Technology
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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US seizes 94K stolen Bitcoins worth $3.6 bn in biggest ever crypto haul
San Francisco: In a biggest-ever cryptocurrency haul, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized and recovered over 94,000 Bitcoins worth $3.6 billion, stolen from crypto exchange Bitfinex by a US-based entrepreneur…
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Instagram rolls out bulk delete features, security checkup worldwide
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that several features, including ‘Your activity’ will start rolling out globally. The company said that people will now be able to bulk manage —…
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Speed up or slow down video playbacks on Twitter soon
New Delhi: Twitter on Wednesday said it is working on a new feature to allow its users to speed up or slow down video and voice playbacks. Currently being tested with a…
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Meta not ‘threatening’ to pull FB, Insta from Europe over data transfer
New Delhi: After reports surfaced that Meta, formerly Facebook, is ‘likely’ to pull Facebook and Instagram apps from Europe if prevented from transferring data from the EU to the US, the company…
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Google sues S.Korean regulator to overturn $173 mn fine
Seoul: Google has filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s antitrust regulator to overturn the regulator’s decision to penalise the global technology giant for pressing smartphone makers into only using its Android mobile…
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Ferrari, Qualcomm join hands to build smarter cars
Rome: Chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies has announced a strategic technology collaboration with luxury sports car brand Ferrari that is aimed at helping accelerate the digital transformation of the carmaker. Qualcomm Technologies will serve…
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Tinder to stop charging older users more for premium features
San Francisco: Following a new report questioning Tinder’s practice of charging older users “substantially more”, the popular dating app has said it will no longer charge older users more to use Tinder+,…
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Ethereum Blockchain platform Polygon raises $450 mn
New Delhi: Ethereum blockchain platform Polygon has raised nearly $450 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital India. The platform will utilise fresh funds to ensure mass adoption of Web…
