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Google starts to roll out 'Quick Phrases' feature

Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Google Assistant will soon be able to respond to certain phrases without requiring that you say the wake phrase "Hey, Google".

2021-10-07T10:14:20.892667+00:00 IST

Apple might come out with new MacBook Pro in October

Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): Tech giant Apple is likely to come out with a new MacBook Pro in October this year.

2021-10-06T07:56:08.170092+00:00 IST

Instagram getting rid of IGTV

Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Photo-video sharing social networking service Instagram has finally acknowledged that IGTV, its first big push into video, didn't pan out.

2021-10-05T17:24:09.615267+00:00 IST

Lindsay Lohan to launch her first podcast

Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Actor, singer and TV personality Lindsay Lohan will get behind the mic to host her first podcast, in a deal with digital content studio Studio71.

2021-10-05T09:44:55.194529+00:00 IST

Hit by global outage Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook tweet about 'a little bit of a hard time'

New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Social media platforms Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram hopped on to Twitter to share updates after their services went down globally on Monday.

2021-10-04T17:18:41.389005+00:00 IST

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp services down globally

New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Social media platform Facebook along with its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram suffered an outage on Monday evening with users across the world, including those in India reporting that they were unable to send or receive messages.

2021-10-04T16:15:46.797314+00:00 IST

DC to give away free superhero NFTs to people registering for FanDome event

Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Comic book giant DC will be giving away free non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of its superhero comic book covers to people who register for its October 16 FanDome event.

2021-10-03T15:47:32.960769+00:00 IST

Discord to end its Stage Discovery tool

Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Discord, the Slack-like chat app, recently said that it's going to sunset its Stage Discovery tool on October 4, less than six months after it launched.

2021-10-02T17:24:14.529263+00:00 IST

Google pulls plug on plans for Google Pay-based banking service

Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Tech giant Google has stopped working on its Plex feature, which aimed to let users do their banking through the Google Pay app.

2021-10-02T09:27:34.121410+00:00 IST

Clubhouse rolls out new feature to record conversations

Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): The audio social networking app Clubhouse is getting several new features this month, including one many people have wanted: in-app recording.

2021-10-01T10:30:14.721337+00:00 IST

The Game Awards to take place in December

Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): The 2021 edition of The Game Awards, which is the annual Oscars-like award show for video games, has been announced to take place on December 9.

2021-09-30T16:44:55.193757+00:00 IST

YouTube bans videos with vaccine misinformation

Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): In an attempt to stem the flow of anti-vaccine misinformation, YouTube said that it will not allow videos that claim vaccines approved by health authorities are dangerous or don't work.

2021-09-30T09:25:35.059320+00:00 IST

Microsoft commences testing for xCloud integration on Xbox consoles

Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): American tech giant Microsoft has now started to test its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) integration with Xbox consoles.

2021-09-29T16:37:34.090648+00:00 IST

Amazon announces new fitness wearable, health services

Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Amazon recently announced a new fitness band and a range of health services to go along with it.

2021-09-29T09:54:23.651187+00:00 IST

Discord will now allow users to set different avatars for different servers

Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): Discord, the Slack-like chat and streaming app, recently announced that its premium Nitro tier will now allow subscribers to use a different avatar on each of their servers.

2021-09-28T17:20:41.898897+00:00 IST

Amazon, Disney collaborate to bring 'Hey Disney' custom voice assistant for Echo devices in 2022

Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): Amazon and Disney have announced a custom voice assistant called 'Hey Disney' that's going to be available on Echo devices installed at Walt Disney resort locations, piggybacking on the skills of Alexa.

2021-09-28T17:08:24.030928+00:00 IST

Apple to fix problem with 'unlock with Apple Watch' feature on iPhone 13

Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): American tech giant Apple recently shared that it has identified an issue with the 'unlock with Apple Watch' feature on its latest iPhone 13, and the company is trying to fix it.

2021-09-27T17:58:06.073016+00:00 IST

Twitter says new videos will be less pixelated for better experience

Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): Micro-blogging platform Twitter's poor video quality has been a long-running frustration for users on the platform, but recently the company shared some potentially promising news.

2021-09-26T14:48:37.594660+00:00 IST

Twitter to add Topics to Spaces, but with a limited start

Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Micro-blogging platform Twitter will now be bringing Topics to Spaces so that hosts can tag their Spaces with up to three relevant Topics.

2021-09-25T18:11:51.513471+00:00 IST

Original Microsoft Surface Duo to get Android 11 before end of year

Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): After American tech giant Microsoft announced a new Surface Duo 2 this week that would ship with Android 11, the company has now committed to releasing the OS update for the original devices this year.

2021-09-24T17:33:25.598792+00:00 IST

Google rolls out new features that allow users to control phones with face gestures

Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): American tech giant Google has rolled out two new features for people with speech or physical disabilities. Through the recently-released features, users can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free.

2021-09-24T08:17:09.252274+00:00 IST