Google Removing Ability To Unlock Android Phones Using "Ok Google" Gesture (Tech)

For Google's phone and tablet users, this will mean both a loss of functionality and a significant gain in terms of security, the report noted

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Vivo iQOO Gaming Smartphone With Snapdragon 855 Processor, 12GB RAM Launched (Tech)

Vivo's new sub-brand iQOO is focusing on gaming smartphones and the first handset under the range was announced in China.

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EU Charges Probes Against Facebook, Twitter, Apple For Violating GDPR Rules (Tech)

In its first annual report after GDPR came into practice on May 25, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened 15 statutory inquiries (investigations) in relation to multinational technology companies' compliance with the GDPR.

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Huami Amazfit Verge Review: Fuss-Free Smartwatch Made For Casual Fitness Tracking (Tech)

The Amazfit Verge is a fuss-free fitness smartwatch, that does most things right. It does lack a few things here and there but doesn't disappoint for the asking price.

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Jio Cricket Play Along Wins The ‘Best Use of Mobile Marketing’ Award at Global Mobile Awards 2019 (Tech)

Jio Cricket Play Along is an experiential marketing campaign that let users experience cricket on TV and Mobile simultaneously in a real time and interactive manner.

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Our Hackers Earned $19 Million in Bug Bounties in 2018: HackerOne (Tech)

The hacker community has doubled year over year and the bug bounty last year nearly matched the total bounties paid to hackers in the previous six years combined.

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PUBG Mobile Age Limit Imposed By Developer to Curb Violence Among Minors (Tech)

Tencent said it had imposed a digital lock on some games that requires players under 13 years to ask their guardians to open. The new restriction will be piloted for the Chinese versions of the two hit games "Honor of Kings" and "PUBG Mobile".

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Facebook, Telegram Working on Their Own Cryptocurrencies: Report (Tech)

With Facebook's plan to merge its three platforms -- Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram - the digital currency would reach nearly "2.7 billion people who use one of the three apps each month".

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Apple Could be Developing AR-Headset to Work With iPhone: Report (Tech)

The patent suggests a headset would wirelessly communicate with a separate computer and the iPhone. The company wishes to add a "touch-sensitive surface" as a way to interact with that environment.

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Oppo F11 Pro Leaked Specifications Confirm MediaTek Helio P70 Processor, 6GB RAM (Tech)

The Oppo F11 Pro is expected to go head-to-head with the Vivo V15 Pro.

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OnePlus Plans up to 5-Fold Increase in Headcount at India R&D Centre (Tech)

OnePlus emerged as the best-selling premium smartphone brand of 2018 and also led the premium smartphone segment (priced over Rs 30,000 a unit) for three consecutive quarters capturing 36 percent of the market in October-December 2018.

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