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India Imposes 10 Percent Tax on Import of Key Smartphone Components
A customs duty of 10 percent was imposed on PCBs that are already populated with components such as memory and chips, according to a federal government notification issued on Monday.
Samsung Over Takes IBM in US Patent Race, Gains Top Spot For First Time
The South Korean tech firm owned 75,596 US patents, outdoing the second best IBM by nearly 1.6 times, as of January 1.
Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ Receive a Price Cut Following Galaxy S9 Launch
The launch of Samsung Galaxy S9 has brought down the prices of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Here are the new prices of the previous Samsung flagships.
Stephen Hawking's Funeral: Friends, Family, Public Pays Last Tribute to British scientist
Hawking, who died on March 14 at the age of 76, was famously an atheist but his children Lucy, Robert and Tim have chosen the town's university church, St Mary the Great, to say their farewell.
Facebook Fights Fake News; Begins 'Fact-Checking' Photos And Videos
The fact-checking began on Wednesday in France with assistance from the news organisation AFP and will soon expand to more countries and partners, Tessa Lyons, a product manager at Facebook, said.
Microsoft Issues Update to Fix Flaw in Earlier Meltdown Patch
Security researchers disclosed two flaws - "Meltdown" and "Spectre" -- on January 3 that affected nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel, AMD and ARM Holdings.
Flipkart Delivery Boy Stabbed 20 Times By Delhi Woman For Late Delivery of Smartphone
The injured was identified as Keshav, a resident of Ambica Enclave in Nihal Vihar.
Facebook to Roll Out Updates to Increase User Privacy
A new privacy shortcuts menu will allow users to quickly increase account security.
ISRO GSAT-6A To Be Launched On March 29, Countdown to Start Today
According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) on Tuesday cleared the 27-hour countdown.
Adobe, Microsoft Extend Cloud Partnership Into China
The expansion into China enables the global availability of Adobe Experience Cloud.
Americans Less Likely to Trust Facebook Than Rivals on Personal Data: Reuters/Ipsos poll
The poll, taken Wednesday through Friday, found that fewer Americans trust Facebook than other tech companies that gather user data, such as Apple, Alphabet's Google, Amazon.com, Microsoft Corp and Yahoo.
India to Have 10 Million iPhone Users by 2018 End: CMR
As of end 2017, there were 8.9 mn iPhone users in India and with an addition of estimated three million units in 2018, the company would surpass the 10 million mark,
Stephen Hawking's Funeral Set for March 31
Family, friends and colleagues will be invited to the private funeral service, which takes place at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). A private reception will be held afterwards at Trinity College.
Samsung Flip Interactive Digital Display Launched For Rs 3 Lakh
The Samsung Flip comes in 55-inch screen size offering 4K UHD resolution.
Paytm Official Ticketing Partner Of Kings XI Punjab’s Home Games for VIVO IPL 2018
The tickets will go live on Paytm and Insider.In (website and app) on March 22.
'Socially Responsible' Investors Reassess Facebook Ownership
Facebook's shares closed down nearly 7.0 percent on Monday, wiping nearly $40 billion off its market value as investors worried that potential legislation could damage the company's advertising business.