worldCreation: January 2020

Friday, January 31, 2020

Budget 2020: Domestic Production of Smartphones Has Boosted Job Creation

The finance minister spoke about the importance of domestic production of smartphones and other electronics.

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Budget 2020: Sitharaman Gives Big Push to Digital Connectivity With Data Centre Parks

The fibre to home internet connectivity through the BharatNet scheme will link as many as 100,000 Gram Panchayats in the next financial year.

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Here's What the Coloured LED Rings on the Amazon Echo Signify

Trying to figure out what the various colours on your Amazon Echo indicate?

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Here's How You Can Disable Windows 10 Automatic Updates

Windows 10 users can use either of these three options to disable automatic updates.

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Nike Vaporfly Shoes Will Not be Banned, No Matter How Much Rivals May Have Wanted

The Vaporfly shoes have a new mid-sole foam called Pebax and an integrated carbon-fibre plate, which helps in energy feedback.

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This Bionic Jellyfish Can Swim Three Times Faster; May be Used to Explore The Oceans

Jellyfish propel themselves through the water by contracting their muscles to collapse their umbrella-shaped body, and then relaxing.

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Coronavirus Can Also Infect Your PCs and Phones — Didn't Expect This, Did You!

A Kaspersky report has revealed that PDFs, documents and videos being shared as Coronavirus preventives are actually trojans and malware in disguise.

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Cristiano Ronaldo First to Clock 200 Million Instagram Followers Milestone, Ahead of Ariana Grande

Ronaldo is one amongst three footballers who find a place in the list of most-followed celebrity Instagram accounts.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes 1st Person to Hit 200M Instagram Followers

Ronaldo is one amongst three footballers who find a place in the list of most-followed celebrity Instagram accounts.

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Poco X2 Will Not Be a Direct Successor to the Poco F2

The upcoming Poco X2 might not come with a Qualcomm 800-series processor.

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Apple Has Started Rolling-Out Redesigned Maps App in the US

The revamped Apple Maps has some features similar to those in Google Maps, such as local street pictures, AI to sync flight status and reservations to the calendar.

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LG Electronics Logged Net Losses of $717 Million in Q4 2019

Apart from its equity losses, LG Electronics also saw the slump in its mobile business extend to 19 consecutive quarterly losses.

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Here's How to Send Italic, Bold, Strikethrough, or Monospaced Text on WhatsApp

These steps will let you type italic or bold text or even stylise your text with strikethrough or monospace.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

LG Electronics Loss Widens in Q4 Due to Slump in Mobile Business

Apart from its equity losses, LG Electronics also saw the slump in its mobile business extend to 19 consecutive quarterly losses.

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Amazon Confirms That Amazon Pay is Getting UPI on The Apple iPhone

Apple iPhone users had to wait for almost a year, after the Amazon shopping app on Android got the feature early last year.

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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Has Retired After Over 16 Years of Stellar Service

In its lifetime as one of NASA's four Great Observatories, Spitzer will always be remembered for discovering the pivotal TRAPPIST-1 solar system.

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Here's How to Format Your WhatsApp Messages

These steps will let you type italic or bold text or even stylise your text with strikethrough or monospace.

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Samsung Galaxy A51 Goes on Sale: Price, Features, Offers and More

The new Galaxy A51 is the latest addition to the A-series bringing a sleek design, quad cameras and the latest Android 10 update.

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No New Nintendo Switch Model This Year: CEO

Nintendo Co Ltd CEO Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that contrary to rumours, an upgraded version of the hybrid home-portable Switch will not be launched anytime soon.

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N95 and N99 Face Masks Protect You From Pollution, But Coronavirus Too?

A high-quality mask can be useful in keeping most viruses, pollutants and other airborne illnesses, from your lungs. It could also protect you from Coronavirus.

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Face Masks Protect You From Pollution, But Coronavirus Too? It Cannot Harm to Wear One

SpiceJet Declines to Confirm Report That Stated its Customer Data Was Breached

A SpiceJet spokesperson has informed News18 that it does not confirm any data breach that may have compromised private data of its customers.

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Japanese Billionaire Cancels Girlfriend Contest for Moon Trip on SpaceX Starship

In 2018, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said that one SpaceX Starship seat would be reserved for the winner of a televised contest called "Full Moon Lovers".

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Coronavirus: This Website Has A Realtime Map Tracking The Deadly Virus in All Countries

As many as 213 people have reportedly died in China and as many as 10,000 cases of Coronavirus infections are being treated.

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Amazon Prime Reaches Over 150 Million Members As One-Day Delivery Hikes Up Sales

Amazon Prime subscribers keep returning to Amazon to benefit from perks like fast delivery, television and music streaming.

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Google Search For Coronavirus Will Now Also Show Tips on How to Keep Yourself Safe

This comes as the WHO declared the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency.

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Avast Antivirus to Close its Jumpshot Analytics Business Post Data Privacy Scandal

Jumpshot analyses users' online habits by tracking their search, click and buy patterns across over 150 websites, including Amazon, Google, Netflix, and Walmart.

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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Pay Adds UPI For iPhone, But You Must Use The New App For India

Amazon Pay UPI on the Amazon India Online Shopping app lets you make payments for shopping on Amazon India, scan a QR code, send money and request money.

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Arvind Krishna, IIT-Kanpur Alumnus, Set to Lead IBM; Joins List of Indian-origin CEOs with Nadella & Pichai

IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty said that Arvind Krishna is the right CEO for the next era at International Business Machines Corp (IBM).

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Ajay Devgn’s Maidaan First Look Posters Show Actor as Football Coach Syed Abdul Rahim

Ajay Devgn is portraying the role of legendary Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim, who is considered the architect of modern Indian football. Check out the posters below

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After Earning Decade-High Profit, Nintendo Now Expects to Sell Even More Switch Units

Nintendo now has two different versions of the Switch handheld gaming console, and multiple new games under its signature banners.

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Europe Wants to Break USA's Tech Dominance by Creating a 'Single Data Market'

According to officials of the European Union, the might of USA's Big Tech firms is bad for smaller new companies to grow in the space.

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YouTube Music is Finally Expanding the New Album and Single Releases Section

YouTube Music is expanding its new albums and releases section for its users on iOS and Android.

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Coronavirus, US-China Trade Tensions to Spoil Samsung's 5G-Driven Growth in 2020?

Based on factors such as the Coronavirus outbreak and the US-China trade tensions, Samsung has issued a conservative forecast for 2020.

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Facebook Loses Lawsuit on its Use of Facial Recognition, To Pay $500mn in Settlement

The Illinois lawsuit had stated that Facebook's 'Tag Suggestions' were in violation of the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act.

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WhatsApp Pay India Launch May Officially Happen Within Six Months, Says Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has further credited the demand in India to have encouraged the company to work on the payment interface.

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Smartphone Users in India Crossed 500 Million in 2019, States Report

Samsung is said to have the most number of smartphones among users in India, followed by Xiaomi.

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Amazon Users in Kolkata Can Now Pick Up Their Orders from Sealdah Railway Station

Amazon is hosting a pilot for its pickup points with Indian Railways, and the first test was held in Mumbai.

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Nokia 400 4G Android Feature Phone Could Soon See the Light of Day

Nokia might launch a new feature phone powered by Android, next month at MWC 2020.

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Apple iPhone 9, Wireless Charging Mat, iPad Pro, High-End Headphones, Coming in First Half of 2020

Apple could announce a new iPhone, updated iPad Pro and MacBooks, a new wireless charger and a new pair of Bluetooth headphones by early 2020.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Expected to Feature Up to 16GB RAM With 512GB of Internal Storage

The Mi 10 Pro from Xiaomi is going to turn out to be one powerful smartphone.

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Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ Now Receiving Android 10 Update With OneUI 2.0

If you own a Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+ you should soon see a prompt to update to the latest Android 10 update.

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