Fraudsters using data protection website to fleece people

The fraudsters are tricking people into thinking that they own compensation after being victims of personal data frauds, and under the pretext of offering them money, are fleecing them

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite to launch tomorrow: Check expected price, specs

• Samsung is already taking registrations for Galaxy Note 10 Lite under 'Notify Me' option on its official site
• The smartphone builds on the legacy of the Galaxy Note series, bringing premium features for its customers

Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for regulation of artificial intelligence

• Sundar Pichai’s comments suggest the company may be hoping to head off a broad-based crackdown by the EU on the technology
• In 2018, Google pledged not to use AI in applications related to weapons, surveillance that violates international norms

Artificial intelligence needs to be regulated: Alphabet CEO Pichai

• Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on AI at Bruegel event in Brussels
• EU is set to unveil plans for AI legislation in mid-February

TikTok owner's next big plan: Gaming

• Gaming in China has long been a Tencent fortress, with Netease Inc. a distant second
• It could help the company diversify its sources of revenue at a time when the Chinese economy shows signs of slowing

Android R OS spotted running on Google Pixel 4 smartphone

• The Android R developer preview is most likely an early designation to Android 11 OS
• Earlier, Android 10 was referred to as Android Q

Opera is offering loans via these Android apps in India: Report

• CashBean is an instant personal loan platform for Indian mobile users
• According to the report, the company's losses in browser revenue have apparently led it to create multiple loan apps with short payment windows

Amazon Great Indian Sale: Get three-month Prime subscription for only ₹329

• Amazon is currently also offering its premium subscription of Amazon Prime at a discounted rate
• Earlier, there were only two subscription plans available: a monthly plan and a yearly plan

Do smartphones hamper learning?

• New evidence suggests that increased smartphone use among students can weaken their academic performance
• The use of phones while attending class and during study hours is especially detrimental to learning outcomes

TikTok can become bigger than Instagram: Snap CEO Spiegel

• App intelligence company App Annie ranks TikTok just behind Instagram in terms of monthly active users in 2019
• TikTok has about 400 million active users daily, says an analyst

WhatsApp hits 5 bn installs on Android, TikTok second-most downloaded app

• Google for the first time in five years, unseated Facebook as the top publisher of mobile apps
• Facebook owns four out of the top five most downloaded apps worldwide, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and Messenger

'Is Whatsapp down?': Twitterati report media transfer issues on messaging app

• Many WhatsApp users taking to Twitter complained about facing an issue with media transfer
• #whatsappdown became top worldwide trending topic on Twitter in no time

Samsung Galaxy S20 to come with 5X zoom: Report

• As per report, as 5x zoom cameras have become more popular in future premium phones, the manufacturer predicts a growth in demand and revenue
• South Korean company Optron-Tec, which previously supplied the prisms for the Oppo Reno 10x zoom is considered to supply 5x optical zoom to Samsung

Amazon wants shoppers to pay with a wave of the hand: report

Payments would be made by linking clients’ credit card information to their hands, allowing them to use their palms, not their phones or cards, at the checkout

WhatsApp won't work on a number of phones from 1st Feb. Is yours on the list?

• WhatsApp will also not work on a number of Android and iOS phones from 1 February, 2020
• On 31 December 2019, WhatsApp withdrew support for Windows Phones

Apple's 'affordable' iPhone in 2020 will look like iPhone 8: Report

According to Cnet, the iPhone 9 is speculated to appear the same as the iPhone 8 with a smaller 4.7-inch LCD screen but run the newer A13 Bionic chip

WhatsApp features: How to backup and restore your chats

• If you don't want to miss out on your important WhatsApp messages and media, you must backup your chats
• Here's how to backup and restore your chats on your smartphones

These Samsung, Xiaomi, Nokia phones to get Android 10 OS update

• The Android 10 update started rolling out for Pixel users first
• The update comes with a number of exciting and fresh features

What’s happening with Xiaomi and Poco

• Smartphone maker Xiaomi on Friday said it is spinning off POCO as a standalone brand
• An analyst suggested that the restructuring could be because Xiaomi wants to position itself as an IoT company, while Poco has more of a smartphone-only play

Apple may launch 5G iPad alongside iPhone 12 series this year, reveals analyst

• Apple is expected to update the iPad Pro in early 2020
• Apple plans to release its low-cost iPhone SE 2 in the first half of 2020 too