New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) With the first phase of Census 2027 set to begin on Monday, more than 3.74 lakh people in Gujarat have already completed self-enumeration, as the state gears up for what officials describe as India’s first fully digital census exercise.The census, the 16th in the country’s history and the eighth since Independence, will be conducted in two phases across Gujarat and the rest of India. The previous census was carried out in 2011.Announcing the commencement of the exercise,…
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New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) OpenAI — the parent company of ChatGPT — has integrated its AI coding assistant Codex into the ChatGPT mobile app for iOS and Android users, allowing developers to monitor, manage and approve coding tasks remotely from their smartphones.The feature is currently being introduced in preview mode across all ChatGPT plans, including Free and Go, in supported regions.With the integration, users can connect their phones to machines running Codex — including laptops, Mac min…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) US-based tech giants Google and Apple have announced that end-to-end encrypted Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging is beginning to roll out in beta for iPhone and Android users, marking a major step towards improving privacy in cross-platform messaging.The iPhone maker said it partnered with Google as part of a wider industry initiative to bring end-to-end encryption support to RCS, the messaging standard designed to replace traditional SMS.According to Apple, th…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Delhi Police said on Tuesday that they have successfully resolved a house theft case just hours after the incident, apprehending the burglar in the process. The police recovered several stolen electronic devices, including Apple products, from the accused’s possession. According to police, the staff of Police Station Kishangarh arrested the accused, identified as Md. Ashad Anwar, and recovered stolen articles, including an iPhone, iPad, Android mobile phone, Apple …
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said the new Aadhaar app is witnessing strong public adoption with over 21 million (2.1 crore) downloads within three months, bringing services to people’s fingertips and making life easier.IT Ministry said that people are using the app to avail various services, including mobile number and address updates easily, anytime, anywhere.“So far over 2.8 million (28 lakh) people have updated their mobile numbers using the new Aadhaar App. Similar…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Global foldable smartphone shipments are projected to grow 20 per cent year‑on‑year in 2026, driven by Apple’s expected entry into the segment and continued premiumisation of the smartphone market, a report said on Tuesday.The report from Counterpoint Research said Apple’s first foldable iPhone is expected to intensify competition, and the company is projected to capture a 46 per cent share in North America in 2026.North America will see the most immediate disr…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Agentic artificial intelligence can only succeed if it can operate seamlessly across applications and connected devices, but China’s fragmented mobile ecosystem and super app fragmentation prevent such interoperability, a report has said explaining the Doubao phone controversy.The report from Lawfare media said China’s “do everything” apps such as WeChat and Alipay create closed ecosystems that block agents from accessing calendars, emails, chat logs and payment…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) AI-driven cybersecurity firm CloudSEK has uncovered a malicious SMS spoofing campaign distributing a trojanised version of Israel’s official “Red Alert” emergency mobile application, exploiting public panic amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.According to the company, threat actors are spreading a fake Android app through targeted SMS phishing (smishing) messages that prompt users to sideload an APK file posing as an urgent wartime update.The malicious app imper…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India has observed almost 14 million downloads of the new Aadhaar App so far, reflecting the strong public adoption and growing trust of residents in secure, digital, and convenient Aadhaar services. The achievement highlights the app’s role in making Aadhaar more accessible, user-friendly, and instantly available to people across the country, according to an official statement issued on Monday.The Aadhaar App is a next-gen…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s posts on a social media platform called Truth Social, announcing an immediate tariff cut from 25 to 18 per cent and heralding a trade deal with India raised much furore back home on Tuesday. Truth Social, launched in February 2022 by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), has become the United States President’s primary megaphone for politics and policy. Initially dismissed as a “Twitter clone”, Trump’s relentless use of the platf…