Technology, Mobiles tabs, 6th Sep 2019, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 06 Sep 2019

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 06 Sep 2019

Former Pakistan spin great Abdul Qadir dies of cardiac arrest

Qadir, who played in 67 Tests and 104 ODIs had a total 368 wickets in his international career, would have celebrated his 64th birthday on 15th Sept.

06 Sep 2019 11:46 PM

Bhattacharjee was the chief minister of West Bengal from 2000 till 2011.(Photo: PTI)

Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee hospitalised with breathing problem

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited her predecessor at the hospital.

06 Sep 2019 9:53 PM

Deora was appointed as Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) chief weeks before voting of the 2019 General elections. (Photo: File)

Eknath Gaikwad replaces Milind Deora as Cong 'Acting President' of Mumbai unit

Taking to Twitter, Deora said he is happy that his 'pending' resignation has been accepted.

06 Sep 2019 9:24 PM

A press release issued by AIMIM MP and party's Maharashtra unit president Imtiyaz Jalil stated that the party is not willing to continue in VBA alliance as the latter allot only 8 seats out of 288. (Photo: File)

AIMIM breaks alliance with Prakash Ambedkar's VBA; ahead of Maharashtra polls,

Jalil said AIMIM contested 24 seats in 2014 Assembly elections and won 2 seats.

06 Sep 2019 9:14 PM

Paytm has been expanding its services in the education sector. Last month, it announced its upcoming plans to introduce a number of educational services like coaching marketplace, government exams forms, forms for nursery admission and private college admissions etc.

Paytm all set to expand in education sector services

The digital payments and e-commerce company currently lists over 10,000 colleges and other educational institutions on its platform.

06 Sep 2019 9:00 PM

Additionally, this year, the finalists and winning titles of long-format category from all six Kindle literary awards around the world will be evaluated by a panel from Amazon Prime Video executives to select one book. (Photo: ANI)

Amazon announces the third edition of KDP Pen to Publish Contest

The contest is open to all genres in English, Hindi and Tamil.

06 Sep 2019 8:56 PM

Gandhi wants to ensure that each unit of the party is aware of their responsibilities and will leave no stone unturned in its execution. (Photo: PTI)

Sonia Gandhi calls meeting of AICC, PCC leaders on Sept 12

AICC general secretaries, state-in-charges and leaders of state legislature parties have been called for the meeting.

06 Sep 2019 8:52 PM

Huawei’s Kirin 990 (5G) is the first 5G SoC in the world and supports the industry's most compact 5G smartphone solution. (Photo: AP)

Huawei Unveils World’s First Flagship 5G SoC that will Power the Mate 30 Series

Kirin 990, which was unveiled with Kirin 990 (5G), is also designed to bring elevated performance, energy efficiency and AI capabilities.

06 Sep 2019 8:49 PM

This program will provide teachers better access to the latest Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and help them to integrate technology into teaching in a safe and secure manner

CBSE And Microsoft join hands to build up capacity for AI Learning for Schools

The 1000 teachers nominated by CBSE will undergo a 3-day project-based training for practical, hands-on knowledge of Microsoft 365 tools.

06 Sep 2019 8:42 PM

England international Smalling fell out of favour at Old Trafford following the arrival of Harry Maguire as the world’s most expensive defender from Leicester City. (Photo: File)

Manchester United's Smalling sees long-term future in Italy after Roma move

Smalling is set to make his debut for Roma against Sassuolo following the international break on September 15.

06 Sep 2019 8:40 PM

A successor to the Z1 Pro, the Vivo Z1X sits below the Rs 20,000 mark and offers the kind of performance that would make one wonder how can a phone this good, be this cheap?

Vivo Z1X review: Best smartphone under 20K

With great performance, gaming, battery life and an exceptional camera, the Vivo Z1X is perhaps the best phone in under Rs 20,000.

06 Sep 2019 8:39 PM

This latest iteration of OPPO’s popular Reno series will redraw the boundaries of users’ creativity, as it comes packed with photography-enhancing features. (Photo: Gizbot)

Oppo Reno 2Z launched in India

The Reno2 Z’s Ultra Dark Mode covers an entire range of different night scenes thanks to its powerful NPU.

06 Sep 2019 8:12 PM

(Photo: ANI)Finding iOS exploits in general is challenging due to the proprietary codebase and modern security mitigations.

Apple iOS Attack Underscores Importance of Threat Research

Cybercriminals are getting faster, smarter, and more dangerous with each day that passes.

06 Sep 2019 8:02 PM

Sources said that BJP leaders, including ministers, would ensure that all decisions taken by the government are brought to public notice. (Photo: File)

From Article 370 abrogation to bank mergers, Modi govt to present 100 days report

The leaders would be addressing a slew of press conferences and public meeting as part of the endeavour.

06 Sep 2019 7:52 PM

Youtube has informed stakeholders, media and its users that due to the implementation of its hate speech policy it has removed 5 times more hateful videos, channels and twice the problematic comments.

Why Youtube took down 1 Lakh videos betwen April and June this year

Roughly 1,00,000 videos propagating hate speech, 17,000 channels and 500 million comments have been removed during the time period

06 Sep 2019 7:27 PM

The Supreme Court handed victory to 34 people from across India who challenged Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a British-era law that criminalised consensual, adult, same-sex relationships and fostered a climate of fear and discrimination against the entire Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. (Photo: File)

377 anniversary: ‘People have started accepting us, but king way to go’

Talking to this correspondent, two members of the community share how their lives have changed since the judgement.

06 Sep 2019 7:04 PM

This milestone has been achieved in the period starting Q3 2014 until July 2019 as per IDC 2019 reports.(Photo: ANI)

Xiaomi sells 100 million smartphones in India

The Chinese brand also became one of the first brands to achieve this milestone in five years of operation.

06 Sep 2019 7:03 PM

According to an estimate by ASSOCHAM and PWC India, digital payments are going to more than double in the country within a span of four years

Paytm Payments Gateway leads the market with these 5 features

Here are the Top-5 features of Paytm Payments Gateway:

06 Sep 2019 6:59 PM

India won the five-match ODI series by 4-1 and will face South Africa A in the first unofficial Test match here from September 9. (Photo: AP)

India A win fifth ODI by 36 runs against South Africa A

In a rain-affected game, the match was curtailed to 20 overs. Chasing a target of 205, India bundled out South Africa at 168.

06 Sep 2019 6:56 PM

Lenovo is focused on an ongoing vision and commitment to develop technologies that are not only smarter, but are available, accessible and benefit everyone.

Lenovo Launches New Devices: Offering Smarter Technology for All

At the company’s annual Tech Life event, Lenovo unveiled an array of new smarter home, laptop, AR and mobile devices

06 Sep 2019 6:55 PM

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