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Top 10 Most Valuable Brands in The World Right Now

29May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Top 10 Most Valuable Brands in The World Right Now

A new list talking of world's most valuable brands has been released and dragon country China has bagged top spots for the very first time. Ranked at No. 9, Jack Ma's Alibaba has joined along with Chinese Tech Giant Tencent alongside behemoth stalwarts such as Google and Apple. Alibaba has witnessed its brand value go double to $113 billion as the e-commerce firm has diversified its portfolio landing into mobile payments and cloud computing. Meanwhile, Tencent too has managed to secure a place in BrandZ top 10 ranking in 2017 and has gone from strength to strength over the past year. With a brand value of 179 billion, up by 65% compared to the company holds the 5th place behind giants Google, Apple, Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT) but above Facebook (FB). The BrandZ ranking ...

Avast: Android Devices Ship with Pre-Installed Malware “Cosiloon”

27May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Avast: Android Devices Ship with Pre-Installed Malware “Cosiloon”

World's Major cybersecurity company Avast has reported the presence of pre-installed malware in thousands of Android devices including those from manufacturers like ZTE, Archos and myPhone globally including in India. Dubbed as "Cosiloon", is an adware that creates an overlay to display an advertisement over a webpage within the user's browser, as per a report prepared by Avast Threat Labs. In its offical statement , Avast said, Thousands of users are affected and in the past month alone, Avast Threat Labs has seen the latest version of the adware on around 18,000 devices belonging to Avast users located in more than 100 countries, including Russia, Italy, Germany, India, Mexico, the UK as well as some users in the US. The adware which was first identified by Dr Web, a Russian IT s...

Google, Facebook face over $9 billion fine as GDPR Impact

26May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Google, Facebook face over $9 billion fine as GDPR Impact

Its just been a few hours when European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect and now a news has surfaced that Google and Facebook have been hit with privacy complaints that could carry fines of up to $9.3 billion in total. Austrian privacy-advocacy group Noyb.eu has said that with regard to privacy, Facebook, Google, and Facebook-owned Instagram and WhatsApp are forcing people to adopt a "take it or leave it" approach which eventually demands them to give in to platform's intrusive terms of service. The group has said in its statement, Tonnes of 'consent boxes' popped up online or in applications, often combined with a threat, that the service can no longer be used if user (s) do not consent. Moreover, It is asking regulators in Germany, Austria...

Facebook Releases Searchable Archive of U.S. Political Ads

25May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Facebook Releases Searchable Archive of U.S. Political Ads

Social Media Giant, Facebook has launched an archive of US political ad on its platform which showcases details like who paid for them and other details, after an outcry over Russians' alleged purchase of such ads during the 2016 elections. Facebook which today has 2.2 billion monthly active users had promised seven months ago to create a cache in context of U.S. congressional hearings that it wanted to increase transparency on its role in political advertising. The company has said that the archive tool will be rolled out to other countries in coming months. Meanwhile, on Thursday, Rob Leathern, Facebook’s director of ad product management said in his blog statement that all U.S. ads about elections or political issues on Facebook and Instagram must be labelled with the payer. He...

YouTube Music To Launch Soon, Now Pay Extra To Watch Originals

17May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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YouTube Music To Launch Soon, Now Pay Extra To Watch Originals

World's Largest Video Streaming Platform, YouTube is gearing up to launch a revamped version of its new music service-and at the same time is getting ready to charge more to see original shows like "Karate Kid" spinoff. To recap, about two years ago YouTube had launched an on-demand music service called YouTube Red which was more or less similar to Spotify or Apple Music. The service had removed ads while showcasing its content. With the new YouTube Music, the focus on personalisation will continue but the service will come with some extra bells and whistles such as a personal playlist based on YouTube history and other usage patterns. The service has been announced officially to soft launch on coming Tuesday and will cost $10 a month after a trial period. The much-awaited service...

Google Makes Paid Storage Plans Cheaper with “Google One” Upgrade

15May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Google Makes Paid Storage Plans Cheaper with “Google One” Upgrade

Just post its Annual Developer Conference I/O 2018, Google has come out with a new, low-cost storage plan called 'Google One' which is a revamped version of its Google Drive online storage subscription. The new Google One plan will start at 100GB for $1.99 which is the same price as Drive. However, under the new plan, an additional 200GB plan will be available for $2.99. Also, the current 1TB plan for $9.99 will also offer double space of up to 2TB. However, plans larger than 2TB will not be changed in terms of pricing. With more space, smarter options, access to experts and more, Google One is a simple plan for expanded storage with extra benefits to help you get more out of Google → https://t.co/65IdUJmn5Z pic.twitter.com/hJTXvvAWkZ — Google (@Google) May 14, 2018 Pavni Di...

Google Pay Debuts on Web, Reaches Desktop and iOS

4May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Google Pay Debuts on Web, Reaches Desktop and iOS

Google Pay, the combined payments system launched by world's largest tech giant Google, is now being rolled out on the web for desktop and iOS devices. While it is already available on Chrome and Android, the new update will make it work for other browsers too such as Firefox and Safari. Google pay faces sharp competition from Apple Pay and Samsung Pay as its ace rivals. At the time of launch, Google had hinted the debut of the unified payment platform on all its product, including Chrome. But now several months after launch, Google is finally bringing "Buy with Google Pay" buttons to other desktop browsers and iOS as well. Google Pay Brings Platform Independence With the latest change, Google Pay will be expanding its scope. There is an added functionality that will sync card details...

All You Need to Know About Neeraj Arora- The Man Rumoured to be Next WhatsApp CEO

3May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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All You Need to Know About Neeraj Arora- The Man Rumoured to be Next WhatsApp CEO

While we have already reported exit of Jan Koum, the co-founder of social media messaging app WhatsApp leaving Facebook, the market is now buzzing with news regarding who could be the next CEO of the major technology giant. If reports are to be believed another Indian and a former Google employee "Neeraj Arora" could head the cross-messaging platform and is being considered for the top position. Company's "All Thing Business Guy", Neeraj Arora is an IIT graduate with a degree from the Indian School of Business. He gave up his prestigious top hierarchy job at M&A at Google to become a part of one of the hottest Silicon Valley Startups. Neeraj started his career with a cloud solutions company in 2000, Accellion right after graduation and was one of the earliest engin...

Gmail Gets a New Makeover, Check Out What’s New!

27Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Gmail Gets a New Makeover, Check Out What’s New!

Internet Search Giant Gmail has come out with one of its biggest revamp update since 2013. This overhaul makes Gmail a lot easier, secure and smarter. While we had already reported about how Gmail had rolled out "confidential mode" to make it more robust and secure, this time there is a dose of other features too that include access attachment option without opening the email, two-factor authentication, smart replies, high priority notifications and much more! If you are a Gmail user, follow these steps to check if you have received the update or not: 1. Log on to Gmail and sign in to your account. 2.Once you reach the homepage, look out for 'cogwheel option' on the top right. 3. If you have got the update, you will find a link "Try the new Gmail" Click on it to get the new ...

Google Knows What you are Searching For? And This is How It Does !

23Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Google Knows What you are Searching For? And This is How It Does !

Imagine a scenario where you are left puzzled on the road figuring where to head next? Have a maths question to solve, have tried 100 times and haven't come up with a solution? Is looking out to the nearest restaurant to order food to order? What will you do? By now, you would be thinking simple, I would Google it! Well, Right! Given our dependence on Internet and technology, it is difficult to imagine a day without "Google" on our smartphones or laptops. Google Search is by far the biggest and most used search engine on world wide web that handles about 3 billion searches every day! It is backed by a complex set of algorithms which not only show up thousands of results in 0.03 seconds but also function platform's autocompleted predictions making the search experience faster...

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Launched Tech Startup Incubator

19Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Launched Tech Startup Incubator

Marissa Mayer, Former Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo has built a technology business incubator, Lumi Labs, with longtime colleague Enrique Munoz Torres. A brilliant computer scientist and 20th former employee at Google is known to have strengthened and shaped many of company's trademark features including Google Maps and Gmail. As per information from the company website, which is set against a backdrop of snow-covered peaks the venture will focus on artificial intelligence and consumer media. Mayer told that Lumi stands for Snow in Finnish earlier on Wednesday. She said, We have this little lab called Lumi that we have been working on. In Finnish, Lumi means snow, and I just love snow. I had a snowflake-themed wedding too. We have some productive ideas in consumer space and ar...

Gmail Launched New Feature Known as “Confidential Mode”

15Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Gmail Launched New Feature Known as “Confidential Mode”

Google is planning on a major update in the coming weeks introducing a new "Confidential Mode" along with updates on new features as well as designs.Though an official confirmation from Google is awaited, information related to the same has been obtained from various sources. The new update will bring in an umbrella of features such as quick reply to emails, ability to snooze emails for later, a new sidebar that would allow placing calendar appointments side by side. The much talked about "Confidential mode", will allow Gmail users to restrict users from accessing email, stopping copy, forward or printing the content of email altogether. Google is also working on an email authentication feature that will prompt users to enter an SMS passcode in order to open the emai...