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hp, keylogger

[UPDATE: patched] Since 2015, HP’s been shipping laptops with keylogger baked into its audio driver

UPDATE: Just as HP was made aware of the gaping hole in…
xiaomi

Xiaomi’s first Indian ‘Mi Home Store’ set to open on May 20 in Bengaluru

After teasing us about the plans of its offline retail store in…
tesla

Tesla reveals the pricing details, opens pre-orders for its modern solar glass roof tiles

Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the solar glass roof tiles…
cortana

After Harman Kardon, Microsoft signs up Intel and HP to build Cortana-powered devices

Microsoft’s collaboration with widely-known audio equipment maker Harman Kardon may have resulted…
street view

Google announces a range of 360-degree cameras to simplify ‘Street View’ capturing

Isn’t is awesome to witness a location in 360-degree ‘Street View’ images…
tesla

Tesla’s much-awaited solar glass roof tiles become available for order today, says Elon Musk

Much like every other day, Elon Musk has poured out another major…
microsoft, homehub, windows 10

Microsoft’s HomeHub could give Amazon Echo some tough competition, suggest leaks

Fresh on the heels of the unveiling of Amazon Echo Show, we…
echo show, amazon

Amazon officially debuts the $230 Echo Show with a touchscreen, arrives June 28

After popularizing smart home speakers powered by voice-activated assistants, Amazon is planning…
fuchsia, google

Here is your first look at the wildly different UI of Google’s rumored third OS ‘Fuchsia’

This is most likely not the first time you’ve heard that Google…
whatsapp

India is the top user of WhatsApp video, with over 50Mn call minutes on the daily

Most of Facebook’s social media bets are paying off quite well. And…

Alipay is entering the US, partners with First Data Corp to serve over 4 Mn merchants

Growing global ambitions and a saturating domestic marker has now led to…
echo show

Amazon Echo Show: the $229 touchscreen Echo is expected to be unveiled today!

Amazon’s touchscreen Echo is coming sooner than anyone would’ve expected. When the…

Release of Aadhaar-enabled PoS terminals and ATMs to be delayed again

On 29th September 2016, the Reserve Bank of India circulated a memo…
uber freight

Travis Kalanick gives us a sneak peek at Uber Freight, the company’s long-haul trucking effort

Uber isn’t satisfied with just ferrying the populace from Point A to…
tesla model 3, model 3, tesla

Tesla to start collecting vehicle videos to improve on its self-driving technology

With an insistent competition to become the first one to drive its…
square

Unexpectedly, Square starts rolling out its physical debit cards to some users

Square started out as a money-transfer service back in 2009, which allowed…
google home

Now you can build a Google Home-like smart speaker, thanks to a $50 DIY Raspberry Pi kit

Google Home, the smart home speaker converts your traditional home into a…
microsoft

Microsoft is hosting another hardware-focused event in Shanghai on May 23

Just within a couple days of wrapping up the education-themed event, where…
uber

Uber is now under criminal investigation for its ‘greyballing’ practices

With another massive trouble looming over its head, Uber is far away…
apple, imagination technologies

Imagination Technologies begins ‘dispute resolution process’ with Apple over graphics chip tech

About a month ago, British chip designer Imagination Technologies revealed something which came…