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UPI sees unprecedented growth in 2020, transaction value reaches ₹ 4.3 trillion in Jan 2021
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 02020 was the year of contactless payments, and thus, it is not surprise that India’s own online payments technology-UPI...
Instagram bans hundreds of accounts suspected of ‘username hack’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Instagram and its parent company Facebook Inc. have been conducting a months long inquiry in the forum OGUsers.com, triggered...
PayPal to shut down domestic payment business in India from April 1
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0PayPal users In India, beware! PayPal Holdings Inc has decided to close the shutters on its domestic payment business...
Ixigo buys train booking platform Confirmtkt in cash and stock deal
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Gurugram-based online travel app Ixigo has announced that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire...
Spotify projects a humble forecast for 2021 despite better-than-expected Q4 performance
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Digital music service Spotify Technology has reported a narrower-than-expected loss in the final quarter of the year, with its...
Indian Govt. warns Twitter after it restored some of the suspended farmer protest accounts
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following the ban and restoration of several high-profile accounts, India has issued a new notice to Twitter, warning the...
SpaceX prototype rocket explodes (again!) on landing after test launch, faulty thruster to blame
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It seems Elon Musk’s Starship dreams are still quite some time away. SpaceX, the ambitious private space company that...
Myanmar military government blocks Facebook and Instagram, silences online activity
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms on Thursday in a...
Instagram testing early prototype of “Vertical Stories” feed
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Avid Instagram fans, prepare for a complete revolution to the way you use the social media platform. The company...
Mobile Premier League raises $95M, doubles valuation to $945M
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Despite Google’s crackdown on ‘gambling’ apps on the Play Store, it’s no surprise that fantasy sports involving real money...
Worldwide smartphone sales to rise by 11% in 2021 backed by growing 5G demand: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Like most sectors, the mobile phone industry was hit hard by the pandemic- something that has become evident by...
ByteDance sues arch rival Tencent for monopolistic behaviour
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0TikTok-owner ByteDance announced on Tuesday that it is suing fellow Chinese social media giant and arch-rival Tencent Holdings in...
Tesla recalls 135,000 vehicles over touch-screen failures
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0American electric vehicle company Tesla Inc. has announced one of its largest-ever recallings till date-approximately 135, 000 Model S...
Twitter tests Revue Newsletter but withdraws and reverts to private beta soon after
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following up on the recent acquisition of newsletter making startup Revue, Twitter has started working on publishing newsletters right...
Google to provide more context about source websites after you make a search
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has announced a new feature on Monday, making it easier for users to gain information about websites that...
Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO, AWS head Andy Jassy to take charge
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Jeff Bezos, the former world’s wealthiest person (point to Elon Musk) and the founder of Seattle-based multinational technology company...
Advantage Amazon in Future Group-Reliance deal as Delhi High Court orders to maintain status quo
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After a long series of defeats in the ongoing battle between Amazon and Reliance Retail over its acquisition of...
Uber acquires alcohol delivery service ‘Drizly’ to expand Uber Eats
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following the acquisition of the app Postmates last year, Uber announced Tuesday that it is acquiring the alcohol-delivery service...
[Update: Now restoring] Twitter blocks several Indian accounts due to ‘legal demand’ amid farmer protests, sparks outrage
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Update: Twitter has now started to restore the restricted accounts. The company says that it is in the process...
Google shuts the door on internal Stadia game studios, cloud platform now dependent on third-party games
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Fourteen months after Google launched Stadia, a cloud gaming service developed and operated by the Silicon valley tech giant...
SpaceX set to launch first private citizen space mission- Inspiration4
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk’s company SpaceX announced on Monday that a crew of four private citizens would fly to space to...
Amazon received 800% more government demands for user data in the 2nd half of 2020 compared to 1st half
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon has always been notorious for its secretive data policies, with transparency reports that are just a few pages...
Xiaomi claps back: Sues U.S Defense Department after being blacklisted in the country
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Before leaving the White House after what can only be described as a dividing one term, the former US...
Budget 2021 – India announces modifications to One-Person Companies and MSMEs, social security benefits for gig platform workers
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Union Government, on Monday, announced an extension of social security benefits to platform and gig workers, as well...
India mulls a ban on all ‘private’ cryptocurrencies, RBI reportedly planning a digital rupee
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India and cryptocurrency have had a weird, bittersweet relationship, as the country’s regulators can’t seem to decide their stance...
Xiaomi unveils new ‘over-the-air’ wireless charging tech, but it won’t be available in near future
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi has teased the new “Mi Air Charge Technology” on Thursday, a new wireless charging technology,...
Robinhood raises $1 bn to meet soaring demands, as it struggles to meet a surge in trading
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Popular stock trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. has raised more than $1 billion overnight from existing investors, after a...
Faraday Future to go public, estimated $1 billion in gross proceeds
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0California-based Technology Company Faraday Future, which specializes in the development of electric vehicles, announced on Thursday that it has...
China smartphone market declines by 11% in 2020, Huawei market share falls to 22% in Q4
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Chinese tech giant Huawei, the company that ruled over its home market with an iron fist, has now become...
Google announces updates to Play Store policy on gamification following controversy in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google counts India as the biggest userbase of its Android operating system population wise, and thus, it’s fair to...
Microsoft reports net income of $15.1 billion in Q2 2021, revenue stood at $43.1 billion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Last quarter turned out to be one of the most massive for US technology giant Microsoft as it recorded...
WhatsApp Web and Desktop app to receive biometric security feature
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0At a time when popular social media platform WhatsApp is facing immense backlash, the Facebook-owned messaging service has announced...
Apple Q1 2021 hits big, reports $111.4B in sales, shipped over 90 million iPhones
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After Apple faced its third class action in Europe over throttled iPhones, the California-based tech giant finally received some...
Facebook reports revenue of $28.1 bn in Q4 2020, remains wary of Apple’s privacy changes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While 2020 turned out to be nothing less of a roller coaster ride for many, Facebook was one of...
Apple bags spot for most smartphone deliveries in Q4, Samsung remains on top for FY20
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 02020 was supposed to be the year when the flagship smartphone industry finally makes a comeback, thanks to the...
Tesla reports revenue of $31.5bn for FY20, $10.7bn for Q4 alone
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tesla had one of the biggest years ever in 2020, as it finally managed to break past (or at...
Twitter acquires Dutch startup Revue, marking entry into newsletters
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter has acquired Dutch email newsletter service Revue, marking the tech giant’s first footsteps into newsletters and a part...
AMD reports $9.76 billion in revenues in 2020, pockets $1.78 billion in Q4 alone
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0California-based multinational semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) saw a strong year in 2020, making billions in the...
Q4 2020 turned out to be Apple’s biggest one yet in India: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While 2020 was nothing short of a nightmare for most citizens and companies around the world, it has certainly...
Apple completes hat-trick of European lawsuits over throttled iPhones, faces class action in Italy
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0US tech giant Apple finds itself in deeper waters as it faces yet another class-action lawsuit, its third in...
‘FAU-G’ debuts in India as a campaign driven game with no multiplayer
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Back in summer of 2020, when India banned PUBG and 117 other Chinese apps due to several reasons, the...
Facebook News enters international arena, debuts in the UK on Tuesday
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook News makes its debut in the UK on Tuesday, its first marketplace in Europe and outside the United...
TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps face permanent ban in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Chinese apps have once again become the cynosure of every eye as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology...
Creating history, SpaceX sets record for most satellites on single launch
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk’s SpaceX scaled new heights on Sunday after launching a record 143 small satellites in a single Falcon-9 rocket...
Google threatens to pull out of Australia if forced to pay publishers for content
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google and technology have changed the world of journalism in an unprecedented way. However, the revolution has come with...
OnePlus and Oppo officially merge R&D departments
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0According to various reports, OnePlus and Oppo have united in their agenda to provide better design and features to...
Google strikes deal with French media houses to pay publishers for content
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Alphabet Inc.’s Google has signed individual agreements on copyright payments with French newspapers and magazines, setting a new example...
Elon Musk to donate $100 million for a new carbon capture tech challenge
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tesla Inc. co-founder Elon Musk said via a tweet on Thursday that he will donate $100 million towards a...
Alphabet Inc. decides to abandon balloon internet company Loon
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While the world has been gravitating towards constellation based internet services (courtesy of SpaceX), Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. had...
- Apple is working with SpaceX and T-Mobile to bring Starlink satellite connectivity to iPhones January 30, 2025
- Netflix rolls out ‘Season Download’ feature for iPhone and iPad users January 30, 2025
- SoftBank to lead $500Mn investment in AI robotics startup ‘Skild AI’: Report January 29, 2025
- X partners with Visa to provide ‘digital wallet’ and ‘peer-to-peer payments’ services January 29, 2025
- DeepSeek’s AI models trigger historic US tech stock sell-off January 28, 2025