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J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot production launches podcast division, gets first-look deal with Spotify

Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): American filmmaker J.J. Abrams' production company, Bad Robots is diving into podcasts in an exclusive, multiyear first-look deal with audio-streaming giant Spotify.

2021-11-18T17:17:10.677360+00:00 IST

Spotify rolls out lyrics feature globally for free, paying users

Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): Available across iOS, Android, desktop, games consoles, and TVs, Spotify has finally rolled out its real-time lyrics feature globally, after previously only offering it in a limited selection of countries.

2021-11-18T16:43:17.251112+00:00 IST

Apple announces 'Self Service Repair' programme

Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): Apple's 'Self Service Repair' programme is finally here. This will allow users to buy genuine Apple device parts and tools to fix their own phones from the tech giant.

2021-11-18T12:42:22.901442+00:00 IST

Instagram asks suspected bots for verification with video selfies

Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): Instagram has many bot accounts which can leave spam messages, harass people or be artificially inflate like or follower counts.

2021-11-17T17:09:06.506416+00:00 IST

Fujifilm introduces new film-digital hybrid Instax Mini Evo camera

Tokyo [Japan], November 17 (ANI): The Japanese camera maker Fujifilm has recently announced a new digital camera titled the Instax Mini Evo, that prints to Instax Mini film.

2021-11-17T13:13:44.028934+00:00 IST

Samsung One UI 4.0 update coming to India soon, official roadmap revealed

Seoul [South Korea], November 17 (ANI): Korean tech giant Samsung recently revealed the Android 12-powered One UI 4 update roadmap for India on its Samsung Members app.

2021-11-17T11:51:41.501459+00:00 IST

WhatsApp developing new apps for Windows, macOS

Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Popular messaging application WhatsApp has been available on computers for a while now, but it is essentially the mobile app, adapted for desktop.

2021-11-16T17:46:30.091712+00:00 IST

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Google will now warn users when its search results might be unreliable

Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Google will now be telling its users when search results are rapidly changing around a breaking story, with some searches bringing up a warning that "it looks like these results are changing quickly," and a subheading that will explain "if this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources."

2021-06-25T17:19:35.088055+00:00 IST

Instagram may soon let users post from desktop, testing underway

Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Instagram is planning to roll out the ability to create posts using the web browser on a desktop computer and the test feature had gone live on Thursday for some users.

2021-06-25T08:31:22.091757+00:00 IST

Facebook rolls out Shops to WhatsApp, among other e-commerce updates

Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): After launching its e-commerce integration 'Shops' to Instagram in 2020, the social networking giant Facebook is rolling out the same feature on WhatsApp.

2021-06-24T09:24:29.135875+00:00 IST

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WhatsApp outage in India, Meta says working to restore services

Whatsapp was down for users in India on Tuesday. Affected regions based on Downdetector's heat-map include major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad as well as Nagpur and Lucknow among others.

2022-10-25T08:00:48.189500+00:00 IST

Top gaming laptops for the most graphic intensive titles

Over the past few years, gaming laptops have improved a lot most notably thanks to more powerful and efficient GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. Plus, now Intel Arc GPUs are entering the market, bringing some much-needed competition.

2022-10-24T15:00:09.841615+00:00 IST

5 multiplayer virtual game titles to enjoy with friends

An excellent multiplayer mode makes a video game endlessly replayable and enables good times with local friends or strangers across the country--as long as the servers stay up.

2022-10-24T13:58:33.866452+00:00 IST

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iPhone maker Pegatron halts operations in China

Shanghai [China], April 13 (ANI): Taiwanese company Pegatron, a major manufacturer of iPhones for Apple, has suspended its operations at two plants in China, one in Shanghai and the other in Kunshan.

2022-04-13T15:00:22.154029+00:00 IST

Google's Pixel 6A appears at FCC, hinting at May release

Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): Google launched its flagship Pixel 6 series last year and is now gearing up for the release of its Pixel 6A smartphone in the markets worldwide.

2022-04-13T14:05:14.226507+00:00 IST

Vivo launches the Vivo X Fold as its first foldable phone

Dongguan [China], April 12 (ANI): After weeks of teasing people with leaks and videos, Vivo has finally announced the X Fold, its first folding phone.

2022-04-12T13:44:24.527346+00:00 IST

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Qualcomm's next-gen PC CPU's to compete with Apple's M-series chips in 2023

Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): American multinational corporation Qualcomm is looking to seriously beef up its PC processors, with the company announcing plans for a next-generation Arm-based SoC.

2021-11-16T17:36:43.170115+00:00 IST

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Snap adds Sony Music to its library, creates new AR music Lenses

Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Snap has struck a licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment. Through this new deal between the two companies, Snap will be able to include Sony artists' music into Snap's library of licensed music.

2021-11-16T11:14:50.583871+00:00 IST

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Now 'play something' on Netflix through Alexa

Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Netflix has refined a one-button solution that picks something based on your tastes and starts playing it right away. It first called the feature Shuffle and eventually landed on Play Something.

2021-11-16T09:50:25.477953+00:00 IST

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OnePlus Nord 2 Pac-Man Edition announced, sale begins tomorrow

Shenzhen [China], November 15 (ANI): OnePlus has announced a special PAC-MAN Edition of the Nord 2 smartphone. The device will be available in India, Europe, and the UK.

2021-11-15T16:39:53.293179+00:00 IST

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Samsung launches Android 12-powered One UI 4 for Galaxy S21 series

Seoul [South Korea], November 15 (ANI): Korean tech giant Samsung has announced that it is rolling out the Android 12-powered One UI 4 update to the entire Galaxy S21 lineup, starting today.

2021-11-15T12:26:18.517395+00:00 IST

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Motorola Moto Watch 100 specs leaked

Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): Motorola is expected to launch a few smartwatches this year, one of which is the Moto Watch 100 and the fresh set of leaked renders give the best look yet.

2021-11-15T10:04:02.672098+00:00 IST

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Specs, launch date leaked for Xiaomi Redmi Note 11T 5G

Beijing [China], November 14 (ANI): Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi had unveiled the Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11 Pro, and Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus last month in China exclusively. These phones were rumoured to launch in the international markets in Q1 2022 with Snapdragon chips.

2021-11-14T15:24:56.316064+00:00 IST

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First renders leak for Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): Samsung Galaxy A33 5G renders have leaked and the smartphone looks similar to Galaxy A32 4G.

2021-11-14T11:27:51.341371+00:00 IST

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Apple's latest iOS beta makes macro mode for iPhone 13 Pro simple

Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): American tech-giant Apple's latest iOS 15.2 beta fixes the macro mode confusion for iPhone 134 Pro by adding a button to let users turn it on and off.

2021-11-14T08:52:50.392556+00:00 IST

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Android 12 closed beta program announced by OnePlus for its 8 series users

Shenzhen [China], November 13 (ANI): OnePlus has already released Android 12 beta for the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, and now it's recruiting testers for the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, and 8T's Android 12-based OxygenOS 12 closed beta update.

2021-11-13T16:37:53.410452+00:00 IST

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Some Echo speakers will now be able to detect people

Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Starting this week, new Echo and Echo Dot speakers can use ultrasound to detect occupancy and turn on and off other connected devices such as lights or Fire TV.

2021-11-13T12:50:05.442297+00:00 IST

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Google is bringing fix for update that erased major Pixel 6 feature

Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): American tech-giant Google says that it is bringing a fix for the update to Google Photos removed one of the Pixel 6's big features: the Magic Eraser tool.

2021-11-13T09:39:03.383148+00:00 IST

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Here are some new details regarding Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Seoul [South Korea], November 13 (ANI): The launch of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G is still a while away, but more and more rumours are surfacing each day. Well, there's now more to add to that excitement.

2021-11-13T09:21:21.377056+00:00 IST

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Google Pixel 6 gets early access to heart rate, respiratory tracking features

Washington [US], November 12 (ANI): Google Pixel 6 series, which recently got the Adaptive Sound feature, will now pick up a couple more features as it gained heart rate and respiratory tracking support through Google Fit, which was announced in March.

2021-11-12T12:08:53.432515+00:00 IST