HIGHLIGHTS Some iPhone X users reported the issue Phones in extreme cold conditions are likely to be affected Apple promises an update to fix the issue Some iPhone X users have complained about their smartphone’s screen not responding in cold weather. Apple has now acknowledged the issue and promised a ... Read More »
Apple launched the iPhone X and already is preparing for the next-year flagship. According to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Cupertino is preparing two OLED phones for 2018. The report also suggests that the phones might return to the stainless steel frames to improve data transmission quality. Top: iPhone 8 Plus • Bottom: ... Read More »
Facebook was dealt a setback on Tuesday when an adviser to the top European Union court said any data protection authority in the bloc had the power to take action against it for breaching privacy laws. Facebook has its European headquarters in Ireland and has argued that only the Irish data protection authority ... Read More »
India’s ride-hailing company Ola on Monday secured $2 billion (roughly Rs. 13,114 crores) in new funding from a group of investors, including SoftBank Group Corp and Tencent Holdings Ltd, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The funding round isn’t finished yet and the amount could change, the person said. The funding is ... Read More »
London stripped Uber on Friday of its licence to operate from the end of September in a huge blow to the taxi app that will affect more than 40,000 drivers in one of the world’s biggest cities. Regulator Transport for London (TfL) said Uber’s conduct posed risks to public safety and it ... Read More »
Google’s security team Project Zero has open sourced an automated testing tool called Domato which they have been using to find dozens of security bugs in popular Web browsers. Domato has been used to find 31 security bugs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and other browsers. But while there were only ... Read More »
Uber Technologies Inc, which is the subject of a federal probe into whether it broke bribery laws, has started a review of its Asia operations and notified US officials about payments made by staff in Indonesia, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. A source familiar with the matter ... Read More »
Global image messaging service Snapchat has scrubbed Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera from its app in Saudi Arabia at the request of Saudi authorities, the company said on Monday. “We make an effort to comply with local laws in the countries where we operate,” a spokesman for parent company Snap Inc. said. The ... Read More »
Google on Wednesday announced updates to its Translate app that would enable users in Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu languages to use offline translations and instant visual translation in their preferred language. Google Translate has also added support for conversation mode feature – that lets users have a bilingual ... Read More »
A new malware Xafecopy Trojan has been detected in India which steals money through victims’ mobile phones, cyber-security firm Kaspersky said in a report. Around 40 percent of target of the malware has been detected in India. “Kaspersky Lab experts have uncovered a mobile malware targeting the WAP billing payment method, stealing money through ... Read More »
