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Apple ‘Very Bullish and Optimistic’ About India, Says CEO Tim Cook

HIGHLIGHTS Apple reported healthy sales of iPhone, iPad, and Mac in June quarter Company’s chief executive Tim Cook said he is optimistic about India He mentioned several similarities between India and China Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday reaffirmed the company’s interest in India during the latest quarterly

Amazon Great Indian Sale to Feature Discounts on Apple, OnePlus, and More: What You Need to Know

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 Amazon has announced that the e-retail website will be organising its Great Indian Sale from 12am IST (midnight) on

Apple Fails to End Lawsuit Claiming It ‘Broke’ FaceTime

Apple Inc has failed in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it disabled the popular FaceTime video conferencing feature on older iPhones to force users to upgrade. US District Judge Lucy Koh ruled late on Friday that iPhone 4 and 4S users can pursue nationwide class action claims that Apple

Gadgets & Gizmos: Not An Idiot Box

If you’re shopping for the best TV tech these days, you’re probably going to have to pick between OLED and QLED. OLED TV panels are insanely thin, some even wallpaper-like, and offer uncompromised contrast levels, but they come with a price tag as large as the TV

Flipkart Announces Billion-Brand to Sell ‘Made-in-India’ Products

HIGHLIGHTS Flipkart today announced Billion Under this brand name, the company will sell made-in-India products These products, the company said, are made to serve India’s needs Flipkart is having another crack at differentiating its products from rivals’ offerings. The company on Monday announced Billion, a new self-brand

Broadcom Wi-Fi Chip Flaw Threatens 1 Billion Smartphones, Google and Apple Roll Out Fixes

HIGHLIGHTS The flaw resides in Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets It could potentially harm 1 billion Android and iOS smartphones Google and Apple have already rolled out a fix for the bug A Broadcom chip flaw found and demoed by Exodus Intelligence’s Nitay Artenstein exposed a potential critical threat

Nokia 3 to Get Android 7.1.1 Nougat by August-End, Confirms HMD Global

HIGHLIGHTS Nokia will get Android 7.1.1 Nougat update by August-end HMD Global’s Chief Product Officer confirmed this news on Twitter Nokia 3 is currently available in India at Rs. 9,499 The smallest sibling of the Nokia smartphones, Nokia 3, which was launched by HMD Global in June this

Fake Social Media IDs Spurring Trafficking: NATC

The National Anti-Trafficking Committee (NATC), which on Friday launched a mobile app and toll-free number for trafficking-related grievances, raised concern over misuse of social media in spurring crime. “The main area of concern in social media-trafficking nexus is fake IDs. Unsuspecting adolescent girls are being lured by

Zoho’s New Operating System Zoho One Bundles All Its 35+ Apps, Costs Just $1 A Day Per User

“At $1 a day, we are licensing not just our apps but peace of mind for our customers,” stated Sridhar Vembu, founder Zoho, at the launch of its new operating system for business, Zoho One.  Zoho One is an all-in-one suite of applications to run an entire business—across every

Software brittleness may harden embedded systems

Legacy systems in the government are hard to secure against cyberattack, and that goes double for the embedded, real-time systems at the heart of the many control systems in advanced weapons, power plants and mission-critical infrastructure. Galois, a Portland, Ore.,-based secure software developer, has linked up with