In yet another example why you should wear an Apple Watch while travelling, a man in the US has credited the device for saving his life after he fell over a steep cliff and the Watch called 911 after detecting a hard fall. James Prudenciano, 28, and his date Paige […]
Diwali buying guide: Top smart speakers, smart displays
Diwali is just around the corner and the festivities have already started. One of the most exciting things about this festive season is gifts. You can gift your friends, family members, loved ones or even yourself if you feel like it. There are a range of products one can go […]
Twitter to soon update its policy to fight deepfake videos
Twitter is working on a new policy to tackle deepfake videos on its platform that will address the content which could threaten someone’s physical safety or lead to offline harm. The micro-blogging platform has asked its users how best the synthetic and manipulated videos can be addressed. “Deepfakes” are video forgeries that […]
Now, Gmail and Google will share single profile picture
Google has started combining G Suite users’ Gmail photos with their Google account profile photos. “We are combining the Gmail photo with the Google account profile photo for G Suite users. Now, when you go to change this setting in Gmail, you’ll be directed to the ‘About me’ section of […]
Microsoft acquires cloud firm Mover to help speed file migration to Microsoft 365
Microsoft has acquired leading Cloud file migration provider Mover for an undisclosed sum. Mover also provides admin-led and self-service offerings and as customer demand to move content to the cloud continues to grow, Mover will help make it easier than ever for customers to migrate files to Microsoft 365, the […]
Reliance Jio’s latest ‘all-in-one’ plans also include free IUC minutes for calls to rival networks
Reliance Jio on Monday launched new “all-in-one” plans which promise better data benefits. With subscriptions starting at Rs 222, the new plans are cheaper than the older 2GB per day data plans as well. One of the main highlights of Reliance Jio’s new plan is Interconnect usage charges for 1,000 minutes of […]
Vodafone Idea teams up with Red Hat to revamp data centres
Open source solutions provider Red Hat on Monday announced a partnership with telecom major Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) to transform its distributed network data centres to open standards, open interfaces based “Universal Cloud”. VIL will be rapidly transforming its over 100 data centres across a “Universal Cloud,” where a shared […]
Huawei says absence of Google apps hurting the company
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has confirmed that the US sanctions were hurting it badly, especially the absence of Google’s core Android software, Play Store and popular apps like Search and Maps on its devices. According to a Financial Times report quoting a senior Huawei executive, the company hasn’t been successful in finding […]
Facebook to soon launch a dedicated news tab on its platform
Facebook has reportedly worked out deals with top media houses to introduce a dedicated news tab on the social networking platform. According to the Wall Street Journal, publications like News Corp, Dow Jones, New York Post, the Washington Post and others will help the social networking platform ramp up its […]
Xiaomi says it plans to launch more than 10 5G smartphones in 2020
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp plans to launch more than 10 5G phones in 2020, CEO Lei Jun said on Sunday, speaking at the World Internet conference in the eastern Chinese town of Wuzhen. Lei’s remarks come as the company faces intense competition in its home market from rival Huawei Technologies. […]
After PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty Mobile rolls out Halloween Update: Top features
Call of Duty: Mobile has rolled out a new Halloween Update for its users. The latest update comes shortly after PUBG Mobile rolled out 0.15 update with Halloween theme content. Call of Duty Mobile’s latest update brings all new themed content which will be rolled out throughout a limited time […]
TikTok appoints Nikhil Gandhi as India head
TikTok on Friday announced the appointment of former Times Network executive Nikhil Gandhi as its India head to drive the next phase of growth for the Chinese short video-sharing platform in the highly competitive market. Based out of Mumbai, Gandhi will lead the development of TikTok’s products and operations in […]
Google Stadia controller will not be wireless at launch
Google Stadia controller’s wireless capability will only work on TV with a Chromecast Ultra but a user at launch will have to plug in a USB-C cable to use it with computers or phones, the tech giant has revealed in a product video. “As for wireless gameplay, this is limited to […]
Elon Musk destroys his old phone before switching to a new one
Multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk regularly switches to new smartphones and destroys old ones for security purposes, according to a court document. “For security purposes, Musk regularly changes his cellular device, at which time his old device is imaged, wiped clean, and stored or destroyed,” Business Insider reported on Friday citing the October 14 […]
Apple users can now report accidents, traffic on Google Maps
Google is introducing incident report features on iOS mobile platform that will let users report road incidents — like car accidents, speed traps and obstacles right from devices. The same features proved to be popular among Android users, which is why Google has decided to bring it to iOS as […]