Realme splits from OPPO to become separate brand
Beijing, July 31 (IANS) Realme, a sub-brand of Chinese handset maker OPPO, has announced it is separating to become a distinct entity and will be headed by Sky Li, former senior executive of OPPO and…
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Samsung posts $13.3 bn in operating profit as revenue falls 4% in Q2
Seoul, July 31 (IANS) Samsung Electronics posted 14.9 trillion won ($13.3 billion) in operating profit for the second quarter that ended on June 30 as revenue fell 4 per cent to 58.5 trillion won ($52.2…
Malaysia’s civil aviation chief resigns following MH370 report
Kuala Lumpur, July 31 (IANS) Malaysia’s civil aviation chief resigned on Tuesday, a day after a report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 showed lapses by Kuala Lumpur’s air traffic control centre. In…
IMF bailout for Pakistan shouldn’t aid China: Pompeo
Washington, July 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned against providing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout for Pakistan’s new government that includes funding to pay off Chinese lenders. The issue arises…
Rail traffic again suspended on old Yamuna bridge
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Rail traffic was on Tuesday again suspended on the old Yamuna rail bridge as a precaution after the river crossed the danger mark. The closure took place at 10.05 a.m….
India welcomes US decision to upgrade trade ties
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India on Tuesday welcomed the US’ decision to upgrade trade ties with it, saying it is a logical culmination to India’s designation as a Major Defence Partner of the US….
iBall ‘Aasaan 4’ feature phone for senior citizens in India
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Domestic consumer electronics company iBall on Tuesday launched an upgraded “Aasaan 4” feature phone, which is targeted at senior citizens, for Rs 3,499 in India. With a big keypad, enhanced…
Uber applies brakes on self-driving trucks, refocuses on autonomous cars
San Francisco, July 31 (IANS) Global cab-hailing platform Uber has stopped developing self-driving trucks and instead will refocus on its autonomous car programme as the truck business was no longer viable in the freight shipping…
Odisha extends chit fund inquiry commission tenure
Bhubaneswar, July 31 (IANS) The Odisha government has extended for six months the tenure of Justice M.M. Das Commission inquiring into the chit fund scam, said an official on Tuesday. The extended tenure will be…
RIL topples TCS with highest market capitalisation
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Tuesday surpassed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in market capitalisation (market-cap) in India. At 1.08 p.m., the market-cap of Reliance Industries on the BSE stood at around…
Symantec strengthens Chennai security centre’s capabilities
Chennai, July 31 (IANS) With digital initiatives in India unleashing new opportunities for cybersecurity companies, Symantec Corp on Tuesday said it was strengthening the capabilities of its security operations centre (SOC) in Chennai to make…
2020 US presidential candidate to accept cryptocurrency donations
Washington, July 31 (IANS) Andrew Yang, a second-generation Chinese American running for the 2020 US presidential race as a Democrat, has announced his acceptance of cryptocurrency as forms of donation, according to Yang’s campaign. The…
Snapchat teams up with NFL, NBC to bring more sports videos for users
San Francisco, July 31 (IANS) Audio-video sharing platform Snapchat has struck deals with the National Football League (NFL) and NBC Sports Group to offer more sports programming to its users. In its deal with NBC,…
Twitter selects academic partners to boost ‘healthy conversation’
San Francisco, July 31 (IANS) In line with its efforts to curb abuse and harassment of users on its platform, Twitter has now selected two research projects that aim to develop metrics to measure the…
Google hires Sony’s VR expert Richard Marks
San Francisco, July 31 (IANS) In a sign that Google is up to something new in the gaming business, the search engine giant has hired Richard Marks, a former research engineer who helped create Sony’s…
What does Apple need to fix in India asap?
By Faisal Kawoosa This has so far not been a great year for Apple in India, if we talk specifically about iPhones. Preliminary estimates suggest it has shipped just around one million units in the…
RBI monetary policy review, Q1 results drag indices lower
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Caution ahead of the third RBI monetary policy review along with disappointing quarterly results pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower during the late-morning trade session on Tuesday….
Disappointing Q1 results,profit booking subdue equity indices
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Disappointing quarterly results, along with profit booking, pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower during the morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, heavy selling was…
Uber stops developing self-driving trucks
San Francisco, July 31 (IANS) Global cab-hailing platform Uber has stopped developing self-driving trucks as the programme was no longer competitive in the freight shipping industry, the company announced. Uber said on Monday that it…
WhatsApp rolls out group calling for voice, video
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out its group calling feature — for both voice and video options — on iOS and Android devices for its 1.5 billion users. The group…