Md Waquar Haider
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Holi sale 2023: Get iPhone 13 for as low as Rs 49,099, here's how
Cashify, a leading re-commerce marketplace and refurbished mobile retail chain has announced the start of the 'Cashify's Holi Sale' today. The sale on Cashify's online platform will be live from 3rd March 2023 till 6th March 2023 and promises to be a treat for all smartphone enthusiasts offering unbelievable discounts of up to 50 percent
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Cybercriminals using phishing and malware campaigns to target job seekers: Report
The current economic climate globally is grim due to the ongoing recession, and taking advantage of this environment, cybercriminals are using phishing and malware campaigns to target job seekers in a bid to steal sensitive information, a new report said on Thursday. In phishing attacks, job seekers receive emails from fake companies or recruitment agencies,
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
MWC 2023: VMware collaborates with Samsung on Virtualized RAN to Pave Way for Open 5G Networks
Cloud computing and virtualization technology company VMware has announced an expanded collaboration with Samsung resulting in the integration of Samsung's O-RAN compliant virtualized RAN solutions and VMware Telco Cloud Platform as part of the DISH Wireless 5G network buildout. VMware and Samsung announced their global 5G collaboration in 2020, and have since co-developed a validated
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Huawei suspected of tracking visitors via security badges at MWC 2023
Chinese tech giant Huawei has been accused of tracking visitors who visited its booth at the global tech event, MWC 2023, held in Barcelona. According to Tech Times, some visitors who were not able to return their security badges to Huawei opened up the small plastic container attached to the lanyard and found something suspicious.
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Google is reportedly working on a new feature for Chrome.
Google is reportedly working on a new feature for Chrome that will show users how much memory each tab is using. The information was shared by Chrome expert Leopeva64 on Twitter, reports Android Police. The new feature will let users know specific memory usage for every open tab when they place the cursor on it.
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Facebook parent to begin laying off another 11K employees in multiple waves next week
Meta (formerly Facebook) looks all set to lay off another 13 per cent, or roughly 11,000 jobs, in its second round of job cuts and the first wave is likely to start next week that will hit non-engineering roles hard. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, Meta Platforms is planning
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
WhatsApp rolling out 'multi-selection' feature for messages on Windows beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a new "multi-selection" feature for messages on Windows beta. As per WABetaInfo, beta testers can now select multiple messages within a conversation and then choose to delete or forward them all at once on WhatsApp for Windows. With the new feature, users can select multiple messages after clicking on "Select" within
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Twitter can't seek protection under Article 19, don't give relief: Centre to Karnataka HC
The Centre has submitted to the Karnataka High Court that American microblogging platform Twitter cannot take protection under Article 19 of the Constitution which ensures freedom of speech and expression. The Article 19 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and expression to Indian citizens and not to foreigners and foreign entities, the Additional Solicitor
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Amazon to cut 9,000 jobs in second round of layoffs, says report
Amazon has announced a lay off another 9,000 employees in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Twitch, advertising, and HR. In a memo, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that as the company concluded the second phase of its operating plan ("OP2") this past week, "I'm writing to share that we intend to eliminate about 9,000 more positions
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
AI platform market for healthcare industry to reach $4.3 bn in 2024: Report
The market for Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms for the entire healthcare industry is set to grow to $4.3 billion in 2024 from $1.5 billion in 2019, according to a new report. This is owing to the added integration of digital health tools and technologies such as AI and Machine Learning (ML) into the healthcare industry
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
ChatGPT suffers mega outage, chat history unavailable for most users
As key social media websites suffer outages every now and then, it was the turn of AI conversational service ChatGPT to go down for most of the users, including paid subscribers, and their chat history also went unavailable for several hours. ChatGPT, a product of Microsoft-owned OpenAI, suffered a day-long outage as users were unable
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G, Galaxy A23 5G launched in India: Check price, specs and more
Samsung on Monday launched Galaxy A14 5G and Galaxy A23 5G in the Indian market as the latest additions to the popular Galaxy A series. Both smartphones come with long-lasting 5000mAh battery and massive 6.6-inch display, up to 16GB RAM with RAM Plus and hyper-fast 5G connectivity. "Samsung has been driving 5G adoption in India
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Airtel 5G Plus now live in Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad
Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of its 5G services in NCR (national capital region) cities of Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad. Airtel's 5G services are already live in Delhi and Gurugram. Airtel 5G Plus services will be available to customers in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Microsoft to lay off nearly 11K employees this week: Report
Microsoft is joining the ongoing layoff season at tech companies and is reportedly set to fire nearly 11,000 employees this week amid the global economic slowdown. Sky News reported that Satya Nadella-run company is "finalising plans to become the latest technology giant to reduce its workforce during a global economic slowdown". Microsoft employs more than
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Samsung inaugurates its largest experience store in New Delhi: Check major offers here
Samsung on Saturday inaugurated its largest premium experience store in North India at the iconic Connaught Place in Delhi. The new experience store showcases Samsung's complete product ecosystem through different zones such as Connected Living, Smartphones, Audio, Gaming, Lifestyle Screens and Wearables, among others, showcasing its multi-device connectivity with SmartThings. Five lucky consumers among the
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Cut 20 percent jobs at Alphabet, key investor tells Sundar Pichai
Hedge fund billionaire and investor Sir Christopher Hohn has told Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai to reduce more jobs and bring the headcount to 150,000, that would require him to slash 20 per cent overpaid jobs in total. Google's parent company Alphabet has eliminated 12,000 jobs or 6 per cent of its workforce. In
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Realme GT3 to Xiaomi 13 Pro: Top 5 smartphones announced at MWC 2023
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Netflix lowers subscription costs in over 30 countries: All you need to know
Streaming giant Netflix has lowered the price of its subscription in more than 30 countries, in an effort to draw in subscribers who have access to a growing number of streaming options. Recent price reductions by the streaming giant include Middle Eastern countries (Yemen, Jordan, Libya and Iran), sub-Saharan African markets such as Kenya, and
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Samsung Exynos 1380 chipset with faster performance unveiled
South Korean tech giant Samsung has announced its latest midrange chipset the Exynos 1380. The Exynos 1380 is a 5nm chipset with four ARM Cortex-A78 CPU cores clocked at 2.4GHz, four ARM Cortex-A55 CPU cores clocked at 2GHz, and the Mali-G68 MP5 GPU clocked at 950MHz. "The octa-core CPU of the Exynos 1380 processor consists
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
Motorola to soon launch new version of foldable Razr smartphone
Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang has confirmed that a new version of the foldable Motorola Razr smartphone will be launched this year. Launched by Motorola in 2004, the Razr became one of the most popular flip phones of the 2000s. Yang told CNBC in an interview at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 that the reception
AUTHOR: MD WAQUAR HAIDER| Posted January 19, 2026
