Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): OTT platform Netflix will now be expanding into video games, and for that, the company has hired Mike Verdu, a former Facebook and Electronic Arts executive, as its new vice president of game development.

2021-07-15T10:02:57.783873+00:00 IST

Mobile

iPhone 12's new accessory MagSafe Battery Pack unlocks its secret feature

Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Apple has announced a new accessory for iPhone 12 named MagSafe Battery Pack that magnetically attaches to the back of the gadget and charges it wirelessly. It has indirectly unlocked the previously unannounced iPhone 12 feature: reverse wireless charging.

2021-07-14T17:09:53.066463+00:00 IST

Others

Ashish Chanchlani, Prajakta Koli, other creators to come up with interesting content on Amazon India's miniTV

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 14 (ANI): Popular artists such as Ashish Chanchlani, Prajakta Koli, Amit Bhadana, Dolly Singh, Saloni Gaur, and Be YouNick are all set to tickle the funny bone of the viewers with their content on Amazon's free video entertainment service, miniTV.

2021-07-14T15:30:07.500030+00:00 IST

Others

Google Meet to cap group video calls at 60 minutes for free users

Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Tech giant Google has brought an end to its unlimited group video calls in Meet for free Gmail accounts. Now users with free accounts logging on to the service will have group calls capped at an hour rather than the previous 24-hour meeting duration.

2021-07-14T10:19:04.276588+00:00 IST

Others

YouTube Shorts starts rolling out in more than 100 countries

Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): YouTube Shorts, which is Goggle's short-form video service and an obvious competitor to TikTok and other similar applications, has now started rolling out globally.

2021-07-13T17:16:47.441332+00:00 IST

Others

Laura Dern, Jayme Lemons ink Audible first-look podcast deal

Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): The Amazon-owned premium audio service, Audible, has inked a multi-project development and first-look podcast deal with Laura Dern and Jayme Lemons' Jaywalker Pictures.

2021-07-13T12:44:55.666334+00:00 IST

Internet

WhatsApp rolls out disappearing messages feature to iOS beta users

Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): Months after testing the new feature, the instant messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out the disappearing messages feature titled 'view once' to iOS beta users.

2021-07-13T10:39:01.176082+00:00 IST

Others

Apple to reportedly launch redesigned iPad mini this year

Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): American tech giant Apple, who unfairly neglected the design aspect of its iPad mini since its debut in 2012, recently announced their plans to release its new iteration featuring "the biggest redesign in its nine-year history" this fall.

2021-07-12T17:16:32.676202+00:00 IST

Mobile

Android 12 will let users play games while downloading them

Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): Google recently announced a big new feature for its upcoming Android 12 update on Monday. It will now allow users to be able to play games while downloading them.

2021-07-12T16:34:05.824410+00:00 IST

Others

TED Talks are coming to Clubhouse

Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): TED, the organisation behind those viral TED Talks, has partnered with Clubhouse to bring TED speakers to the live social audio app.

2021-07-12T11:53:07.473228+00:00 IST

Others

Samsung launches its free TV Plus streaming service on web

Seoul [South Korea], July 11 (ANI): Samsung has launched a web version of its free ad-supported Smart TV Plus streaming service.

2021-07-11T17:17:05.375862+00:00 IST

Computers

Nintendo to team-up with Tag Heuer for Mario-themed watch

Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): Nintendo, which is often associated with being a toymaker, will be teaming up with, the Swiss luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer.

2021-07-11T09:08:06.281584+00:00 IST

Mobile

iPhone 13 may come with larger image sensor, camera module

Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): While the launch of Apple's next iPhone series is still a few months away, tech-savvies are doing their best in researching what the upcoming lineup has in the bucket for its future users.

2021-07-10T15:32:39.283706+00:00 IST

Computers

Apple may ditch the touch bar with its next MacBook Pro

Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Apple is expected to release its next lineup of MacBook Pros later this year and a lot of rumours point to a fact that the infamous Touch Bar may be gotten rid of.

2021-07-10T14:28:06.858676+00:00 IST