Month: May 2020
SoftBank reportedly plans to sell about $20 billion of its T-Mobile shares
SoftBank Group Corp. is currently seeking buyers for about $20 billion of its shares in T-Mobile US, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. If the proposed sale goes through, its proceeds could help offset SoftBank’s heavy investment losses over the past year. According to its first-quarter…
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BBC Together lets you watch shows with friends
We’ve been seeing more and more apps and technologies geared towards helping you stay social while in isolation. There’s a new Chrome extension called Netflix Party that allows friends to sync up a Netflix stream. Video-calling app Houseparty also la… Source
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Big bang from Samsung: A 50-megapixel camera sensor with faster autofocus
South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics has announced a new 50-megapixel camera sensor called the ISOCELL GN1. Samsung is a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, and this sensor is its first to include both dual-pixel autofocus and Tetracell pixel-binning. As per the company, this should offer a combination of…
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Think Google Pixel 4’s price was too high? The Pixel 5 may be dramatically cheaper
Think the Google Pixel 4 was expensive at its $799 / £669 / AU$1,049 starting price? The Google Pixel 5 could be cheaper than that if an official Google survey is anything to go by. The Google Pixel 5 could cost $699 (around £572 / AU$1,070) instead – and the…
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Another hurdle for India’s Aarogya Setu app – pharma lobby sees red
India’s federal government toned down its directive over compulsory use of the Aarogya Setu app for several categories of citizens. The move comes a day after the country’s cyber security agency warned of online scamsters of using the app for phishing attacks. But, that is not all. A lobby of…
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With 170M users, Bilibili is the nearest thing China has to Youtube
Bilibili, a Chinese video streaming website that was once regarded as a haven for youth subculture, has been steadily making its way into the mainstream as users age up and content diversifies. The NASDAQ-traded company recorded a 70% year-over-year growth to reach 172 million monthly active users by the first…
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