Tech

Spotify announces COVID-19 Music Relief Project

California [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Spotify has announced a new initiative to support the music community as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-03-25T17:04:48.855302+00:00 IST

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, WHO support global COVID-19 online hackathon

California [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Major tech giants and health organisations have come together to find solutions to some of the challenges related to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-03-25T15:45:47.220917+00:00 IST

Amazon Prime restricts streaming to SD to reduce strain on network

New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): As the country remains under lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, online video streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday announced that all videos on the platform will be restricted to stream only in Standard Definition (SD) to reduce the strain on the network.

2020-03-25T11:57:56.393954+00:00 IST

Ginp Android banking Trojan capitalises on coronavirus pandemic, warns Kaspersky

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Kaspersky researchers revealed that the infamous Ginp banking Trojan, which acquired the ability to insert fake text messages into the inbox of a regular SMS application, has acquired a new functionality - that takes advantage of the coronavirus outbreak.

2020-03-25T09:07:20.794975+00:00 IST

Instagram to downrank false content on COVID-19

California [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): As the world goes in isolation mode, virtual socialising is the only way out. To help promote accurate information, Instagram announced new updates for its platform.

2020-03-24T17:37:08.511509+00:00 IST

Apple to expand App Store to more countries

California [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Apple's App Store will be available in new countries this year, the tech giant has announced.

2020-03-24T17:36:33.596543+00:00 IST

YouTube will stream in standard definition worldwide: Report

California [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): To reduce the stress on the internet infrastructure, YouTube will reportedly stream in standard definition worldwide for around a month.

2020-03-24T17:33:52.652156+00:00 IST

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Google Chrome will block non-secure file downloads on HTTPS pages

California [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): Google Chrome has announced that it will now ensure that secure pages only download secure files by blocking mixed content downloads or non-HTTPS downloads, which start on secure pages.

2020-02-08T15:53:41.298222+00:00 IST

Instagram makes it easier to manage people you follow

California [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): Instagram has rolled out a new feature that makes it easier to manage accounts or followers based on your interaction with them.

2020-02-07T15:39:26.051600+00:00 IST

People who use Twitter won't be called 'users' anymore

California [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): Twitter doesn't want to call you a 'user'. In its public documents, the company announced that it will no longer call the people who use its platform as 'users'.

2020-02-06T17:49:52.851323+00:00 IST

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Google coming up with the Pixel smartwatch

Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): Google has been in the news for the launch of its first smartwatch, the much-anticipated Pixel watch. A prototype of the long-rumoured Google Pixel Watch was reportedly found at a restaurant in the United States.

2022-04-25T11:01:45.159311+00:00 IST

Poco announces two new products to be unveiled on April 26

Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): Last week, Poco had earlier announced that an event will be held on April 26 to unveil the Poco F4 GT and now the company has stated that it will introduce two more products at the event.

2022-04-24T17:40:04.600764+00:00 IST

Lindsay Lohan announces new podcast

Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Actor Lindsay Lohan has announced her new podcast series titled 'The Lohdown with Lindsay Lohan'.

2022-04-22T07:00:07.314229+00:00 IST

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Google Pixel Fold tipped to launch this year

Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): American tech giant Google's foldable smartphone may come out soon.

2021-09-17T10:15:07.002982+00:00 IST

iPhone SE with 256GB of storage no longer available on Apple Store

Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Hours after launching its much-awaited iPhone series, Apple has discontinued the iPhone SE with 256GB of storage on Apple Store. However, the 64GB and 128GB variants are still available.

2021-09-16T15:36:07.494025+00:00 IST

OnePlus 9RT expected to launch on October 15

Shenzhen [China], September 16 (ANI): Popular smartphone brand OnePlus is expected to launch its new smartphone called OnePlus 9RT in India soon.

2021-09-16T04:11:39.717451+00:00 IST

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Computex 2020 rescheduled amid COVID-19 outbreak

Taipei [Taiwan], Mar 24 (ANI): The latest large-scale tech event to get rescheduled over the COVID-19 outbreak is Computex 2020, organiser of the event Taitra has announced.

2020-03-24T17:17:45.199705+00:00 IST

Internet

Pinterest rolls out new Today tab for daily ideas

California [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Pinterest rolled out today a new feature to help millions of people stuck at home to make the most of the isolation time and continue feeding their creative minds.

2020-03-24T16:38:34.320971+00:00 IST

Internet

Google launches site on COVID-19

California [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): After Microsoft, Google also launched a dedicated website to provide information on the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-03-23T17:16:20.399469+00:00 IST

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Apple is donating millions of masks for health workers in US, Europe

California [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company will be donating masks to health professionals during the COVID-19 global pandemic crisis.

2020-03-23T17:07:04.173288+00:00 IST

Computers

Microsoft to prioritise cloud capacity for critical users

California [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Microsoft has announced new measures to help businesses and organisations grappling with the COVID-19 outbreak and the increased usage of resources owing to people working from home.

2020-03-23T16:13:56.569801+00:00 IST

Internet

COVID-19: Facebook Messenger ties up with developers to offer free service to governments

California [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Facebook Messenger announced a partnership with its developer community to provide free services to government health organisations and UN health agencies to help them use the messaging platform to scale their response to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-03-23T15:50:52.404700+00:00 IST

Mobile

Apple may soon fix hotspot bug for seamless work from home: Report

California [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Working from home and having issues with your iPhone's hotspot? You are not alone. It appears a lot of Apple devices running the newer iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 are experiencing hotspot connectivity issues.

2020-03-23T15:50:07.301150+00:00 IST

Tech

Kaspersky reveals dangers of MonitorMinor Stalkerware

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): India has the largest share of installations of stalkerware with a rate of 14.71 per cent, and MonitorMinor is one of the most dangerous spying apps for Android out there.

2020-03-21T13:36:22.723975+00:00 IST

Internet

YouTube launches COVID-19 news shelf for authoritative content

California [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): As COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact nations and economies, tech companies in the information business are doing their bit to ensure people receive trusted information and YouTube is the latest to announce its new measures.

2020-03-20T16:37:11.415355+00:00 IST

Mobile

Instagram tests disappearing DMs

California [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): Instagram is testing a new feature which will let you send traceless DMs to your friends.

2020-03-20T16:31:38.375565+00:00 IST

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Facebook bans ads on COVID-19 test kits, hand sanitizers

California [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): After banning ads on masks, Facebook has announced that it will ban ads for related products to prevent people from misusing the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak to sell items at inflated prices.

2020-03-20T16:30:40.472744+00:00 IST

Internet

Amazon, YouTube, Netflix switch to SD streaming as consumption increases

California [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): Major video and streaming platforms have switched to standard definition (SD) streaming quality to prevent straining broadband networks in Europe as the consumption increases over COVID-19 outbreak.

2020-03-20T16:28:29.089812+00:00 IST

Internet

Facebook begins rolling out Dark Mode for desktop

California [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): If you are using Facebook on your desktop, you can finally put your eyes to ease with the Dark Mode that is now rolling out to all users.

2020-03-20T16:09:49.364715+00:00 IST

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Microsoft Teams' new tool mutes snacking sound when you work from home

California [USA], Mar 19 (ANI): Microsoft has built a new tool for its Teams communications service that can identify your voice and filter out other sounds in the background, such as a dog barking, or even the sound of you struggling with a pack of chips during a call!

2020-03-19T17:30:22.572892+00:00 IST