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Lenovo Legion Phone Duel to be launched in India
By OnlineKhabarHub Desk on 09th November 2020
The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel is now listed on the company website which hints at its imminent launch in the country.
To recall, the gaming phone was first unveiled in July. The listing does not offer any details on pricing or availability and it says the phone is “not sold in...
Pennsylvania district court blocks US order for TikTok
By Ramesh on 02nd November 2020
Pennsylvania: A US judge in Pennsylvania blocked a US Commerce Department order set to take effect on November 12 that would have effectively banned Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok from operating in the United States on Friday.
US District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone enjoined the Commerce Department from barring data hosting...
You can't pay cash in China
By Ramesh on 02nd November 2020
It’s hard for those of us who live outside of China to grasp how paying for everything has gone digital in the country.
Most businesses there, from the fanciest hotels to roadside fruit stands, display a QR code — a type of bar code — that people scan with a smartphone...
Facebook finally started night friendly mode on mobile apps
By Ramesh on 02nd November 2020
San Francisco: Facebook has started testing dark mode features in its mobile app beyond a handful of users. The social network has teamed up with code sleuth Jane Manchun Wong to confirm that it’s publicly testing dark mode on Android and iOS. Just who’s getting the option isn’t clear, but...
Apple official special event on October 13
By Hira Lama on 07th October 2020
Apple has made it official: Its next special event will be on October 13, and the new iPhones are expected.
The tech giant on Tuesday sent out invites to the media, with their usual minimalistic - but telling - message.
The event will be streamed on Apple's website at 1PM eastern time...
More than 100 mln mobile devices are connected to 5G network in China
By Hira Lama on 07th October 2020
The total number of 5G network base stations built in China in 2016-2020 is over 500,000, Xinhua news agency reports on Tuesday, citing data of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
More than 100 mln mobile devices are connected to the fifth generation communication network across China, the...
Copy and paste tweets will be categorized as abusive and spammy behavior -Twitter Comms
By Hira Lama on 30th August 2020
Twitter has long had issues with spammy copy/paste posts. Most recently, there was an influx of users claiming to be “done with the NBA,” sharing identically written tweets en masse. Twitter is (finally) taking steps to mitigate this sort of behavior by limiting the visibility of blatant copy/paste tweets.
According to...
Sony Alpha a7S III
By Hira Lama on 29th August 2020
Sony has unveiled its new full-frame mirrorless camera, the Sony a7S Mark III. The Alpha a7S III is the successor of Sony Alpha a7S II released in 2015. Now, the a7S...
Moto G9 lunching in India today
By Hira Lama on 24th August 2020
Motorola will be launching its new Moto G9 in India today, August 24, at 12:00 PM (noon). While the company hasn’t revealed anything about the device, it’s e-commerce partner Flipkart accidentally mentioned about Moto G9 in its listing URL last week.
The Lenovo-owned company is also expected to launch the Moto...
TikTok to take Trump administration to court
By Hira Lama on 24th August 2020
Earlier this month, Trump issued an executive order that prohibits any US-based company to conduct transactions with the app after mid-September. That means any firm interesting in buying TikTok — like Mircosoft or Oracle — will need to finish the deal before the 45-day deadline ends.
Popular short video app TikTok...
Twitter flagged one of President Donald Trump’s tweets
By Hira Lama on 24th August 2020
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In the tweet, posted on Monday, Trump claimed mail drop boxes are a “voter security disaster” and also said they are “not COVID sanitized.” Twitter’s notice says that the tweet violates its rules about civic and election integrity, but it “determined it may be in the public’s interest for the...
TikTok removes 3,80,000 video this year
By Hira Lama on 21st August 2020
TikTok on Thursday said it has removed more than 380,000 videos in the US this year as part of a mission to "eliminate hate" on the platform.
TikTok also banned some 1,300 accounts for breaking rules against hateful content or behavior, and deleted 64,000 comments on similar grounds, according to the...
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event on 5 August
By Hira Lama on 28th July 2020
Samsung has officially announced that it will host its Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event on 5 August. The event is scheduled to take place at 10 am ET, meaning, you will be able to watch the live stream at 7.45 pm in Nepal. Samsung is expected to launch a handful of...
Facebook Takes Down FB, Instagram Accounts And Pages Of Trump Ally Roger Stone
By Hira Lama on 12th July 2020
The social media platform said Stone and his associates, including a prominent supporter of the right-wing Proud Boys group in Stone’s home state of Florida, had used fake accounts and followers to promote Stone’s books and posts.
Facebook moved against Stone on the same day it took down accounts tied to...
RedmiBook 16 launch set for July 8, along with RedmiBook 14 two
By Hira Lama on 07th July 2020
Redmi has confirmed that it will launch an Intel Core i7-powered RedmiBook 16 on July 8. The Xiaomi sub-brand is also expected to unveil the RedmiBook 14 II in China on the same day. While the former will be powered by the latest 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10nm processor,...
Twitter drops 'master', 'slave' and 'blacklist'
By Hira Lama on 07th July 2020
Social media platform Twitter is dropping the terms "master", "slave" and "blacklist" in favor of more inclusive language.
The terms are frequently used in programming codes that originated decades ago.
US bank JPMorgan has also announced a similar move as more companies address racism following the killing of George Floyd by police...
Iphone price has hiked in India (New Price List)
By Hira Lama on 01st April 2020
INDIA April 1: Last month the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced a hike on mobile phone taxes from 12% to 18%. Due to this revision, phones were to get more expensive in the country. Smartphone brands like Apple along with popular brands like Xiaomi, Samsung, Poco and Realme...
Netflix will remove the highest bandwidth streams for the next 30 days in Europe
By Hira Lama on 23rd March 2020
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Netflix Inc said it will cut traffic by 25% on networks across Europe in a relief measure for internet service providers (ISPs) experiencing a surge in usage due to government “shelter in place” orders aimed at slowing the coronavirus outbreak.
The streaming giant, which has already deployed a way to reduce...
Nepal Telecom keeps an awareness of corona virus as ringback tone in all users of NTC.
By Hira Lama on 21st March 2020
KATHMANDU, 21 MARCH: Nepal Telecom has started to provide awareness messages of coronavirus VIRUS (Covid-19) through the calling ring back tones. Ntc has initiated this move from the afternoon of Chaitra 6, 2076 (March 19, 2020).
As the CoronaVirus (Covid-19) pandemic has already breakout on one-third of the globe, Nepal is...
Invaito apps for everyone on everyday schedule
By Hira Lama on 19th March 2020
KATHMANDU-19, MARCH: Sometimes, solving an issue leads to a breakthrough. Just by providing the right help at the right time can create success stories. That was exactly the case for 31-year-old entrepreneur Anil Thapa when he launched his app Invaito. With the Internet being the "hot cake" in recent years, Anil...
Most selling phone in the world 2019
By Hira Lama on 15th March 2020
Research firm Counterpoint recently announced its list of best-selling smartphones of 2019. These are the smartphones that sell most across the world. The list reveals Europeans love for Samsung phones and Americans for Apple iPhones. Oppo and Vivo phones are best-selling in China. Realme too made its entry in the...
How to prevent from being hack
By Hira Lama on 15th March 2020
Now, a days getting hack is very normal as we all surf in the different sites that do not have credentials and some times by our own mistakes or unknowingly our phones and computers are hacked. Here as some of the steps to get prevent being a hack.
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Bajaj Dominar 250 comes in much lower price Dominar 400
By Hira Lama on 11th March 2020
Bajaj Dominar 250 comes out at a significantly lower price in comparison to the Dominar 400 in 2020. The much-awaited Bajaj Dominar 250 has been launched in the Indian market on 11th March 2020. It has been priced at ₹1.60 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). It comes out at a significantly...
Huawei charged with racketeering and trade theft in US
By Hira Lama on 15th February 2020
The US Department of Justice has charged Shenzhen-based Huawei Technologies with racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets, while the Department of Commerce has granted the company a 45-day trading extension.
In January 2019 Huawei – the world’s largest telecommunications company – and two of its...
Researchers pinpoint why megaprojects like HS2 often fail
By Hira Lama on 15th February 2020
Academics have identified why megaprojects such as HS2 and Crossrail often fail or have budgets that spiral out of control.
Megaprojects, such as the construction of airports, transport lines including railways and motorways, power plants and aerospace projects, typically cost more than $1bn.
Their scale, high levels...