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Twitter makes Joe Biden's account start with zero followers

Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): The micro-blogging site, Twitter cleared out all followers from the @POTUS and @WhiteHouse accounts after US President Biden was sworn in on Wednesday, rather than moving the accounts' current followers over to the new administration.

2021-01-21T10:45:39.962501+00:00 IST

New Snapchat filter introduced for Biden's lockdown-induced inauguration day

Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to an extraordinary lockdown of the country's capital, Joe Biden's presidential inauguration ceremony appears to be unique from those who preceded it.

2021-01-20T13:36:37.900921+00:00 IST

Google Play Store now shows app download trends

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): American multinational technology company Google has now added a new feature on the Google Play app store which will allow the users to know whether an app is trending or not.

2021-01-19T17:28:33.672011+00:00 IST

India's Hike Messenger is now officially shut down

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): Indian freeware, cross-platform instant messaging service, Hike Messenger that included a wide variety of fun Indian stickers, chat backgrounds, and much more has now been officially shut down.

2021-01-19T17:19:37.340067+00:00 IST

Apple TV Plus free trial to be extended to July 2021

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): Tech giant Apple will extend the free trial subscription of Apple TV Plus. And the current members whose subscription was set to expire from now until June, have till July 2021 to enjoy their free subscription.

2021-01-19T09:00:31.178207+00:00 IST

Parler resurfaces online with a message from CEO John Matze after being deplatformed

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): After social media platform Parler was all but wiped off from the internet last week, it resurfaced back on Sunday (local time) with the site showing a statement from the company's CEO John Matze.

2021-01-18T19:13:05.752290+00:00 IST

WhatsApp may retain only 18 per cent users amid privacy row: Survey

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): A recent survey has revealed that only 18 per cent of users may continue using WhatsApp in India while 36 per cent will reduce their usage drastically. Also, 15 per cent of users are likely to stop using the app completely, amid the ongoing privacy row.

2021-01-18T18:47:06.326000+00:00 IST

Netflix is testing for Spatial Audio support

Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): American content streaming platform and entertainment production company Netflix is testing for spatial audio support that is a feature on Apple's Airpods Pro and Airpods Max.

2021-01-17T14:01:27.852672+00:00 IST

WarnerMedia expands 20 per cent rebate on HBO Max memberships

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): The discount on HBO Max that should end on Saturday (local time), has been extended until March 1, 2021.

2021-01-16T17:09:43.952476+00:00 IST

Google finally acquires Fitbit

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): American multinational technology company, Google that specializes in Internet-related services and products has finally announced that it has finalized a deal, 14 months after the search giant announced that it would acquire Fitbit for $2.1 billion.

2021-01-15T17:00:24.858149+00:00 IST

Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming services to join hands with LG TVs

New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): The South Korean multinational electronics company LG Electronics Inc has announced the up-gradation of its 2021 TV models in a way to make it bigger, slimmer and brighter along with support for Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce cloud gaming services.

2021-01-11T17:39:28.985584+00:00 IST

After Google and Apple, Amazon also bans Parler from its web hosting service

Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): In another subsequent blowout to the American social networking app Parler, now Amazon has also suspended the company from its web hosting platform, with effect from Monday midnight. This comes as a third blow to the social networking app after Google and Apple banned it from their respective app stores.

2021-01-10T18:27:43.714497+00:00 IST

Apple generates USD 64 bn revenue from App Store in 2020

Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): American multinational technology company Apple made a total of USD 64 billion in revenue through its app store in 2020, showing 28 per cent increase from an estimated USD 50 billion the tech giant generated in 2019.

2021-01-10T16:56:12.943835+00:00 IST

Google pulls 'Parler' from its app store after Capitol violence

New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking service from its app store, citing US President Donald Trump's posts inciting violence and mayhem at Capitol building.

2021-01-09T09:53:55.960656+00:00 IST

Facebook removes 'Like' button from public pages

Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Aiming towards simplifying its overall design for users, the social media conglomerate, Facebook has dropped the 'like button' from all of its public pages, which are generally used by public figures, artists, brands, etc.

2021-01-08T13:10:35.556279+00:00 IST

Microsoft tests new 'One Outlook' application

Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Tech giant Microsoft is currently testing a new Outlook application which is set to replace its built-in mail and calendar application on Windows 10.

2021-01-05T09:36:33.930773+00:00 IST

'YouTube DOWN' trends on Twitter as Google's video streaming service faces outage

New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Google's video streaming platform YouTube and several other features like Google Drive, and Gmail stopped functioning for several users across India on Monday evening.

2020-12-14T12:46:35.011354+00:00 IST

Google launches search panels to counter vaccine misinformation

Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): Tech giant Google on Thursday announced that it is launching new information panels in its search results for countering misinformation and for educating people about the things that are available in their location.

2020-12-10T12:58:51.467523+00:00 IST

Microsoft Teams will stop working on Internet Explorer 11 from Nov 30

Washington [US], November 30 (ANI): Microsoft Teams will no longer work on Internet Explorer 11 starting November 30, 2020, as per a prior announcement made by the company.

2020-11-30T17:01:07.452392+00:00 IST

Google Pay's old application, website to lose payment features in America in January

Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): Google on Tuesday (local time) said that its payments application Google Pay's iOS, and Android applications along with its website version are set to lose their payment features in America.

2020-11-25T17:37:10.673817+00:00 IST

Twitter to show warning sign when users like a labelled tweet

Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): Expanding its feature of showing a warning when a user tries to retweet a labelled tweet, Twitter on Monday (local time) announced that it will also be showing a warning sign when a user likes a labelled tweet with potentially misleading information.

2020-11-24T16:51:24.875613+00:00 IST