Samsung showcased the Galaxy Chromebook at CES 2020 and it might just be the best Chrome OS machine ever made. It completely rivals the premium Google Pixelbook, with its 13.3-inch 4K AMOLED screen, Intel 10th-gen Core-i5 processor, and 2-in-1 build that allows it to function as either a laptop or a tablet
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Australian man allegedly made $200,000 for selling Netflix, Spotify passwords
Sydney: An Australian man has been arrested for selling stolen subscription details from services like Netflix and Spotify, from which he made a profit of around 300,000 Australian dollars. “The man was allegedly behind the website WickedGen.com, which boasted to have 120,000 users and sold Netflix, Spotify and Hulu logins[Read More…]
Did Twitter delete India Today’ account?
On Thursday people on Twitter discovered that the handle of the media company, India Today was nowhere to be found. When one looked for user @IndiaToday, an empty search result appeared. Various Twitterati took the notice. Where did the @IndiaToday Twitter handle disappear? pic.twitter.com/jksVdWOxRw — Sohini Guharoy (@sohinigr) February 7,[Read More…]
‘Pinching hand’ emoji goes viral hours after Emojipedia announces it
It takes no time for the internet to take notice. Hours after Emojipedia, an emoji reference website added 230 new emojis following approval by the Unicode Consortium, a particular emoji, with a “picking hand” symbol is viral on the internet. ?? 230 new emojis coming to phones in 2019 https://t.co/40lHKWeBFj[Read More…]
Canadian crypto exchange can’t repay customers $190 million after CEO dies with only password
Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX owes its customers a whopping $190 million after unexpectedly CEO dies in India December 2018, the only person with the knowledge of passwords to its “cold storage”, a Coindesk report said. Jennifer Robertson, the widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten, submitted an affidavit with the Nova[Read More…]
Apple paid $120 billion to app developers since 2008
According to the Cupertino-based iPhone maker, app developers earned more than a quarter of that money in the past year alone. “The App Store is the new digital main street, and creative developers are tapping into the vast potential of the global app economy,” said Esther Hare, Apple’s Senior Director,[Read More…]
Facebook to launch transparency tools for electoral ads in India
Advertisers will need to be authorised to purchase political ads and the social networking giant will give people more information about ads related to politics and issues. “We will create a publicly searchable library of these ads for up to seven years. The library will include information on the range[Read More…]
Its my thread! Twitter tests ‘Original Tweeter’ feature
Twitter is currently testing a feature which will add a tag to the name of the thread initiator
Don’t want to listen an artist? Block them now on Spotify!
There are times, manier times when you go on a random Spotify playlist, only to listen a song from your most hated artist. The playlist that was so perfect till now, is to be heard no more. To battle the blues of disliked music and to make the life of[Read More…]
How to check name in voter list through internet or phone?
Just like getting a driving license, we all wait to get our hands on our voter ID. Voting in an election is one of the experiences we all look forward to. With Lok Sabha Elections months away, budding voters and experienced ones all would want to avail the opportunity to[Read More…]
“Data is the new oil”, Jio founder Mukesh Ambani’s veiled attack on Facebook, Google
Speaking at Vibrant Gujarat Summit on Friday, Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani raised his concerns on data colonisations by the global companies. Ambani said, “Gandhi ji led India’s movement against political colonisation, today we have to collectively launch a new movement against data colonisation.” “In this data[Read More…]
Amazon trumps all, becomes most valuable publicly-traded company
Weeks after Microsoft eclipsed Apple to become the world’s most valuable company, Amazon have snatched the title. The tech king closed with a worth of $797bn at US stock market on Monday after leaping over the software giant Microsoft who remained valued at $789bn. Amazon became the second US company[Read More…]
This is how Apple iPhone XI could look like!
The rumours of the release of iPhone 2019 have started to come. In the latest, Digit.in, a technology website in partnership with Oneleaks has claimed to share the renders of the iPhone XI version of Apple’s premier mobile phone series. In the images shared, it can be seen that the 2019[Read More…]
Honor View 20: Release date, specification; Everything you need to know about the phone with 48MP camera
Honor V20(view 20) which was officially launched on December 26 is set to embrace the Indian market in the coming weeks. The smartphone is powered with many firsts for the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. For instance, it’ll have a hole-punch camera and will have a quality of a whopping 25MP in the[Read More…]
Jio GigaFiber broadband is here; know rollout date, plans and more
With the arrival of 2019, Jio GigaFiber can be expected to reach almost all big cities in the coming months. Jio which has already launched its Fiber to the home(FTTH) service on 15th August 2018 is about to make a big break in the Indian broadband market with the new[Read More…]
Windows 10 is now the most popular desktop-based Operating System on the planet
2018 has been a delight for the tech giant Microsoft. Washington, United States situated company not only became the most valuable company in the world but their latest operating system Windows 10 became the most popular desktop based operating system on the planet. Windows 10 surpassed one of Microsoft’s very[Read More…]
Old SBI ATM cards will be invalid tomorrow onward, here’s how you can apply for a fresh one
The last day of the year is also the last one on which SBI(State Bank of India) customers would be able to apply for a free replacement of their bank’s magnetic stripe card. The customers can avail a new EVM chip-based card in replacement. On December 29 SBI, in a[Read More…]
New Year 2019: Learn to turn photos & images into WhatsApp stickers and greet your loved ones
Bidding goodbye to the current year and welcoming the new one is always an exciting experience. People across the world go absolutely crazy as they indulge in the new year celebrations. As 2018 has just a few moments left in its kitty lets give ourselves a head start and convert[Read More…]
YouTube tweets Christmas video without credits, accepts mistake after creator shares disappointment
Ho Ho Ho! What did you do YouTube? On 25th December the world goes crazy and why it shouldn’t it’s Christmas. Many companies share creative videos, posts over social media wishing everyone happy holidays. But when the biggest video sharing platform YouTube attempted the same something went wrong. Lily Hevesh,[Read More…]
Microsoft is giving $10 gift cards in their newsletter emails
Have you been recently ignoring Microsoft’s newsletters? According to Redditers, you shouldn’t as the tech giant has been sending out gift coupons in their emails. Apparently, Microsoft has been hiding the coupons in their emails since Black Friday. Back then you could have clicked the blue squirrel to receive the gift[Read More…]
Google’s ‘Game of the year’ is here to test your knowledge of what got trended in 2018
After Youtube Rewind, Google – Year in Search 2018, the Alphabet Inc has now come up with their “Game of the year” to test your knowledge of what caught the eyes of the netizens this year. The company’s game website gameoftheyear.withgoogle.com starts with the message, “A quiz based on the[Read More…]
Malayali teen owns an IT company in Dubai
A 13-year-old Indian kid who developed mobile applications before even turning 10 owns a software company in Dubai, said a media report on Sunday. Aadithyan Rajesh, a Malayali, started app creation as a hobby to defeat boredom. Rajesh has been designing websites and logos side-by-side for clients. Rajesh started using a[Read More…]
Smartphones released this week: All about OnePlus 6T McLaren, Asus ZenFone Max M2, Samsung Galaxy A8s, Huawei Enjoy 9
New smartphones are in the market at a pace faster than ever. The mobile giants have launched phones in all price segments ranging from the budget list to the most premium varieties. An array of smartphones were released in the last week. We bring you a summary of the devices[Read More…]
‘I love you’, princess, donald among the top 100 worst passwords: SplashData Report
What passwords do you use to protect your accounts on the internet? If it is the first name of the current US President or a string of the first six natural numbers, well your account is easily hackable, according to a SpashData report. The eighth annual list of Worst Passwords of the[Read More…]
Win $100,000 if you can live without a Smartphone for 365 days: VitaminWater Contest
VitaminWater a mineral water based company has announced a challenge for smartphone users. According to the challenge if one can go without a smartphone for a year they would get a huge sum of $100,000. The company announced the mammoth prize-moneyed contest on Twitter, running the hashtag #NoPhoneForAYear. we tried to[Read More…]