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• Apple to invest $1.2 billion in silicon design center in Germany

  10-03-2021 16:47
  
  Apple has announced that it plans to increase its corporate spendings in Germany. In particular, the company wants to set up a new facility in Munich, Germany. Called the European Silicon Design Center, the team will focus on 5G and potentially future wireless technologies.
  The company said that Munich is already its largest engineering hub in Europe. There are already 1,500 engineers working there. In particular, Apple has been putting together its own team of engineers working on power managem
  
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• Zomato Delists Delivery Executive After Altercation Over Late Food Delivery

  10-03-2021 14:50
  
  A Zomato delivery personnel allegedly attacked a Bengaluru social media influencer over late food delivery. Zomato said in a statement that the concerned executive has been delisted.
  
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• Netgear Nighthawk RAX20 Wi-Fi 6 Router With Dual-Band Support Launched in India

  10-03-2021 14:35
  
  Netgear Nighthawk RAX20 4-Stream Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router has been launched in India. It is priced at Rs. 18,999 at leading online and offline stores but is offered at an introductory price of Rs. 11,699 on Netgear’s website.
  
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• PayPal Pay in 4 to offer buy now pay later solution for customers

  10-03-2021 14:20 via techguide.com.au
  
  PayPal has announced the launch of PayPal Pay in 4 in Australia – a new buy now pay later (BNPL)  payment solution which will give customers the ability to pay off items with four equal payments.
  The news comes as other BNPL solutions like AfterPay are booming in Australia.
  PayPal has more than 9 million active accounts in Australia and its entry into this space in June 2021 looks certain to shake up the market.
  PayPal Pay in 4 will be not only suitable for customers but also favourab
  
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• Sony IMX661 127.68 Megapixel Image Sensor With Global Shutter Function Launched

  10-03-2021 14:06
  
  Sony has launched a new CMOS image sensor that it claims has the highest effective pixel count of 127.68 megapixels in the industry. It also comes with Sony’s global shutter pixel technology called “Pregius”, which it said can capture moving images without distortion.
  
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• Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition, Notebook E-Learning Edition, and Notebook 14 IC Series Get Discounts in India

  10-03-2021 13:38
  
  Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition was ranked the best-selling ultra-slim i7 Windows laptop, as per IDC. To mark the achievement, Xiaomi has announced a host of discounts and cashback offers for several Mi Notebook models. Check out all the details.
  
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• Google Pixel 5a With Smaller Hole-Punch Cutout May Launch on June 11, Pixel 6 May Have Central Selfie Camera

  10-03-2021 13:07
  
  Google Pixel 5a may launch on June 11 with a smaller cutout for the selfie camera. Pixel 6 may move the selfie shooter to the centre of the display instead of the top left corner.
  
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• Asus ROG Phone 5 With With Pro and Ultimate Variants Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  10-03-2021 12:45
  
  Asus ROG Phone 5 was launched in India on Wednesday. The new phone comes in three distinct models – the regular ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5 Pro, and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate.
  
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• Asus ROG Phone 5 With Pro and Ultimate Variants Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  10-03-2021 12:45
  
  Asus ROG Phone 5 was launched in India on Wednesday. The new phone comes in three distinct models – the regular ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5 Pro, and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate.
  
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• Apple to Set Up Silicon Design Centre in Germany, Invest EUR 1 Billion

  10-03-2021 12:35
  
  Apple said it would establish a European silicon design centre in Munich, Germany, and invest more than EUR 1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,680 crore) over the next three years in expanding its team there and in research and development.
  
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• Instagram Lite Launched by Facebook in 170 Countries With Lower Bandwidth

  10-03-2021 12:20
  
  Instagram Lite has been launched by Facebook in 170 countries that will enable people with poor Internet to access the photo and video sharing social networking service.
  
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• Instagram Spotted Testing 'Captions' Sticker in Stories for Auto-Generated Closed Captions

  10-03-2021 12:04
  
  Instagram has been spotted internally testing a new Captions sticker for Instagram Stories. The upcoming feature will allow users to automatically generate captions for video clips in their Stories.
  
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• Twitter Speed Slowed Down in Russia Over Failure to Remove Banned Content

  10-03-2021 12:01
  
  Russia's state communications watchdog said it was restricting the use of Twitter by slowing down its speed, accusing the social media platform of repeatedly failing to remove banned content from its site.
  
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• Samsung 980 NVMe M.2 SSD Launched as Company’s First DRAM-Less Offering, Price in India Starts at Rs. 6,499

  10-03-2021 11:43
  
  Samsung 980 NVMe M.2 SSD has been launched as the South Korean company’s first DRAM-less offering. It costs lesser than its predecessors and is also faster than the 970 Evo SSD that it replaces.
  
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• YouTube to Start Deducting Taxes From Creators Outside US

  10-03-2021 11:17
  
  YouTube will start deducting taxes from its creators outside of the US on their earnings from viewers in the US from as early as June 2021.
  
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• Mi 10S With 108-Megapixel Quad Rear Camera Setup, Snapdragon 870 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

  10-03-2021 11:12
  
  Mi 10S has launched in China and as the latest entrant in the Mi 10 series. The phone comes with a quad rear camera setup, fast charging support, and wireless charging.
  
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• Insta360 Go 2 Action Camera Launched at $299

  10-03-2021 10:21
  
  Insta360 Go 2 is a tiny action camera that is quite versatile. It is magnetic and can stick to a metallic surface without any mounts. The Insta360 Go 2 is priced at $299 (roughly Rs. 21,800).
  
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• TicWatch Pro S With Up to 30-Day Battery Life, IP68 Water Resistance Launched

  10-03-2021 10:16
  
  TicWatch Pro S has been launched in select regions and the company is promoting it as an upgraded TicWatch Pro from last year with upgraded specifications.
  
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• Fireside Audio App From Mark Cuban Reportedly Spotted During Beta Testing

  10-03-2021 09:49
  
  Fireside audio app co-founded by Mark Cuban and Falon Fatemi currently under testing on iOS has leaked in screenshots. It is said to be a hybrid between the invite-only audio chat app Clubhouse and Spotify's podcast platform Anchor.
  
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• Fortnite Maker Epic Games Adds Google Australia to Legal Fight Against Tech Giants Over Control on App Stores

  10-03-2021 09:37
  
  Epic Games launched legal action against Google in Australia, opening another front in its global fight against the stranglehold of tech titans on app marketplaces.
  
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• Vi (Vodafone Idea) Offers 1-Year Disney+ HotStar VIP Membership to Select Prepaid, Postpaid Subscribers

  10-03-2021 09:23
  
  Vi (Vodafone Idea) has teamed up with Disney+ HotStar to offer its prepaid and postpaid customers one year of Disney+ HotStar VIP membership.
  
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• Sony Alpha 1 Flagship Mirrorless Camera With 8K Video Recording Launched in India

  10-03-2021 09:15
  
  Sony Alpha 1 or A1 flagship full-frame mirrorless camera has been launched in in India at an eye-watering sticker price. This is Sony’s best offering though, as the A1 has a 50.1-megapixel sensor, 8K video recording, and plenty more professional-grade features to keep film makers happy.
  
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• Asus ROG Phone 5 India Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Specifications

  10-03-2021 09:03
  
  Asus ROG Phone 5 India launch is set for today. The new ROG Phone model will be the successor to the ROG Phone 3. Just hours ahead of the launch, some renders have surfaced showing the design of the ROG Phone 5 appeared online.
  
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• Twitter Working on a ''Big Overhaul'' of TweetDeck Platform, Product Chief Kayvon Beykpour Says

  10-03-2021 08:55
  
  Twitter is working on a ''big overhaul'' of its TweetDeck platform, which lets users arrange lists and feeds into easy-to-read vertical rows.
  
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• Microsoft Ends Support for Non-Chromium Legacy Edge Browser

  10-03-2021 08:41
  
  Microsoft has announced that Legacy Edge has reached the end of its life cycle and that support will be removed for the same. New Chromium Edge browser will replace them with the April 2021 OTA update.
  
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• Fitbit Ace 3 for Kids With Touchscreen PMOLED Display, Up to 8-Day Battery Life Launched

  10-03-2021 08:37
  
  Fitbit Ace 3 has been announced for kids aged six and up. The wearable sports a touchscreen display and offers all-day activity tracking. It is also water resistance up to 50 metres. Check out its price, availability, and more features.
  
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• OnePlus 9 Pro Ultra-Wide Camera Performance Teased by Company CEO Ahead of March 23 Launch

  10-03-2021 08:30
  
  OnePlus 9 series will be launched on March 23 and the camera performance of the ultra-wide sensor coming with the series has been teased by company CEO Pete Lau. Lau did not share which phone the image has been taken from but it is likely to be the OnePlus 9 Pro.
  
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• TCL P725 4K HDR LED TV Series With Android TV 11, Ocarina Smart AC Launched in India: Price, Specifications, Features

  10-03-2021 08:17
  
  TCL has launched the P725 4K HDR LED TV series in India, priced at Rs. 41,990 onwards. The new televisions come with Android TV 11, and support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.
  
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• Falcon and Winter Soldier Debate Doctor Strange in New Teaser Trailer

  10-03-2021 08:15
  
  The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premieres next week on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar, and in the newest teaser trailer, Sam Wilson/ Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes/ Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) debate if Doctor Strange is a wizard or a sorcerer.
  
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• Huawei Mate 40E With Triple Rear Cameras, Kirin 990E SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

  10-03-2021 07:56
  
  Huawei Mate 40E has been launched as the latest model in the Mate 40 series. The new smartphone comes as a slightly tweaked variant of the Mate 40 that was launched last year.
  
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• Disney+ Crosses 100 Million Subscribers Within 16 Months of Launch

  10-03-2021 07:50
  
  Disney+ video streaming service has hit the 100 million paying subscribers mark, Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek said at the company's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday. Chapek also said that Disney is aiming to reopen its California theme parks to limited attendance in late April.
  
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• LG Said to Plan Making New Battery Cells for Tesla in US or Europe in 2023

  10-03-2021 07:32
  
  LG Energy Solution aims to build advanced battery cells for Tesla electric vehicles in 2023 and is considering potential production sites in the US and Europe, two people familiar with the matter said.
  
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• PUBG Mobile Patch 1.3 Brings New Festival Mode, Armbands With Skills, Gameplay Improvements, More

  10-03-2021 07:02
  
  PUBG Mobile patch 1.3 has been released after the announcement on March 7. The update brings a new festival mode to celebrate the game's anniversary.
  
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• China and Russia Signs Agreement to Develop Space Station on Moon

  10-03-2021 06:56
  
  Russia and China unveiled plans for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of Soviet times, and Beijing gears up its own extra-terrestrial ambitions.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy A52, Samsung Galaxy A72 Launch Expected on March 17 as Company Schedules Virtual Event

  10-03-2021 06:51
  
  Samsung Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 launch could be held next week as the South Korean company is hosting its Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event on March 17. Separately, an unboxing video purportedly of the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G has been posted on YouTube. The phone has also reportedly appeared in a Google Play Console listing.
  
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• US President Joe Biden Eyes Big Tech Critic Lina Khan for Regulatory Post: Reports

  10-03-2021 06:35
  
  US President Joe Biden plans to nominate a prominent advocate of breaking up Big Tech firms to a key regulatory post, suggesting an aggressive antitrust stance, media reports said.
  
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• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Coming in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu to Disney+ Hotstar

  10-03-2021 06:23
  
  The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will be available in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. That makes The Falcon and the Winter Soldier the first Disney+ original to be dubbed for Indian viewers. It also means you can watch The Falcon and the Winter Soldier with a Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription.
  
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• Bitcoin Surges Higher in Fresh Rally, Narrows Gap to Record High

  10-03-2021 06:20
  
  Bitcoin rose strongly on Tuesday, on course to gain for a fifth straight day, in a rally that has left the cryptocurrency within touching distance of an all-time high hit last month.
  
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• Virtual Education Model to Be Introduced by Delhi Government, to Make Education Accessible Anywhere in India

  10-03-2021 06:03
  
  Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced the government's plans to introduce a first-of-its-kind “virtual model of education.”
  
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• Microsoft to Be Included in US Antitrust Hearing on Big Tech Dominance of News Outlets

  10-03-2021 05:57
  
  A House Judiciary antitrust panel will hear from three witnesses who represent a range of news organisations with concerns about how big tech platforms like Facebook and Google increasingly dominate their industry.
  
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to Convert Proceeds From Auction of First-Ever Tweet to Bitcoin

  10-03-2021 05:36
  
  Twitter boss Jack Dorsey said he will convert proceeds from the digital auction of the first ever tweet on the platform to bitcoin for charity.
  
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• Operation Panopticon: Hackers Breach Cameras at Tesla, Banks, Jails, and More

  10-03-2021 05:12
  
  A US hacker collective claimed to have tapped into footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, carmaker Tesla, and other sites to expose "the surveillance state."
  
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• Cyber criminals using COVID-19 vaccine in latest email scams

  10-03-2021 01:43 via techguide.com.au
  
  Cyber criminals are targeting people in a new email scam using the COVID-19 vaccines as bait in an attempt to steal a user’s money and their identity.
  Researchers from Proofpoint have uncovered these email scams which promise COVID-19 relief and vaccines which are targeting workers in essential industries like medical, aerospace and pharmaceutical.
  The scam email which looks like its from DHL Express
  Cyber criminals are exploiting the pandemic and spoofing trusted and well-known organisati
  
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