HIGHLIGHTS Flipkart’s interest in delivering alcohol in India marks a bold move Flipkart’s customers will be allowed to access HipBar’s application Amazon had secured clearance to deliver alcohol in West Bengal in June Walmart’s e-commerce platform Flipkart has partnered with a startup backed by spirits giant Diageo to deliver alcohol in two Indian cities, according…
ACT Fibernet Launches ACT Shield Virus Protection App With Parental Controls, More Features
HIGHLIGHTS ACT Shield app has a finder feature to help locate lost devices ACT Fibernet has partnered with F-Secure to launch this new app ACT Shield can be added ACT Fibernet bill as an add-on ACT Fibernet has launched a new app called the ACT Shield to enable security and safety solutions on devices. The…
Government’s Plan to Regulate ‘Non-Personal’ Data Faces Pushback From US Tech Giants
HIGHLIGHTS A USIBC spokeswoman had no comment on the draft letter Regulation non-personal data is the latest irritant for US tech companies New Delhi and Washington are already at odds on such issues Government’s plan to regulate “non-personal” data has jolted US tech giants Amazon, Facebook, and Google, and a group representing them is preparing…
Xiaomi Gives Clarification on Status of Banned Chinese Apps on Its Phones
HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi says it does not use Clean Master app for its own cleaning app It claims that 100 percent of user data stays in India Xiaomi is working on a new version of MIUI Xiaomi has released a statement on Twitter clarifying the situation with banned Chinese apps on its phones. It states that…
Canon Hit by Maze Ransomware Attack, Image.Canon Service Down
HIGHLIGHTS Canon has posted a note on its image.canon site stating the issue Canon’s US website is also down apparently due to the attack Maze ransomware attackers reportedly stole 10TB data Canon appears to have faced a cyber-attack that has resulted in an outage on its image.canon cloud storage service as well as impacted the…
Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers Is Exclusive to PlayStation, Coming Early 2021
HIGHLIGHTS Marvel’s Avengers out September 4 on PC, PS4, Xbox One Spider-Man won’t be available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X Not the same Spider-Man as in the other PS exclusive Spider-Man will be part of the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers, but only on PS4 and PS5, developer Crystal Dynamics has announced. As you can…
Google Pixel 4a Price, Specifications, Renders Leak Ahead of Launch Today, Pixel 4a 5G Tipped to Launch in the Fall
HIGHLIGHTS Google Pixel 4a 5G model expected to launch in the fall Google Pixel 4a is tipped to be priced at $349 for the 6GB + 128GB model Google Pixel 4a is reported to weigh 143 grams, sport an OLED display Google Pixel 4a is teased to launch later today, and specifications, renders, and even…
Facebook Q2 Profit Nearly Doubles as Monthly Active Users Top 3 Billion
HIGHLIGHTS The leading social network said it made a profit of $5.2 billion Facebook recorded $18.7 billion in revenue in Q2 Shares in the Silicon Valley-based technology giant were up six percent Facebook reported Thursday that its quarterly profit had nearly doubled and users grew despite a boycott by advertisers and the pandemic-induced economic turmoil….
Airtel Silently Modifies Superhero Programme to Reduce Discounts on Recharge Plans
Bharti Airtel seems to have modified its Superhero programme that debuted in April to offer benefits to customers recharging prepaid accounts of fellow customers. The programme used to offer a four percent discount on all recharges. However, it has been spotted that the telco has reduced the discount percentage on some recharge plans. There are…
Oppo F15 Starts Receiving ColorOS 7 Update With Android 10 in India
HIGHLIGHTS Oppo F15, A91 users will get Android 10-based ColorOS 7 update soon The update will bring features like Dark Mode, and gesture navigation Oppo F15 is also available with up to 8GB RAM Oppo F15 has started receiving the Android 10-based ColorOS 7 software update. Additionally, Oppo A91, which is the same phone as…