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Smartphone Addiction May Cause Depression, Anxiety: Study
Researchers from the Korea University in South Korea have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet.
BlackBerry Loses Payment Dispute With Nokia, to Pay $137 Million
The International Court of Arbitration ruled earlier this week that BlackBerry had failed to make certain payments to Nokia under a patent licence contract, BlackBerry said on Friday.
Samsung to Chase Big M&A Deals on Three Fronts, Says Strategy Chief
Young Sohn, the South Korean company's Silicon Valley-based president and chief strategy officer, said he was keen for world’s top maker of memory chips, smartphones and televisions to expand in automotive markets, digital health and industrial automation...
Growth, Healing: New CEO Faces Twin Tests at Infosys
As the CEO, Salil Parekh will have to achieve growth while being careful not to antagonize Infosys' founders, who own about 12 percent of the company but command an outsized say in its direction.
Australia to Probe Facebook, Google Over Media Disruption
The government ordered the probe as part of wider media reforms, amid growing concern for the future of journalism and the quality of news following years of declining profits and newsroom job cuts and the rise of fake news.
Over 4 Million Indians Join Facebook's Blood Donation Feature
In October, Facebook launched a new blood donations feature, starting in India, to make it easier for people to donate blood.
Revealed: Facebook's Grand Strategy to Fight Fake News in India
Hardiman pointed out that Facebook is not a ‘traditional media company’, but a ‘social media company’ and their main goal is to bring people together.
Nokia to Develop 5G Mobile Technology in Bengaluru
Nokia is working with telecom service providers such as Bharti Airtel and the state-run BSNL to help them transform their networks for 5G in the near future.
US Charges Three Chinese For Hacking Moody's, Siemens
In 2014 the three Chinese hackers broke into German industrial giant Siemens' computer networks, stealing large amounts of files and data from its energy, technology and transportation businesses, according to the US indictment.
Oppo A79 Launched: 6-Inch Bezel-less Display, Facial Recognition And More
The new smartphone Oppo A79 features an 18:9 display and looks alike to the Oppo R11 smartphone in relations of the design but there is some difference in terms of their specifications.
OnePlus 5T Sold Out Within 5 Minutes
OnePlus 5T broke the company's launch-day sales record and became the company's fastest-selling device in six hours, the company said.
Users Opting Mobile Payments Exceed 520 Million in China
According to the People's Bank of China, Chinese banks dealt with 8.6 billion payments from mobile services in the second quarter of this year, up 40.5 percent from a year ago.
Uber Says it Will Cooperate With Data Breach Probes
"We've been in touch with several state Attorney General Offices and the FTC to discuss this issue, and we stand ready to cooperate with them going forward," an Uber spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
Apple iPhone X Market Demand Forces Students to Work Overtime in China: Report
According to a report, students in the age group 17-19 were hired as interns in September and were told to work at the assembling unit in Zhengzhou, China, to work for three months to get "work experience in order to graduate".
Money-Minded People Spend More Time on Facebook Says a Study
Materialistic people see and treat their Facebook friends as "digital objects," said the study published in the journal Heliyon.
Facebook Live Saves Woman Who Collapsed Due to High BP
According to a report on Monday, Francine Sims-Gates was saved by a viewer watching her prayer service on Facebook Live earlier in November.