Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution: No more public New Year’s resolutions. The Facebook Inc. chief executive officer, who in January usually shares a “personal challenge” for the coming year, said Thursday he’s forgoing that tradition in 2020. Instead, Zuckerberg said he will “take a longer term focus” this decade to prioritize projects […]
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Facebook unveils 4 new privacy features: You should be using them all
Facebook is one of the most widely used social media platforms in the world. According to the German statistics portal Statista, as of the third quarter of 2019, Facebook has 2.45 billion monthly active users. With Facebook gaining more popularity every passing day, security becomes an important issue. Facebook has now updated […]
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CES 2020: Say hello to the Skagen Falster 3 with Snapdragon 2100
Skagen, a subsidiary of Fossil, launched the successor to the popular Skagen Falster 2, the Skagen Falster 3 at CES 2020. Like the older iteration the Falster 3 is also powered by Google’s WEAR OS. The Falster 3 is powered by the latest Snapdragon 2100 SoC inside and besides the […]
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Uber’s new safety features for Indian riders includes Ola Cabs-like PIN verification
Uber on Thursday announced new safety features for riders in India. The new set of features include a RideCheck, a feature that detects irregularities in trips, and audio recording, which will be initially available as a pilot in the country later this year. Uber has also introduced a ‘PIN verification’ feature, similar to […]
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‘WhatsApp from Facebook’ status arrives for new users in 2020
Taking another step towards unifying all the apps, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp – under one umbrella, Facebook is adding the ‘WhatsApp from Facebook’ for new users on the messaging platform in 2020. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed his plans of integrating chat services – WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram – to let users message […]
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US lawmaker introduces bill that prevents intelligence sharing with countries that use Huawei
US Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prevent the United States from sharing intelligence with countries that allow Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies to operate 5G network technology within their borders, according to a copy of the bill seen by Reuters. The United States has led a global […]
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Twitter suspends accounts of Venezuelan government, military officials
Twitter has suspended more than a dozen accounts associated with Venezuela’s government and military, including the OPEC nation’s oil ministry and the armed forces’ operational command. Officials criticized the move shortly after the accounts were first suspended on Tuesday, without explanation or any announcement from Twitter. Some of the accounts initially […]
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Facebook,eBay pledge to better tackle fake reviews on their platforms
Facebook and eBay have promised to better identify, probe and respond to fake and misleading reviews, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Wednesday after pressing the online platforms to tackle the issue. Customer reviews have become an integral part of online shopping on several websites and apps but […]
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Telecom firms seek open court hearing in Supreme Court of review petition against AGR ruling
The telecom companies in India have sought open court hearing of the review petition they filed against the Supreme Court order on the interpretation of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) which had resulted in imposition of around Rs 92,000 crore burden on telecom companies. The matter was mentioned on Wednesday before […]
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6 facts about your phone battery: From overheating to overcharging
With the amount we use our phones daily it is vital that it has a battery that lasts long enough. And thanks to that fast chargers have become a mainstay. What most smartphone buyers look out for these days, after screen size and cameras is the battery size and how […]
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Apple reiterates its commitment to privacy at CES 2020 as FBI asks it to unlock two iPhones
Reiterating its commitment to safeguard the iPhone user’s data at any cost, Apple has defended its stance on hardware encryption at the ‘CES 2020’ trade show here, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked the Cupertino-based giant to unlock two iPhones. Participating in a privacy-focused session, Jane Horvath, Apple’s […]
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Bluetooth is getting new features and more efficient with ‘LE Audio’
Bluetooth is getting a much-needed upgrade in 2020. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) on Tuesday announced a new “LE Audio” which is being touted as the next generation of Bluetooth audio. The group says Bluetooth LE Audio will improve audio experience for users. This includes delivering high-quality and low […]
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MediaTek unveils Dimensity 800 5G Series chipsets for 5G smartphones
MediaTek introduced its Dimensity 800 Series 5G chipset family that will bring flagship features, power and performance to upcoming 5G smartphones. The smartphones are expected to offer premium features in the mid-range space. MediaTek’s Dimensity 5G chipset family offers powerful SoCs with integrated 5G modems. The single chip solutions promise to […]
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Twitter launches Promoted Trend Spotlight to give premium ad space to brands
Twitter on Monday launched a new ad product — the Promoted Trend Spotlight — that will allow brands to utilise Twitter’s video format while acquiring prime visibility on the platform’s Explore tab. The product will be available in 15 markets including India, the company said in a statement. With full-width […]
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Qualcomm unveils autonomous driving computer that can handle lane controls, self-driving
Qualcomm Inc on Monday announced a computing system for autonomous vehicles designed to handle everything from lane controls to full self-driving that it aims to have on the road by 2023. The system, dubbed Snapdragon Ride, is the company’s first foray into a full system to power self-driving cars. San […]