BSVI transition, new launches to rekindle consumer sentiment: SIAM

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian auto industry feels that upcoming BSVI transition along with new launches will rekindle consumer sentiments and arrest the slowdown cycle which has impacted the sector hard.

According to the Society of Indian Automobile…

Microsoft admits Teams was down due to expired certificate

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft has confirmed that its unified communications platform for workplace "Teams" was down because the tech giant forgot to renew a critical security certificate.

The issue seems to be at least partially resolved and…

Rs 1 lakh-plus smartphone market grew 23% in India in 2019

New Delhi (IANS) In a clear sign that aspirational India is ready to splurge on flaunting smartphones that may cost you a bomb, the uber-premium smartphone segment (Rs 1 lakh and above) in India grew 23 per cent (year-on-year) in 2019.

Apple…

OnePlus captures 33% of India's premium market in 2019

Bengaluru (IANS) Riding on its OnePlus 7 series, Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus led the Indian premium smartphone market in 2019 with 33 per cent market share.

The company became the first-ever premium smartphone brand surpassing 20 lakh…

Twitter adds Bitcoin emoji; Dorsey uses it in bio

San Francisco (IANS) Micro blogging site Twitter has finally added a Bitcoin emoji, which appears when users write a hashtag alongside the word "Bitcoin" or the letters "BTC" and a Bitcoin emoji appears next to it.

Jack Dorsey, the Chief Executive…

Scheme to spur mobile phone, semiconductor manufacturing soon

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said a scheme on encourage manufacturing of mobile phones, semiconductor packaging and electronic equipment is on the anvil.

Making the announcement in the Budget speech, she…

CERN shuns Facebook's Workplace app over data privacy

London (IANS) The European Organisation for Nuclear Research or CERN has decided to shun enterprise connectivity platform Workplace by Facebook, citing concerns around the management of user data by the social networking giant.

Announcing that…

ISRO getting ready low-cost launch vehicles

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is readying low-cost satellite launch vehicles that will cost about Rs 30-35 crore each, and which can put into orbit satellites weighing 500 kg, said a top ISRO official, here,…

Amazon India pickup kiosk arrives at Sealdah railway station

Kolkata (IANS) After a successful pilot in Mumbai, Amazon India on Thursday announced to expand pickup points to Kolkata, with launching a kiosk at the Sealdah railway station that would act as a convenient and easy pickup point for customers.

Alexa beats Siri on emergency info, first aid advice

Toronto (IANS) While most virtual assistants do not yet live up to their considerable potential when it comes to providing users with relevant information on medical emergencies, Google Home and Alexa are more reliable than Siri and Cortana, according…