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Foxconn earned a net profit of $2.03 billion in Q4 2018, 12.6% below year-earlier results. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2WtGzBa

Galaxy S10 5G with 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED panel tipped to release in the US on 5 April. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2OA8L2B

OnePlus will be giving gifts ranging from the Marvel Iron Man case to a brand new OnePlus 6. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2U3sgGW

WhatsApp for Android gets consecutive voice messages feature, improved PiP in latest beta v2.19.86 from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2FEYBtG

Huawei defends security after UK's accusation of failing to repair flaws in its telecom technology. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2Wtl1Vi

Twitter's new update brings OLED-friendly 'Lights Out' dark mode option that ditches the blue tones. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2HVuels

Flipkart Snapdragon Days sale kicks off today and it will continue till 31 March. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2CG9qLe

The front camera on the Oppo Reno rises like a disapproving eyebrow. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2OAyjwz

The plan is focused at two individuals who want to take up a subscription together, and it costs $14.99 per month. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2Ufybbk

Looking for an affordable Smart TV under Rs 20,000? You will be surprised at what you can get in that budget today. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2YxeoDg

Users will be able to adjust the colours, corners and orientation of the images of documents. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2JOibsI

The OnePlus 7 will quite certainly have next-to-no bezels surrounding the phone from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2UiDKWk

GPU Turbo 3.0 adds support for popular Android game titles including Fortnite, Real Racing 3 and more. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2OvleEX

Twitter is considering a new feature that will label tweets from public figures that violate its rules. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2UfA6MZ

The 15 April trial is being speculated to be a decisive one, in the over two-year battle between the two tech giants. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2V2dbC3

Last month, WhatsApp also rolled out the support for fingerprint authentication in the app for iOS users. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2YzAAg4

Khan will be joining Google's London facility in September this year. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2uzWjXD

In the Apple Watch Series 4, users can measure their heart rate by touching the digital crown. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2FJrRAH

Around 30 percent of the respondents said that they had no confidence at all in the government's capability in protecting their data from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2TD9KQE

Above Rs 15,000, 22.4 percent of the smartphones sold were Poco F1 while 17.9 percent were OnePlus 6. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2HLphwg

One odd common trait among these rising sub-brands like Poco, Honor or Realme is that they're all Chinese from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2FH5600

Redmi 7 was launched in China earlier this month, may launch in India soon. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2CTSyRx

Left up to algorithms, chances are Facebook's systems to detect hate, will throw up way too many false positives from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2JKOcBX

PUBG has also introduced a companion system which will allow you to take a virtual companion. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2CILWVW

If you are looking to win, in my opinion, mastering four-finger claw on PUBG is the most logical choice. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2HNOB4z

Borderlands: GOTY Edition and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (Ultra HD texture pack) arrive on 4 April. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2V7ey2o

Growth of PUBG in the e-Sports circle was pushed ahead because the community as a whole wanted it. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2WyzMq9

A speedrunner beat his own record and finished the game in 45 minutes 50 seconds. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2HMCDZk

Earth Hour returns today as people around the world turn off the non-essential electric lights for one hour, from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2U3Q2Tf

Motorola One Vision has been listed on Google Developer portal for ARCore. The listing indicates an impending launch. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2TLJPpQ

The Facebook project, codenamed "Catalina", was discontinued a year ago, adding to the list of aerial Internet projects that the social networking giant abandoned. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2UjEPgp

Tech companies and mobile telecoms providers are playing an increasingly important role in the auto industry, with their technologies used in navigation systems, vehicle-to-vehicle communication and self-driving cars. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2FFtL48

Oppo Reno has purportedly surfaced on AnTuTu database with model number PCAM00. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2HOJcKW

LG K12+ price in Brazil is set at BRL 1,199 (roughly Rs. 21,200). The LG K12+ ia a new variant of the LG K40. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2CIWZhO

Facebook spokesperson noted that they didn't know how many of Mark Zuckerberg's total posts were deleted. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2U3rj1j

Huawei P30 Pro update optimises camera performance and comes in 404MB of size. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2UfAQlh

The move could result in roughly 2,000 staffers either losing their jobs or getting shifted to a new department at Sony. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2HPykft

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G variant in South Korea is said to measure 162.2x77.1x7.8mm and weigh 208 grams. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2OyhYIW

Xiaomi has announced that the company has sold over 1 million Mi Band 3 units since its launch in India. from RSS Feeds : RSS NEWS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2uwOQsm

When you’ve been doing this job long enough, you start to develop strange interests (though some might compellingly argue that strange interests are a prerequisite). Lately for me it’s been power banks. Quite possibly the least sexy product in all of consumer electronics outside of the ever-ubiquitous dongle. I don’t know what to tell you. Blame the fact that I’m traveling every other week for this job. There are also all of the liveblogs from years’ past that got cut off in the last few minutes as my poor ancient MacBook put itself to sleep during those last precious battery percentages. Low batteries give me anxiety. I’m the guy who’s the first to notice when your phone’s screenshot is below 10 percent. So the power bank has become constant accessory in my life, both home and on the road. Until last year, I used to carry a massive one that was just north of 20,000mAh. The peace of mind to back pain ration seemed sensible enough, but I learned the hard way that, not only do Chinese

It’s been a busy day for Facebook exec op-eds. Earlier this morning, Sheryl Sandberg broke the site’s silence around the Christchurch massacre, and now Mark Zuckerberg is calling on governments and other bodies to increase regulation around the sorts of data Facebook traffics in. He’s hoping to get out in front of heavy-handed regulation and get a seat at the table shaping it. The founder published a letter simultaneously on his own page and The Washington Post , the latter of which is an ideal way to get your sentiments on every desk inside the beltway. In the wake a couple of years that have come with black eyes and growing pains, Zuckerberg notes that if he had it to do over again, he’d ask for increased external scrutiny in four key areas: Harmful content – He wants overarching rules and benchmarks social apps can be measured by Election integrity – He wants clear government definitions of what constitutes a political or issue ad Privacy – He wants GDPR-style regulations gl

On our final day in Pittsburgh, we find ourself in a decommissioned coal mine. Just northeast of the city proper, Tour-Ed’s owners run field trips and tours during the warmer months, despite the fact that the mine’s innards run a constant 50 degrees or so, year round. With snow still melted just beyond the entrance, a team of students from Carnegie Mellon and Oregon State University are getting a pair of robots ready for an upcoming competition. The small team is one of a dozen or so currently competing in DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge. The multi-year SUbT competition is designed to “explore new approaches to rapidly map, navigate, search, and exploit complex underground environments, including human-made tunnel systems, urban underground, and natural cave networks.” In particular, teams are tasked with search and rescue missions in underground structures, ranging from mines to caves to subway stations. The goal of the $2 million challenge is design a system capable of navigatin

Welcome back to this week’s transcribed edition of Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast that unpacks the numbers behind the headlines. We’re running an experiment for Extra Crunch members that puts the words of our wildly popular venture capital podcast, Equity, in your eyes instead of your ears. This week, Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm recorded an emergency episode to discuss Lyft’s IPO, which debuted Friday. The crew has been talking about the ridesharing company for a long time and this week, it closed its first day of trading up 9% after a 21% opening pop. So if you don’t like podcasts but still want the goodness that is Equity, you can have a read of this week’s episode below. It’s been edited for clarity. For access to the full transcription, become a member of Extra Crunch.  Learn more and try it for free.   Kate Clark: Hello and welcome to Equity. I’m tech crunches, Kate Clark and I’m joined today by Alex Wilhelm of Crunchbase news. Alex Wilhelm: Hey every

In an open letter published by the New Zealand Herald, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg finally addressed the shocking mass shootings that left 50 dead at two Christchurch mosques. The first of part of the deadliest mass shooting in modern new Zealand history was live-streamed on Facebook by the attacker. But while the site’s technology was used the broadcast the horrific attacks, Facebook has largely stayed silent on the matter in the intervening two weeks. Sandberg broke that silence in her letter, which addressed grieving families and a shaken nation. The note addresses aspects that the site could have handled better, but the company still appears to be at something of a loss for how to handle such an event. “Many of you have also rightly questioned how online platforms such as Facebook were used to circulate horrific videos of the attack,” Sandberg writes. “We are committed to reviewing what happened and have been working closely with the New Zealand Police to support their respon

In 1995, Yoshi had his moment. The character’s Super Mario World debut was so strong, Nintendo handed the dinosaur sidekick his own sequel. A surprise divergence from the Mario franchise found the character escorting a baby version of the plumber in search of his kidnapped twin. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island was regarded as an instant classic for the Super Nintendo. The positive reaction was due, in part, to some bold aesthetic choices. The game featured a shaky line style, both in keeping with the playful infant motif and to further highlight that the title wasn’t just another Mario game. Yoshi’s island has received a number of its own sequels and spinoffs over the years. This is, after all, Nintendo we’re talking about here. The company has turned riding out IP into a kind of art form. But while many of those followups were generally well-received, but none managed to capture the pure joy of the original. 2015’s Yoshi’s Wooly World came close, but ultimately failed to mee

Jason Rowley Contributor Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News . More posts by this contributor To get big faster, younger unicorns start buying startups sooner Small VC funds continue to raise, despite pressure from above After years of fierce competition as private companies, Uber and Lyft are  going public  on U.S. markets. Scooter service providers, the transportation trend du jour,  raised hundreds of millions of dollars to scatter scooters on city sidewalks (to the chagrin of residents and regulators alike) throughout 2017 and 2018. On the other side of the Pacific, Grab  and  Go-Jek  are  raising gobs of cash  as they continue to scale upward and outward. Of all the seed, early and late-stage venture funding raised over the past couple of years, how much of the total went to companies in the ride-hailing, food delivery and last-mile transportation categories (which encompasses bikes and scooters)? Probably not as much as you

An interesting decision came out of Poland’s data protection agency this week after the watchdog issued its first fine under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On the surface the enforcement doesn’t look so remarkable: A ‘small’ ~€220K fine was handed to a Sweden-headquartered European digital marketing company, Bisnode, which has an office in Poland, after the national Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) decided the company had failed to comply with data subject rights obligations set out in Article 14 of the GDPR. But the decision also requires it contact the close to six million people it did not already reach out to in order to fulfil its Article 14 information notification obligation, with the DPA giving the company three months to comply. Bisnode previously estimated it would cost around €8M (~$9M) in registered postal costs to send so many letters, never mind the burden of handling any related admin. So, as ever, the strength of data protection enforceme

Whether you call it the Genesis or the Mega Drive, Sega’s 16 bit system holds a special place in the hearts of many a gamer who came of age in the 80s and 90s. Like the NES and Super Nintendo before it, the console that gave us a ring-hoarding hedgehog is about to get miniaturized. Sega announced the Genesis/Mega Drive Mini last year, only to delay sales in order to fine tune the retro console. This week at Sega Fest, however, the once-mighty game maker firmed up the machine’s release date — and game selection. The Mini is due out just ahead of the holidays on September 19, carrying 40 pre-installed titles. Along with the release date, the company announced a quarter of the titles, carrying some familiar names like Sonic the Hedgehog, Ecco the Dolphin, Altered Beats and ToeJam and Earl (full list below). When it hits, the system will run $80 here in the States, the same price as the SNES Classic. The full game selection (so far) is as follows: Ecco the Dolphin Castlevani

Niantic EC-1 Illustration by Nigel Sussman Greg Kumparak published the first part of his planned four part EC-1 series on Niantic yesterday, focusing on the founding story of the AR/gaming unicorn from Keyhole and Google Earth to a complicated spinout from Alphabet . Lots of great nuggets on how companies get formed and built, but one I particularly enjoyed was this one: Like most companies, Google doesn’t like when employees leave. Especially employees who ran key parts of the company for years. Leaving means competition. Leaving means potential opportunities lost. John [ Hanke , CEO of Niantic] eventually sat down with Larry Page to figure out what it’d take to keep him within Google . They talked about John’s interest in augmented reality. They talked about a book called Freedom by David Suarez , which centers around an out-of-control AI that taps a network of real-world operatives to control the world (the earliest hints of Niantic’s first game, Ingress, already snea

Amid calls for a dozen different global cities to replace Silicon Valley — Austin, Beijing, London, New York — nobody has yet nominated “nowhere.” But it’s now a possibility. There are two trends to unpack here. The first is startups that are fully, or almost fully, remote, with employees distributed around the world. There’s a growing list of significant companies in this category: Automattic, Buffer, GitLab, Invision, Toptal and Zapier all have from 100 to nearly 1,000 remote employees. The second trend is nomadic founders with no fixed location. For a generation of founders, moving to Silicon Valley was de rigueur . Later, the emergence of accelerators and investors worldwide allowed a wider range of potential home bases. But now there’s a third wave: a culture of traveling with its own, growing support networks and best practices. You don’t have to look far to find startup gurus and VCs who strongly advise against being remote, much less a nomad. The basic reasoning is simple:

Lyft completed its long-awaited IPO this week , trading 21 percent higher Friday than its initial offering price of $72 per share . It closed its first day of trading at about $78 per share, up roughly 9 percent. I spoke to IPO guru Brian Hamilton, the CEO of banking software company Sageworks, about Lyft’s offering to get a sense of how Wall Street views the buzzworthy tech unicorn. As I wrote earlier this week, Wall Street doesn’t seem to care about profitability , prioritizing growth instead. Lyft is definitely growing, quickly, and working hard to shrink its losses. Hamilton said the price per share was reasonable, and, given Lyft’s positive cash flows, he seemed confident the company will fare well on the Nasdaq this year. He was especially clear about one thing: Lyft’s offering is nothing like Snap’s. “The camera company,” if you remember, had posted only $404.5 million in revenue ahead of its IPO, which valued it at $23.8 billion: “It’s not crazy land; it’s not nuts; it’s not

Mi Notebook lineup refresh, WhatsApp's brand new features, Samsung A70 launch, Apple services announcements, Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro, were the biggest tech news this week. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2FE6EH2

Motorola One Vision has been listed on Google Developer portal for ARCore. The listing indicates an impending launch. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2TLJPpQ

Oppo Reno has purportedly surfaced on AnTuTu database with model number PCAM00. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2HOJcKW

LG K12+ price in Brazil is set at BRL 1,199 (roughly Rs. 21,200). The LG K12+ ia a new variant of the LG K40. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2CIWZhO

Huawei P30 Pro update optimises camera performance and comes in 404MB of size. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2UfAQlh

The move could result in roughly 2,000 staffers either losing their jobs or getting shifted to a new department at Sony. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2HPykft

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G variant in South Korea is said to measure 162.2x77.1x7.8mm and weigh 208 grams. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2OyhYIW

We'd all love to hear more about a OnePlus electric car, but when's the OnePlus 7 headed to India? from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2YDyL1D

Amazon Echo Link, Echo Link Amp tipped to launch as early as the first week of April. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2HMXUC6

Foxconn earned a net profit of $2.03 billion in Q4 2018, 12.6% below year-earlier results. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2WtGzBa

Galaxy S10 5G with 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED panel tipped to release in the US on 5 April. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2OA8L2B

OnePlus will be giving gifts ranging from the Marvel Iron Man case to a brand new OnePlus 6. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2U3sgGW

WhatsApp for Android gets consecutive voice messages feature, improved PiP in latest beta v2.19.86 from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2FEYBtG

Huawei defends security after UK's accusation of failing to repair flaws in its telecom technology. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2Wtl1Vi

Twitter's new update brings OLED-friendly 'Lights Out' dark mode option that ditches the blue tones. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2HVuels

Flipkart Snapdragon Days sale kicks off today and it will continue till 31 March. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2CG9qLe

The front camera on the Oppo Reno rises like a disapproving eyebrow. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2OAyjwz

The plan is focused at two individuals who want to take up a subscription together, and it costs $14.99 per month. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2Ufybbk

Looking for an affordable Smart TV under Rs 20,000? You will be surprised at what you can get in that budget today. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2YxeoDg

Users will be able to adjust the colours, corners and orientation of the images of documents. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2JOibsI

The OnePlus 7 will quite certainly have next-to-no bezels surrounding the phone from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2UiDKWk

GPU Turbo 3.0 adds support for popular Android game titles including Fortnite, Real Racing 3 and more. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2OvleEX

Twitter is considering a new feature that will label tweets from public figures that violate its rules. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2UfA6MZ

The 15 April trial is being speculated to be a decisive one, in the over two-year battle between the two tech giants. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2V2dbC3

Last month, WhatsApp also rolled out the support for fingerprint authentication in the app for iOS users. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2YzAAg4

Khan will be joining Google's London facility in September this year. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2uzWjXD

In the Apple Watch Series 4, users can measure their heart rate by touching the digital crown. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2FJrRAH

PUBG has also introduced a companion system which will allow you to take a virtual companion. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2CILWVW

If you are looking to win, in my opinion, mastering four-finger claw on PUBG is the most logical choice. from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2HNOB4z

Mi Notebook lineup refresh, WhatsApp's brand new features, Samsung A70 launch, Apple services announcements, Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro, were the biggest tech news this week. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2FE6EH2

Motorola One Vision has been listed on Google Developer portal for ARCore. The listing indicates an impending launch. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2TLJPpQ

Oppo Reno has purportedly surfaced on AnTuTu database with model number PCAM00. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2HOJcKW

LG K12+ price in Brazil is set at BRL 1,199 (roughly Rs. 21,200). The LG K12+ ia a new variant of the LG K40. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2CIWZhO

Huawei P30 Pro update optimises camera performance and comes in 404MB of size. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2UfAQlh

The move could result in roughly 2,000 staffers either losing their jobs or getting shifted to a new department at Sony. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2HPykft

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G variant in South Korea is said to measure 162.2x77.1x7.8mm and weigh 208 grams. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2OyhYIW

When you’ve been doing this job long enough, you start to develop strange interests (though some might compellingly argue that strange interests are a prerequisite). Lately for me it’s been power banks. Quite possibly the least sexy product in all of consumer electronics outside of the ever-ubiquitous dongle. I don’t know what to tell you. Blame the fact that I’m traveling every other week for this job. There are also all of the liveblogs from years’ past that got cut off in the last few minutes as my poor ancient MacBook put itself to sleep during those last precious battery percentages. Low batteries give me anxiety. I’m the guy who’s the first to notice when your phone’s screenshot is below 10 percent. So the power bank has become constant accessory in my life, both home and on the road. Until last year, I used to carry a massive one that was just north of 20,000mAh. The peace of mind to back pain ration seemed sensible enough, but I learned the hard way that, not only do Chinese

It’s been a busy day for Facebook exec op-eds. Earlier this morning, Sheryl Sandberg broke the site’s silence around the Christchurch massacre, and now Mark Zuckerberg is calling on governments and other bodies to increase regulation around the sorts of data Facebook traffics in. He’s hoping to get out in front of heavy-handed regulation and get a seat at the table shaping it. The founder published a letter simultaneously on his own page and The Washington Post , the latter of which is an ideal way to get your sentiments on every desk inside the beltway. In the wake a couple of years that have come with black eyes and growing pains, Zuckerberg notes that if he had it to do over again, he’d ask for increased external scrutiny in four key areas: Harmful content – He wants overarching rules and benchmarks social apps can be measured by Election integrity – He wants clear government definitions of what constitutes a political or issue ad Privacy – He wants GDPR-style regulations gl