Smartphone makers celebrate Diwali in advance amid bumper sales

The mobile category saw the biggest festive season till date, with brands achieving more than 2X growth over the last year's sale.

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Tech’s still a strange word for manufacturers here

Most of the manufacturers want to exhaust low-cost options rather than implementing high-cost automation.

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HP India may cut 500 jobs, say analysts

The company last week said it would let go 7,000-9,000 employees globally by 2022 as part of a restructuring of operations intended to cut costs.

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Building software for drones on TCS radar

India’s largest technology firm has filed for a patent in India for the software, which will help UVs in providing services to customers using bots.

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India ‘vindicated’ on WhatsApp traceability after US, UK, Australia write to Facebook: MeitY

This, senior Indian government officials said, validates India’s position on traceability in Facebook-owned WhatsApp, something it has been articulating since over a year, following several deaths due to mob lynching.

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Mobile makers to bring festival deals to stores

Retailers said the brands have promised offers or promotions during the festive season in the offline space.

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Facebook can't be Internet police: Nick Clegg

In an interview with the Spanish daily El Pais, Clegg said the company is working organizations that monitor whether something is true or not, and if there are exaggerations or false data.

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