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An emerging debate about whether elected officials violate people’s free speech rights by blocking them on social media is spreading across the U.S. as groups sue or warn politicians to stop the practice. The American Civil Liberties Union this week sued Maine Gov. Paul LePage and sent warning letters

 I received a regular Win 10 update, and a pop-up now comes up each time I boot up. The pop-up says, “7&Taskbar Tweaker could not load library.” I click OK, and everything seems to be normal. Do you know a quick fix that prevents the pop-up? A: When

Essential Products, the smartphone startup founded by a co-creator of the Android mobile operating system, has raised $300 million (roughly Rs. 1,921 crores) in new funding and signed up retailers to sell its first device, it said on Wednesday. The $699 phone, with a titanium and ceramic

From billboards to TV ads to endless notifications, Facebook is furiously promoting its live video feature as it tries to get more users to shoot and watch such videos. But will it be a big business for the social network? The prospects for advertisers are uncertain, and

Among Silicon Valley’s top tech employers, Facebook Inc could be the most vulnerable to US President Donald Trump’s expected crackdown on guest-worker visas, according to a Reuters analysis of US Labor Department filings. More than 15 percent of Facebook’s US employees in 2016 used a temporary work visa, giving the social media

HIGHLIGHTS Disney is launching its own streaming service New service will include animated, live-action Disney & Pixar movies Disney had already said it would be launching a streaming ESPN service With new streaming services in the works, Disney is trying to set itself up for a future that’s largely

HIGHLIGHTS iPhone 7 is down to Rs. 42,999 as part of the Amazon sale Deals on other iPhone models as well as Moto G5 Plus and Google Pixel Amazon Great Indian Sale is on until Saturday, August 12 The e-commerce sale season has kickstarted with the Flipkart,

HIGHLIGHTS Blu announced its products are back on sale on Amazon Amazon last week suspended sales of Blu phones on its site Kryptowire said Blu phones were still sending data to servers in China Smartphone maker Blu Products has had a hard year, dealing with allegations of

A strong pick-up in smartphone market is expected in the third quarter of 2017 driven by improved sentiments and inventory build up before the upcoming festive season, according to a report by JP Morgan. The report estimated that demand was soft in the Indian smartphone market in

HIGHLIGHTS The sale will start from August 9 Amazon Pay Balance only deals to be available during sale You can play “Guess Who” game on app for sneak peek at deals The sale has unofficially begun! Both Amazon and Flipkart have announced dates for their next big sales to celebrate India’s