VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Telefónica and Huawei have achieved a new milestone with the Proof-of-Concept (PoC) testbed for 5G-based vehicle communication networks (known as 5G-V2X) in their 5G Joint Innovation Lab at Madrid. This is another solid step to promote 5G commercialization and expand the 5G ecosystem after both companies completed 5G UCNC trial in 2017. 5G-V2X is widely recognized as the first and most important vertical industry which will be enabled by 5G innovations. The test for 5G-V2X technology is based on the latest 3GPP New Radio (NR) Standard specification available since December 22, 2017. Some of the most advanced 5G-V2X services include vehicles platooning, extended sensors, advanced driving and remote driving, among others.... Read More

Google India has launched a public initiative "#SecurityCheckKiya" to protect young and first-time web users from account hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and secure all their personal data if they lose their device. The company said that, with a large base of unsuspecting first-time Internet users now coming online through easy access modes but lacking technical literacy, Indian users are increasingly vulnerable to bad actors and abuse on the web. "Just like in the physical world, users in India should take precautions while engaging with the online world. While security is built into all of Google services, keeping the web safe for everyone is a shared responsibility," said Sunita Mohanty, Director, Trust and Safety.... Read More

Running on 28.5 percent of devices (across both versions 7.0 and 7.1), Android 7.0 Nougat is now the most-used version of the Android operating system, according to an update on Google’s developer portal. Android, 6.0 Marshmallow (released in 2015) is the second most-used version that still stands at 28.1 percent. Google’s latest 8.0 Oreo update released last fall stands at just 1.1 percent of Android devices, coming at a distant sixth place. It was running only on 0.2 percent of devices till October 2nd, 2017.... Read More