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A draft bill to completely ban cryptocurrencies is in the works though. Despite banking restrictions put in place by the Reserve Bank of India, the country has not put any blanket ban on trading in cryptocurrencies yet, the government has clarified. Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha on whether the government has prohibited cryptocurrency in the country, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur this week said the answer was no. "Presently, there is no separate law for dealing with issues relating to cryptocurrencies. Hence, all concerned departments and law enforcement agencies, such as RBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax authorities, etc. take action as per the relevant existing laws," the Minister said. "Similarly, police/courts take action on IPC (Indian Penal Code) offenses. Further, in view of the risks and dangers associated with cryptocurrencies, (the) government and RBI have been issuing advisories, press re

Prime Day 2019 sale will bring new products, more deals, and more entertainment. Amazon's Prime Day sale is all set to begin from July 15 in India. Amazon's biggest sale event of the year will run for 48 hours this year, promising a large number of great deals, new product launches, and more. Amazon's Prime Day sale is an exclusive sale event open to Prime subscribers. While we're almost two weeks away from this year's Prime Day sale, Amazon has already kicked off the event with new releases on Prime Video in India. Amazon Prime Day 2019 sale in India - Everything you can expect: Deals and offers during Prime Day 2019 Just like the previous Prime Day sale, Amazon is promising a much bigger sale event this year with over 1,000 new product launches, exciting deals and offers across all major product categories, and more. This year, Prime Day will begin on July 15 and will continue throughout July 16. As for deals and offers, Prime Day 2019 sale will fea

Google has updated it's Android Developer's beta page for the Android Q beta. The page now consists of a note, which states that the newly launched Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will not be eligible for the beta program until June. Google has updated it's Android Developer’s beta page for the Android Q beta. The page now consists of a note, which states that the newly launched Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will not be eligible for the beta program until June. Which means you cannot signup for the Android Q beta automatic over the air (OTA) update. As of now, the only eligible devices from Google include the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL. You can still get the Android Q Beta 3 on your Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL by downloading and manually flashing the OTA files on to the smartphone. This is a bit odd, as many Pixel 3a owners have reported online that they were able to sign-up for the Android Beta Program till last Tuesday. This might mean that

Microsoft on Thursday said that its Windows 10 operating system (OS) is now running on more than 800 million active devices worldwide, one step closer to its goal of 1 billion Windows 10 users. "Thank you to all our customers and partners for helping us achieve 800 million Windows 10 devices and the highest customer satisfaction in the history of Windows," Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Modern Life and Devices Group tweeted. It took almost three years and eight months for Windows 10 to reach the goal of 800 million after it was released in July 2015, Xinhua news agency reported. Microsoft had originally expected to attain the goal of having Windows 10 installed on 1 billion devices globally in three years after its release, but it missed the target last year. The company announced in September 2018 that over 700 million devices were running Windows 10, indicating it had won 100 million new users in less than six months. Earlier, Microsoft had reveale

Google has launched a new app called Bolo, which aims to help students with their reading and comprehension skills. The beta version of Bolo, launched in India first, is optimized for native Hindi speakers and works with phones running Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) and higher. Google today launched a new app called Bolo, which is aimed at helping students in India, especially those in rural parts, with their reading and comprehension skills. Advertising The Bolo app, which is launching in beta first, comes after a pilot project that Google ran with 900 children in over 200 villages in Uttar Pradesh with ASER center. The annual ASER 2018 report showed that of all students enrolled in grade 5 in rural India, only about half of them can confidently read a grade 2 level textbook. The Google Bolo app will hope to plug that gap with its tutor-based approach in helping children read. The app includes an Assistant called Diya as well, which encourages children with their re

Samsung is expected to launch as many as three phones - Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S10+, and Samsung Galaxy S10e. Samsung could also unveil a foldable Samsung Galaxy X, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active and the Samsung Galaxy Buds. Samsung is all set to launch its tenth anniversary  Galaxy S10 series  smartphones on February 20 at a 'Galaxy Unpacked' event in San Francisco. In India, people can live stream the event from 12:30 am midnight on February 21. The live stream of the Galaxy Unpacked event would be available on Samsung's Facebook page, Twitter page and YouTube channel. This year, Samsung is expected to launch as many as three phones - Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy S10+, and Samsung Galaxy S10e. Samsung could also unveil a foldable Samsung Galaxy X, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active and the Samsung Galaxy Buds. the Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus will have a Super AMOLED curved edge-to-edge display design. On the other hand, the display of the S