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WhatsApp Doesn’t Have Permission to Start Full-Scale Operations in India: RBI The never-ending saga ofWhatsApp Payhas taken yet another turn. In an affidavit to the Supreme Court this week, the RBI asserted that WhatsApp doesn’t have the requisite permissions to start full-scale operations of its UPI payments service in the country. The report comes weeks afterWhatsApp Pay was suspended in Brazilby the country’s central bank. Meanwhile, in India, the RBI says it is concerned about WhatsApp’s compliance, or lack thereof, with the country’s data-localization laws....

WhatsApp Web & Desktop App Get Messenger Rooms Integration; Here’s How to Use It Video conferencing services saw a massive boom during the COVID-19 pandemic. With everyone cooped up and working from home, Zoomskyrocketedto the top and all of itscompetitors flockto the scene in an instant. FacebookannouncedMessenger Rooms in May earlier this year. They can accommodate up to 50 users at a time and have no time limits or restrictions....

Xiaomi Says Import Restrictions on TVs will Boost Manufacturing in India Xiaomistarted making its Mi TVs in Indiasince October 2018. Right after Indian government restricted TV imports, the Chinese tech giant favored the move and reportedly stated that India’s decision to restrict imports on TVs will boost local manufacturing. For the uninitiated, theDirectorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has recently amended a policy that restricts imports of TV sets. Right now, almost 35% of TVs sold in India are imported – mainly from China, Vietnam, and Malaysia....

YouTube Testing New Upload Icon and Icon Location on Mobile YouTubeis apparently experimenting with a new upload icon and icon location on mobile. The subtle changes will make it easier to upload videos on mobile devices, the company wrote on on its official YouTube support forums on Thursday.“We’re testing out a different spot and an updated look on the app for uploading videos. In our design studies, we found that creators think the current placement for creation is not intuitive....

Amazon Posts Biggest Ever Profits In Its History Even as theCoronavirus pandemichas forced most companies to accept losses or turn less than expected profits, Amazon seems to be the exception to that rule. The online retailer has posted its biggest ever profit in 26 years. As a result, the company’s shares also rose by 5 percent after hours. In its Q2 2020 earnings call, the ecommerce giant said that ithired 175,000 employeesin recent months due to surging demand for its services as people turned to online shopping more than ever during the pandemic....

Apple Confirms iPhone 12 Will be Delayed ‘by a Few Weeks’ Apple has confirmed that its upcomingiPhone 12might be delayed by ‘a few weeks’. During the company’s latest earnings call on Thursday, the company’s CFO, Luca Maestri, said that the devices might arrive ‘a few weeks later’ than they did last year. According to him:“Last year we started selling new iPhones in late September. (However), this year, we expect supply to be available a few weeks later”....

Black Shark 3S with 120Hz Display, Snapdragon 865 Launched Starting at CN¥3,999 Xiaomi-backed Black Shark hasunveileda new iteration of its popular gaming phone, the Black Shark 3S, in China today. This is a successor to theBlack Shark 3, which was unveiled in March earlier this year. Black Shark 3S sticks with the Snapdragon 865 but upgrades the display, game engine, and other things to refine the gaming experience. Black Shark 3S: Specs and Features The design of the Black Shark 3S is the same as its predecessor....