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Alphabet Inc is shutting down Loon after concluding the business, which offers balloons as an alternative to cell towers, is not commercially viable, Google's parent company said on Thursday.

Google and a French publishers' lobby said on Thursday they had agreed a copyright framework under which the U.S. tech giant will pay news publishers for content online, in a first for Europe.

The Xiaomi Patchwall Replay 2020 data for India covers the entirety of 2020, which includes the months spent indoors due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Kids viewing statistics, also driven by the need of virtual learning through the year, indicate that the...

The Vivo Y20G comes in Obsidian Black and Purist Blue colour options, though its exact sale date remains unclear, at the moment. It also carries a 5,000mAh battery.

Facebook Inc said on Monday it had started the process of appointing a legal entity as a local representative in Turkey in compliance with a new social media law which critics have said will muzzle dissent.

The Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy Fold reportedly comes with firmware version F900FXXU4DUA1 for the LTE variant and F907BXXU4DUA1 for the 5G model. Users can now enjoy features like chat bubbles, one-time permissions, media playback wi...

WhatsApp has a number of open URLs that anyone on the internet can tweak to replicate an OTP, therefore giving scammers a convincing tool to use to cheat unsuspecting users.

The Oppo A12 was launched in India last year for a starting price of Rs 9,990. It comes in two colour options and packs a 4,230mAh battery that is touted to deliver eight hours of online gaming.

MIUI 12.5 brings a host of new features to Xiaomi smartphones including lower power and memory consumption, better optimisation of system apps and better graphics rendering over MIUI 12.

Head of customer support Adaire FoxMartin is leaving SAP, the latest highlevel departure at the software group as it struggles to pull off a major business transformation amid a pandemic.

The Reno 5 Pro 5G was first unveiled alongside the vanilla Reno 5 5G and Reno 5 Pro+ 5G in China last month. It will come with the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ mobile processor and 65W fast charging support to the India market.

The Co-WIN app or website will give three options for registration including self-registration, individual registration, and bulk upload once it goes live.

Alphabet shares closed down about 1 percent on Thursday. The company is expected to retain Fitbit’s 1,800 employees.

Sony PlayStation 5 went live for pre-orders across multiple shopping platforms on January 12.

The OnePlus 9 Lite will reportedly carry model numbers LE2100 and LE2101. The phone is said to be an upgraded version of the OnePlus 8T, with a starting price of roughly $600 (approx Rs 44,300).

Apple has announced that starting Thursday, January 21, there will be a cashback scheme that will be applicable for all orders that have the final checkout amount of Rs 44,900 or more on the Apple India Online Store. You need to pay with an HDFC Bank cred...