Smartphones have our life easier and faster, but some researchers have concluded that the invention has also brought extreme laziness in humans, especially I one of the countries.

Smartphones have made UK one of the laziest countries in Europe

Is too much screen-time putting a strain on your eyes? We test a gadget that's a treat for sore eyes.

Tech It Out: A portable eye massager

“Data is the new gold”; these words are echoed commonly in contemporary times, and aptly so. Turns out, the United States law enforcement agencies have been buying data which includes one’s phone location, effectively terminating the need to issue a warrant to obtain such sensitive user details.

US law enforcement bought 'Locate X' to track user's phone location data without permit

Technology is no less magical and can change our lives in unimaginable ways. Watch the beautiful story and get inspired.

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It's time to take a trip down memory lane.

Did you grow up playing these video games? | Tech It Out

The next geopolitical battleground is the technology and it is not just China that is a target. Countries around the world are building borders for their internet.

Technology: World's next geopolitical battleground

In a series of bad news for Twitter, the company could face a fine of over $250 million in the United States. The company will have to pay US authorities for its unauthorised use of phone numbers and email addressed in order to increase the reach of advertisements.

Twitter could face a fine of upto $250 million for unauthorised usage of user data

China's Huawei has overtaken Samsung to become the number-one smartphone seller worldwide in the second quarter, industry tracker Canalys said Thursday.

Huawei overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller

Used and discarded phones have been a concern for environmentalists since phones became an intrinsic part of human lives. Many opt for recycling, or simply exchanging their old phone for a new phone which also saves money.

France may have found the perfect way to deal with discarded phones

WhatsApp now over 50 million users of its business app globally, of which more than 15 million are in India. "As businesses across the world prepare to reopen and expand online, people need simple ways to get in touch with them to ask questions, get information or find something they might like to buy.

WhatsApp Business now has over 15 million users in India; introduces new features

Microsoft has announced a set of new features in its video conferencing app Teams that make virtual interactions more natural, more engaging. Teams is getting a new feature called 'Together Mode' which will allow users to share the same background.

Microsoft Teams gets new features including Together Mode, Video Filter and Live Reactions

Are companies that claim to fight misinformation about coronavirus actually capitalising on it? A new report reveals that major conglomerates like Google and Amazon will funnel $25 million in 2020 to websites that spread misinformation about COVID-19.

Survey says Amazon, Google pump millions into websites spreading misinformation about COVID-19

Apple Inc said on Wednesday it is expanding a program to supply repair parts, tools and manuals for iPhones to independent repair shops in 32 countries in Europe as well as Canada.

Apple expands independent repair shop programme to Europe, Canada

US tech giants face a reckoning over how Hong Kong's security law will reshape their businesses, with their suspension of processing government requests for user data a stop-gap measure as they weigh options, people close to the industry say.

US tech giants face hard choices under Hong Kong's new security law

Facebook Inc has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an independent audit commissioned by the company, the New York Times reported.

Facebook not doing enough to fight discrimination, audit says

Italy is considering whether to exclude Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies from building its 5G network, La Repubblica reported, without citing sources.

Italy considering whether to exclude Huawei from its 5G network

Instagram has launced the pinned comment feature to help users maximise their engagement with their friends and family members. "We're rolling out pinned comments everywhere.

Instagram rolls out new features including pinned comments

WhatsApp on Wednesday announced many new features including adding contact through QR codes, animated stickers and dark mode for its web and desktop platforms. The new features will start rolling over the next few weeks.

WhatsApp announces new features including animated stickers

Google said that it had removed search ads that charged users searching for voting information large fees for voter registration or harvested their personal data.

Google removes misleading ads in voting-related searches

A man recently gained prominence on social media after erroneously ordering 28 Tesla cars worth $1.5 million. Known as “Ballon-Man” on Reddit, the German man’s father reportedly ordered multiple Tesla Model 3s, even though the father-son duo wanted to order just one.

German man erroneously orders 28 Tesla cars worth $1.5 million

The Indian unit of Amazon.com Inc has eliminated all single-use plastic in its packaging across fulfillment centers in the country, in line with its target to weed out the packaging material by June, the e-commerce giant said on Monday.

Amazon India scraps single-use plastic in packaging across centers

Google has announced a new licensing programme to pay publishers for high-quality content. To begin with, Google has signed partnerships with Spiegel Group in Germany, Schwartz media in Australia, and Diarios Associados in Brazil.

Google to pay select publishers for 'high quality' news content

China completed the deployment of its own global navigation system. The last of 35 satellites to power China’s homegrown navigation system are now in space. The historic launch took 30 minutes until it was confirmed as a successful mission.

Why China built its own GPS?

China today completed the deployment of its own global navigation system. The last of 35 satellites to power China’s homegrown navigation system are now in space.

While the world grapples with COVID-19, China completes its homegrown GPS system 'Beidou' with new launch

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