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The top global trends & threats in the new year
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (128+ words) In 1898, Mark Twain wrote about the'telectroscope in his short story "From the London Times of 1904.' The telectroscope was a'limitless-distance telephone that would make the "daily doings of the globe" visible and audible to everyone.' Essentially, Twain imagined the smart phone…...
Srinagar Diary: VPN use banned in many districts for security reasons
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (214+ words) VPN use banned in many dists for security reasons The use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) has been banned in many districts of Jammu and Kashmir for at least two months due to security reasons. According to officials, misuse of…...
The young and the restless
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (270+ words) The young and the restless'The New Indian Express They say it is a new GenZ aesthetic "Posting too much is not cool anymore," Prajakta Koli tells actor Kunal Kemmu in the weekly podcast Gen-Z is Doomed, hosted by content creator…...
2026 set to be landmark year forgadgets and emerging technologies
2+ week, 3+ day ago (416+ words) While companies like Samsung, Google, Motorola, OnePlus, OPPO, and Vivo already offer foldable and flip phones, Apple has so far stayed out of the foldable smartphone race. In 2025, Apple launched its slimmest phone yet, the iPhone Air, which many believe…...
Component shortage, product delays to dent smartphone industry growth in 2026
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (293+ words) Global smartphone shipments in 2026 are expected to decline 0.9% against the previous projection of 1.2% growth, IDC said in its latest report. The downward rev ... Global smartphone shipments in 2026 are expected to decline 0.9% against the previous projection of 1.2% growth, IDC said in…...
Foldable smartphone shipments surge 14% in Q3 2025, driven by Samsung and Motorola
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (322+ words) Global shipments of foldable smartphones grew by 14% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter of 2025, setting a new record for the category, according to a re ... Global shipments of foldable smartphones grew by 14% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter of 2025, setting…...
Big Brother move? Centre orders smartphone makers to pre-install Sanchar Saathi app
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (448+ words) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued new directions effective from November 28, mandating all mobile handset manufacturers and importers to pre-install the state-owned cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi on devices intended for use in India. The implementation must be completed within…...
ISRO to launch heaviest US commercial satellite BlueBird-6 on December 15
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) BENGALURU: ISRO will launch the heaviest US commercial communication low-earth orbit satellite, BlueBird-6, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on December 15. AST SpaceMobiles Inc, a Texas-based company that has built the space-based cellular broadband network, on Saturday announced this....
India’s smartphone market hits 5-year high in festive quarter; Vivo leads, Apple the biggest gainer
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (518+ words) India's smartphone market saw a strong rebound in the festive third quarter of 2025 (3Q25), reaching its highest level in five years. According to the International Data Corporation, smartphone shipments rose 4.3% year-on-year to 48 million units. The growth was driven mainly by strong…...
The man who gave us the Web, and never claimed it
2+ mon, 16+ hour ago (600+ words) In an age when every click, every connection, and every emotion can be monetised, it feels almost unbelievable that the World Wide Web, the very architecture of our digital lives, was created by someone who gave it away for free....