India’s second largest telecom operator, has now introduced a new service for its customers. In this era of innovation and technology, Airtel has brought eSIM to its customers. That is, now you people can enjoy the call and internet service without having to put a SIM card in the phone. It would not […]
New Delhi: Microsoft is bringing text predictions to its Word tool on Windows next month that would work like the ‘Smart Compose’ option in Google Docs. According to a report in Neowin, a recent entry to the Microsoft 365 roadmap revealed that text predictions will roll out to Microsoft Word users in March. The feature […]
New Delhi: A bug in Android file sharing app SHAREit which has been downloaded over 1 billion times in Google Play Store contains several unpatched vulnerabilities that can be abused by hackers to leak sensitive data of its users. The bugs can be exploited to run malicious code on smartphones where the SHAREit app is […]
New Delhi: Nokia on Friday (22 January) announced that it has been selected as a technology provider and collaborator by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) 5G Cybersecurity project in the US. Nokia will work with NCCoE and other key vendors, including members from government and industry to ensure the transition from 4G to […]
New Delhi: Tech giant Google on Friday threatened to shut down its search engine unavailable in Australia if the country implemented its plans to make tech giants pay for news. According to the report, The company has cautioned that its 19 million users in Australia would face degraded search and YouTube experiences if it would […]