Technology, 6th Dec 2018, News & Stories from India

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The Nokia 8.1 features a 12MP main camera with ZEISS Optics with a 1/2.55-inch super sensitive sensor with large 1.4 micron pixels for better light capture.

Nokia 8.1 launched: Specifications, price, and more

The Nokia 8.1sports a 6.18-inch Full HD+ edge-to-edge display and SD710 SoC.

06 Dec 2018 10:37 AM

OnePlus’s next flagship will be among the first to come equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform.

World’s first 5G Snapdragon 855 phone will be from OnePlus

OnePlus has only made flagship smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Series Mobile Platforms.

06 Dec 2018 10:17 AM

The company has begun charging passengers to use its driverless vehicles in a roughly 100-mile (160 km) zone in four Phoenix suburbs - Chandler, Tempe, Mesa and Gilbert - where it has been testing its technology since 2016.

Waymo unveils self-driving taxi service in Arizona for paying customers

Waymo would not say exactly how many of its cars would be on the road in Arizona.

06 Dec 2018 9:59 AM

The documents show that Facebook tracked growth of competitors and denied them access to user data available to others.

Facebook gave data on user's friends to certain companies

223 pages of internal communication from 2012 to 2015 between high-level employees show evidence.

06 Dec 2018 9:57 AM

Sandberg was being truthful when she said she did not know that the social network hired a public-relations firm to explore Soros’s criticisms of the company, according to the letter.

Facebook board backs Sandberg's request to initiate research into Soros

The letter was sent by Colin Stretch to Patrick Gaspard, president of Soros’s Open Society Foundations.

06 Dec 2018 9:56 AM

Private investigators looking into the breach have found hacking tools, techniques and procedures previously used in attacks attributed to Chinese hackers, said three sources who were not authorized to discuss the company’s private probe into the attack.

Clues in Marriott hack implicate China

The hack that began four years ago had exposed the records of up to 500 million customers.

06 Dec 2018 9:36 AM

The bill provides for fines of up to A$10 million ($7.3 million) for institutions and prison terms for individuals for failing to hand over data linked to suspected illegal activities.

Australian bid to force tech firms to hand over encrypted data passes first hurdle

Australia is seen as a test case as other nations explore similar rules.

06 Dec 2018 9:34 AM

After it receives approval from the state of Pennsylvania, Uber plans to begin driving “a handful” of cars on a mile loop between two company offices in Pittsburgh, where Uber first debuted its autonomous vehicles in 2016.

Uber plans smaller, more cautious self-driving car launch

The diminutive launch is a dramatic downsize from Uber’s previous operation.

06 Dec 2018 9:31 AM

US authorities have been probing Huawei, one of the world’s largest makers of telecommunications network equipment, since at least 2016 for allegedly shipping US-origin products to Iran and other countries in violation of US export and sanctions laws.

Huawei’s CFO arrested in Canada, faces extradition to US

The arrest is related to violations of US sanctions

06 Dec 2018 9:30 AM

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