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Passenger airlines with cameras built into seats cause privacy uproar

Singapore, February 22 (ANI): You might have travelled in some airlines which offer in-flight entertainment systems to help you kill time. But did you observe that many of these systems come with built-in cameras?

2019-02-22T15:32:57.857879+00:00 IST

Pinterest files for IPO that could value it at USD 12 billion

San Francisco [USA], February 22 (ANI): Pinterest, the social networking platform that works on interests and pins for visual-based information that excites hobbyists and creative professionals, is reportedly eyeing for an IPO later-June.

2019-02-22T15:16:16.396643+00:00 IST

China wants to make its remotest villages go cashless by 2020

Beijing [China], February 22 (ANI): Going cashless is convenient, secure, and also the new driving force for the global economies to run. However, education and reach has a role to play in the adoption of digital methods of transactions.

2019-02-22T15:16:09.497905+00:00 IST

CRISPR twins may be the first humans with ‘accidentally’ enhanced brains

Cambridge [USA], February 22 (ANI): Chinese twins, named Lulu and Nana, had their genes altered before birth with gene-editing tool called CRISPR in order to make them immune to acquiring HIV that causes AIDS. Now, scientists believe that the twin girls, born last year, may have had their cognition and memory enhanced in the process.

2019-02-22T15:02:38.159892+00:00 IST

Soon, change your Pokémon GO team at a cost

California [USA], February 22 (ANI): Niantic is looking to allow its Pokémon GO players a once-a-year opportunity to switch teams at a small price.

2019-02-22T12:24:31.932970+00:00 IST

With Samsung Galaxy S10, you can finally customise Bixby button

Seoul [South Korea], February 22 (ANI): Samsung is finally allows its users to customise the Bixby button on their new flagship smartphones. This week, Samsung took the wraps off its new Galaxy S10 lineup which comes built-in with the Bixby smart voice assistant.

2019-02-22T12:22:30.502337+00:00 IST

YouTube ‘paedophilia ring’ scandal: More than 400 channels banned over child exploitation

California [USA], February 22 (ANI): In light of the paedophilia ring concerns by users, YouTube has reportedly banned hundreds of channels and disabled comments for content that promoted child exploitation.

2019-02-22T12:15:02.312360+00:00 IST

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Google pulls down 29 malicious Android apps downloaded many times

California [USA], February 3 (ANI): Google is repeatedly purging its Play Store from malicious apps, but somehow these scammy apps again find their way into the world. In its latest attempt, Google removed 29 such apps, some of which had been already downloaded millions of times.

2019-02-03T14:40:34.199853+00:00 IST

Snopes quits fact-checking for Facebook

California [USA], February 2 (ANI): Fact-checking organisation Snopes is parting ways with Facebook to scrutinise the content posted on the social network for truthfulness.

2019-02-02T08:43:11.990555+00:00 IST

Facebook posts record USD 6.9 billion in profit despite controversies

California [USA], January 31 (ANI): Despite numerous scandals, Facebook is making more money than ever. The company posted its quarterly revenue report underlining record profits.

2019-01-31T06:53:24.915856+00:00 IST

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Nintendo reportedly bringing Game Boy, Game Boy Color games to Switch Online

Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Japanese video game company Nintendo may finally be ready to bring its storied handheld gaming library to the Nintendo Switch.

2021-09-05T13:06:33.408473+00:00 IST

Apple's child protection features get delayed after privacy outcry

Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): Apple's child protection features, which the company had announced last month, has now been delayed by the tech giant owing to criticism that the changes could diminish user privacy.

2021-09-04T09:13:43.905579+00:00 IST

Twitter teases new privacy features

Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): Microblogging site Twitter is planning to test new privacy features aimed at giving users better control over their follower lists and who can see their tweets and likes.

2021-09-04T08:49:23.460118+00:00 IST

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Samsung to end Linux on DeX with Android 10

Seoul [South Korea], October 21 (ANI): Samsung has announced that with Android 10 update, its smartphones will not support Linux on DeX beta program.

2019-10-21T16:41:47.380289+00:00 IST

HTC Exodus 1S is the first cryptophone

Taoyuan City [Taiwan], Oct 21 (ANI): Successor to the Exodus 1, HTC unveiled the Exodus 1S entry-level smartphone aimed at cryptocurrency users.

2019-10-21T16:37:45.311308+00:00 IST

Google to release a fix for Pixel 4 face unlock in coming months

California [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): Last week, a severe security loophole was uncovered on the latest Google Pixel 4 flagship smartphone that allowed users to unlock the device even with eyes closed.

2019-10-21T16:32:48.754309+00:00 IST

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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft lands on asteroid, shoots a bullet into it, returns to space

Tokyo [Japan], February 22 (ANI): The Japanese spacecraft, Hayabusa 2, successfully landed on Ryugu asteroid as part of its multi-year mission of collecting samples from the surface of the asteroid.

2019-02-22T11:23:32.081532+00:00 IST

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NASA releases interactive book that shows beauty of Earth from space

Washington [USA], February 21 (ANI): It is difficult to capture and then collate the immense beauty of our planet in a single book. However, NASA’s latest interactive book has been able to do just that, giving us earthlings a look into how the planet looks from the outer space.

2019-02-21T15:03:55.448750+00:00 IST

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Nestle, Epic, Disney, McDonald’s pull out of YouTube ads over ‘paedophilia ring’ concerns

California [USA], February 21 (ANI): After reports emerged about YouTube overlooking the loopholes that allow pedophiles to abuse the platform to network through comments on innocuous videos, some of the top brands are reportedly backtracking from advertising on the Google-owned platform.

2019-02-21T15:01:09.935252+00:00 IST

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Nike’s self-lacing Adapt BB shoes rendered useless with faulty Android app

Oregon [USA], February 21 (ANI): Nike built one of the coolest smart shoes but probably forgot to test its compatible app, leaving users frustrated.

2019-02-21T14:57:27.714681+00:00 IST

Mobile

Samsung unveils long-awaited Galaxy Fold and S10 phones

Hong Kong, Feb 21 (ANI): Samsung’s folding phone is longer a thing of the future as Samsung unveiled its most anticipated smart phone ever, which comes with a foldable screen.

2019-02-21T06:00:06.655844+00:00 IST

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SpaceX granted nearly USD 300 million by US Department of Defense

California [USA], February 20 (ANI): The US Department of Defense has announced awards for various ventures including Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The space agency has been awarded a USD 297,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to pursue some of the important space programmes.

2019-02-20T16:03:11.619353+00:00 IST

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New AI software can help in early detection of deadly tumours

San Francisco [USA], February 20 (ANI): Despite the advancement in medicine, detection of tumours continues to be challenging with a wide life threatening gap between diagnosis and curability.

2019-02-20T15:11:55.772944+00:00 IST

Mobile

LG introduces three new mid-range smartphones ahead of MWC 2019

Seoul [South Korea], February 20 (ANI): Ahead of the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, LG took the wraps of three new smartphones.

2019-02-20T13:20:22.250501+00:00 IST

Internet

Google insists it doesn’t want to prevent ad blocking in Chrome

California [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): Some developers were upset with Google Chrome’s new changes which apparently disabled extensions to block ads in order to improve security.

2019-02-20T11:51:58.851003+00:00 IST

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Samsung Galaxy S10+ TV commercial accidentally goes live before official launch

Seoul [South Korea], Feb 20 (ANI): Call it an accident or a staged stunt, Samsung’s first TV commercial for the anticipated Galaxy S10+ is out ahead of the official release tonight.

2019-02-20T11:37:30.251578+00:00 IST

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Google makes a comeback on Apple Watch with Keep

California [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): After withdrawing support for Google Maps on Apple Watch in 2017, Google is making a comeback on the smart wearable with its updated Google Keep app.

2019-02-20T11:32:04.971764+00:00 IST

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YouTube’s three-strike system you should know if your content violates policies

California [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): YouTube has announced a simpler three-strike system for content creators who post stuff that is in violation of the platform’s community guidelines.

2019-02-20T11:25:35.715883+00:00 IST

Internet

Google Chrome finally closes loophole that revealed if you used incognito mode

California [USA], February 19 (ANI): Incognito modes are meant to prevent websites from tracking your browsing behaviour. For a long time Google Chrome had a security flaw that surprisingly allowed developers to detect if you are using incognito mode. However, this is about to change.

2019-02-19T16:30:10.494394+00:00 IST

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Audi will tell you when to slow down to avoid red light

Ingolstadt [Germany], February 19 (ANI): Audi is launching the Green Light Optimization Speed Advisory (GLOSA) system that provides speed recommendations to help you avoid red lights.

2019-02-19T16:29:56.136115+00:00 IST