Tesla plans to reopen its sole US car plant in Fremont, California as soon as Friday, Bloomberg reported the same day, citing an email from the company to its staff. The move comes a day after California allowed manufacturers in the state to reopen operations, shut due to coronavirus-led lockdowns, which drew an enthusiastic “Yeah!!”
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Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, Oppo and other smartphone companies have received approval from some state governments in India to partially resume manufacturing and assembling of devices amid the ongoing lockdown in the world’s second largest handset market that completely shut operations at these plants in late March. The companies said that they have secured permission to
The UK may be rethinking its decision to shun Apple and Google’s API for its national coronavirus contacts tracing app, according to the Financial Times, which reported yesterday that the government is paying an IT supplier to investigate whether it can integrate the tech giants’ approach after all. As we’ve reported before coronavirus contacts tracing
Just as Xiaomi launched its brand new Mi 10 5G smartphone in India, Realme India’s CEO Madhav Sheth took to Twitter to tease the Realme X3. The Realme X3 has leaked multiple times in the past suggesting key specifications. But this is the first time someone from Realme has acknowledged its existence while teasing its
Xiaomi just launched the Mi 10 5G in India after its arrival in the Chinese market three months ago. The phone comes in two storage models, as well as two colour options. Being a flagship phone from the company, the Mi 10 is powered by the Snapdragon 865. Interestingly, the recently launched OnePlus 8 also
Xiaomi Mi Box 4K streaming device on Friday made its debut in India, as a part of the company’s online launch event. The Mi Box 4K is a standalone Android TV 9 Pie-powered device that plugs into your existing television through the HDMI port. The device is Wi-Fi enabled for connectivity, and gives users access to
WeChat, a popular messaging app with more than 100 crore users on board worldwide, is monitoring documents and images shared by users registered outside China, to censor these materials from its Chinese users. The app, backed by Internet giant Tencent, silently subjects its international users to surveillance, analysing files shared by them using a remote
The COVID-19 pandemic has sent the world scrambling for ways to stay in contact. And video chat apps are one of the easiest ways you can keep in touch with friends and family. Two video chat apps are making more headlines than most: Zoom and Houseparty. Both video chat apps promise to keep things simple,
As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. At the heart of the effort in the country of 130 crore people is a smartphone app that evaluates users’ infection risk based on location services such as Bluetooth and GPS. In April, India launched the Aarogya
Samsung Galaxy A21s alleged promo video has surfaced online, giving further credence to the leaked branding and indicating that the phone will come with what is being called a “Live Camera” feature. This feature will reportedly allow users to record and post live videos on social media services like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Recently, many
Redmi 9 has been spotted online, and seems to be inching closer to its launch. While Xiaomi hasn’t yet announced any official details, the new Redmi 9 has surfaced on the company’s RF exposure webpage, with a model number M2004J19G. The same model number is also available on China’s 3C certification database. The new developments
“Is Greta Thunberg a hypocrite?” Google that phrase and you will get thousands of results. It just goes to show that, to a large extent, the “Q&A” model is broken on the internet. Where once Yahoo Answers and Quora were considered the bright young things of Web 2.0’s “Read/Write Web,” today there is only the
Fitbit on Wednesday launched a virtual study to test if its wearable devices can detect irregular heart rhythms or atrial fibrillation. The hardware to detect irregular beats is present in Fitbit’s devices, but is not available to consumers. Device users who enrol in the study will be allowed to test it in order for Fitbit
Microsoft refreshed its line of Surface laptops back in October 2019, when it also introduced the new Surface Pro X. These laptops have now been officially launched in India, via all major offline and online retailers. The starting prices for the various models are as follows — the Surface Pro X starts at Rs. 98,999;
Reliance Industries said on Friday private equity firm Vista Equity Partners would invest Rs. 11,367 crore in its Jio platforms for a 2.32 percent stake. “This investment values Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore,” Reliance said in a statement. Facebook and
The X-37B spaceplane sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, and its mysterious past is equally evocative. What does the military put in this long-term orbital vehicle? Turns out it’s exactly the kind of neat, but not mind-blowing, science you’d expect to find in such a thing — though solar-powered masers do sound pretty
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The coronavirus is proving to have an unexpected upside for the adtech industry. The U.K.’s data protection agency has paused an investigation into the industry’s processing of internet users’ personal data, saying targeted suspension of privacy oversight is merited because of disruption to businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation into adtech
Locatee, a Swiss startup that uses existing sensors and IT infrastructures to provide employers and commercial real estate owners with detailed data about how their spaces are utilized, today announced that it has raised a $4 million Series A funding round led by San Francisco-based FYRFLY Venture Partners and Zurich-based Tomahawk VC. “We started the
Apple Watch has maintained its lead in the global smartwatch market with a share of 55 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to a report by research firm Strategy Analytics. The overall smartwatch market is reported to have seen 20 percent growth annually — thanks to nearly 14 million units shipped in the
PlayStation Store is in the sale fest mode these days. After kicking off the Games Under $20 Sale earlier this week, the PlayStation Store is now running a Hidden Gems sale that offers some steep discount on a tonne of games. As the name clearly suggests, you won’t find many latest AAA titles during the
Japan’s Nintendo said on Thursday its fourth-quarter profit soared 200 percent due to surging demand for its Switch games console, and that title Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifted a record 13.4 million units in its first six weeks. The Kyoto-based gaming company posted operating profit of JPY 89.4 billion (roughly Rs. 6,380 crores) for January-March,
Despite the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments continued to grow during the first three months of the year, driven by online sales, says a new report by research firm Strategy Analytics. Shipments grew 20% annually to reach 13.7 million units in the first quarter of 2020, up from 11.4 million units
A UK parliamentary committee that focuses on human rights issues has called for primary legislation to be put in place to ensure that legal protections wrap around the national coronavirus contact tracing app. The app, called NHS COVID-19, is being fast tracked for public use — with a test ongoing this week in the Isle
Google today is launching a new app, Read Along, that aims to help elementary school students practice their reading skills and stay educationally engaged amid school closures due to coronavirus. The new Android app is based on Google’s existing application, Bolo, which launched in India last year with a catalog of read-along stories in both
YouTube is giving advertisers a few more tools to reach consumers and measure ad effectiveness on TVs. These tools already exist for YouTube on other platforms, but now the Google -owned video service is bringing them to connected televisions. In a blog post, it says this is in response to how YouTube viewership has grown
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YouTube TV is expanding its lineup of channels thanks to a new, multi-year distribution agreement with ViacomCBS, announced this morning. The Google-owned streaming TV service is gaining 14 new ViacomCBS channels as a result of the deal, including news, sports, and entertainment offerings. It will also continue to carry CBS broadcast stations, CBS Sports Network,
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