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Italian Government to Discuss Vivendi's Influence on Telecom Italia
The government is looking into whether Vivendi, which owns 24 percent of the former Italian phone monopoly, breached an obligation to notify Rome of its effective control of a firm considered a strategic national asset.
Google: Now Google expands Public Wi-Fi to Indonesia After India
"We are partnering with CBN and Fiberstar to bring high-speed public Wi-Fi to hundreds of locations across Indonesia," Google said in a blog post on Friday.
Facebook Picks Veteran Executive to Lead Hardware Efforts - Report
Facebook launched the research shop, called Building 8, last year to conduct long-term work that might lead to hardware products.
Oppo, Vivo Sales Decline by 30 Percent in July
The sales of the Chinese smartphone makers have declined in India for the first time in July. The drop in numbers is being blamed at the offline expansion of other smartphone companies like Xiaomi and Motorola.
FaceApp's 'Black', 'Indian', 'Asian' Photo Filters Deemed as Racist
Photo-Filter Application - FaceApp's latest update has been deemed as a racist move by many users. The update allows users to filter their photos as 'black', 'Indian' or 'Asian'.
Flipkart 'Big Freedom Sale': Top Smartphone Deals on iPhone 7, Google Pixel, Moto E4 Plus And More
Flipkart Big Freedom Sale has started and is seeing discounts on smartphones and other electronic products. Here is a list of smartphones which are seeing a price cut under the Big Freedom Sale of Flipkart.
Britain Mulls Penalties For Failure to Guard Against Cyberattacks
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport considers the fines could amount to four per cent of an organisation's global turnover, as part of a drive to make Britain's essential networks and infrastructure safe, secure and resilient against the risk...
China Confirms World's First Mars Simulation Base
China is set to establish the very first Mars simulation base on Earth. The base will act as a ground for research, tourism and film shooting.
Hackers Release Script of 'GoT' Episode 5, Demand Ransom
hackers have leaked the script of Episode 5 of 'Game of Thrones' (GoT) Season 7 that is set to be aired on August 13 (Sunday), along with a note demanding ransom from the US-based television network.
Kaspersky Lab Launches Campaign on Internet Safety in The Asia Pacific Region
The campaign aims to raise cyber security awareness in an engaging form through the sharing of personal stories and serves to help web visitors foster positive and pleasant online experiences.
Amazon, Flipkart 'Independence Day Sales' Offer Up to 70 Percent Discounts on Electronics
Amazon and Flipkart have announced their Pre-Independence Day sales to be held from August 9 to August 11. Both the E-commerce platforms are offering discounts and cash backs during the 3-day sales.
South Korea Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Jail Term For Samsung Scion Jay Y. Lee
Lee, 49, has been in detention since February, and on trial for charges including bribery and embezzlement as part of a scandal that led to Park's ouster. Lee has denied wrongdoing.
OnePlus 5 'Mystery' Colour Variant to Launch Soon
OnePlus has shared teaser posters of a new colour variant of its latest flagship - the OnePlus 5. The teasers shared across the OnePlus social media handles may come as a confirmation of the rumoured Mint-Gold version of the OnePlus 5.
Apple, Google Remove Over 300 Trading Apps, After Australian Intervention
When the regulators reviewed the apps, they found that the owners of these apps failed to disclose to the users the risky nature of the trading practice.
Read Samsung Stories in Hindi on 'Newsroom Bharat'
'Newsroom Bharat' is Samsung Electronics' 12th newsroom as part of a global initiative to connect with media and consumers.
Apple Purges VPN Apps From App Store in China
VPN service providers in China on Saturday received a notification from Apple that their applications would be removed from the App Store "because it includes content that is illegal in China".