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Our basic annual subscription, which works to be Rs59 a month, and the annual PRO subscription that costs Rs 89 a month are more affordable than holding a second SIM. — Representational image

Doosra: Secondary number that keeps one's personal number away from unsolicited calls

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There is a great potential for virtual number as it could replace the second SIMs that people have been using for a long time

LG to exit loss-making mobile phone business worldwide

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LG was once the third-largest mobile phone maker but has lost market share to Chinese and other competitors

Twitter had already banned some COVID-related misinformation in December, including falsehoods about how the virus spreads, whether masks are effective and the risk of infection and death. (AFP)

Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation

The Unctad report finds that a few developing nations are exhibiting stronger capabilities to use, adopt and adapt frontier technologies than their per capita GDPs would suggest. (Representational image)

India top over-performer in frontier technologies

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (Twitter@satyanadella)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella bats for global regulation on privacy

Picture used for representatinal purposes only (Image source: ANI)

ISRO, MapmyIndia join hands to take on Google Maps/Earth

A scree capture of the migro-blogging app, Koo

Koo crosses 3 million users, popularity surges amid Twitter row

Koo is a Twitter-like micro-blogging platform which allows users to post multimedia content, including audio clips. (by arrangement)

Explainer: The Indian Twitter rival staging a Koo

Twitter's Public Policy Director for India and South Asia Mahima Kaul has quit, fuelling speculations about her departure amid the ongoing situation. (AP)

Twitter seeks dialogue with IT Minister after order to block 1,178 accounts

Around 92 per cent people in the survey said they will not use Whatsapp payment features if the app shares information with Facebook and third parties. (Photo: AFP)

Majority of WhatsApp users may not use pay features if it shares info with FB: Survey

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Tech Reviews

Audio-Technica ATH-CLR100BT: Best 'Big-Name’ budget ‘earphones!

The super-cool Audio-Technica ATH-CLR100BT earphones.

Realme C3 review: Premium performance, mind-blowing price!

The first thing you notice here is the gorgeous, tall 20:9 display on the Realme C3.

ColorOS 7 review: Slick, smooth and everything in between!

The ColorOS 7 is where Dark Mode is finally done right and this is evident on some of OPPO’s flagship handsets with AMOLED displays.

Belkin RockStar headphones with Lightning review: A better Apple EarPods alternative!

Boasting flat cables throughout, the RockStar ensures that you’re not left frustrated as it is tangle-free.

JVC HA-A10T review: Great fit, awesome sound, but that's it!

Ever since its inception, JVC has built a name for itself when it came to launching products that featured great Japanese design and quality to match.

Jabra Elite 75t review: An AirPods Pro killer!

The Jabra Elite 75t are noticeably smaller than the previous-generation Elite 65t and this makes a huge difference to the overall experience.

Gallery

The 2020 QLED 8K lineup accounts for the evolving ways in which consumers use screens today through innovative new features that integrate into modern lifestyles.

CES 2020: Samsung QLED 8K TV gets shown-off

CES 2020: Samsung QLED 8K TV gets shown-off

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The 2020 QLED 8K lineup accounts for the evolving ways in which consumers use screens today through innovative new features that integrate into modern lifestyles.

CES 2020: Samsung QLED 8K TV gets shown-off

Watch the festival of Guruparab unfold spectacularly in a series of pictures taken by two young photographers from the Delhi University Photography Club (DUPC) who travelled to Amritsar, and captured these pictures on their Samsung Galaxy S10 plus, as part of the #IndiaonGalaxy series. (Photo Credits: Ammar and Aryan Bhatia, Delhi University Photography Club)

Experience Guruparab in Amritsar with Samsung's stunning #IndiaonGalaxy series

Feast your eyes on these samples shot on the iPhone 11 Pro Max during the auspicious festival of Dussehra, showcasing the phone's varying capabilities. (Photo: Rohit Vora- @rohit_apf)

Dussehra festivities shot on iPhone 11 Pro Max

The Apple iPhone 11 series will be released in six colours: Black, White, Yellow, Green, Purple and even a Red variant, that will donate a share of its sales to charity.

Everything Apple launched at its September iPhone event

Mobiles and Tabs

The upcoming iPhone 12 will have triple lenses and a LiDAR scanner in a quad display array on the rear, whereas the iPhone 11 Pro featured in this image does not have a LiDAR scanner.

Apple News: All we know about the iPhone SE, iPhone 12 and iPad Pro 2020 leaks

During the hearing, Sharma told the court that by not giving Indian users the option to opt out of sharing their data with other companies of Facebook, WhatsApp prima facie appears to be treating users with an "all or nothing approach". (AFP)

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently matter of concern: Centre to HC

LG to exit loss-making mobile phone business worldwide

Apple raises iPhone prices as higher customs duty announced in Union Budget kicks in Vivo releases Apex 2020 concept phone with edgeless display, Gimbal camera Realme 6, 6 Pro launched in India, starting at Rs 12,999 and Rs 16,999

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Gadgets

LifeStraw technology gets rid of viruses, parasites, bacteria and metals such as lead and chromium to make contaminated water drinkable. (Photo | LifeStraw)

As coronavirus lockdown hits access to potable water, Lifestraw offers a solution

Toreto Air is available at an introductory price of Rs 2,499.

Toreto launches lightweight “Air” Bluetooth headphones

The TV comes with Bluetooth enabled technology to connect all your audio devices.

Daiwa announces two new Smart TVs with Quantum Luminit and The Big Wall

Currently smartphone cameras use multiple lenses to create high-quality, in-focus images

Camera that needs no focusing made by Indian-led team could make smartphones slimmer

The Huawei Watch GT 2E features a rubber strap similar to Apple Watch's Nike editions.

Huawei’s Watch GT 2E a special avatar for fitness buffs

This is one of the personal tracking devices available on Letstrack.in.

Tech to the rescue: Women increasingly use apps and gadgets to keep them safe

The annual shipments also reached a record level in 2019 at 147 million units.

Smart speaker, displays worldwide shipments reached 55.7 million units in Q4, 2019

BenQ introduced Home Entertainment TK850, aimed at delighting sports enthusiasts.

BenQ 4K projectors continue as the most popular brand with No.1 market share

In Other News

The company chose palm recognition, according to Dilip Kumar, vice president of Physical Retail & Technology, because it’s more private than other biometric technology, and a person would be required to purposefully flash a palm at the Amazon One device to engage.

Amazon customers in Seattle can soon just wave their palm to enter stadiums, offices

An announcement by China’s Ministry of Commerce that came after US's decision to ban WeChat and TikTok did not mention any specific foreign entities that could be targeted. But it said the new system would consider sanctions on entities whose activities “harm China’s national sovereignty, security, and development interests” or violate “internationally accepted economic and trade rules”. (Photo | AFP)

China moves to sanction American entities after US bans TikTok, WeChat

TikTok’s petition speculated that the president was retaliating because of reports the app was used by his critics to snatch up tickets to a Trump rally in Tulsa to which they had no intention of going—an event which belly flopped with significantly fewer people in attendance.

Federal judge hints at blocking Trump’s order banning TikTok

Twitter had already banned some COVID-related misinformation in December, including falsehoods about how the virus spreads, whether masks are effective and the risk of infection and death. (AFP)

Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation

The robotic device disinfecting seats in an aircraft (Photo: ANI)

Robotic technology deployed by Air India to disinfect aircraft interiors

A scree capture of the migro-blogging app, Koo

Koo crosses 3 million users, popularity surges amid Twitter row

A “YouChoose 2020” interactive voting special will also walk people through the voting process using “memes” such as a tutorial comparing voting to following a recipe and an auto repair video that breaks down the “nuts and bolts” of voting. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Dennisvgils)

YouTube uses memes, interactives to give voters reliable info ahead of US election

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu. (PTI)

Vice President praises DRDO for self-reliance in missile tech