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Facebook takes over Swedish street mapping startup Mapillary

California [USA], June 23 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook has acquired the Swedish mapping startup Mapillary and is venturing into the street level maps game.

2020-06-22T18:35:36.832821+00:00 IST

Comcast extends free Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspot access through the end of 2020

Philadelphia [USA], June 20 (ANI): Comcast on Friday announced that it will extend free access to its 1.5 million public Xfinity WiFi hotspots to anyone who needs them, including non-customers, through the end of 2020.

2020-06-20T14:32:11.650956+00:00 IST

Snapchat apologises for Juneteenth filter after backlash

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Multimedia messaging app Snapchat has apologised for a controversial Juneteenth themed filter that allowed users to "smile and break the chains."

2020-06-20T08:48:57.146243+00:00 IST

Facebook commits USD 200 mn to support "black-owned businesses"

California [USA], June 19 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook will contribute USD 200 million to support "black-owned businesses and organizations" in one of its several initiatives announced by COO Sheryl Sandberg on Friday to support "black communities."

2020-06-19T17:04:18.000134+00:00 IST

Twitter rolls out 'voice' tweet for iOS

Washington D.C. [USA], June 19 (ANI): After introducing the Fleets feature recently, Twitter on Friday rolled out the new 'audio' tweet feature for iOS users.

2020-06-19T14:00:13.018087+00:00 IST

Google's latest experiment is Pinterest-like app called Keen

Washington D.C. [USA], June 19 (ANI): Tech company Google is working on the newest platform- Keen, which may feel a bit like Pinterest.

2020-06-19T09:49:51.535905+00:00 IST

TwitchCon San Diego cancelled due to coronavirus

Washington D.C. [US], June 19 (ANI): TwitchCon San Diego has been cancelled due to the concerns regarding the spread of coronavirus.

2020-06-19T06:48:58.423273+00:00 IST

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Facebook adds 'Quite Mode' to keep you less distracted

California [USA], April 10 (ANI): Working from home is now the new norm and to help people make the most of their waking hours doing productive work and not get distracted by the social media, Facebook is introducing a 'Quiet Mode' for its platform.

2020-04-10T16:27:06.614501+00:00 IST

You can finally send Instagram DMs from desktop

California [USA], April 10 (ANI): After running a beta on a small section of users earlier this year, Instagram is now allowing everyone to use Direct Messages feature on desktop.

2020-04-10T16:25:59.682838+00:00 IST

Google rolls out new braille keyboard for Android

California [USA], April 10 (ANI): Google rolled out a new virtual braille keyboard for Android to make texting more accessible to those with visual impairments.

2020-04-10T15:52:55.144748+00:00 IST

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Microsoft prepares to shut down Internet Explorer after 27 years

Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): Microsoft has finally announced the retirement of its oldest browser, Internet Explorer.

2022-06-13T06:47:28.626945+00:00 IST

Apple to release 15-inch MacBook Air next year, 12-inch laptop

California [United States], June 11 (ANI): Apple has launched a new 13.6-inch iPad Pro at the same event as the MacBook Air, which was unveiled at WWDC earlier this week. Apple is already working on a 15-inch iPad Pro, reported by Bloomberg.

2022-06-11T13:25:37.116116+00:00 IST

Telegram confirms Premium tier coming this month

Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): Telegram was planning to establish a premium layer, and today, the company's founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, revealed that this is indeed the case, the rumours began to circulate on the internet last month.

2022-06-11T11:20:44.117885+00:00 IST

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Samsung Galaxy A03 announced with dual rear camera setup, 5,000 mAh battery

Seoul [South Korea], November 26 (ANI): South Korean tech giant Samsung has announced yet another budget smartphone -- Galaxy A03, which seems to be a follow-up to the Galaxy A02.

2021-11-26T08:23:36.141897+00:00 IST

Xiaomi 12 lineup will feature symmetrical speakers, curved displays

Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): Xiaomi is expected to unveil its 12 and 12X smartphones at an event in December, one a Snapdragon 8 Gen1 flagship and the other with a more modest Snapdragon 870.

2021-11-25T17:46:18.317644+00:00 IST

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 4G goes official

Beijing [China], November 25 (ANI): Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has further expanded the Note 11 lineup with a 4G version of the vanilla Redmi Note 11.

2021-11-25T08:22:31.794700+00:00 IST

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Google, Nest routers to work better on slow network connections after software update

California [USA], June 18 (ANI): Google announced that it is rolling out a software update that resolves network issues for Nest Wifi and Google WiFi routers on slow network connections.

2020-06-18T17:51:18.223516+00:00 IST

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Spotify makes multi-year podcast deal with Warner Bros., DC

Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Spotify has struck a new podcast deal on Thursday with Warner Bros. that will allow the audio streaming platform to make narrative shows around DC Comics characters, like Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, Batman and so on.

2020-06-18T14:19:17.351375+00:00 IST

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Samsung rolls out blood pressuring monitoring app for its Galaxy smartwatch

Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Samsung on Thursday released its new health monitoring application for the Galaxy Watch Active 2 smartwatch in South Korea.

2020-06-18T09:07:36.036302+00:00 IST

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Twitch Switch Beta now available for Mac users

Washington D.C. [US], June 18 (ANI): Twitch on Wednesday made Twitch Studio Beta available for Mac users as the original version of the software was PC-only.

2020-06-18T07:46:13.780489+00:00 IST

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Zoom plans to offer end-to-end encryption to free, paying customers

Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Zoom on Wednesday announced its offer allowing users of its videoconferencing software to enable end-to-end encryption of calls starting with beta next month.

2020-06-17T19:18:00.032408+00:00 IST

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Qualcomm announces first 5G Snapdragon 6-Series mobile platform

California [USA], June 17 (ANI): Qualcomm on Tuesday announced its first 5G mobile platform in the 6-series, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G mobile platform.

2020-06-17T16:36:32.512495+00:00 IST

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Facebook, Instagram to allow users to turn off political ads ahead of 2020 US elections

Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): Ahead of the 2020 elections in the United States, tech giant Facebook has recently launched a new feature through which users will be able to 'turn off' the political ads in the application as they like.

2020-06-17T16:18:41.722250+00:00 IST

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IKEA and SPACE 10 bring web-based platform to enable people to experiment with home designing

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 17 (ANI): Furniture company IKEA and research and design lab SPACE10 have launched a web-based platform Everyday Experiments which will help people experiment and redesign their homes and other spaces.

2020-06-17T15:53:25.811621+00:00 IST

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Google to bring Microsoft Office, other apps to Chromebooks

Washington D.C. [USA], June 17 (ANI): Google is partnering with software company Parallels to bring the Microsoft Office applications and other legacy enterprise Windows applications to Chromebooks.

2020-06-17T09:59:56.319270+00:00 IST

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Google Duo now enables 32-person video chat

California [US], June 17 (ANI): Google on Tuesday rolled out "one of the most requested features" for Duo which enables users to hold a group video chat with up to 32 participants on the web.

2020-06-17T08:18:03.262444+00:00 IST

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HTC steps into world of 5G with launch of HTC U20 5G

Washington DC [USA], June 16 (ANI): HTC has finally stepped into the world of 5G with the launch of its first 5G phone -- HTC U20 5G.

2020-06-16T16:18:22.678750+00:00 IST

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New Nest-branded speaker could replace the 2016 Google Home

Washington D.C. [USA], June 16 (ANI): After the multinational tech company Google launched its Assistant-powered smart speaker Google Home back in 2016, since then, the company is planning on a new smart speaker line-up and has rebranded it to Nest.

2020-06-16T10:02:05.237322+00:00 IST

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Samsung Electronics launches new customisable refrigerator

Suwon [South Korea], June 16 (ANI): Samsung Electronics has launched its new Bespoke refrigerator in selected markets around the world.

2020-06-16T10:00:27.491059+00:00 IST

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Our platform stands for elevating Black voices: Instagram Head Adam Mosseri

California [US], June 16 (ANI): Instagram Head Adam Mosseri on Monday said that they will take a "harder look" at how their product impacts communities differently while stressing that the platform "stands for elevating Black voices".

2020-06-16T06:56:30.234258+00:00 IST