South African iPhone 12 owners can now get Vodacom 5G
Vodacom will now be offering 5G support for its iPhone 12 users in South Africa. This is great news as MTN had managed to secure exclusive 5G use for the new...
Twitter on collision course with Indian govt
Twitter, which recently weathered a political storm in the US, is facing a bigger challenge in India.The social media platform and the Indian government seem to be taking on each...
Indian OTT platforms: Self-regulation or law to control content?
The lockdown period saw the streaming platforms in India growing manifold, and now they have emerged as the top entertainment outlet for a large swathe of the population. But along...
Computer intruder tried to poison drinking water for a small Florida city
Someone broke into the computer system of a water treatment plant in Florida and tried to poison drinking water for a municipality’s more than 13,000 residents, officials said on Monday....
Android barcode scanner with 10 million+ downloads infects users
A benign barcode scanner with more than 10 million downloads from Google Play has been caught receiving an upgrade that turned it to the dark side, prompting the search-and-advertising giant...
The connected battlespace, part two: The fault in our (joint) stars
Enlarge / Artist's impression of some kind of cool integrated battlespace AR/VR interface kind of thing.Jackie Niam / Getty Images Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld famously (or infamously) said...
TikTok wants to supercharge the e-commerce market
It looks like TikTok is about to formally enter the e-commerce space, mirroring a number of other social media platforms that have looked to ramp up their monetization efforts. According to...
BookMyShow goes video-on-demand route with BookMyShow Stream
The pandemic outbreak saw a dramatic increase in the consumption of online content. Not only did the viewership on major OTT platforms rise multifold, but a lot of movies were...
PayPal to shut down domestic payment operations in India
Barely fours years after they introduced local digital payments in India, PayPal has decided to wind down this service. However, the company would continue with its cross-border payment facilitation with...
Save up to £260 in this massive BT broadband and TV deals price crash
BT isn't exactly known for its affordability when it comes to broadband and TV deals and yet, right now all of its best options have come rocketing down, looking the...