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ShareChat to acquire MX TakaTak for Rs 4,500 crore

New Delhi: Mohalla Tech, the parent company of homegrown social media apps Moj and ShareChat, is acquiring Times Internet-owned short-video platform MX TakaTak for nearly $600 million (about Rs 4,500 crore), sources said…
Facebook Messenger rolls out ‘Split Payments’ feature in US

San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook Messenger has announced new features, including Split Payments on the platform for iOS and Android users in the US. The company said it is also introducing voice message…

WhatsApp tweaks built-in camera, working on redesigned caption view

San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on some new features, including tweaking the built-in camera and a redesigned caption view, for iOS users. With the latest betas, the app is tweaking…
Apple working on realityOS for its upcoming AR/VR headset

San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to launch its AR/VR headset sometime in late 2022 or 2023 and now a new references to “realityOS”, the AR/VR operating system that may run the…
WarnerMedia, Discovery get US nod to create new streaming giant

San Francisco: The $43 billion Discovery and WarnerMedia deal to create the next big content streaming giant has cleared an antitrust review from the US government agencies, according to a filing with…
Microsoft announces new Open App Store rules amid global scrutiny

New Delhi: Amid growing scrutiny over Apple and Google app store policies, Microsoft has announced a new set of Open App Store principles that will apply to the Microsoft Store on Windows…
Sony releases voice commands feature to PS5 in new beta update

New Delhi: Sony has released a new beta update for the Playstation 5, which introduces new features such as improved settings menu UI along with a new voice assistant. In an official…

LG reportedly preparing production of OLED displays for iPads

San Francisco: LG Display is reportedly preparing production lines in which it would produce OLED panels designed specifically for future iPads. According to a new report from The Elec, LG Display is…
Reddit expands live audio chat to desktop, rolls out new features

San Francisco: To make the conversations easier to find and participate in, popular online discussion platform Reddit has expanded its live audio chats to desktop and rolled out several new features. The…
Signal now allows users to change numbers without losing chats

California: Good news for all the Signal app users! The instant message application is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to switch phone numbers on their accounts without losing…
This is how Samsung rewrote smartphone history in last decade

New Delhi: As Samsung geared up to showcase its flagship Galaxy S22 series, the company on Wednesday shared how it has consistently been setting the bar for the industry with its latest…
Samsung unveils Galaxy S22 series to redefine premium experience

New Delhi: Setting a new benchmark for premium smartphones, Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its flagship Galaxy S22 series, along with the top-end S22 Ultra device that merges the power of Galaxy…
Homegrown brands capture 75% of India smartwatch market in 2021: Counterpoint

New Delhi: India’s smartwatch market saw a record shipment growth of over 274 per cent (on-year) in 2021, and domestic brands led by Noise captured the market with over 75 per cent…
Google says default two-step verification cut account breaches by 50%

San Francisco: Tech giant Google said that Google account hacks dropped by half after it pushed two-step verification (2SV) by default in 2021. Last year, the company said it auto-enrolled over 150…
Krafton bans 2 lakh accounts on BGMI in Jan 2022

New Delhi: South Korean video game developer Krafton on Tuesday announced that it has banned 2 lakh accounts on Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) in January 2022. The company said this move is…