The Indian Army wants personnel to delete 89 apps, from messaging, to social media like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, games like PUBG, and all Tencent gaming apps, dating apps like Tinder and even news apps like Daily Hunt. There’s a lot of overlap with the government’s ban of 59 Chinese apps, but this list is
Garmin launches Solar Editions of its smartwatches that can give battery life a bump using solar energy. Source: NDTV
The European Union’s second highest court will next week rule in an appeal by Apple and Ireland against an EU ruling for the US company to pay EUR 13 billion ($16 billion) in back taxes, the Irish government said on Wednesday. Source: NDTV
Facebook has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an independent audit commissioned by the company, the New York Times reported. Source: NDTV
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is an affordable version of the Galaxy Tab S6, but has Samsung gone too far with its cost-cutting exercise? We review to find out. Source: NDTV
Amazon has updated its Alexa mobile app for Android and iOS devices with anticipated “hands free” support. As its name suggests, the new addition is designed to let users activate Alexa on their mobile devices by directly using their voice. Source: NDTV
Apple Expands Independent Repair Shop Programme to Europe, Canada Apple said on Wednesday it is expanding a program to supply repair parts, tools and manuals for iPhones to independent repair shops in 32 countries in Europe as well as Canada. Source: NDTV
Microsoft has asked game developers to offer players upgrades from Xbox One titles to Xbox Series X free-of-cost. This can either be done through the Smart Delivery scheme, or any of the publishers’ own plans. Source: NDTV
TikTok’s launch on Wednesday of a new platform to court small business advertisers is fraught with challenges, especially after the Trump administration’s threat this week to impose a ban on China-based social media apps. Source: NDTV
E-commerce companies in India like Amazon.com’s local unit and Walmart’s Flipkart have begun to update their back-end systems to allow sellers to identify the country of origin on all new product listings on their platforms, two sources aware of the matter said on Wednesday. Source: NDTV