The Echo series of smart speakers from Amazon is arguably the best among the competition right now, and the varied sizes and prices also provide something for every budget. New Echo devices usually bring incremental changes over multiple generations, as is the case with the Echo smart speaker that I’m reviewing here. The Amazon Echo … Read more
India, under its ongoing G20 Presidency, is spearheading the process of formulating crypto laws that would work uniformly on an international level and make the sector safer against crimes and misuse. In a fresh development, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has disclosed that the three-month period between April and July will be crucial in giving … Read more
The crypto community of India has not been very supportive of the tax rules that the government enforced on the trade of virtual digital assets last year. It is estimated that only 0.07 percent of Indian crypto owners actually declared and paid their taxes in the year of 2022. The finding has been published by … Read more
Reaffirming its commitment to protecting the safety and trust of digital citizens, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, related to online gaming and spread of false and misleading information regarding government business. The aim of these amendments was to … Read more
India’s smart TV shipments recorded double-digit growth of 28 percent in 2022, which was led primarily by the festive season in the third quarter of multiple new launches, discount events, and promotions, said a Counterpoint Research report. Moreover, demand for bigger screen-size TVs in the lower price tier also fueled the growth, it said. While … Read more
In late March, when Tim Cook made his first public appearance in China since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Apple Inc.’s chief executive officer approached it with all the delicacy of a high-stakes diplomatic visit. Cook took colleagues to an Apple retail store in Beijing and met privately with high-ranking government officials to discuss … Read more
Electric vehicles accounted for nearly 15 percent of all vehicles sold in Delhi in March, according to the data of the transport department. It also stated that 7,926 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in March, out of which four wheelers contributed to 20 percent of the sale and three wheelers contributed 12 per cent. A … Read more
The Delhi High Court has asked Chinese smartphone maker Vivo to approach the PMLA Appellate Tribunal in relation to the freezing of its bank accounts pursuant to a money laundering probe by the Enforcement Directorate. Justice Prathiba M Singh asked Vivo, which has already filed an appeal before the tribunal, to file a plea there … Read more
Amit Kshatriya, a decorated Indian-American software and robotics engineer was appointed as the first head of NASA’s newly-established Moon to Mars Programme that will help the agency ensure a long-term lunar presence needed to prepare for humanity’s next giant leap to the Red Planet. Kshatriya will serve as NASA’s first head of the office, with … Read more
The Pakistan government’s official Twitter account has been withheld in India. When anyone tries to access the Twitter account of the Pakistan government, it says, “Account Withheld @GovtofPakistan‘s account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.” This is reportedly the third time when Pakistan’s Twitter account has been restricted to be … Read more