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The PSLV takeoff

ISRO successfully launches Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C49

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The international satellites — one from Lithuania, four each from Luxembourg and the USA

In June this year, WhatsApp had launched 'WhatsApp Pay' in Brazil - making it the first country where the service was widely rolled out.

As easy as sending a message: WhatsApp Pay starts service in India

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In 2018, the Facebook-owned company had started testing its UPI-based payments service in India

Since the launch of the Digital Silk Road, as part of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2015, Chinese tech giants’ global reach has grown across a range of sectors. Representational Image

China’s new data security initiative has implications for India

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

Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC) approached the Competition Commission of India, claiming that Amazon had been indulging in anti-competitive practices.

Tech This Week | The need for anti-trust reform

TikTok’s interim CEO Vanessa Pappas proposed a meeting of safety officers from each company to work out details of a collective approach, “which we believe will help us all improve safety for our users”. (Photo | Pixabay - iXimus)

Let’s tie up for a suicide watch, TikTok writes to Facebook, Google, Snapchat, others

Thousands of Google employees walked out of work in protest in 2018 after The New York Times revealed Android creator Andy Rubin received $90 million in severance even though several employees had filed misconduct allegations against him. Shareholder lawsuits followed, and in 2019 Google launched a board investigation over how it handles sexual misconduct allegations. (Photo | AFP)

Google parent agrees to $310M settlement for suit on sexual misconduct of executives

A California court ruling said it granted a “motion for a nationwide injunction against the implementation” of the government order on WeChat, with the judge citing concerns over free speech. (Photo | AFP)

Judge halts US ban on WeChat app download

“While people can have points of view, they can have leanings, the system is designed to make sure no one person can influence the outcomes, let alone have any unilateral decision making power on this aspect,” Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan said. (Photo | Pixabay)

No one person can influence content on Facebook, India chief says about Ankhi Das

Shaming people who get sick or don’t follow the rules in a public health crisis has been a thing since well before coronavirus, researchers say. But the warp speed and reach of social media in the pandemic era gives the practice an aggressive new dimension.

If you don’t follow the rules, social media taunts will haunt you even in death

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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 new 2020 K series will be available starting in the second quarter in the Americas followed by key markets in Europe and Asia.

LG brings quad cameras to its budget 2020 K series

The Galaxy Flip Z is built for the modern luxury consumer and complements their on-the-go lifestyle.

Samsung begins pre-booking Galaxy Z Flip in India; prices it just right

The primary 16 megapixel camera, which is mounted on the closed portion of the phone, lets you take selfies without even having to unfold the device. (Photo | Motorola)

Motorola Razr sales will begin only on May 6: Here’s a recap of what you can expect

Vivo releases Apex 2020 concept phone with edgeless display, Gimbal camera Download now: iOS 13.4 update fixes several bugs on iPhone, iPad Google takes down popular Indian app that removed Chinese apps

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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

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

The anticipated lawsuit against Google by the Justice Department could be the government’s biggest legal offensive to protect competition since the ground-breaking case against Microsoft almost 20 years ago.

Trump administration enlists support for antitrust action on Google

Shaming people who get sick or don’t follow the rules in a public health crisis has been a thing since well before coronavirus, researchers say. But the warp speed and reach of social media in the pandemic era gives the practice an aggressive new dimension.

If you don’t follow the rules, social media taunts will haunt you even in death

ARM has a significant market share in network infrastructure, mobile computing processors, vehicles, and energy-efficient servers.

Tech This Week | With ARM in kitty, Nvidia most impressive firm you never heard of

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

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

Weaken/remove encryption, and Facebook will instantly be branded Orwellian. Enforce encryption, and it becomes a lot harder to deal with bad actors on the platform. There are no winners here.

Tech This Week | Facebook services integration comes with trade-offs

The government previously said that using and downloading WeChat to communicate won’t be a banned transaction, although messaging on the app “could be directly or indirectly impaired” by the ban, and people who use it for messaging won’t be subject to penalties. (Photo | AP)

US bans use of WeChat, TikTok from Sunday