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India's life expectancy rises; diabetes, hypertension rate high: Report

India's life expectancy rises; diabetes, hypertension rate high: Report

31-10-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16, as per the National Health Profile 2019 released on Wednesday.

For the same period, the life expectancy for females is 70.2 years and…

WhatsApp introduces fingerprint lock for Android phones

WhatsApp introduces fingerprint lock for Android phones

31-10-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) WhatsApp on Thursday introduced fingerprint lock on supported Android phones to help users protect their chats from being seen by hackers, family members or jilted lovers.

Users who install the new version of WhatsApp will…

You can soon book .new domain courtesy Google

You can soon book .new domain courtesy Google

30-10-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Google has announced that people can apply for a .new domain from December 2 that will be secure and served over HTTPS.

The company last year introduced .new shortcuts for its products and now aims to open it for the rest…

Microsoft warns Russian hackers could target 2020 Olympics

Microsoft warns Russian hackers could target 2020 Olympics

30-10-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft claimed that it has recently detected Russian hackers are trying to disrupt the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by infiltrating sporting and anti-doping agencies.

The hacking group called Fancy Bear, APT28, or Strontium could…

Pichai defends Google products as regulators kick in

Pichai defends Google products as regulators kick in

29-10-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) As anti-trust regulators increase the scrutiny in Google products over the company's business practices, its CEO Sundar Pichai has said that it is important for advertisers to have standardized measurement that's fair…

Galaxy S10 update brings slow-motion selfie videos

Galaxy S10 update brings slow-motion selfie videos

29-10-2019  comments

Seoul (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung is pushing out a new software update to its Galaxy S10 series which brings new features such as the October security patch, slow-motion selfie videos and more.

The ability to record slow-motion videos…

Apple removes 17 apps created by Gujarat-based app company

Apple removes 17 apps created by Gujarat-based app company

28-10-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Mobile security company Wandera had released a list of 17 apps for iOS which are infected with clickware meant to increase advertising revenue.

These apps were published by Gujarat-based AppAspect Technologies Pvt. Ltd and…

Apple shares new ad that highlights iPhone privacy

Apple shares new ad that highlights iPhone privacy

27-10-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Apple has shared a new 'Privacy on iPhone' advertisement on its YouTube channel, highlighting the company's support to customer privacy.

"Right now there is more private information on your phone than in your…

Sony plans to sell off PlayStation Vue streaming service

Sony plans to sell off PlayStation Vue streaming service

27-10-2019  comments

San Francisco (IANS) Sony is reportedly looking at selling its live TV streaming service PlayStation Vue as it struggles to turn a profit.

The company has reportedly recruited Bank of America Merrill Lynch to explore the possibility of selling…

itel smartphone no 1 brand under 5K in offline channels

itel smartphone no 1 brand under 5K in offline channels

25-10-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS) itel, a Transsion Holdings-owned company, has become the no 1 smartphone brand in less than Rs 5,000 price segment for offline channels as per the counterpoint research report for Q3 2019.

Basis the industry research, under…

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