Troubled Japanese tech conglomerate Softbank, has announced via a statement, that it won’t go ahead with an earlier confirmed...
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UPI once again crosses a billion transactions in a month, but expect a decline come April
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0When India’s UPI (Unified Payments Interface) crossed a billion transactions in Februrary (1.33 billion to be precise), no one...
Indian IT major Wipro and Azim Premji Foundation donate ₹1125 crores towards controlling coronavirus pandemic
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Adding to the list of private undertakings which have made monetary contributions towards the control of the pandemic, Wipro...
Warner Music Group renews its global licensing agreement with Spotify, expands library in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ever since Spotify launched in India, it had been in the cross hairs of Warner Music, which had accused...
After BSNL, Airtel and Vodafone extend plan validity for migrant and daily-wage workers amid coronavirus lockdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Telecom operators Airtel and Vodafone have extended the validity of connections for a section of their user base as...
Huawei posts a 5.6% increase in yearly profits in the US despite trade ban
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ever since the Chinese telecom giant Huawei was blacklisted by the US government, which in turn led to the...
Xiaomi donates ₹15 crore towards covid-19 relief efforts, employees encouraged to donate from salaries
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As a contribution to the fight against the covid-19 pandemic, Xiaomi India on Tuesday announced a 15 crore donation....
Disney+ to launch in India on April 3
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After a rather muddling ride to its India debut, the long wait for Disney+ India launch has been cut...
Ford to make 50,000 ventilators in association with GE by July
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Everyone from all around the world, individuals, partnerships and most importantly companies from across sectors, are coming forward to...
Xerox is dropping its $35 billion hostile takeover bid for HP
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Bringing an end to perhaps one of the most storied hostile takeover bids in the history of tech companies,...
Two more astronauts, 1 each from JAXA and NASA, join first SpaceX operational crew mission to ISS
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX is in preparation to launch its first official operational crew mission aboard the Dragon Spacecraft, with just one...
Fitbit launches Charge 4 with in-built GPS, NFC and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Fitbit is back into some launch news after a rather silent couple of years. The company has come up...
Tesla will ship some ‘extra’ FDA-approved ventilators free of cost to areas in immediate need
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk, taking to Twitter, has announced that he has some “extra” FDA-approved ventilators with him, which Tesla can...
Snapchat launches ‘App Stories’ to finally allow users to post their stories on other apps
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Snapchat, after teasing it at last year’s Partner Summit, has finally launched its long awaited feature-App Stories, allowing Snapchat...
Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo raises $1.1 Billion via private share placement
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Pinduoduo, Alibaba’s competitor in China’s $1 trillion e-commerce market, has reported a $1.1 Billion raise in a private share...
The US FDA approves Battelle’s decontamination system for N95 masks that makes them re-usable
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a rather action-packed week from the US FDA, the drug regulator has provided yet another emergency authorisation to...
FDA provides emergency authorisation to Malaria drug ‘Hydroxychloroquine’, to be used to treat 1100 coronavirus patients in New York
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A drug that US President Donald Trump has backed as a possible “game changer”, may soon actually lead the...
Medtronic is making its portable ventilator design and software available for free to all
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Medtronic, the Dublin-based medical equipment maker which was in the news for its partnership with Tesla, has announced something...
Microsoft adds vertical tabs, smart copy, tracking prevention and more to its Chromium-based Edge browser
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft made a slew of announcements today, including a ton of new features for its already existing apps, and...
Tiger Global was on a share purchase spree in TikTok parent Bytedance since 2018, current valuation at around $90Bn: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a testament to TikTok’s (and perhaps the short format video) popularity, Tiger Global reportedly continued to build stake...
Facebook announces a $100 Million grant for newsrooms covering COVID-19 pandemic
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook has announced yet another financial package for COVID-19 related activities, this time the beneficiaries are local newsrooms that...
US Space Force launches its Space Fence Orbital Tracking System to track objects in Earth’s orbit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The US Space Force, President Trump’s (really) optimist addition to the United States defence forces, has announced the debut...
WhatsApp tests limiting the length of videos in ‘Status Update’ to 15 seconds in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following measures announced by streaming companies last week, Whatsapp is now testing limiting the length of videos in ‘status...
Cancer diagnostics startup ‘SaScan’ raises undisclosed amount from Unicorn India Ventures
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In tandem with its fund-raising announcement, Unicorn India is also announcing the first investment that it has made through...
Unicorn India Ventures announces first close of its ₹400 crore equity fund
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a positive news to the otherwise grim overall investment scene, India-based early stage investment firm Unicorn India Ventures,...
Softbank-backed satellite internet startup OneWeb files for bankruptcy
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a not-so-proud-to-be first for Softbank, one of its star portfolio companies, OneWeb, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Ola CEO forgoes annual salary, company to put in ₹20 crores (~$2.6M) to support driver partners
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ola, India’s biggest ride hailing platform, has come up with another plan to help its drivers who have been...
Marquee VC firms in India creating joint investment platform to bail out portfolio startups impacted by Coronavirus: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a move aimed at bailing out some of India’s top venture capital-fueled startups, marquee VC firms in the...
OYO warns partner hotels of disruption in payment cycle due to Coronavirus outbreak
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is no hidden truth, that the impact of ongoing COVID 19 outbreak on the economy, is nothing short...
Streaming platform Hooq has filed for liquidation due to restricted growth
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Hooq, a Singapore based streaming platform backed by Singapore Telecommunications limited, has filed for liquidation, owing to insignificant growth,...
Abbott announces new COVID 19 test that delivers results in minutes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a major breakthrough in the global fight against coronavirus, Abbott Laboratories announced today, that it has received Emergency...
US markets tank after historic 3-day recovery as country leaves behind China with over 93,000 COVID-19 cases
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Stock markets across the US again tumbled on Friday morning, as the number of COVID-19 cases across United States...
Smartphone sales witness historic decline due to coronavirus outbreak
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As the ongoing coronavirus outbreak continues to take humanity into its grips, we are now beginning to see quantitative...
Facebook announces a ‘Coronavirus Community Hub’ on Messenger to contain misinformation spread
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook announced yesterday, a coronavirus community hub for people who use its Messenger app, to help people fight the...
Tencent, Huawei to partner for a cloud gaming platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As cloud gaming brings an all new era to the largely unchanged video gaming industry, some of China’s biggest...
Swiggy ready to use idle fleet for delivering essential commodities, COO Vivek Sundar says
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Swiggy, one of the two Indian food delivery unicorns, has been having a tough time ever since India went...
India’s MX Player expands into a dozen new international markets, including the US and UK
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0At a time when most people across the world are staying indoors to arrest the spread of deadly COVID-19,...
Amazon reportedly did not notify workers at a US facility after one of them tested positive for COVID-19
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what would easily amount to irresponsible and negligent behavior, the management at an Amazon warehouse in Detroit USA...
GSMA announces refund deal for MWC 2020, 100% remittance to attendees with similar benefits for exhibitors
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Mobile World Congress 2020 was an early casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which is one the biggest...
“Microsoft will get out of COVID-19 crisis ‘pretty strong’ “, assures CEO Satya Nadella
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Even though coronavirus has most companies in the world on their knees, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella said,”Microsoft will get...
Ola seeks government relaxations for its drivers in the form of interest free loans and tax free ‘holiday’ periods
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ola, India’s biggest ride hailing service, wants the government to step in and bailout its drivers, who are among...
Amazon stops accepting cash as a mode of payment in India to prevent COVID 19 spread
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon, in an announcement on its website, has promulgated that it is stopping Cash On Delivery (COD) as a...
Tesla’s New York gigafactory to reopen for ventilator production ‘as soon as humanly possible’, says Elon Musk
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla’s New York gigafactory would reopen soon to produce ventilators. However, he did caution...
Flipkart is resuming grocery services after government clarification on functioning of ecommerce during lockdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Flipkart, after suspending all of its operations earlier, is set to resume delivery of essential goods such as grocery, later...
India goes under nation-wide lockdown from midnight, government to spend $2Bn to fight coronavirus
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second national address in a week, has announced a nationwide lockdown, starting midnight...
2020 Tokyo Olympics delayed by a year
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After weeks of speculation, the news, that sportspersons and fans alike throughout the world dreaded, has been announced- Tokyo...
India’s MyLabs receives drug regulator CDSCO validation for first “made in India” COVID-19 testing kits
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what is certain to provide massive boost to India’s already unprecedented coronavirus containment measures, Pune based molecular diagnostic...
Twitter expects revenue loss for Q1 2020, but monetizable DAUs surge
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter, just like every other company in the world right now, is expecting a fall in revenue due to...
Chinese telecoms lost 21 million subscribers during pandemic
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0China, home to the world’s largest population, was hit by the coronavirus pandemic first and hard, and has been...
Netflix to lower traffic on Indian internet providers by 25% without much quality compromise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After interventions requested by Indian telecom companies through Department of Telecommunications, Netflix today said that it will be reducing...
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