Apple cancels production boost for iPhone XR- Nikkei
?Apple Inc has told its smartphone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron to halt plans for additional production lines dedicated to the iPhone XR which launched last month, the Nikkei reported on Monday. "For the Foxconn side, it first prepared nearly 60 assembly lines for Apple's XR model, but recently uses only around 45 production lines as its top customer said it ...
Google Announces New Measures To Protect User Privacy In Web Browsing
New improvement will be made to cookies control in Chrome to better protect user privacy and choice on the web by making it easier to block or clear cookies used in a third-party context, with minimal disruption to cookies used in a first-party context, said Raghavan.
Western allies agree 5G security guidelines
?The overall risk of influence on a supplier by a third country should be taken into account,? participants at the conference in the Czech capital said in a non-binding agreement released on the last day of the two-day gathering. Western concerns about Huawei centre on China?s 2017 National Intelligence Law, stating that Chinese ?organisations and citizens shall, in accordance ...
Google unveils new Pixel handset starting at $399
Google bucked the soaring smartphone price trend on Tuesday, unveiling a high-performance Pixel handset aimed at the middle of the market as part of a wide-ranging pitch to developers of its new hardware, software and privacy efforts. The Pixel 3a phone, which includes many of the artificial intelligence features of its flagship devices, is priced from $399, executives said ...
Instagram rolls out specialised lantern filter for Ramadan 2019
Widely used photo and video sharing app Instagram has introduced specialised filter for Ramadan for the first time ever. This new filter is available to all the users via Instagram stories and offers a unique look to the users. The ‘lantern’ effect adds a dim yellow-orange light with crescent moons adding a slight bokeh to the image. The feature is especially introduced for ...
Google unveils new Pixel smartphone starting at $399
Google bucked the soaring smartphone price trend Tuesday, unveiling a high-performance Pixel handset aimed at the middle of the market as part of a wide-ranging pitch to developers of its new hardware, software and privacy efforts. The Pixel 3a phone, which includes many of the artificial intelligence features of its flagship devices, is priced from $399, executives said as ...
Xinjiang surveillance app targets legal, everyday behaviour: rights group
HONG KONG (AFP) - Chinese authorities are using a mobile app designed for mass surveillance to profile, investigate and detain Muslims in Xinjiang by labelling "completely lawful" behaviour as suspicious, a Human Rights Watch report said Thursday. Human Rights Watch has previously reported that Xinjiang authorities use a mass surveillance system called the Integrated Joint Operations Platform (IJOP) to ...
Technology will bring about demise of humanity
The fact is, automatization and artificial intelligence will take enormous numbers of jobs and will reduce them much quicker than people think. His show features 3D printed sculptures made out of resin of tech moguls Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg immortalized into Greco-Roman statues. A depiction of Jobs is the ...
Google Unveils Next-generation Assistant
SAN FRANCISCO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th May, 2019 ) : on Tuesday debuted its next-generation Assistant, touting "milestone" features that empower devices with new speech recognition and language understanding capabilities.
Iraq plans $53bn project with ExxonMobil, PetroChina
BAGHDAD: Iraq is planning a $53 billion mega project with global energy giants ExxonMobil and PetroChina to use seawater from the Persian Gulf to boost oil production, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced on Tuesday. The 30-year project would boost output from Iraq?s southern oil fields, and includes designs to capture natural gas, which is lost to flaring under current ...
Billionaire Warren Buffett gives new hint about his successor
Billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday gave a clue on who might succeed him to run his Berkshire Hathaway empire, but did not completely reveal his hand. The world?s third-richest man also said at his company?s annual shareholder meeting that its recent investment in Amazon was not a shift in strategy to focus on Silicon Valley firms, which have largely ...
Canada lists Sei, Fin, and Sowerby's Beaked whales as threatened
OTTAWA: Canadian scientists on Monday listed three types of whale that swim its waters, including two of the world's largest species, as threatened. In a statement, the independent panel, whose reports form the basis of Canada's conservation efforts, blamed human activity for the predicament of the marine giants.
Facebook bans Alex Jones, other extremist figures
Facebook also said it is banning Paul Nehlen, an avowed white supremacist who ran for Congress in 2018, and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has preached black separatism and referred to Jews as ?termites.? The company will remove any accounts, pages, groups and events associated with the banned individuals, both on its core social network and its photo-sharing ...
French telecom firm’s ex-bosses go on trial over suicide wave
The wave of suicides, which shocked France at the time, took place from 2008 to 2009 and raised questions about the workplace culture at the former state telecom giant. Former chief executive Didier Lombard, who helmed the company from 2005 to 2010, several other bosses and also Orange itself are on trial for allegedly overseeing institutionalised harassment at the ...
Zong 4G’s “Purely Pakistan” Unveils Widest Coverage Throughout The Scenic Landscape Of Country
The TVC takes you through scenic regional landscapes of Pakistan, showcasing a digitally enabled and technology savvy population that both encapsulates and promotes the breath-taking and completely unique sights as well as highlights how Zong 4G?s network provides the widest coverage in the country. Acting on the mission to equip every Pakistani from all walks of life and all ...
LG set to launch 5G smartphone V50 ThinQ next week
LG had initially planned to launch the V50 in South Korea in late April but pushed back the schedule to optimize the phone's functions and network interoperability with the existing LTE network. "Final tests have been under way for the V50 ThinQ for the goal of releasing it May 10," an industry source familiar with the matter said. It will be the ...
Samsung says no anticipated shipping date yet for Galaxy Fold
The world?s top smartphone maker delayed global sales of the splashy $1,980 foldable phone after reviewers discovered problems with its display, dealing a setback to Samsung and its efforts to showcase its innovation. "If we do not hear from you and we have not shipped by May 31st, your order will be canceled automatically," the South Korean tech giant's ...
Facebook deletes more accounts linked to Russia
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts linked mostly to Russia that were used to spread misleading information on the social network and its Instagram service.
President calls for use of modern technology to meet environmental challenge
According to details that the President said there is a dire need to use modern technology to meet environment challenge as the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the major cause of damage to the natural balance.
SpaceX capsule was destroyed in ´anomaly´: lawmaker
"The most recent SpaceX anomaly caused the complete loss of the (crew) capsule," Senator Richard Shelby, chairman of a Senate committee that manages NASA?s budget, said during a hearing. NASA is counting on SpaceX?s Crew Dragon capsule to ferry astronauts to and from the ISS, a task handled since 2011 by Russia, with first manned flight planned before the ...
