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  • TikTok Usage Banned on Irish Government Devices Amid Cybersecurity Concerns

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    The state body responsible for advising the Irish government on cyber security recommended on Friday that staff at government departments and state agencies not use Chinese-owned video app TikTok on official devices. A number of Western countries including Britain, the US and other European Union member states have barred TikTok over security concerns. The EU’s […] More

  • Alphabet Shares Fall 4 Percent as Samsung Mulls Replacing Google With Bing as Default Search on Its Devices

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    Alphabet shares fell over 4 percent in premarket trading on Monday after a report that South Korea’s Samsung Electronics was considering replacing Google with Microsoft-owned Bing as the default search engine on its devices. The report, published by the New York Times over the weekend, underscores the growing challenges Google’s $162-billion (roughly Rs. 13,29,477 crore) […] More

  • Samsung Considers Replacing Google With Microsoft’s Bing as Devices’ Default Search Service: Report

    Samsung Considers Replacing Google With Microsoft's Bing as Devices' Default Search Service: Report

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    Microsoft’s Bing may replace Alphabet’s Google as the default search service on Samsung Electronics devices, according to a New York Times report Sunday. Suwon-based Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone maker, is considering making the switch, putting at risk roughly $3 billion (roughly Rs. 2,44,810 Crore) in annual revenue for Google, the report said. Bing’s threat to […] More

  • India on Way to Become Global Leader in Mobile Devices, Says IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

    India on Way to Become Global Leader in Mobile Devices, Says IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

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    With the doubling of smartphone exports from India to over $11 billion (roughly Rs. 90,000 crore), the country is on its way to become global leader in the mobile devices segment, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. Mobile phone exports from India reached close to $11.12 billion with iPhone maker Apple accounting for around […] More

  • in Health care

    NPPA Extends Trade Margin Capping On 5 Medical Devices Till June 30

    NPPA Extends Trade Margin Capping On 5 Medical Devices Till June 30

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    New Delhi: Through a recent notification, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), has extended trade margin capping of of five medical devices up to 30th June 2023 or till further order, whichever is earlier. The five medical devices include Pulse Oximeter, Blood Pressure Monitoring […] More

  • TikTok Banned on Government Devices in Australia Over Security Concerns

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    Australia banned TikTok on Tuesday from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming the latest US-allied country to take action against the Chinese-owned video app. The ban underscores growing worries that China could use the Beijing-based company, owned by ByteDance, to harvest users’ data to advance its political agenda, undermining Western security interests. It […] More

  • Google Nearby Share Feature to Allow Transfer of Files Between Windows PC, Android Devices

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    Google’s Nearby Share feature, already available on Android phones and Chromebooks, has now been extended to Windows PC in a beta version. The feature, which works like Apple’s Airdrop, will sync Android phones and other Android devices to Windows PCs to make file sharing seamless and quick. The app is available to download from Google’s […] More

  • in Technology

    Britain to Block TikTok on All Parliamentary Devices After Ban on Government Phones

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    Britain’s parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. A TikTok spokesperson called the action “misguided”, saying it was based on fundamental misconceptions about the company. “Following the government’s decision to ban […] More