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Zoom agrees to pay $85 mn over data concerns, zoombombings
While Zoom gained popularity as remote learning became a requirement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several zoombombing episodes where meetings on the popular video meet platform were hacked into and spammed with pornographic content and threatening messages emerged, adding to the worries of thousands of parents and teachers. Other users who did not have a paying account may be eligible to receive up to $15.
'Pandemic creates opportunities to enhance Indo-US tech ties'
Speaking at the 2nd Indo-US Services Summit organised by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce-NIC on Information & Technology (IT) and digital transformation, STPI Director General Omkar Rai noted that technology is a major binding force in the Indo-US relations. "India and US relationship is so complementary. Their interest is also technology-based. Our cultivation, collaboration lies in technology," he said.
'1 in 3 Indian PC home users at high risk of cyber attack'
Avast's latest Global PC Risk Report also looked into the possibility of users facing aadvanced' threats -- defined as more sophisticated or threats never seen before, designed to bypass common protection technologies included in security software, such as signatures, heuristics, emulators, URL filtering, and email scanning.
realme’s DIZO brand launches its first affordable smartwatch
Soon to be available in select retail stores, the DIZO Watch is equipped with 3.5cm (1.4-inch) high-res touchscreen and offers features like 90 sport modes, 12 days of battery life, health and fitness monitoring, Live Watch faces, IP68 water resistant and smart AIoT control, etc.
Google won't let users sign in on old Android devices from Sep 27
If you sign into your device after September 27, you may get username or password errors when you try to use Google products and services like Gmail, YouTube, and Maps. "If your device has the ability to update to a newer Android version (3.0+), we advise you to do so in order to maintain access to Google apps and services on that device," the company said in an update.
realme to export 'make in India' smartphones to Nepal in Q3
realme will consider exporting TVs and its wide range of AIoT (artificial intelligence of things) products to Nepal at a later stage. "We have received great success in India and will look forward to receiving a similar achievement in Nepal where we are providing our latest and innovative products at democratised prices," said Madhav Sheth, Vice President, realme and CEO, realme India and Europe.
Tecno POVA 2 with massive 7000mAH battery launched at just Rs 10,999
POVA 2 will be available for sale on Amazon from August 5 midnight in two variants (in Dazzle black, Polar Silver and Energy Blue colours), at a special launch price of Rs 10,499 for the 4GB+64GB and Rs 12,499 for the 6GB+128GB variant for a limited period. After this period, POVA 2 will be priced at Rs 10,999 (4GB) and Rs 12,999 (6GB).
Samsung ranks No 5 in Chromebook market in Q2: Report
Samsung had a market share of 7 percent in the April-June period after shipping 900,000 Chromebooks that refer to laptops or tablets running on Google's Chrome operating system (OS), according to a report from market researcher International Data Corporation (IDC). Samsung's second-quarter Chromebook shipments increased 179.2 percent from a year earlier when it logged a market share of 4.3 percent, reports Yonhap news agency.
Huawei unveils Children's Watch 4 Pro in China
According to GizmoChina, the Children's Watch 4 Pro is a smart wearable for children with several functions that will serve educational and safety purposes. The smartwatch features a 5MP front camera on a 1.41-inch AMOLED touch screen, and a comfortable wristband design. The report said that it equally features 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory, respectively. It comes in two colours -- blue and pink -- and it weighs just 57.5 grams.
Samsung Galaxy S21 series receiving August 2021 security patch
The new build carrying the August 2021 security patch comes with firmware version G99x0ZCU2AUGE and the update for the S21 Ultra requires a download of about 300MB.l, GSMArena reported. The update is currently seeding in China and should begin rolling in Hong Kong and Taiwan in a few days, with the rollout expected to expand to more countries in a couple of weeks.
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