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Starbucks to ban born from its public Wi-Fi

California [United States], November 29 (ANI): Starting next year, if you think about leveraging the free Wi-Fi service at Starbucks for surfing inappropriate content, you will be in for some hard luck.

2018-11-29T06:40:09.689665+00:00 IST

Facebook has a black people problem, says former employee

California [United States], November 28 (ANI): In yet another instance of Facebook 'not doing enough' to make its platform all inclusive, a former Facebook employee has claimed that the world's biggest social networking platform has a problem when it comes to people of colour.

2018-11-28T07:25:45.369142+00:00 IST

Google Maps allows hashtags in reviews

California [United States], November 27 (ANI): You can now use your favourite hashtag when reviewing a place on the Google Maps.

2018-11-27T07:27:13.369914+00:00 IST

Promoted Google Play apps using fraudulent ad practices: Report

California [United States], November 27 (ANI): The Google Play Store, known for getting infected with malware time and again, now appears to be promoting apps which have been using scammy ad practices.

2018-11-27T07:21:00.726295+00:00 IST

LinkedIn used 18 million emails of non-users for Facebook ad targeting

California [United States], November 26 (ANI): LinkedIn reportedly used millions of email addresses of non-LinkedIn users to target ads on Facebook, a new report has revealed.

2018-11-26T06:24:44.799818+00:00 IST

Logitech to acquire Plantronics: Report

Lausanne [Switzerland], November 24 (ANI): Accessory maker Logitech is reportedly mulling the purchase of headset and Bluetooth earpiece maker Plantronics.

2018-11-24T06:57:37.407998+00:00 IST

This smart hotel in China lets you use WeChat to book room, check in, order breakfast

Shanghai [China], November 22 (ANI): Given there is so much everyday dependency on own smartphones, China's biggest app WeChat decided to partner InterContinental to make a smartphone even more indispensable.

2018-11-22T06:04:52.992521+00:00 IST

Microsoft working with Apple to fix Windows 10 iCloud bug

Washington [United States], November 19 (ANI): It seems Microsoft's finding it difficult to push out a stable Windows 10 October Update. The company has now announced that it is working with Apple to tackle one particular bug in the new iteration of the software.

2018-11-19T09:16:16.493842+00:00 IST

YouTube added free, ad-supported 100 Hollywood movies

California [United States], November 17 (ANI): YouTube has added around 100 Hollywood titles to its platform, supported with ads.

2018-11-17T10:05:56.631768+00:00 IST

Zuckerberg took Tim Cook's criticism so personally, he barred employees from using iPhone

California [United States], November 15 (ANI): Apple CEO Tim Cook would probably be more cautious when he says anything against Facebook. Following the CEO's remark on Facebook and its handling of user privacy, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly ordered his employees to stop using Apple products.

2018-11-15T08:05:06.370428+00:00 IST

Google Maps now lets you chat with businesses

California [United States], November 15 (ANI): The next time you open Google Maps to look for the directions to a restaurant, you will also be able to chat with its executive and book a table on-the-go.

2018-11-15T07:52:36.003946+00:00 IST

Drunk online shopper ends up with live pig, peacock, giant salamander

Beijing [China], November 13 (ANI): Drinks and online shopping is probably the next thing you should not mix. A man, possibly single, decided to shop online during the Singles' Day sale in China, only to realise it was a terrible mistake.

2018-11-14T08:41:34.534365+00:00 IST

Facebook reportedly fired Oculus founder for being pro-Trump

California [United States], November 12 (ANI): Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was reportedly fired by Facebook for supporting Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported.

2018-11-12T07:12:40.228254+00:00 IST

Nintendo to suspend Netflix from Wii next year

Kyoto Prefecture [Japan], November 12 (ANI): Nintendo's 12-year-old Wii console will stop supporting Netflix and other streaming services starting next year.

2018-11-12T06:56:49.349773+00:00 IST

Mavenir showcases virtualised solutions to redefine mobile network economics for 5G

New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (NewsVoir): Mavenir, a 100 per cent software, cloud-native end-to-end network provider, focused on transforming mobile network economics for communications service providers (CSPs), announced virtualised cloud-native solutions for the Indian telecommunication industry.

2018-10-25T13:11:41.427705+00:00 IST

Facebook confirms it is working on Google Glass competitor

California [United States], October 25 (ANI): Facebook's next big project in the hardware sector is set to be augmented reality glasses. Such a hardware has been in-the-making for many tech giants including Google which eventually failed at making it a commercial success.

2018-10-25T06:31:38.679880+00:00 IST

Mozilla Firefox gets enhanced tracking protection

California [United States], October 24 (ANI): Mozilla has added improved tracking protection to its Firefox browser. The purpose behind the update is to offer users an experience where they don't come across eerie ads following them from social websites to random web searches.

2018-10-24T06:47:10.725519+00:00 IST

Facebook's Ad Archive tool makes it easier to know about political spenders

California [United States], October 24 (ANI): Facebook has made its Ad Archive feature a little more comprehensive to help citizens understand which political party is spending more on ads on the social network.

2018-10-24T06:47:10.715898+00:00 IST

Twitter fired an employee who spied for Saudi Arabia

California [United States], October 22 (ANI): Twitter reportedly fired an employee in 2015 who was allegedly spying for Saudi Arabian leadership.

2018-10-22T07:45:45.526137+00:00 IST

Ex-UK Dy PM to head Facebook's global policy, communications teams

California [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook announced the appointment of United Kingdom's former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as the vice president of the firm's global affairs and communications department.

2018-10-19T20:28:30.469397+00:00 IST

Google Play Store will no longer be free for OEMs in Europe

California [United States], October 17 (ANI): Google is introducing some strict changes to its Play Store policy after facing a major USD 5 billion fine from the EU in an antitrust violation case.

2018-10-17T08:17:00.192959+00:00 IST