Monday, January 11, 2021

Indian Loan Apps on Google Play Store Charging High Interest on Short-Term Loans in Policy Violation

A review of at least 10 Indian loan apps on Google Play store, which have been downloaded millions of times, breached Google rules on loan repayment lengths aimed at protecting vulnerable borrowers. Four apps including 10MinuteLoan, Ex-Money, and Extra Mudra have been taken down so far.

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Sony SRS-RA5000, SRS-RA3000 Wireless Home Speakers With 360 Reality Audio Launched

Sony SRS-RA5000 and SRS-RA3000 wireless home speakers have been launched with the company’s 360 Reality Audio technology. Both speakers also include Immersive Audio Enhancement to deliver a “room-filled” spatial audio experience.

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Facebook’s Move to Collect WhatsApp User Data Under Investigation in Turkey

Turkey is investigating WhatsApp and Facebook after the messaging app asked users to agree to let Facebook collect user data including phone numbers and locations.

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Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Leaked Renders Show Phone in Multiple Colours

Samsung Galaxy A32 5G press renders have surfaced online, showing the phone in four colours — black, blue, white, and purple. The smartphone is expected to have a quad rear camera setup with each sensor having its own separate cutout, as per the renders.

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Redmi 7A, Redmi 8A Start Getting MIUI 12 Update: Reports

Redmi 7A users in India have taken to Twitter to confirm the arrival of the MIUI 12 software. This is probably the last big update for both the Redmi 7A and the Redmi 8A. The size of the MIUI 12 update for Redmi 7A users is 547MB.

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Redmi 7A, Redmi 8A Start Getting MIUI 12 Update: Reports

Redmi 7A users in India have taken to Twitter to confirm the arrival of the MIUI 12 software. This is probably the last big update for both the Redmi 7A and the Redmi 8A. The size of the MIUI 12 update for Redmi 7A users is 547MB.

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Bitcoin Slides 12 Percent Amid Rising US Dollar

Cryptocurrencies plunged with bitcoin dropping more than 12 percent and ethereum 20 percent as rising US bond yields lifted the dollar broadly and hurt other safe assets that pay no income. Bitcoin fell as far as $33,447, its lowest since January 6.

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Vivo Announces Android 11-Based Funtouch OS 11 Beta Update Schedule for India

Vivo has revealed the rollout schedule for its Android 11-based Funtouch OS 11 beta update for devices in India. Users will receive the update on a batch-by-batch basis. Vivo V19 and Vivo X50 will start receiving the Android 11-based Funtouch OS 11 beta version update at the end of this month.

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Chinese Regulators Said to Push Tech Giants Including Tencent, Ant Group to Share Consumer Credit Data

China could push tech giants including Tencent, JD.com, and Ant Group to share their customers’ loan data with them to prevent excess borrowing and fraud, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro (OLED) With Up to 11th-Gen Intel Core i7 Processor Launched

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro (OLED) has been launched at CES 2021. The new Lenovo laptop is the OLED version of the company’s existing Yoga Slim 7i Pro.

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Vivo Y51A With Triple Rear Cameras, Snapdragon 662 SoC Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Vivo Y51A is priced in India at Rs. 17,990 for the lone 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model. The phone comes in Titanium Sapphire and Crystal Symphony colour options. The Vivo Y51A is available for purchase on Vivo India e-store, Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, TataCliq, and across all partner retail stores.

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Musk Says xAI to Take Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Rankings

Elon Musk accused the Apple of breaching antitrust regulations in managing the App Store rankings and said that his artificial intelligence ...