Technology

Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, but Zuckerberg said his firm ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The tool supports Mac running on OS X 10.11 and above OneNote app bundles with Office 365 subscription Microsoft had announced the tool for Windows users in March After unveiling the OneNote Importer tool for Windows in March, Microsoft has now announced that it is also releasing the same tool for OS X users in an attempt to make ... Read More »

Chipmaker Nvidia Corp reported its fastest quarterly sales growth in nearly five years, powered by strong demand for the company’s processors used in gaming computers and in data centres. Shares of the company, which also forecast current-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates, were up about 3 percent at $61.43 in after-hours trading on Thursday, on pace to open at a record ... Read More »

In a letter addressed to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, 46 global business groups spanning finance, information technology, insurance and manufacturing urged Beijing to revise its draft cyber rules which they said would hamper trade. The signatories include industry associations from Asia, Australia, the United States, Mexico and Europe, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters. Foreign industry ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The ROG GX700 comes with a liquid cooling module It can be used with traditional cooling as well The ROG Strix GL502 was also launched in India Taiwan-based technology major Asus on Wednesday announced the launch of world’s first liquid-cooled laptop in India, the ROG GX700, priced at Rs. 4,12,990. The company also launched the ROG Strix GL502 gaming ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Meizu’s new MX6 smartphone will go on sale in China from July 30 It has been priced roughly at Rs. 20,000 It comes with fingerprint scanner on the front Chinese handset manufacturer Meizu has unveiled its new MX6 smartphone at an event in China. Priced at CNY 1,999 (approximately Rs. 20,000), the new Meizu MX6 will go on sale ... Read More »

Oppo has announced the launch of its next selfie-focused smartphone, the Oppo F1s, for next month. The handset successor to the Oppo F1 that was launched earlier this year, not much else is known about it right now. On Wednesday, Oppo Mobile India tweeted an August 3 launch announcement for the Oppo F1s, tipping availability of the smartphone in the ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The Small Fresh 4 has been priced at roughly Rs. 11,000 It will go on sale in China later this month It packs a fingerprint scanner on the back panel ZTE has unveiled its new Small Fresh 4 smartphone in China. Priced at CNY 1,090 (approximately Rs. 11,000), the new ZTE Small Fresh 4 will go on sale in ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The new data packs will be available from Friday Data benefits are up to 45 percent, Idea said Revised rates are for 2G, 3G, and 4G data packs Idea Cellular said on Friday it has slashed mobile Internet rates to offer more value to customers on their 4G, 3G and 2G data packs. The revised data packs are available ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The LG X screen’s highlight is its Always On display The smartphone was unveiled ahead of MWC 2016 It was launched alongside the LG X cam LG India on Thursday sent out invites for the launch of its X screen smartphone in the country on Monday. To recall, the LG X screen was first unveiled ahead of MWC 2016, ... Read More »