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First Day Of Facebook Moratorium On New U.S. Political Ads Marked By Glitches

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The first day of Facebook Inc's effort to stop new political advertising being introduced in the final stretch of U.S. election campaigning was marked by complaints that the planned moratorium was beset by glitches.

Google Pay Is Again Available For iPhone Users In India, But You Must Restore Bank Account For UPI

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The release notes and the changelog for the new Google Pay For India (Tez) app do not specify much in terms of what exactly has been fixed. Google Pay For India can resume battles with rival digital payment platforms including PhonePe, Paytm and Amazon Pay.

LG Wing Launch Today at 11:30AM: How To Watch and What to Expect

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The LG Wing is the first smartphone under the company's Explorer Project that aims to bring new usability concepts to the market.

U.S. Telecoms Regulator To Vote To Split Key Spectrum Block Between Autos, Wi-Fi

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The U.S. Federal Communications Commision (FCC) will vote on Nov. 18 to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the growing number of wireless devices, even as the Transportation Secretary warned of "thousands more deaths" in traffic accidents.

Microsoft Beats Sales Estimates As Azure Growth Ticks Upward

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Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday, powered by a slight uptick in growth in its flagship cloud computing business as the software maker continued to benefit from a global shift to working from home and online learning.

Facebook Says Suspected Iranian Hackers Behind U.S. Election Threats Operated In 2019

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Iranian hackers suspected of emailing threatening messages to U.S. voters last week and spreading false information about compromised election systems ran a disinformation campaign last year targeting the Middle East, Facebook Inc said on Tuesday.

Nokia Phones Lead Counterpoint's Trust Rankings Based on Software and Security Updates

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Nokia brand-licensee HMD Global rolled out timely Android 10 updates with Android security patches on 20 smartphones sold between Q3 2019 to Q2 2020, Counterpoint claims.

NorthStar And Thales Alenia Space Begin Work On Satellites To Combat Space Collisions

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Canada's NorthStar Earth & Space and Thales Alenia Space said on Tuesday they will begin work on a commercial satellite system to combat the threat of collisions in space.

Samsung's Bixby Virtual Assistant Is Getting a Refreshed Look With New Home, Microphone Buttons

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The revamped Bixby is reportedly rolling out with both One UI 2.1 and One UI 2.5 and is appears to be available to select users in Germany.

Instagram, Facebook Messenger's Cross-Messaging Introduced in India: How it Works

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With the news cross-messaging feature, Instagram users will be able to send messages to contacts on Facebook Messenger and vice versa.

Our Moon Seems to Have a Lot of Water, But Can We Really Survive on it?

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Lunar water was previously detected in frigid corners, preserved for centuries. What, then, does the discovery of surface water on the moon really mean?

YouTube App Update Makes It Easier to Switch to Full Screen, Turn Subtitles On/Off

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The new updates also bring a Bedtime Reminder to YouTube that will alert users when its time for bed, if they are watching a video during that time.

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Is Available for as Low as Rs. 40,999 in India, Here's How You Can Get It

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The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE was launched in India earlier this month for Rs. 49,999. It comes with five colour options and is available to purchase on Samsung website and Amazon.

Zoom End-to-End Encryption is Finally Here, But You'll Sacrifice Many Features for it

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Zoom end-to-end encryption is now available on Windows, Mac and Android, with its iOS update pending Apple’s App Store approval.

Toyota-Panasonic Battery JV To Boost Efficiency To Catch Up With Chinese Rivals

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A joint battery venture of Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp aims to boost efficiency of development and production processes by 10 times to better compete with larger Chinese rivals, its chief said on Tuesday.

Apple App Store Apps Purchases May Become More Expensive In India, Because Of A New Tax

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Apple would charge an equalization levy of 2 percent in addition to the existing goods and services tax of 18 percent on apps on Apple App Store.

PUBG PS4, Xbox One Game Will Run on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S Consoles

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PUBG Corp is bringing its Framerate Priority feature to PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X consoles as well with the October 9.1 update.

Google Pixel Phones, Nest Devices & Pixelbooks Have More Recycled Materials Than Ever Before

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Google says it would use renewable plastic in at least 50 percent hardware by 2025 and aims to achieve the UL 2799 Zero Waste to Landfill certification at all final assembly manufacturing sites by 2022.

Redmi K30S Extreme Edition Launched As a Rebranded Mi 10T: Price, Specifications and More

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Xiaomi has launched the Redmi K30S Extreme Commemorative Edition in China initially. The smartphone is a rebranded version of the Mi 10T launched in India earlier this month.

Android 12 May Feature Built-In VPN to Make Working From Home More Secure

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Google has recently added a number of new commits to the Android 12-5.4 tree and 4.19 tree of the Android Common Kernel. These new additions also include the WireGuard VPN protocol.