Friday, 7 February 2020

Xiaomi replaces Samsung as overall market leader in Q4: IDC

Xiaomi also emerged as the market leader registering annual shipments of 43.6 million units in 2019, the highest ever smartphone shipments made by any brand in a year, with a growth of 9.2% on year, IDC said. Samsung, on the other hand fell 2.8% on-year, leaving it with a market share of 20.3% versus Xiaomi’s 28.6%, for 2019.

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Cyber security and smart currency hedging is the need of the hour: EEPC India

Cyber security awareness promotes foundational understandings on cyber threats and risk, cyber hygiene, and appropriate response options.

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Joker's laughing: Fresh database of half a million Indian payment card records on sale in the Dark Web

The source of this new breach is unknown. The card records were uploaded on the 5th of Feb and that the total estimated value of the database, according to Group-IB, is $4.2 mn, at around $9 apiece. Till yesterday morning 16 cards details were found to have been sold. Those who buy these cards do so with the intention of committing payment card fraud.

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Thursday, 6 February 2020

Government weaves tax net for internet’s global biggies

India had imposed a 6% equalisation levy, sometimes referred to as the ‘Google tax’, in 2016. But this latest development is a significant move toward capturing tax on incomes earned by overseas companies through consumption by Indians.

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New clause added to IT Act: Onus of content not generated by users on social media platforms

‘Safe harbour protection’ only if intermediaries facilitate and not modify such content, including ads

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Wipro wins multi-year IT deal from Marelli

The Bengaluru-headquartered software services exporter will help Marelli to “standardize, simplify and further enhance their IT services at a global level and consolidate several current vendors across applications management services and workplace end user services”.

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Google's Vishwanath Ramarao joins Acko as chief technology and product officer

Digital general insurance provider Acko has appointed Vishwanath Ramarao as its chief technology and product officer.

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HPBOSE 10th Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Himachal Board HP 10th result today at 11, check details here

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