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  Paytm has mysteriously disappeared from Google Play Store. The app, owned by One97 Communications Ltd, is not visible on being searched on Google Play Store whereas all the other apps including Paytm For Business, Paytm Money, Paytm Mall, and others owned by the company are still available on Play Store. Source: Google Commenting on the removal from Play Store, Paytm in a statement on Twitter said, "Paytm Android app is temporarily unavailable on Google's Play Store for new downloads or updates. It will be back very soon. All your money is completely safe, and you can continue to enjoy your Paytm app as normal." Google has apparently removed the Paytm app because it allegedly violates the company’s new rules around online gambling. A source within Google said that the Google team that worked with developers reached out to Paytm repeatedly to fix the issues with the app. However, Paytm made repeated violations of the Google policy, noted the source. Paytm vanished from G...

Unacademy, one of the largest online learning platforms in India has faced a data breach and details of 22 million users of Unacademy are reportedly available for sale now. According to security firm Cyble Inc, a hacker is offering the user database, containing 21,909,707 records, for USD 2,000. Cyble Inc added that it has managed to acquire the database and added the user records to its data breach monitoring service which can be used by millions of Unacademy users to determine whether their account was hacked or not. Unacademy, one of the largest online learning platforms in India has faced a data breach and details of 22 million users of Unacademy are reportedly available for sale now. According to security firm Cyble Inc, a hacker is offering the user database, containing 21,909,707 records, for USD 2,000. Cyble Inc added that it has managed to acquire the database and added the user records to its data breach monitoring service which can be used by millions of Unacad...

Twitter is experimenting with a new moderation tool that will warn users before they post replies that contain what the company says is “harmful” language. Twitter describes it as a limited experiment, and it’s only going to show up for iOS users. The prompt that is now supposed to pop up in certain situations will give “you the option to revise your reply before it’s published if it uses language that could be harmful,” reads a message from the official Twitter Support channel.  The approach isn’t a novel one. It’s been used by quite a few other social platforms before, most prominently Instagram. The Facebook-owned app now warns users before they post a caption with a message that says the caption “looks similar to others that have been reported.” Prior to that change, Instagram rolled out a warning system for comments last summer. It’s not exactly clear how Twitter is labeling harmful language, but the company does have hate speech policies and a broader Twitter Rul...

Google’s Stadia Controller will finally work wirelessly with laptops and desktops (but it doesn't work wirelessly with mobile phones) starting this week, the company announced today ( via Engadget ). Since the cloud gaming service’s November launch, the only way you could use your controller wirelessly was if you were playing Stadia on your TV with a Chromecast Ultra. You still can’t use the Stadia Controller wirelessly with an Android phone, though, and it’s not clear when that functionality might arrive. When used wirelessly, the Stadia controller connects to Google’s servers over Wi-Fi instead of connecting to the device in front of you over Bluetooth, like most other gaming controllers. Google says this helps the controller “deliver precise controls.” If you want to connect your Stadia controller wirelessly, you can follow Google’s support documentation here . If you want to pick up a Stadia controller, you can buy one for $69 or for $129 as part of the Stadia P...

MIUI 12 will be rolled out in Q3, which was officially mentioned here. If you are looking for a resource that compiles all of the new MIUI 12 features in one place, then you’ve arrived at the right place. Here are all of the new features in MIUI 12: Also visit here to find list of devices getting MIUI 12 updates. New Features in MIUI 12 Key UI Changes Xiaomi has been working hard to refine the UI for the past few software releases. A close look at MIUI 12 should be enough to tell you that it’s the most minimal and clean UI that the software has offered to date.  The company has also improved app opening and closing animations in MIUI 12 to reduce stutter and tearing. The company has integrated its own technologies and algorithms into its Android skin to get real-time blur in the background while closing an app, for example. Several other new animations can be found across the board – even within system apps. Also visit here to find list of devices getting MIUI ...

The company's CFO Jatin Dalal and President & Chief Human Resources Organisation (CHRO) Saurabh Govil spoke to CNBC-TV18 soon after the company declared its fourth-quarter earnings. "There are many indications to show that the pandemic is worse than the global financial meltdown," said Dalal. "In 15 days alone, due to just the discontinued operations, we have seen a 0.7-0.8% hit to the business". Govil said that the company could look at various options to cut costs. "We will look at if people can go on furloughs and leaves. If sub-contractor costs can come down and if we can deploy people there. We will have to cut costs wherever possible. These are tough times and we may have to take tough decisions." Wipro's fourth-quarter net profit 6 percent sequentially to Rs 2,345 crore. Revenues rose marginally to Rs 15,296 crore. It also suspended its formal guidance citing uncertainty. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus ...

Amazon has no clarity yet on when its warehouses in France might reopen, the head of its French business said on Thursday, after the e-commerce giant clashed with unions over the measures taken to limit the risks of coronavirus contagion. The world's largest online retailer is facing mounting scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic as it juggles a surge in online orders during unprecedented lockdowns during the pandemic and employees' safety. France is the only country where it has shut down all of its so-called fulfilment centres after unions complained that they were still too crowded and filed a legal challenge. A court sided with the workers on Tuesday, ordering Amazon to focus only on delivering essential items like food while it revised health protocols. Amazon's French Chief Executive Frederic Duval rejected the court's order on Thursday, saying the company had spent "colossal amounts" on health precautions including sanitary ...

It’s raining new content in mobile multiplayer games. Previously, PUBG MOBILE announced that it will bring a new Cold Front Survival mode to the game on April 16. Now, Call of Duty Mobile is doing the same. No, there’s no new gameplay mode this time but for fans of the franchise, there’s a mega surprise. The mobile team is bringing an iconic map from the PC version soon in an upcoming update. In a recent tweet, the Call of Duty Mobile team has announced that something new is coming to the game soon. The post says, “ If you know, you know”, which is then followed by a teaser image. While there’s nothing mega that can be extracted from the photo, the tower alone hints towards a map that first made an appearance on the Modern Warfare 2 sequel. Hence, it seems that Call of Duty Mobile will bring the Rust map from the PC version. The Rust was a small multiplayer map introduced to Modern Warfare 2 and was later brought to the Call of Duty Modern Warfare. The map usu...

Google has confirmed that it will use the Google Play Services infrastructure to update Android phones with the upcoming COVID-19 contact tracing system it is building in collaboration with Apple. It should ensure that more Android phones will actually get the updates, and also ensure that they become available on phones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or above.  Source : Google Google says that its update system will apply to both phases of the Bluetooth contact tracing framework — the initial API rollout, which is due next month, and the next stage, which will see the APIs built into the OS. The companies will say only that the second stage will arrive “in coming months.”  There is one huge set of Android devices that don’t benefit from Google Play services: all of the Android phones in China, as well as any Huawei phones sold around the world after the imposition of restrictions by the US. Google is not allowed to export software to Huawei, which...

OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 phones are all set to launch today. The company is hosting a global online event, wherein it will reveal prices, availability, and specification details of the two phones. According to leaks, the OnePlus 8 Pro is expected to sport a quad camera setup at the back, while the OnePlus8 is tipped to come with triple rear cameras. The phones will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC, and support 5G. The company has also confirmed 120Hz display refresh rate on the two phones. OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8: Live stream link, expected price OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 launch event will begin at 8:30pm IST today. The event will be live streamed on the OnePlus official website and via YouTube as well. As per leaks, the OnePlus 8 Pro is rumoured to be priced between EUR 919 and EUR 929 (roughly Rs. 76,000-76,900) in Europe for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration, while its 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model could be priced between EUR 1,009 and EUR 1,...

Motorola is hosting its flagship launch on April 22 where the much-rumoured Motorola Edge+ is expected to finally debut.  In addition to the Motorola Edge+, Motorola Edge is also expected be unveiled with slightly toned-down specifications than the flagship model. Both the Motorola Edge+ and Motorola Edge are speculated to come with 5G support. As per the official teaser released by Motorola, the launch will take place online at 11am CDT (9:30pm IST) on April 22. It suggests the debut of the Motorola Edge and Edge+ by saying, “Join us for the Motorola Flagship Launch E-vent.” The word “E-vent” specifically hints at the arrival of both new Motorola Edge-series smartphones. It’s arriving. Join us for the Motorola Flagship Launch E-vent, April 22nd, 11AM CDT. pic.twitter.com/FNqbOskRxg — Motorola (@Moto) April 13, 2020 Having said that, Motorola hasn't yet confirmed the name of its next-generation flagship through an official channel. The flagship...

Legion Gaming phone will become the world’s fastest charging smartphone. Lenovo has revealed that its Legion Gaming phone will come with 90W fast charging support. Once launched, the smartphone can be expected to offer the fastest wired charging supported by any smartphone in the world. The company had hinted through a poster in February that the Legion Gaming phone will support higher than 55W fast charging. It had previously announced that the gaming-centric smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. The new Legion smartphone is also touted to come with ground-breaking cooling technology to provide a smooth gaming experience to the users. Legion Gaming phone is expected to get fully charged faster than all the other fast charging smartphones. However, in the poster shared on Weibo, Lenovo has not specified the amount of time required for charging the smartphone. It is expected that the upcoming Lenovo Legion Gaming phone will get fu...