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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN platforms and their users has never been more fraught. To see the evidence, look no further than Congress today, where Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify about how his company reportedly mishandled data belonging to …

After suffering a decline of three percent in 2017, global shipments of devices including PCs, tablets and mobile phones are forecast to return to growth (at over 1.3 percent) in 2018, market research firm Gartner …

Xiaomi Mi 6 has received an update to Android 8.0 Oreo via MIUI 9.2.3 Global Stable ROM. The new MIUI version is rolling out as an over-the-air (OTA) release and is also available as a downloadable package. The …

Last week, SpaceX realized a decade-long dream of successfully launching the most powerful rocket in the world. The Falcon Heavy’s achievement, marked resoundingly with thunderous sonic booms following twin booster touchdowns at Cape Canaveral, was only upstaged by …

Nokia licensee HMD Global is set to launch its latest lineup of smartphones running on Android at MWC 2018. Meanwhile, the company appears to be resurrecting popular Nokia brands as it has reportedly trademarked a new handset with model number TA-1005 as the …

Somewhere around 300,000 years ago, our human ancestors in parts of Africa began to make small, sharp tools, using stone flakes that they created using a technique called Levallois. The technology, named after a suburb of …

After grabbing eyeballs at its last outing in Barcelona, HMD Global is now all set to make another splash this year at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, a senior executive teased. The company launched the nostalgic Nokia 3310 and showcased the first …

Xiaomi is now inviting beta testers for the MIUI Global Beta ROM based on Android Oreo for the Mi MIX 2. The deadline for the application is January 8, 2018 11:59pm CST (9:29pm IST) The Android 8.0 Oreo update …

Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world, accounting for three times more deaths in 2015 than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, according to a sweeping global study published Friday in The …

Samsung on Friday announced the global rollout of the Galaxy Note 8 to 42 international markets. The Galaxy Note 8 is now available initially in countries such as the US, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, and other major European countries. Meanwhile, …