Germany’s justice minister on Monday said Facebookshould face “stricter” oversight and be more transparent with its users, as the tech giant struggles to contain the fallout from a huge data privacy scandal. Speaking after a meeting with European Facebook executives in Berlin, Justice Minister Katarina Barley said the firm’s assurances that it had already cracked down on the misuse of personal data ... Read More »
IIM-A will help in designing the course, teaching, helping in faculty recruitment and working on joint projects. Photo: HT New Delhi: India’s largest power utility NTPC Ltd on Tuesday joined hands with Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to establish a management school in Noida near Delhi that would offer specialized courses on energy management and work as a policy think tank. ... Read More »
The Supreme Court has directed the CBSE to upload the information regarding Aadhaar number on their website. Photo: HT New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said unique identification number Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for any national entrance examination for now. The interim order was passed by a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra in a challenge to making ... Read More »
File photo. Underlining the long-standing relationship between France and India, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar termed the “mutual recognition of educational qualifications” between France and India as historic. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi: India and France on Saturday inked an agreement to recognize each other’s academic qualifications paving way for a stronger education exchange and labour mobility in future. Underlining the “long-standing ... Read More »
Motorola is expected to launch a trio of budget smartphones — Moto E5, Moto E5 Play, and Moto E5 Plus — in the market soon. The Lenovo-owned mobile maker had unveiled the Moto E4 series in July 2017, and is expected to release the next E-series handsets around the same time this year. There have been a few leaks around the Moto E5 ... Read More »
Taiwanese phone maker HTC recently announced that it would be reshaping its smartphone strategy in 2018, with a more streamlined approach. With a new set of design and specification leaks, it seems, the company is already implementing that. HTC is reportedly preparing to announce the HTC U12+, which has been codenamed HTC Imagine. Additionally, the HTC U12+ is reported to have come across issues ... Read More »
Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are now available to buy via Flipkart, Samsung Shop, and retail outlets in India. To recall, Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ at MWC 2018 in Barcelona. Compared to the last generation – the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ – the smartphones feature faster processors, better cameras, AKG-tuned dual speakers for enhanced audio, and AR Emojis. Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ price in India, launch ... Read More »
Vivo on Monday announced the launch of its latest Vivo X21 smartphone in China. A special 128GB model of the X21 is the phone maker’s second handset to sport an under display fingerprint sensor, last seen on the Vivo X20 Plus UD launched earlier this year. Rest of the phone’s variants get a regular fingerprint sensor placed on the back. Notably, Vivo also showcased the Apex concept phone with an ... Read More »
Redmi 5, Xiaomi’s latest affordable smartphone, will go on sale in India via Amazon and Mi.com for the first time at 12PM Tuesday. Last week, Xiaomi had launched three variants of the Redmi 5 – 2GB/ 3GB/ 4GB RAM – with the prices starting at Rs. 7,999 and going up all the way to Rs. 10,999 for the top-end variant. Xiaomi India has announced that more than 4 lakh ... Read More »
Lenovo is set to unveil the Lenovo S5 at an event in China on Tuesday, March 20, at 2pm CST (11:30am IST). More details should emerge shortly. Alongside several rumours, the company has also been teasing the launch of the upcoming smartphone for a long time now. The Lenovo S5 is expected to take on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, and the mobile maker ... Read More »
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