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The higher average prices for iPhones have led most of the userbase to migrate to affordable Android options.

iPhones are losing out to OnePlus, Samsung smartphones in India

The higher costs for the new models without no major performance advantage in the real world makes Android alternatives more sensible.

10 Nov 2018 7:49 PM

The anchor, modeled on real-life Chinese news reader Qiu Hao and sporting a black suit and red tie, is part of a major push by China to advance its prowess in AI technology, from surveillance equipment to self-driving cars.

China will have robot news readers ahead

AI robot anchors that can mimic human facial expressions and mannerisms while reading out reports.

10 Nov 2018 9:51 AM

The deal underscores how top brands such as Apple and Nike Inc, which long resisted distributing products via Amazon, are increasingly turning to the e-commerce site because it has become a critical channel for reaching customers. Amazon has taken a harder line on counterfeit goods as well.

Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell iPhones, iPads

The world’s biggest online retailer will sell Apple’s iPhone, iPad and other devices.

10 Nov 2018 9:28 AM

Google is urging developers to use darker colours in their apps so as to reduce the power strain on smartphones.

Google's dark theme solution will imporve power efficiency

Darker colours tend to draw the least amount of power on most smartphones with OLED panels.

09 Nov 2018 9:56 PM

Bonito will be based on a Snapdragon 710 SoC while Sargo will be using one of the newer Snapdragon 600 series chips as its brains. (Representational Photo: Pixel 3 XL)

Google's midrange Pixel phones are inching closer to reality

ARCore coding teardown reveals Google’s plans to unveil affordable Pixel devices with midrange internals.

09 Nov 2018 1:53 PM

Google is now rebranding the app to Files by Google and has also redesigned the user experience.

Google announces file management app Files by Google

In less than a year, Files Go has grown tremendously to serve over 30 million monthly users.

09 Nov 2018 1:24 PM

Google noted its chief diversity officer would continue to lead monthly discussions with Pichai on topics of diversity and equity. (Photo: AP)

Google hears protesters, changes sexual harassment policies

Employees who fail to complete mandatory sexual harassment training will be docked in performance reviews.

09 Nov 2018 7:43 AM

In 2008, they uses “hashes,” or unique digital fingerprints, to identify, remove and report copies of known images automatically, without humans having to review them again. (Photo: AP)

Google continues the fight against child sexual abuse online

Experts and engineers are taking part in an industry “hackathon” to collaborate and create new ways to tackle child sexual abuse online.

08 Nov 2018 9:03 PM

Google said it is committed to bringing greater transparency to political ads.

Facebook, Google tools reveal political ad removal data

The databases also provided campaigns unprecedented insight into opponents’ online marketing.

07 Nov 2018 5:10 PM

It’s impressive to see how the difference between the best of Apple and best of the Android world has shrunken to extremely low levels, if not be on par with each other.

iPhone XR vs Pixel 3 XL: The Apple-Google photography battle wages on

The iPhone XR and the Pixel 3 XL are pretty identical on paper, but impress with their unique charms in different ways.

05 Nov 2018 12:46 PM

For Google’s phones, last year’s Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL lasted longer on a single battery charge as compared to the new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. (Representative Image)

Hold on to your old flagship smartphone for a major benefit

A professional-grade test has found that most current generation smartphones are lagging behind their predecessors in terms of battery life.

04 Nov 2018 6:46 PM

The cybersecurity bill, which observers say mimic China's repressive web control tools, is set to come into effect in January despite drawing sharp criticism from the US, the EU and internet freedom advocates.

Vietnam could give tech companies one year to obey cyberlaw

Vietnam may give internet companies one year to comply with a controversial cybersecurity law.

04 Nov 2018 3:48 PM

Among the issues they’ve championed: Better handling of workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, opposition to the Trump administration’s travel ban, and avoiding harmful uses of the products they’re helping to build and sell. (Photo: AP)

Tech elite stages a Revolt of the Haves against employers

Worker unrest helped scuttle Google’s Maven project to help the US military scan battlefields using drones and AI.

03 Nov 2018 1:42 PM

Hundreds of Google employees in New York were walking off the job and gathering at a nearby park. (Photo: AP)

The Latest: About 1,000 at Google San Francisco protest

It’s part of a worldwide protest employees are staging to complain about Google’s handling of sexual-misconduct claims.

03 Nov 2018 12:30 PM

Alphabet faced criticism from Republicans and Democrats for refusing to send parent company Chief Executive Larry Page or Google CEO Sundar Pichai to a Senate hearing in September. (Photo: AP)

Google's top Washington lobbyist stepping down

Google also has faced this year numerous accusations from President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders.

03 Nov 2018 12:22 PM

The platform has also extended exchange offers worth up to Rs 21,000 along with no-cost EMIs in partnership with all major banks.

Google Pixel 2 XL is selling for Rs 34,965 on Paytm

Paytm Mall is offering up to Rs 16,000 in flat cashback on popular smartphones.

02 Nov 2018 6:42 PM

Organisers said about 60 percent of Google’s offices participated.

Google's '#metoo' moment: Workers walk out over women's rights

The protests took place in waves, beginning in Asia and then streaming across Europe and North America.

02 Nov 2018 7:54 AM

To converse with Google Home in Hindi, users need to set up their Google Assistant to recognise the language.

Google Home gets a more ‘Desi touch’

The Google Assistant will now understand Hindi on Google Home smart speakers.

01 Nov 2018 5:00 PM

Google workers walk out to protest office harassment, inequality

Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts, with thousands more expected to follow.

01 Nov 2018 2:56 PM

Tim Berners-Lee said he was disappointed with the current state of the internet, following scandals over the abuse of personal data and the use of social media to spread hate. (Representational image)

Father of Web says tech giants may have to be split up

Tim Berners-Lee says that the tech giants have grown so dominant they may need to be broken up.

01 Nov 2018 2:34 PM

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