As India keeps on engaging along the Line of Actual Control in a border row with China, ceasefire violations by Pakistan this year has already reached the highest in 17 years. In the first eight months of 2020, 3186 incidents were reported along the Line of Control as per a report in TNN.  Minister of …

Google on Monday said it will launch its newest slate of consumer devices at a virtual event on Sept. 30. The lineup includes the search giant’s the Pixel 4A 5G and Pixel 5 phones, a new Chromecast streaming device and voice-enabled smart speaker.  The event, which will start at 11 a.m. PT, follows the launch of the company’s Pixel 4A budget phone …

Facebook said Monday that people who make video calls on Messenger or use its videoconferencing tool Messenger Rooms will be able to watch videos together with their friends and family on their smartphones in real time.  Facebook users can select videos and shows to view through the social network’s video hub, known as Facebook Watch. The feature, called Watch Together, …

A pair of promotional videos have seemingly revealed Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 VR headset after being uploaded to the social network’s marketing hub, as previously reported by The Verge. It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 processor and is lighter than last year’s original model, according to the videos. It apparently includes up to 256GB of storage and 6 GB of …

At a prerecorded virtual announcement Monday, LG launched a new 5G phone with a swiveling display known as the LG Wing. The unveiling lasted about 45 minutes, during which the South Korean company went into detail about its Explorer Project endeavor, which promises to bring new kinds of designs to its phones. At the very end of the presentation, LG …

YouTube is getting in on the short-form video craze. In a blog post, the Google-owned video platform detailed its new format, which it calls Shorts. The new feature will be a rival for Chinese app TikTok and Instagram Reels. Designed as a “new short-form video experience right on YouTube for creators and artists who want to shoot short, catchy videos” …

CNET editors, including yours truly, spend a lot of time comparing the main cameras on flagship phones like the iPhone 11 Pro and Galaxy S20 Ultra. Because of this, selfie cameras often get second-billing, despite them being used almost as often as the rear cameras. So I wanted to find out which smartphone takes the best selfies out of four …

An executive order banning TikTok from the US won’t affect employees’ paychecks, the Trump administration said Monday in a court filing. The executive order bars any US transactions with TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The company behind the short-form video app quickly sued, as did an employee worried that wages and salaries would be covered by a section of the …

Amazon is changing the name of its children’s subscription service and adding more videos and music, the e-commerce giant said Monday. Amazon FreeTime and FreeTime Unlimited will now be called Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids Plus, giving kids access to more than 20,000 books, movies, games and educational apps while also giving parents control over screen time and content filtering.  …

Amazon’s hiring binge in 2020 apparently isn’t done yet. The e-retailer said Monday it’s hiring 100,000 more people in the US and Canada to work in its warehouses to help it manage the surge in online orders during the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes after the e-commerce juggernaut already hired 175,000 more US warehouse workers earlier this year. Amazon last …