Clubhouse Blocked in Oman Due to Lack of Permit, but Some Fear Censorship

Oman blocked US audio app Clubhouse because it did not have the right permit, authorities said, but some activists described the move as a further erosion of freedom of expression in the Gulf state.

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Oppo F15 starts receiving Android 11 update

Oppo has started rolling out Android 11 update for its smartphones. The latest smartphone to join this list is the Oppo F15. The company launched the Oppo F15 in January last year with Android 9.0 Pie operating system out-of-the-box and this is the second major software update of the smartphone.

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PUBG Mobile banned over one million players accounts

Tencent PUBG Mobile has revealed that it has permanently banned over 1 million accounts. The company made this announcement via Twitter and it took this step on the count of cheating.

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Future Pixel smartphones won’t get this free Google Photos feature

Last year, Google had announced that it will end the support for unlimited free photos and videos backup at 'high quality'. As per a tweet by Raja Ayyagari, the product manager of Google Photos, the high quality uploads will remain free and unlimited for Pixel 2, 3, 4, and 5 owners. However, this benefit won’t extend to future Pixel smartphones as high quality uploads from those phones will be counted in Google storage only, added Ayyagari in his tweet.

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Signal Stops Working in China Without VPN, Users Report

Signal appeared to no longer be working in China without the use of a virtual private network (VPN), users in the country said.

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Microsoft Outage Fixed, Teams and Office 365 Accessible Now

Microsoft said it was rolling out a fix worldwide to enable its services to recover after an update caused access issues for thousands of users, including those on workplace messaging app Teams.

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Facebook Signs Content Supply Deal With News Corp in Australia, Signalling Truce After Blackout

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reached a content-supply deal with Facebook in Australia, the companies said, a step toward settling a dispute that saw the social media giant briefly shut down thousands of pages in the country.

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Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to be blocked in China

Encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped working in China and is now only accessible by users of a virtual private network (VPN).

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Tesla's Elon Musk has new title, 'Technoking', unveils NFT-themed song

Tesla Inc added "Technoking of Tesla" to billionaire Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's list of official titles on Monday, in a regulatory filing that also named finance chief Zachary Kirkhorn "Master of Coin."

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Huawei CFO lawyers seek to add more evidence contesting US extradition

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's legal team sought to admit more evidence contesting the U.S. government's account of her fraud case in a Canadian court, promising it was the final attempt days after the judge threw out similar evidence.

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Encrypted messaging app Signal stops working in China

Encrypted messaging app Signal appeared to no longer be working in China without the use of a virtual private network (VPN) on Tuesday morning, users in the country said.

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Samsung to develop autonomous driving chip for Google's Waymo: Media report

Samsung will develop a chip that computes data collected from various sensors installed in autonomous vehicles or centrally controls functions by exchanging information with Google data centres in real time, South Korean newspaper Herald Business reported, citing unnamed industry source.

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FTSE Russell proposes Xiaomi index re-inclusion after court suspends US ban

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Government sees faster redressal of complaints after e-commerce rules notified

The Centre said it is seeing faster redressal of complaints after new rules for e-commerce companies with penal action were notified in July 2020.

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Redmi Note 10 to go on its first sale today at 12 pm via Amazon

Redmi Note 10 is offered in three colour options of Aqua Green, Frost White and Shadow Black. The smartphone has two RAM models — 4GB and 6GB paired with 64GB and 128GB storage capacity. Both these models are priced at Rs 11,999 and Rs 13,999, respectively.

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Flipkart daily trivia quiz March 16, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

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Amazon app quiz March 16, 2021: Get answers to these five questions and win Marshall speaker for free

Result of today’s quiz will be announced on March 17.

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Apple sells more smartwatches and headphones than anyone in the world

According to the latest report by Counterpoint, Apple was the market leader in wearables and hearables in Q4 2020 with a 36.2% market share. The Watch numbers increased by 45.6% and Counterpoint says that it is “thanks to the appeal of three models with different price points (Series 6, Watch SE, Series 3).”

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8 smartphones with 108MP primary camera that are available in India

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Baidu A.I. chip unit valued at $2 billion after funding and may become standalone business

Baidu has raised money for its artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor business Kunlun at a valuation of $2 billion.

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Samsung to develop autonomous driving chip for Alphabet's Waymo: Report

Samsung will develop a chip that computes data collected from various sensors installed in autonomous vehicles or centrally controls functions by exchanging information with Google data centres in real time, South Korean newspaper Herald Business reported, citing unnamed industry source.

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NHTSA investigating 'violent' Tesla crash, Autopilot not ruled out yet

The NHTSA has previously embarked on probes into more than a dozen crashes that were thought to involve Tesla's advanced driver assist systems.

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2 charts show how much the world depends on Taiwan for semiconductors

Taiwan's outsized role in chipmaking has come under the spotlight as a global shortage of semiconductors forced several automakers to halt production.

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