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5G iPhones in 2020 will have Apple’s first 5-nanometer chip

In 2020 Apple will release three of its phones with the connectivity of 5G, which will use Qualcomm’s X55 5G modem, as reported by Nikkei. These three expected models will also have advanced mobile processors, leading-edge screens and will be Apple’s first major...

Google’s third-quarter earnings

Google's parent company Alphabet reports its third-quarter earnings today, according to which expectations of earnings per share were missed, but still, it was in line with what investors expected. The stock (GOOG, GOOGL) fell around 2% after the company reported earnings and that it...

PUBG Corporation unveils Global Championship 2019 details

After naming seven Guinness World Records and achieving worldwide acclaim, now the PUBG corporation has decided to announce the Global PUBG Championship too.   Began as Bluehole Ginno Games, Inc. in 2009, and later renamed to PUBG Corporation in 2017, is a publisher and developer...

Yahoo! Groups to be discontinued by December

US-based web service provider Yahoo has decided to shut down all its group websites till 14th December. One of the groundbreaking pioneers of the early internet era, founded in 1994, Yahoo! Corporation, will no longer allow its users to access their groups as previously...

Canva now valued at $3.2 billion after $85 million fundraise

Canva is now valued at $3.2 billion after an $85 million fundraise by Mary Meeker’s venture capital firm joined by General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird, and Sequoia China. It is an eye-popping new valuation as the amount has dramatically increased from  $2.5 billion...

Huawei reports 24.4% Q3’s sales gain despite US sanctions

Huawei, a multinational technology company dealing in telecommunications equipment and sells consumer electronics, including smartphones, has released its revenue report for Q3 2019 today. It is a leading smartphone brand that surpassed Apple in Q2 2018 and ranked in 2nd position after Samsung. Huawei...

Apple starts sending Safari browsing data to Chinese Tencent

It seems Apple is more inclined towards China. It removed Taiwan flag emoji from iOS in Hong Kong soon after the launch of iOS 13.*. Now, Apple has also started to share safe browsing data of its official browser to a Chinese tech...

Google Maps to help visually impaired people with voice

It is good to see how technology is making the life of disabled people easy like never before. In the previous month, Samsung launched Good Vibes that assist dead-blind people to better integrate with society. Now, Google has taken a great initiative to...

Is Silicon Valley paying enough Tax?

In the wake of the 2020 Presidential Election Campaign, Bernie Sanders unveiled his idea of wealth tax. The veteran senator called "Billionaires shouldn't exist.." last week in Washington. He embraced this idea by theorizing tax reforms and its method of accumulation.   OECD again challenges...

Russian hackers alter Chrome and Firefox security protocols

Russia based hacker group alters the Chrome and Firefox web security protocols by using a different technique, never used before for the purpose. Turla, a bunch of hackers suspected to be the product of Russian government agency, modifies the Chrome and Firefox to track...

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