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There have been reports that the Indian government has banned the cross-platform VLC media player’s website. The free portable streaming media player is claimed to be not working on some Windows PCs. The government so far has not issued any official statement on this. Incidentally, the alleged blocking is not new. VLC’s parent organisation, VideoLan, […]

HANOI: Apple supplier Foxconn has signed a $300 million memorandum of understanding with Vietnamese developer Kinh Bac City to expand its facility in the north of the country to diversify and boost production, state media said. The Taiwanese company’s new factory, on a plot of 50.5 hectares (125 acres) in Bac Giang province, will generate

Vivo recently expanded its V series smartphone lineup with the launch of the Vivo V25 Pro in the Indian market. The company is now gearing up to launch the 5G variant of the smartphone. The same has been reflected on the company’s official website. Vivo V25 5G: Launch date and other details Vivo V25 5G

In a fresh order issued on August 16, the government of India has banned 8 YouTube channels.   These channels have been blocked by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting under the IT Rules, 2021.   The blocked YouTube channels had a cumulative viewership of over 114 crore and subscriber base of 85 lakh-plus users,

Samsung recently launched Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, successor of its true wireless (TWS) earbuds Galaxy Buds Pro. Launched in 2021, Galaxy Buds Pro were the company’s first noise-canceling TWS earbuds. The company’s newest wireless earbuds Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are now available for pre-order through Samsung.com and other leading online and offline retailers across the

Encrypted messaging service Signal said the phone numbers of 1,900 users could have been revealed in a phishing attack on Twilio Inc, its verification services provider, earlier this month. The attacker could also have accessed the SMS verification code used to register with Signal, but message history, profile information and contact lists were not revealed,

Tech giant Microsoft has released a new beta version of its Office app for the iPad with support for the Apple Pencil’s handwriting-to-text feature, Scribble. The feature allows you to insert and edit the text in a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, or Excel spreadsheet using the Apple Pencil, with handwriting automatically converted into typed text,

Samsung this week launched the Galaxy Z Fold 4 smartphone at its Galaxy Unpacked event. The Galaxy Z Fold4 comes as the successor to the Galaxy Z Fold3 launched last year. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 essentially features an almost similar design as its predecessor. However, it weighs 263 grams which are lighter by

After Ford CEO Jim Farley took a playful dig at Elon Musk, the tech billionaire has shared a lighthearted response to the playful pickup truck jab from him. Farley, recently, drew a comparison between Tesla’s long-delayed Cybertruck and Ford’s plug-in pick up — F-150 Lightning, while announcing a significant investment in solar energy. Meanwhile, replying

Tech giant Amazon has been under investigation by regional labour authorities over its subcontracting practices for a number of years in Catalonia, Spain. According to local press reports, the latest fine for Amazon of $3,303,408 approx. follows a penalty of over $826,040 approx. it received in 2020, for similar breaches of labour laws, reports TechCrunch.