IT firms to see $900 bn digital tech market by 2025: Analysts

IT services providers are looking at a potential $900 billion digital technology-led services market by 2025, as more organisations transform their businesses to cater to customers online.

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Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Pro might launch after all in 2021

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Tiger Global keeps up Its India investments in a pandemic year

Tiger Global’s India investments tallied at $529 million in 2020, second only to SoftBank Group, which invested $799 million in Indian startups.

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New Year’s 2021: How to watch Netflix, Amazon Prime or Disney+Hotstar for free this weekend

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Google Pay’s 2020 Summary is here to show you much you’ve spent through the year

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Apple removes 39,000 game apps from China store to meet deadline

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New Aadhaar-based mechanism could solve the hassles of changing addresses in 2021

The government is working to integrate the backend data to seamlessly update addresses at all databases linked to a person's Aadhaar.

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OnePlus Band could launch in India to compete with Xiaomi Mi Band series, suggests report

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Google Search to soon show ‘short video’ results from TikTok, Instagram and YouTube

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Govt sends letter to RBI, ED over alleged violation of FDI norms by Amazon, Flipkart

In a significant development related to war between e-commerce giants and traders of India, the Union Government has directed the Enforcement Directorate and Reserve Bank of India to take necessary action against Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart.

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Reliance Jio removes IUC charges, free voice calls to all networks starting Jan 1, 2021

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Amazon agrees to acquire Wondery in deeper push into podcasting

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London girl granted anonymity to bring TikTok privacy suit

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Cyber attack on US government may have started earlier than initially thought: US senator

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Xiaomi Mi 10i to feature brand new camera sensor, launch set for Jan 5

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Apple Days Sale on Vijay Sales: Big discount on iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max

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5 worst video game controversies of 2020

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How the internet kept India moving despite the pandemic

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Digital payments battle costs companies $900 million in loss

The large losses of the consumer-focused payments companies is similar to what’s been happening in the e-commerce space with Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon India.

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Amazon Mega Salary Days Sale on January 1, 2021: Check out all the offers and other details

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Personal Data Protection Bill should not regulate non-personal data, says government panel

The panel said in the report that it would be appropriate to amend the provisions of the PDP Bill to ensure that it does not regulate non-personal data.

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India's top founders & VCs pick their startup of 2020

These startup founders also summed up how Covid-19 has transformed them as a founder or investor and the big tech shifts they expect in 2021.

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Samsung Galaxy M12 with 7,000 mAh battery expected to launch soon in India

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Come 2021, consumers to have more 5G phone choices, and under Rs 20,000

In short, come 2021, mobile phone users wanting to future proof their smartphone buys will have more choices and at under Rs 20,000.

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‘Is it you in the video?’ Don’t fall for this new Facebook Messenger scam

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Vivo Y20A launched in India for Rs 11,490

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iQOO 7 BMW Edition to launch on January 11 with Snapdragon 888 chipset

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FASTag mandatory for all vehicles from January 1: All your questions answered

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GigIndia raises Rs 7.6 crore in pre-Series A funding round

GigIndia plans to use the funding to enhance its technology platform for building a larger community of gig workers, founder Sahil Sharma and Aditya Shirole say.

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Samsung Galaxy S21+ leaked images reveal camera module, flat display and more

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Vivo X60, X60 Pro announced with Exynos 1080 chipset and Zeiss optics

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CitiusTech expects Covid-19 impact to boost business in FY22

CitiusTech expects to grow at more than 20%, in line with its ambition to cross $500 million in revenue over the next 4-5 years, CEO Rizwan Koita says.

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South Korea’s ‘artificial sun’ achieves 100 million degrees for 20 seconds, breaks world record

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Shop-the-look app Browzzin to launch in India

Browzzin will use affiliate and social media marketing to help influencers generate income by sharing their curated tastes through the app.

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Xiaomi Mi QLED TV 4K review: The best Mi TV, but is it the best at this price?

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Vi (Vodafone) offering 50GB extra data with Rs 1,499 annual prepaid plan

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OnePlus 9 camera module will not have a periscope lens, hints new leak

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Apple loses copyright claims against ‘Virtual iPhone’ maker

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Intel pushed to explore options by activist investor Dan Loeb

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Keep an eye on these smartphones in early 2021

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Amazon invested Rs 11,400 crore in India in 2019-20

Amazon has continued with its India investments despite most of its business units here registering losses during 2019-20.

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Overheated startup sectors may see a reset

Even as entrepreneurs joined forces through M&As to tackle the pandemic, the absence of Chinese money in the ecosystem resulted in muted large dollar deals in an already difficult year.

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Will use supervision tech to keep up with entities: RBI

The central bank will soon conduct a survey on RegTech adoption and, based on the findings, will come out with broad principles to encourage adoption of these tools.

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MX TakaTak rolls out Rs 100 crore fund for creators

Creators with story ideas that make a social impact to get a fund to back them on platform.

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Online shows decided Gen-Z wardrobes in a year of lockdowns

Products based on catchy shows are flying off the shelves as users develop an appetite for products inspired by on-screen drama

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Google Pay will now offers FASTag in partnership with ICICI Bank: Here’s how it works

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NCOME secures Rs 3.6 cr funding led by Venture Catalysts, 9Unicorns, others

NCOME leverages technology to streamline conventional processes through online KYCs and digital escrow account openings.

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Resilient IT sector gears up for growth opportunities, challenges amid 'new normal'

There were concerns that the pandemic might have an impact similar to the one seen during the 2008 financial crisis.

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Best gadgets of the pandemic year

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Data, AI to be clear differentiators for companies in the year ahead

For the technology industry in India, 2020 was the most challenging and transformational in its three-decade journey

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Camera modes in smartphones that you must know

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Alibaba probe stirs worry about what's next for Chinese tech

Alibaba and its three largest rivals -- Tencent Holdings Ltd., food delivery giant Meituan and JD.com Inc. -- have shed nearly $200 billion in Hong Kong over the two sessions since Thursday.

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Mukesh Ambani is under pressure to turn his old-economy conglomerate into a technology titan

The 63-year-old Indian tycoon is focused on a handful of priorities as he tries to turn Reliance Industries Ltd. from an old-economy conglomerate into a technology and e-commerce titan, according to recent public statements and people familiar with the company’s plans.

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Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Mi 10: What is different?

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Drone-crowded skies get a step closer with US safety rules

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America can’t compete with Chinese tech by walling itself off

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Ant considers holding company with regulation similar to bank: Report

Chinese regulators on Sunday ordered Ant to devise a plan to overhaul its business, the latest in a series of steps to rein in Ma's online finance empire.

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ViewSonic M2 portable projector review: Not the brightest

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From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020

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Lava to launch new lineup of ‘Made in India’ phones on January 7: All we know so far

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VMware files lawsuit against Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami

Nutanix had appointed Ramaswami as chief executive on December 10, after founder Dheeraj Pandey had announced that he would be stepping down from the role.

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2020 Year in Review | Who's in, Who's out: Biggest executive moves in tech & startups sector this year

This year has been a mixed bag for India’s tech and startup sector. While Covid-19 accelerated the growth of edtech companies, businesses involved in the travel and hospitality industry bore the brunt of the pandemic.

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AirPods Max to Surface Duo: 5 most underrated gadgets of 2020

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426 'rogue' lending apps currently on Play Store: Citizens' collective

Many of these apps, researchers say, indulge in "abusive lending practices” and seek wide-ranging intrusive permissions from users.

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WFH works, but offices will reopen cautiously

Worldwide surveys of Siemens employees confirmed their desire for greater flexibility and for personalised solutions when it comes to deciding where they work.

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Pandemic brings webstores into limelight

“Brands have also started investing in customer acquisitions,” said Nitin Chhabra, chief executive of omni-channel enabler Ace Turtle that manages the webstores of Fossil, Lifestyle, Michael Kors, Skechers and DKNY among other labels.

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Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari confirms Tesla's India entry in 2021

The Elon Musk-backed company will resume bookings for its electric cars in India next month and deliveries will begin by the end of the first quarter of FY22.

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Veterans pick up pen to decode Wipro’s 75-year-young journey

As Wipro turns 75, its first few employees are getting together to write a book on their experience, of working with its founder chairman Azim Premji and its journey so far.

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MIUI 12.5 launched: What’s new and which devices will get it

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Google Fast Pair prompt gets new UI: Here’s what has changed

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Akamai sees internet traffic growth easing to pre-covid levels in 2021

But even as things start to normalise, newer areas will drive internet traffic growth, Akamai CEO Tom Leighton says.

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Xiaomi Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro launched in China with Snapdragon 888 chipset and 108MP camera

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AQFit W14 smartwatch review: Packed with features, available at budget price

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Samsung Galaxy S21 pre-order links spotted in US, specs leaked ahead of launch

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PUBG Mobile India’s return might take some time: Free Fire, Call of Duty Mobile and other shooting games to try

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Steam’s Best Games of 2020 list: Cyberpunk 2077, PUBG, Among Us and others which made the cut

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Apax to buy software business of 3i Infotech for Rs 1,000 crore

The deal values the software arm higher than the current market capitalisation of the entire company at Rs 908 crore.

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Skyroot tests solid propulsion rocket engine, aims at a rocket by 2021 end

Hyderabad-based Skyroot has designed the Kalam-5 engine using a carbon composite case, which is five times lesser than steel and has lesser zero moving parts.

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Hero Electric ties up with startup eBikeGO

eBikeGo will procure these Hero Electric bikes through the next financial year with the first batch of 120 already delivered to the startup.

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Facebook shutting Irish units at centres of tax disputes

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Blend Infotech launches ‘pay after placement’ model for its software engineering courses

Blend Infotech, a Pune-based edtech startup, expects to enroll, train and provide placement to over 10,000 people through the ‘pay after placement’ model for its software enginering courses.

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Bitcoin miners in Nordic region get a boost from cheap power

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Alibaba antitrust fears worsen China’s internet selloff

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WhatsApp will not work on these smartphones in 2021: Here is the full list

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Mystery behind diamond-studded meteorite that hit Sudan in 2008 revealed

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Tech keeps 'hot job' tag, leads in payouts

Industry-wise, while IT takes the lead in junior-level pay scales, internet & e-commerce figures in the top 5 for junior-, mid- and senior-levels.

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From OnePlus Nord to Poco X3: 5 best phones of 2020 under Rs 25,000

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Isro eyeing new chip unit as more firms take to skies

The agency looks to build an additional fab at SCL, its Chandigarh chip making facility.

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Telangana cops ask Google to block 158 instant loan apps

Google has been asked to block 158 instant financing apps on its Play Store by the Telangana police after the companies behind these were found harassing and shaming defaulters.

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Probe into instant loan apps fraud throws up China link

Confirming the China connection, superintendent of police, CID-cybercrime, MD Sharath, said: “Operations of the companies which were raided are controlled from China. This includes handling of the hacked mobile phones’ data.”

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Risk investors pour in $9.3 billion in 2020 to back Indian startups despite Covid-19 woes

The overall funding amount raised is higher than in 2016 and 2017; more than $1.5 billion invested in December alone.

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China uses Huawei cameras to spy on African Union headquarters

China can eavesdrop on the sensitive conversations they have with their non-African counterparts, and the Chinese government might be able to gather useful economic information it can pass to its many companies operating on the continent.

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China orders Ant Group to rectify businesses

The People's Bank of China summoned Ant executives on Saturday and ordered them to formulate a rectification plan and an implementation timetable of its business, including its credit, insurance and wealth management services.

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Year of the meme stock: Hertz, Kodak, Nikola top list of 2020 highlights

The wild swings reflected bets by individuals, many of them new to the market, who looked to brokerage apps like Robinhood Markets to pass the time during the pandemic, especially after cashing stimulus checks.

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Govt push for GST compliance a boon for tax consultants: GST Dost

The introduction of GST e-invoicing for companies worth Rs 100 crore and above will open new business opportunity for us, tax advisory startup GST Dost says.

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Brexit Impact: Indian IT firms eye Ireland as a gateway to UK, Europe

UK's Ireland, which will stay in the European Union after Brexit, has a thriving IT industry, with over €35 billion in software exports and more than 37,000 people working in the IT sector.

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Amazfit GTR2 review: A good timepiece that keeps track of your wellness

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Adidas RPT 01 to Sony WH-XB 700: Top headphones for workout sessions under Rs 10,000

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Prices of TV and appliances likely to go up by around 10% from January

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Xiaomi’s Mi 11 will not ship with a charger inside box, CEO Lei Jun confirms

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Apple says iCloud issue that caused sign-in and device activation problems has been resolved

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From iPhone 12 to Galaxy S20 FE, 7 best flagships of 2020

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Cyberpunk maker vows defense against class action suit claims

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Is it a car? Is it a plane? Is it a train? In road to hyperloop, a leap

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Flipkart Electronics 2020 Sale begins: Offers on iPhone XR, 55-inch 4K Smart TVs, and more

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WhatsApp: How to create your own 2021 New Year stickers

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Is Silicon Valley over? Not so fast

In contrast to the anti-tech sentiment roiling San Francisco — whose Board of Supervisors recently passed a resolution condemning the renaming of the city’s general hospital after Facebook’s Zuckerberg — Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami has turned his Twitter feed into a nonstop pitch for tech entrepreneurs and investors to relocate to his city.

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Merger and acquisition deals spike in 2nd half as firms strive to stay afloat

Deal volumes are now down about 6% for the year to $3.5 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Still, the fact that about two-thirds of those were inked since the start of July has advisers talking about a dramatic comeback, after the first half of 2020 froze M&A and sent North American deal activity down more than 50%.

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Amazon, Facebook, Google and the question of trust

Well, it looks like the tech giant is running into rough weather with anti-trust regulators all across the world. Last month, the European Commission issued a charge sheet that Amazon was abusing its dominance, and using its muscle to hurt small businesses.

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DoT asks e-commerce websites to pull down listings of mobile signal boosters

Installation, possession or selling of illegal repeater is a punishable offence as per the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 and Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. Such illegal equipment interferes with all mobile networks, impacts signal quality and degrades network experience in the entire area.

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