While Indian smartphone users are keen to browse their internet and experience 5G, scammers have sensed their excitement and using new methods to trick people into scheming.

Tech Talk: Cybercriminals using 5G to dupe phone users

Recently, a fire damaged service of Kakao, the company that is behind South Korea's largest mobile messaging app. The tech joint suffered a massive server outage, it shut down its messaging mobile banking and also its gaming services for a period of about eight hours.

Tech Talk: Kakao suffers service disruption due to fire at data centre

QR codes have become an important part of our daily lives. They are almost everywhere malls, restaurants, grocery stores, trains, business, and even museums. The list is endless.

Tech Talk | QR Code: A cybersecurity threat

Snapchat is planning to introduce a set of parental controls for its users in India. This comes a few weeks after the parental controls were launched in the United States.

Tech Talk| Social media and teen safety: Snapchat rolls out parental controls in India

Tech giant Meta said it has notified a million Facebook users that their usernames and passwords might have been stolen after downloading one of over 400 malicious Android and iOS smartphone apps.

Tech Talk: Meta warns of password-stealing phone apps

A lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses online gaming firm Roblox Corp of enabling a California girl's sexual and financial exploitation by adult men.

Tech Talk: Roblox sued over girl's sexual and financial exploitation

We've seen robots perform different duties in the kitchen and now they can even make french fries and onion rings. A company in California has launched what it calls the flippy tool robot.

Tech Talk: Robot makes french fries faster than humans

Microsoft is reportedly planning to increase its workforce in China to more than 10,000 next year, up from roughly 9,000 currently. The company also said it will expand its campuses in Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou in the next three to five years. The firm has offices in 13 Chinese cities.

Tech Talk: Microsoft to grow its workforce in China to 10,000 next year

Social media addiction is becoming more commonplace. Teenagers are among the biggest consumers of social media. According to a new study, primary school children are losing one full night's sleep a week because they stay up late on social media sites.

Tech Talk: Social media platforms impacting children's health

Apple users are enjoying the new releases be it the new iPhone 14 or the latest iOS 16 software. The average price of in-app purchases on the iOS app store has increased 40 percent year on year.

Tech Talk: Apple's in-app purchase prices jump by 40% year-over-year

Apple on Wednesday launched the new iPhone 14 series with four models- iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. Available in a 6.1-inch display and a new, larger 6.7-inch size, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus feature impressive camera upgrades and groundbreaking new safety capabilities. Know more in this report.

Tech Talk | iPhone 14: Is it worth the price tag?

Apple's upcoming iPhone 14 lineup is expected to be priced higher than the iPhone 13 series, but a new report suggests that the price hike may not be as steep as anticipated. Apple is expected to launch its iPhone 14 lineup at its upcoming event on September 7.

Tech Talk | Report: iPhone 14 prices could be lower than expected

Tesla owners are having a hard time in getting their cars serviced. There are various problems that people are facing such as- drivers cite delays, parts issues, and instances when their car was in worse condition after visiting the repair shop.

Tech Talk: Tesla owners unhappy with the company's repair services

According to a new report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), a growing number of posts relating to self-harm have started appearing on Twitter. The numbers are up by 500% since October of last year.

Tech Talk | Researchers: Twitter failed to moderate self-harm content

iPhone came in 2007 with a touch screen much bigger than the ones that were on other phones at that time, it was an instant hit. But then Apple reached a point where critics argued it had lost its grip on innovation.

Tech Talk: Why is Apple struggling to innovate the iPhone?

US government researchers say they have found a way to charge electric vehicle batteries faster. The team said they found a method to charge the battery up to 90% in just 10 minutes.

Tech Talk: Faster charging could lead to smaller & cheaper EV batteries

US government researchers say they have found a way to charge electric vehicle batteries faster using machine learning. The team said they found a method to charge the battery in just 10 minutes however, the method is still at least 5 years away from being perfected.

US Researchers find faster charging method, could double the current EV charging speed

Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, has accused his former employer of cybersecurity negligence in an explosive whistleblower complaint.

Tech Talk: Twitter's former security chief Peiter Zatko turns whistleblower

A man in San Francisco after he took a photo of his baby boy's body and sent it to a doctor for a telemedicine consultation. Google's automated technology blocked the man's account after the pictures were flagged as potential material related to child pornography and the dad was also reported to the police.

Tech Talk: Google's AI bans father over medical photos of his child

Social networking apps like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have become a part of our daily life. Apart from being addictive, these apps inflict damage in other ways. These apps can track iPhone users and steal sensitive information like passwords and bank details without consent.

Tech Talk: Popular apps capable of collecting private information on iPhones

if there is a video player that most of us have used then chances are there it is the VLC. It is a convenient media player and can play almost all types of multimedia files. However, the media player appears to have been banned in India.

Tech Talk: The recent blocking of the VLC Media player

India is steering itself towards a battery-operated automobile revolution. The Indian firm Ola electric has announced its much anticipated electric car the company has said that the car will arrive in 2024. Ola has also announced a new electric scooter it's called the S1 it's a cheaper alternative to the S1 Pro.

Tech Talk: Ola driving green mobility in India; launches electric vehicles in India

Messaging app, Signal is said to be a secure service, it's considered the gold standard of privacy but the fact is like many other messaging apps, Signal is also not completely secure. The App whose tag line is say hello to privacy is also vulnerable to hacking incidents.

Tech Talk: Signal messaging app confirms data breach at verification partner Twilio

Apple has reportedly asked Taiwan-based suppliers to label their products as being produced in China, in an effort to avoid disruption from strict Chinese customs.

Tech Talk: Apple asks Taiwanese suppliers to follow China custom rules

tech-talk

Tech Talk, News on Tech Talk, stories on Tech Talk, articles on Tech Talk, Tech Talk stories at Wion, Tech Talk news, Tech Talk latest news

tech talk