COVID-19 Vaccine for All Above 45 Years From April 1: How to Register via Aarogya Setu, Co-WIN Site

How to Register via Aarogya Setu, CoWIN

The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive for citizens above 45 years of age will begin in India this week. The government has rolled out both online and offline methods for eligible citizens to book their COVID-19 vaccine spot. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 for healthcare workers, which further extended […]

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China smartphone maker Xiaomi to invest $10 billion in new EV unit over 10 years - ET Telecom

China smartphone maker Xiaomi to invest $10 billion in new EV unit over 10 years – ET Telecom

SHANGHAI: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp has formally entered the automotive industry with a new smart electric vehicle (EV) business, the company announced on Tuesday in a filing. The firm will initially invest 10 billion yuan ($1.52 billion) in the wholly-owned subsidiary, with a total investment goal of $10 billion over the next ten years. […]

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Amazon Pay looks to become e-financial powerhouse in India - ET Telecom

Amazon Pay looks to become e-financial powerhouse in India – ET Telecom

Amazon, which is a dominating player in India’s e-commerce market, is looking to do a similar feat in payment services and expand its array of financial services. The company which started offering wallet services a few years back now offers a host of services ranging from money transfer, bill payment to merchant payments. It is […]

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US case against detained Huawei executive only a 'concern of China': Defense - ET Telecom

US case against detained Huawei executive only a ‘concern of China’: Defense – ET Telecom

Vancouver: Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies‘ chief financial officer, argued Monday that the US conspiracy and fraud charges against her are only a “concern of China” and unrelated to the United States. Extraditing Meng from Canada would undermine Chinese sovereignty in international law, they said. Referring to allegations that Meng lied to HSBC bank […]

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Facebook, Google plan new undersea cables to connect Southeast Asia and America - ET Telecom

Facebook, Google plan new undersea cables to connect Southeast Asia and America – ET Telecom

Facebook said on Monday it planned two new undersea cables to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America in a project with Google and regional telecommunication companies to boost internet connection capacity between the regions. “Named Echo and Bifrost, those will be the first two cables to go through a new diverse route crossing the Java […]

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China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor development - ET Telecom

China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor development – ET Telecom

China announced tax breaks Monday to spur growth of its semiconductor industry following U.S. sanctions that alarmed the ruling Communist Party by cutting off access to American processor chips for tech giant Huawei and some other companies. Leaders declared accelerating efforts to transform China into a self-reliant “technology power” to be this year’s top economic […]

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iPhone 13 Pro to feature matte black option, improved Portrait mode - ET Telecom

iPhone 13 Pro to feature matte black option, improved Portrait mode – ET Telecom

San Francisco, Apple is reportedly planning to launch iPhone 13 lineup and now a new report has claimed that the iPhone 13 Pro will be offered in a new matte black option with improved Portrait mode. According to a report by Max Weinbach via Everything ApplePro’s YouTube channel, the iPhone 13 will come with a […]

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4G tender: Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung may be allowed to bid for BSNL network expansion - ET Telecom

4G tender: Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung may be allowed to bid for BSNL network expansion – ET Telecom

NEW DELHI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) may allow multinational vendors such as Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung to upgrade 49,300 2G and 3G sites to fourth generation or 4G technology in a bid to expedite the rollout commercial next generation services, a senior telco official said. “Last week, based on discussions led by the Empowered […]

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Facebook, Google Plan New Undersea Cables to Connect Southeast Asia and America

Facebook said on Monday it planned two new undersea cables to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America in a project with Google and regional telecommunication companies to boost internet connection capacity between the regions. “Named Echo and Bifrost, those will be the first two cables to go through a new diverse route crossing the Java […]

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