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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

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Over-performance is measured as the difference between the actual index rankings and the estimated index rankings based on per capita income

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (Twitter@satyanadella)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella bats for global regulation on privacy

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Nadella said regulations are in place and initiatives such as General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are spreading worldwide

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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

Avneet Singh Puri, Bharti Airtel CEO for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, demonstrates the country’s first Live 5G service over a commercial network, at an outlet in Hyderabad. (Photo:PTI)

Airtel says network 5G ready; demonstrates live 5G service in Hyderabad

Whatsapp said it will use the face or fingerprint unlock, where it is available on the mobile phone operating system, to facilitate the new security feature. (AFP)

WhatsApp adds new biometric security layer for desktop users

Facebook is also working on ways to reduce the amount of political content served up in users' news feeds by its automated systems. (AP)

Facebook to 'turn down the temperature' by reducing political content on the platform

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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 Motorola Razr is said to have great build quality and a seamless display and hits the right notes of nostalgia

Motorola Razr, the smartphone avatar of the sexy 2000s flip phone, coming on March 16

Realme has started sales of its smartphones and accessories on realme.com, Flipkart, and Amazon.

Realme seeks UP government nod to resume production in red zone Greater Noida factory

The purported iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2 as some leaks have indicated, is said to mimic the design language of iPhone 8.

Apple iPhone 9 could be announced next month

OnePlus, Realme, Huawei, Oppo extend warranty on phones, wearables amid lockdown The Monster unleashed; iQOO 3 with Snapdragon 865 launched at Rs 36,990 Samsung has just launched a successor to one of its best handsets of 2019

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Gadgets

The VingaJoy SP-6560 Wireless Bluetooth speaker fits in your fist and can be carried anywhere.

VingaJoy’s SP-6560 wireless speaker is like a 'Diwali atom bomb' — tiny, but a blast!

The TikTok app, which was dropped like a hot potato, has gone offline and stopped working completely for users in India (Photo | Pixabay - Kon Karampelas)

Google, Apple only too happy to take down the 59 Chinese apps banned by India

A student who was part of the team that fitted the drone with a sprayer says the drone which is crash proof, is equipped to adjust itself to terrain height and avoid obstacles. (Representative image)

After Chennai startup, IIT Guwahati too develops drone to sanitise large areas

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

In Other News

County governments in the Seattle, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Nashville areas have used the Tyler Technologies software Socrata to share election data in the past, although it was not immediately clear whether they still do or how central the platform is to their election operations. (Photo | Pixabay)

Hackers target tech firm that provides software to US state and local governments

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

Robotic technology deployed by Air India to disinfect aircraft interiors

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

Humanoid robot Sophia with actor Kubbra Sait at an interactive session during the International Advertising Association World Congress in Kochi. (DC file photo)

Makers of Sophia the robot plan mass rollout amid pandemic

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

Facebook had collected certificates from both the firms in 2016-17 that data collected by them using

CBI registers case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research

Chinese authorities have not indicated whether they will agree to a transfer of TikTok’s technology to Oracle. But official newspapers criticised the proposed deal this week as bullying and extortion.

TikTok’s owner ByteDance applies for Chinese licence to close deal with Oracle

Google has also begun insisting that apps must sell digital content only through its Play Store will have to use the Google Play billing system and pay 30 per cent of in-app purchases’ revenue as a fee. Many Indian startups have raised concerns around this Google move, which copies Apple’s App Store policy for which the iPhone-maker is facing many antitrust cases.

Zomato, Swiggy sent Google notices for IPL promos ‘violating’ Play Store norms