Strategy Analytics has released its first quarter report for global 5G smartphone shipments. Samsung and Vivo saw the highest gains in the last quarter. Samsung shipped 17 million units in Q1 2021, compared to 9.5 million shipments in the last quarter of 2020, seeing a growth of 79 percent. This is likely due to the
Month: June 2021
Threat actors with suspected ties to Iran have been found to leverage instant messaging and VPN apps like Telegram and Psiphon to install a Windows remote access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing sensitive information from targets’ devices since at least 2015. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which pieced together the activity, attributed the campaign to an
All is fair in love and baby names. Or so we were led to believe, especially after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and musician Grimes named their son, X Æ A-Xii Musk. Yes, we don’t know how to pronounce that either, but Elon says “Æ” is pronounced Ash. And now, another baby has been
Researchers in Australia have developed a new technology that uses infrared imaging to allow people to see clearly in the dark. These ultra-thin films could one day turn regular spectacles into night-vision goggles and also revolutionise several sectors, such as autonomous vehicle navigation, optical tomography, and food quality control. The film is thinner than human
Transform 2021 Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy. July 12-16 Register Today Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. In a paper published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature last week, scientists at Google Brain introduced a deep reinforcement learning technique for floorplanning, the process of arranging the placement of different components of computer chips.
TicWatch E3 smartwatch was launched in India on Thursday, June 17 by its parent company Mobvoi. The smartwatch is powered by a Snapdragon Wear 4100 chipset paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. The TicWatch E3 is based on Google’s Wear OS and sports a 1.3-inch high-density display. It also features heart
This segment of smartphones continues to be popular with those looking for a little extra in terms of features and performance, particularly now with 5G becoming almost standard on new phones. The big news is the addition of the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, which is now the most affordable OnePlus phone in India and offers much
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey announced Thursday that his start-up has raised an additional $450 million in funding, which will be used to “turn allied warfighters into invincible technomancers.” The company is now valued at $4.6 billion. Luckey is best known for selling Oculus to Facebook in 2014 for $2 billion before he was fired in
Realme is hosting a virtual launch event on June 24 in India, Realme India and Europe CEO Madhav Sheth has confirmed. Sheth says that the company is launching two smartphones and one TV. Realme Narzo 30 and Realme Narzo 30 5G phones are launching in India alongside the 32-inch Realme Smart full-HD TV. Realme Narzo
Battlegrounds Mobile India is out in open beta and PUBG Mobile players, who were eagerly waiting for the game to relaunch, are wondering what happens to all their data as well as the items and in-game currency they collected. The good news is that Battlegrounds Mobile India allows you to transfer pretty much all your
Russian lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday that would oblige US tech giants to open offices in Russia by January 2022 or face punitive measures, part of a push by Russia to beef up what it calls internet “sovereignty”. Russia has cracked down on US Internet companies in recent months and slowed down Twitter’s Internet traffic since March to
A Middle Eastern advanced persistent threat (APT) group has resurfaced after a two-month hiatus to target government institutions in the Middle East and global government entities associated with geopolitics in the region in a rash of new campaigns observed earlier this month. Sunnyvale-based enterprise security firm Proofpoint attributed the activity to a politically motivated threat
Slack, the popular workspace messaging app, has a new feature that allows users to schedule a message to be sent at a later time and date. The update is being rolled out for Slack’s desktop, Android, and iOS apps. The new feature will let users schedule messages for up to 120 days in advance and
The first astronauts arrived at China’s new space station on Thursday in the country’s longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. The trio blasted off on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwest China’s Gobi desert, and their craft docked at the
Transform 2021 Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy. July 12-16 Register Today Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. According to a new report released by the Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imaging the Internet Center, experts doubt that ethical AI design will be broadly adopted as the norm within
Over the next few weeks, a company called Kernel will begin sending dozens of customers across the US a $50,000 (roughly Rs. 37 lakhs) helmet that can, crudely speaking, read their mind. Weighing a couple of pounds each, the helmets contain nests of sensors and other electronics that measure and analyse a brain’s electrical impulses and
Apple CEO Tim Cook said during a live chat that Android has more malware than iOS and “sideloading” mobile apps were not in the “best interests of users.” If Apple was forced to allow sideloading apps, as Android does, it would destroy the security and privacy of the iOS platform, he said, while speaking virtually
A billboard advertising Chinese video app TikTok at Wangfujing street on August 20, 2020, in Beijing. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, saw its revenue for 2020 more than double, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. Revenue for last year totaled $34.3 billion,
Audible, the audio storytelling service by Amazon, on Thursday brought five sleep- and relaxation-focussed audio series to Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and other Alexa-enabled devices in India for free. The selection includes guided meditations, bedtime stories, and sound baths that aim to help users sleep better and overcome their sleep anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Battlegrounds Mobile India Early Access went live on Thursday, with the game being made available in beta via Google Play. We managed to get our hands on it, and played a full match. It is clear that Battlegrounds Mobile India is essentially PUBG Mobile with minor tweaks, which we’ll get into in a bit. With
The US House Judiciary Committee will vote next week on a package of recently introduced antitrust bills including several targeting the market power of Big Tech, committee chair Jerry Nadler said on Wednesday. Five antitrust bills were introduced last week in the House of Representatives. They will be marked up in committee to consider changes and
As ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure skyrocket, new research shows that threat actors behind such disruptions are increasingly shifting from using email messages as an intrusion route to purchasing access from cybercriminal enterprises that have already infiltrated major targets. “Ransomware operators often buy access from independent cybercriminal groups who infiltrate major targets and then sell
Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari was questioned by the Delhi Police last month in connection with its probe into the ‘COVID toolkit’ case, officials said Thursday. They did not divulge further details, but said he was also questioned about the company’s policy behind flagging tweets by users as “manipulated media”. This came after Twitter labelled as
Under bright-blue morning skies, China launched its first crewed space mission in five years Thursday, sending three science-minded military pilots rocketing to a new orbiting station they’re expected to reach around midafternoon. The astronauts, already wearing their spacesuits, were seen off by space officials, other uniformed military personnel and a crowd of children waving flowers
Transform 2021 Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy. July 12-16 Register Today Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. New research from phishing defense company Agari found that criminals don’t wait after they compromise accounts in phishing attacks. Agari researchers found that 23% of all accounts were accessed almost immediately and
Facebook said Wednesday it will begin testing advertisements inside its virtual reality Oculus headsets in partnership with several game developers, including Resolution Games. The small-scale test of VR advertisements are a bridge between the social media company’s main revenue line of selling digital advertising and its growing investment to build virtual reality hardware as the
Vivo V21e 5G specifications and design have been tipped via an official-looking poster ahead of its expected India launch. The phone can be seen in two colour options sporting a dual rear camera setup. The poster also mentions a couple of specifications including a 32-megapixel selfie shooter and support for 44W fast charging. Vivo V21e
A malware campaign targeting South Korean entities that came to light earlier this year has been attributed to a North Korean nation-state hacking group called Andariel, once again indicating that Lazarus attackers are following the trends and their arsenal is in constant development. “The way Windows commands and their options were used in this campaign
Micro-blogging platform Koo launched the app in Assamese with Assam Chief Minister HimantaBiswa Sarma on Wednesday releasing the first message in Koo in the language. The Chief Minister in his message in Assamese said, “I am delighted that Koo App has launched it in Assamese language with me joining the platform. The app is enabling
Transform 2021 Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy. July 12-16 Register Today Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Investments in “intangible assets” like R&D, digital transformation, and employee training are strongly correlated with increased productivity and growth, according to a study McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) released today. An MGI survey
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