New Delhi | Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Thursday filed its first monthly grievance redressal report as required under India’s new IT norms, saying it banned two million accounts in India alone from the May 15-June 15 period attempting to send harmful or unwanted messages at scale. More than 95 per cent of such bans are due to […]
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Jio tops subscriber race in April, Vodafone Idea user base erodes
New Delhi | Reliance Jio topped the subscription chart for April as it added over 47.56 lakh users during the month. With this addition, Jio’s subscriber base has increased to over 42.76 crore users, showed data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Bharti Airtel added over 5.17 lakh users during the month under […]
Privacy Policy update on hold till Data Protection Bill comes into force, WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
New Delhi | WhatsApp on Friday accepted that “the government is the administrator” in its case and informed the Delhi High Court that it will put its privacy policy update “on hold” until the Data Protection Bill came into force. This is a significant development after the new Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw made it crystal […]
Etisalat announces of starting work towards 6G
Dubai | While the world seems to be consumed by the potential of 5G, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) leading telecom operator Etisalat revealed that it has already started working towards the transition to 6G, a mobile network that is expected to be 100 times faster than 5G. Haitham Abdulazzak, Etisalat’s Chief Technology Officer, revealed that […]
Microsoft announces Windows 11 operating system
San Francisco | After weeks of leaks and hype, tech giant Microsoft has officially announced the next version of its desktop operating system (OS) — Windows 11. The new OS will be a free upgrade for Windows 10 users and will start rolling out “this holiday”. “We have simplified the design and user experience to empower […]
RJio launches JioPhone Next in partnership with Google
Mumbai | Reliance Jio has announced the launch of the much-expected JioPhone Next as the new addition to its JioPhone line-up. Developed in partnership tech giant Google, the JioPhone Next will provide ultra affordable 4G phone to the consumers. It will run an optimised version of Android, the smartphone operating system developed by Google. Announcing the […]
Microsoft elects Satya Nadella as Chairman
San Francisco | Microsoft has elected CEO Satya Nadella as Chairman of the tech giant, a first in two decades when Microsoft’s chairman will also be its CEO. Bill Gates was the only other Chairman and CEO of Microsoft who stepped down as CEO in 2000. Gates stepped down as chairman in 2014 and the board […]
Jio launches ‘Freedom Plans’ with no daily limit for data usage
New Delhi | With a view to bring about more options in digital experiences, Reliance Jio has introduced ‘Jio Freedom Plans’, which include five new ‘no daily data limit’ prepaid schemes. The new prepaid plans come with 30-day cycle and multiple validity, unlike the earlier popular prepaid plans which came with 28-day cycle and multiple validity. […]
Nigerian govt joins India’s Koo after banning Twitter
New Delhi | After banning micro-blogging site Twitter indefinitely, the Nigerian government has officially joined the Indian social media app Koo, the co-founder of Koo said on Thursday. “The official handle of the government of Nigeria is now on Koo!” Aprameya Radhakrishna, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Koo, wrote on its platform while announcing […]
Can India suspend Twitter if it fails to comply with IT rules?
New Delhi | As India takes its fight with Twitter over non-compliance of the new IT rules to the final round, can the country go ahead and block or suspend the platform the way Nigeria has done? The Nigerian government has indefinitely suspended Twitter, just days after it accused the US micro-blogging platform of double standards […]