1. Sony on Thursday expanded its RX camera lineup in India by launching the RX0 waterproof action camera. The new camera comes at a price of Rs. 64,990 and will go on sale in the country starting Friday.
2. Cyberattacks in the country caused financial damages to the tune of about $500,000 to India companies in the last 12-18 months, says a study.
3. ARM Holdings has announced a new solution called iSIM to integrate SIM functionality into connected devices - without requiring a traditional SIM card or even embedded SIM (eSIM).
4. Taiwan police have arrested four men over a bitcoin robbery worth 5 million Taiwanese dollar (USD 170,000) in what they said was the first case of its kind on the island.
5. Snap Inc's Snapchat on Tuesday responded to a Change.org petition that sought a reversal of the messaging app's latest redesign. In its response, Snapchat did not agree to the petitioners' demand but promised to roll out a new update in the coming weeks that will bring some changes to the 'Friends and Discover' section in the app.
6. Flipkart has partnered with Motorola to offer discounted offers on three smartphones from Motorola's lineup in India under the Moto Days sale. These include the Moto E4 Plus (3GB RAM), both variants of the Moto X4, and the Moto Z2 Play.
7. Telangana today said the consumer products division of Wipro, Wipro Consumer Care, has decided to invest Rs 220 crore for setting up a manufacturing unit in the state.
8. 4G emerged as the key driver of mobile data consumption in 2017 and 82 percent of the mobile data traffic came from 4G in India, Nokia's annual "Mobile Broadband Index" study said today.
9. A former employee has sued Google for "discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination", alleging that the company fired him over writing pro-diversity internal posts.
10. Mobile banking apps keep getting better, but 60 percent of Americans would still rather open a new checking account in person at a bank branch than on a phone, tablet or desktop computer, according to a new survey.
11. Mi TV series is the first major product line Xiaomi has released in India outside its smartphone range. The new Mi LED TV 4 (aka Mi TV 4), which comes in only the 55-inch variant in the country. The next Mi TV 4 sale will has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 27.
12. Chipmaker Intel Corp plans to invest $5 billion to expand production at its Kiryat Gat plant in Israel in the next three years.
13. Netflix Inc, Amazon.com Inc and technology companies poised to benefit from U.S. corporate tax cuts are attracting fresh attention on Wall Street after their shares shrugged off recent market turbulence. Amazon on Wednesday rose over 2 percent and touched $1,500 for the first time, while Netflix rose also rose over 2 percent and nearly hit its own record high.
14. Qualcomm on Wednesday announced a list of innovations that are designed to enhance wireless connectivity as well as to bring new experiences to the world of virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI). The San Diego-based company has announced the first integrated 802.11ax-ready Wi-Fi chip solution called WCN3998, which includes 2x2 antennas and supports WPA3 encryption. The company has also unveiled a new VR Reference Design based on the Snapdragon 845 SoC and an updated TrueWireless Stereo technology.
15. Twitter announced Wednesday a crackdown on accounts powered by software "bots" which can artificially amplify a person or cause and which have been accused of manipulating the social network during the 2016 US election.
16. Walmart is launching a new online home shopping experience in the coming weeks that will let shoppers discover items based on their style.
17. Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is all set to launch two new iPads as soon as March, if the filing with Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) is to be believed.
18. Samsung on Wednesday announced the launch of what it claims is the "world's first Wind-Free air conditioner" range in India. The air conditioner comes with an anti corrosion Durafin condenser and 8 Pole series technology. Available at leading Samsung retail partner stores, the air conditioners have a price range of Rs. 50,950 to Rs. 74,260.
19. Sony Mobiles on Thursday announced the rollout of an update for its 3D Creator app on its smartphones including the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ Premium. In accordance with the update, users of these two phones will be able to upload their 3D scans on to their Facebook accounts using the 3D creator app.
20. Denmark-based Jabra, a subsidiary of GN Netcom that makes in-ear and on-ear audio wearables, today launched the "Elite 65t" true wireless earbuds in India for Rs 12,999.
21. Popular shooter-survival game Fortnite is now a whole lot cheaper. Epic Games has announced that it's now 50 percent off on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Keep in mind this is for the Fortnite Save the World mode of the game which has been in paid early access since the middle of last year.
22. India is moving in a direction where lenders will use data like GST based "business flows" or credit payment history, instead of collaterals, to provide loans to businesses and consumers, tech billionaire Nandan Nilekani said today.
23. The operator of a shuttered bitcoin-denominated exchange was arrested on Wednesday on federal charges that he lied to U.S. securities regulators to avoid taking responsibility for the theft by hackers of virtual currency now worth nearly $70 million.
24. The Telangana government is keen to use Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) technology of Google X to provide internet access to people in parts of the state.
25. EA has confirmed that Burnout Paradise Remastered for the PS4, Xbox One, and eventually PC, will not have micro-transactions. This comes after a Reddit user noticed that the game’s PS Store page made a mention of “in-game purchases”.
26. The telecom department today unveiled a strategic plan for bringing together state-owned companies and organisations in the sector for promoting greater operational synergy among them, including effective utilisation of human resources as well as land and buildings.
27. Fujifilm has launched its latest X series camera called the X-H1 in India. The X-H1 camera, ideally meant for professional photographers and videographers, comes with five-axis in-body image stabilisation. The X-H1 will be available in the country and the prices start at Rs. 1,49,999.
28. Showing no intention of rolling back the design overhaul that attracted the ire of more than six lakh users, Snapchat has asked them to keep using the updated app till they get used to new features.
29. Digital and mobile entertainment platform Hotstar said on Thursday, that with nearly 96 percent people, especially millennials, binging on long-format videos in India, the video consumption in the country has seen a five-fold growth in just one year.
30. The annual cost of cybercrime has hit $600 billion worldwide, fueled by growing sophistication of hackers and proliferation of criminal marketplaces and cryptocurrencies, researchers said Wednesday.
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