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Xiaomi mentions 3 key components upon which the router has been designed – Smart Features, Range and Speed.

Xiaomi mentions 3 key components upon which the router has been designed – Smart Features, Range and Speed.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 smartphone runs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 SoC and will be available starting May 23, 12pm Amazon.in and Mi.com in Matte Black and Elegant Gold colours.

Xiaomi Redmi has been catering to the budget-conscious users and the new Redmi 4 also fits the bill.

The impact of WannaCry ransomware attack has been limited to five or six isolated instances so far and there are no reports of any substantial disruption to India's IT backbone, the government said on Tuesday.

The code, published on Twitter, is exclusive to North Korean hackers, researchers said.

The device uses light and a special catalyst to clean polluted air, but at the same time produces hydrogen that can then be used to power hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Elliptic, a company which identifies illicit activity on the bitcoin blockchain, is tracking the balance of the three bitcoin addresses known to be associated with the WannaCry ransomware. It reports that around USD 64,000 have been paid till now ransom to these addresses.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 has a 5-inch HD display (720 X 1280) and is powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 430 chipset. Here are live updates from the launch event.

The next HTC smartphone is said to include a 5.5-inch WQHD 2560 x 1440 display.

HTC has also introduced what it calls the UltraSpeed focus along with a 12-megapixel rear camera.

Liquid surface design where HTC mimics waters reflection is an interesting take on where the new normal boundaries for smartphones start.

Symantec and Kaspersky Lab said that some code in an earlier version of the WannaCry software had also appeared in programs used by the Lazarus Group, which researchers have identified as a North Korea-run hacking operation.

WhatsApp, which was acquired by Facebook in 2014, claimed before the apex court that it was being “targeted” because it was the most successful among various similar platforms operating in India.

The US has accused Russia in the past of mounting several cyber-attacks.

The 2017 version of Nokia 3310 is a feature phone and would retail at Rs 3310.

From ransomware to kill switch, here are explanations of some of the terms used in stories on the massive attack by the WannaCry worm.

These characteristics, as well as its non-toxicity, make the new pigment versatile for a variety of commercial products.

The "ransomware" cyberattack that has hit companies and governments around the world ebbed in intensity on Monday, though experts warned that new versions of the virus could emerge.

Over two lakh systems globally could have been infected by the malicious software that blocks access to data unless a ransom is paid.

A young British computer expert credited with cracking the WannaCry cyberattack told The Associated Press he doesn't consider himself a hero but fights malware because "it's the right thing to do."

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