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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.Realme 64-megapixel tech with 4 cameras confirmed launch on Aug 8
Realme is hosting a “Realme Camera Innovation Event” in New Delhi, India on August 8. The company has sent out invitations of the event revealing that it will unveil a new smartphone with a quad-camera setup and 64-megapixel lens. The former Oppo company have been teasing the 64-megapixel camera...
LG V40 ThinQ users in India finally getting Android Pie update
LG India is finally rolling out the Android 9 Pie update for its LG V40 ThinQ users in India. The company has already rolled out the update in other countries including the United States, Europe, and South Korea. According to the report, LG is also rolling out a new...
Apple stops program that let Siri listen to private recorded conversations
Apple has suspended the program that let Siri listen to users’ recordings for ‘quality control’. The company was allegedly paying contractors to listen to recorded conversations of Siri. Following which, Apple said it will soon release a software update. It will give Siri users an option to choose whether...
Here is what’s the difference
In the past two years, the television market has seen a big change. After seeing a slump for a few years, the TV market is now growing, and sales have increased too. This is all thanks to brands like Xiaomi, iFFALCON, VU, Thomson and others for bringing affordable TVs...
FTC Facebook antitrust investigation will focus on acquisitions
Some details about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust investigation on social media giant Facebook has surfaced online. These details come about three weeks after the regulatory agency slapped a meager $5 billion fine on Facebook. According to a report, the agency is focusing its investigation on the recent...
Garmin Forerunner 45 smartwatch launched in India
Gamin India today added one more smartwatch in its Forerunner series called the ‘Forerunner 45’. The built-in GPS running smartwatch comes with features like safety & incident detection, Garmin Coach 2.0, 24/7 Heart Rate monitoring, Body battery and more. The new Garmin Forerunner 45 comes in two color options,...
TCL launches new 4K AI TVs with Android Pie, prices start from Rs 27,990
TCL has launched new 4K AI TVs in India, which ship with Android Pie OS. The newly launched TCL TVs also use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to deliver a better TV viewing experience. TCL has unveiled three TVs, which includes P8S, P8E and P8. The P8S TV line up includes 65-inch...
Code On Wages Bill Is Anti-Labour
By B. Sivaraman On 30th July 2019, Modi Government passed the Code on Wages Bill 2019 in the Lok Sabha, which provides for a national floor wage. On 23 July 2019, while tabling the Bill, the Labour Minister, Mr. Santosh Gangwar simultaneously proclaimed—obviously to reassure the corporates—a Cabinet...
Triple Talaq Bill Has Got Some Positive Features
By Sagarneel Sinha Since the passage of the Triple Talaq Bill, has been passed, by both Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there have been criticisms that it was passed by the BJP led NDA government with a selective mentality to criminalise the Muslim men. According to...
Workers Made Pawn To Boost Profits
By Chidambaram N India is ranked 77 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of India improved to 77 in 2018 from 100 in 2017. Ease of doing business in India averaged 124.82 from 2008 until...
Water Crisis Has Taken Global Dimension
By Conn Hallinan It is written that “Enannatum, ruler of Lagash,” slew “60 soldiers” from Umma. The battle between the two ancient city states took place 4,500 years ago near where the great Tigris and Euphrates rivers come together in what is today Iraq. The matter in...
Samsung is reportedly developing new mid-range Exynos 9630 SoC
Samsung reportedly has a new mid-range system-on-chip (SoC) under development, which we might see next year in the Galaxy A series and the Galaxy M series of smartphones. According to GalaxyClub.nl, Samsung is working on the Exynos 9610 SoC successor called the Exynos 9630. The mobile chipset is speculated...
Huawei P20 Lite Android Pie update rollout to start from August 13
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei recently announced its EMUI 9.1 rollout plans. The list of devices to get the update include P30 Lite, P20 Lite, Nova 3i, and Y9. The EMUI 9.1 update is based on Android 9 Pie and it brings a number of important changes, along with bug fixes and improvements....
Realme X, Realme 3i to go on flash sale today at 12PM
The latest Realme X and Realme 3i will be up for another flash sale today at 12:00PM. Both new smartphones were launched together last month in India. The Realme X is company’s premium smartphone that comes with a full-screen design and pop-up selfie camera. On the other hand, the...
Honor Play and Honor 8X receive Android 9 Pie update
Chinese smartphone company, Honor, has announced the release of Android 9 Pie update for Honor Play and Honor 8X in India. Furthermore, the company has announced that Honor Play will receive Android Q update as well. Android Q is yet to be released and is currently in its fourth beta. The...
Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) vs Realme X vs Oppo K3
Huawei has launched Y9 Prime (2019) as its first pop-up selfie camera smartphone in India. The device follows the launch of Huawei P30 Pro and P30 Lite. This is the first device from the company that taps into the current smartphone trend. The Chinese smartphone maker is the second...
Vivo S1 pre-order in India: Prices, offers, features, specifications
Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has just opened up pre-orders for its upcoming smartphone, the Vivo S1. The information about the launch comes weeks after the company revealed the official launch date for its Vivo S1 smartphone. As previously reported, the company is planning to launch the Vivo S1 on...
Vodafone Rs 255 prepaid recharge plan now offers 2.5GB daily data
Vodafone has revised its Rs 255 prepaid recharge plan. The same plan now offers 2.5GB data on a daily basis. This Vodafone prepaid plan comes with a validity period of 28 days. Earlier, the Rs 255 plan was available with 2GB data per day option. Comparatively, Reliance Jio‘s Rs 199 prepaid plan...
