Category: Tech

HONG KONG (AP): China’s internet watchdog said Friday it had found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper collection and use of data and ordered them to fix the problem. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that the 105 apps violated laws by excessively collecting and illegally accessing… Continue reading China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices

Kathmandu: South Korea, the world’s first country to launch 5G internet commercially, has nearly 15 million users.As reported on local media, according to South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Technology, the number of 5G users in the country reached 14.48 million by the end of March. That’s 20 per cent of South Korea’s total… Continue reading 5G users reach nearly 15 mn in South Korea

(Reuters): Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) reclaimed its crown as the world’s biggest smartphone maker from Apple (AAPL.O) in the first quarter, cornering a fifth of overall global shipments. China’s Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) rounded out the top three positions with its best quarterly performance ever as shipments surged 62% to 49 million phones and its… Continue reading Samsung overtakes Apple in smartphone shipments as Xiaomi closes in

Kathmandu: Consumption of internet bandwidth has increased by about 30 percent more than usual after the prohibitory order was imposed in various cities of the country including Kathmandu Valley. The Internet Service Providers Association of Nepal (ISPAN) has said that the use of the Internet has increased as more people are living at home. According… Continue reading Internet consumption increase by 30 pc after prohibitory order

Kathmandu: Now the passengers of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) can pay their ticket price via QR code system of Nepal Bank. The Corporation and Nepal Bank have jointly launched this system today. Dim Prasad Poudel, General Manager of the Corporation and Krishna Bahadur Adhikari, Chief Executive Officer of the Bank jointly inaugurated the project.General Manager… Continue reading NAC introduces QR code system for ticketing

HONG KONG (AP): Sophia is a robot of many talents — she speaks, jokes, sings and even makes art. In March, she caused a stir in the art world when a digital work she created as part of a collaboration was sold at an auction for $688,888 in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT).… Continue reading Robot artist sells art for $688,888, now eyeing music career

(AP): Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets. Microsoft and the Army separately announced the deal Wednesday. The technology is based on Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets, which were originally intended for the video game and entertainment industries. Pentagon officials have described the futuristic technology —… Continue reading Microsoft wins $22 billion deal-making headsets for US Army

Washington (CNN): The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced withering criticism from members of Congress on Thursday about their handling of misinformation and online extremism during their first appearance before lawmakers since the Jan 6 Capitol riots and the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine.Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee pressed Facebook… Continue reading Facebook, Twitter and Google CEOs grilled by Congress on misinformation

(BBC): Jack Ma was about to become the richest man in China. In November 2020, on the eve of another commercial success, the outspoken billionaire suddenly went missing. Ma’s company Alibaba has risen from an online store run from his apartment, to one of the world’s largest tech giants. Today, it reaches nearly 800 million… Continue reading Why did Alibaba’s Jack Ma disappear for three months?

HELSINKI (Reuters): Nokia has signed a five-year deal with AT&T to deploy a 5G network on the mobile operator’s C-Band spectrum in parts of the United States, the Finnish company said on Thursday.Nokia said its portfolio for C-Band, meaning satellite transmissions in the 4-8GHz frequency range, includes support for different 5G networks, cloud-based implementations and… Continue reading Nokia signs 5G equipment deal with AT&T