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Facebook Dealt Setback by EU Court Adviser in Privacy Dispute
Facebook has its European headquarters in Ireland and has argued that only the Irish data protection authority has the power to police it for its processing of Europeans' data.
Karbonn Launches New Phone 'Titanium Jumbo': Price, Specifications
Karbonn 'Titanium Jumbo' is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor coupled with a 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage that can be expanded up to 64GB. It comes with 4000 mAh battery and runs Android 7.0 Nougat.
IAF Road Runways: 5 Things on Highway Build Quality You Need to Know
Out of 228 National Highways, only 12 of them has been cleared by the Indian Air Force to be used as emergency landing strips for fighter jets. So, what’s the quality benchmark?
Apple, Samsung Face New iPhone Damages Trial - U.S. Judge
Companies such as Facebook Inc and Alphabet's Google have said an Apple win would encourage owners of design patents to sue for huge, unfair awards on products containing hundreds of features that are costly to develop.
Facebook Tests Splitting Its News Feed Into Two
The Facebook News Feed, the centrepiece of the world's largest social network service, is a streaming series of posts such as photos from friends, updates from family members, advertisements and material from celebrities or other pages that a user has lik...
New Google Doodle: Who Was Nain Singh Rawat?
Google's Doodle on Saturday portrays Rawat as he might have looked on his travels -- solitary and courageous, looking back over the distances he had walked, rosary beads in hand, and staff by his side.
Snapdragon-Based Windows 10 Laptops to Offer Longer Battery Life
The upcoming laptops Windows 10 laptops would run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 platform which is the same processor that powers flagship Android smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy S8, OnePlus 5 and LG V30.
U.S. Lawmakers Want Crackdown on Facebook, Twitter Political Ads
Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mark Warner and Republican John McCain introduced the "Honest Ads Act," one of the strongest efforts in Congress yet to address allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Patently Tough: Long Road Ahead For Qualcomm in China Case Against Apple
The U.S. chipmaker's legal gambit to ban sales and manufacturing of iPhones could cripple global supply of Apple's most important product, legal experts say, but many believe Qualcomm faces a stiff battle to get there.
Google Launches Advanced Gmail Security Features For High-Risk Users
The program would include additional reviews and requests in the account recovery process to prevent fraudulent access by hackers who try to gain access by pretending they have been locked out.
Qualcomm Debuts 5G Data Connection With Snapdragon X50 5G Chipset
Qualcomm Technologies Inc claims to have successfully achieved a 5G data connection on a 5G modem chipset for mobile devices. In addition, the company has partnered with Verizon and Novatel Wireless to work on 5G New Radio (NR) millimeter wave (mmWave) te...
SoftBank-Uber Deal Likely Next Week: Report
Uber's board voted earlier in October to approve the Japanese tech conglomerate's cash infusion, which would add six more board seats and annul super-voting shares held by former CEO Travis Kalanick among others.
Fact-Checking Fake News on Facebook Works - Just Too Slowly
Facebook has long stressed that it only wants to go after the “worst of the worst” offenders when it comes to false news and hoaxes. While many stories may be disputed as biased or partially false, the company is trying to avoid the appearance of censorsh...
Planet Nine Does Exist in Our Solar System: NASA
Konstantin Batygin, a planetary astrophysicist at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, whose team is closing in on finding Planet Nine said there is now enough evidence to assume the "mysterious world exists".
India to Have 530 Million Smartphone Users in 2018: Study
According to a new study by US-based media agency Zenith, smartphone ownership globally will continue to expand in 2018. The agency said that 66 percent of individuals in 52 countries will own a smartphone in 2018 -- up from 63 percent in 2017.
Microsoft Builds Treehouse Offices
Designed by renowned builder Pete Nelson, the treehouse is one of the three new branch-based meeting spaces and is part of a larger new system of technology-enabled outdoor districts connected to buildings around campus empowering employees to work in a n...