Sunday, June 30, 2019

PUBG Lite Beta Launching in India on July 4, Here is Everything You Need to Know

Apart from India, PUBG Lite beta is expected to be available in Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is also expected to get a Hindi language option for gamers in India.

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Asus 6Z 128GB and 256GB Variants Going on Sale at 12PM Noon via Flipkart

The top end variants of the Asus 6Z will be going on sale today for Indian customers.

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Facebook to Make Jobs, Credit Ads Searchable for US Users

Facebook says it will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit card offers searchable for all U.S. users following a legal settlement designed to eliminate discrimination on its platform

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Samsung is Manufacturing the Galaxy Fold in India, Could Soon Launch in the Country

Samsung is reportedly making the Galaxy Fold in India, which seems like a good sign as it implies that the company could soon launch the folding smartphone in the country.

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Google Has Misused its Position as a Dominant Player Says Competition Commission of India (CCI)

By making pre-installation of Google’s proprietary apps conditional, Google “reduced the ability and incentive of device manufacturers to develop and sell devices operated on alternate versions of Android”, the CCI said in the order.

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Tata Sky Slashes Prices of SD And HD STBs: Is it Competition, or Challenge from Netflix And Hotstar?

This comes a month after Tata Sky had made another downward revision to the prices.

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OnePlus 7 Gets a New OxygenOS Update With Camera Improvements And June Android Security Patch

Do remember though, this is not an update for the OnePlus 7 Pro.

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Mobile users can now switch providers with one simple text

Phone customers will be able to switch providers with a single free text under new rules.

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Borderline Sexual Content Common on TikTok And Likee Could Soon Make Its Way to Your WhatsApp

WhatsApp with over 300 million users in India has become the one-stop shop for the circulation of videos showing scantily-clad girls dancing to vulgar tunes, adult jokes and explicit "funny" messages presented by homely girls being created in the narrow dingy by-lanes of small towns on such Chinese apps.

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Helo Now Has 50 Million Active Users in India; WhatsApp, ShareChat and TikTok Better Watch Out

Helo is currently available in 14 Indian languages

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Social media: Church of England unveils online guidelines

Social media has "downsides" but also helps to "share the good news of Jesus Christ", the Church says.

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Facebook to Hire Banking Expert to Run 'Libra'

David Marcus, Facebook's vice president of messaging products and a key figure behind 'Libra' digital currency project, made the statement in an interview.

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WhatsApp Can Be Good for Your Health, Researchers Find

A study found that the more time people spent on WhatsApp per day, the less lonely they were and the higher their self-esteem.

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Google Gets the Green Light to License Android for Huawei

This comes right after President Donald Trump on Saturday said American firms could start selling technology to the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant.

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Weekly Tech Recap: Realme X Spider-Man Edition, LG W-Series, Xiaomi Mi CC9 and more

A round-up of all the big stories from the world of technology during the week.

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New PUBG Game in the Works, Could Feature Narrative and Story-Based Missions

While the game doesn’t have a name or even a working title, we do know that it is being developed by a new studio called Striking Distance and will have an original narrative in the PUBG universe.

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Donald Trump Lifts Huawei Ban, Says US Firms Can Now Sell Technology to the Chinese Company

Speaking at a press conference, Trump reportedly said China and the US can be "strategic partners".

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Nike Free RN 5.0 Review: A Better Barefoot Running Experience, Than Actually Running Barefoot

The Nike Free RN 5.0’s midsole actually absorbs the harshness from uneven running surfaces and loose material such as pebbles better than its predecessors.

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Can Mobile Wallets With Spending Limits and no KYC Could Boost Digital Payments in India?

The Nandan Nilekani led panel has recommended to the RBI that simplifying KYC would help increase adoption. KYC norms are something mobile wallets are currently struggling with.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019

Google Images Now Lets You Share GIFs Directly Into Messaging Apps, Social Media

Google is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to directly share a GIF right from Google’s image search engine.

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Facebook Enlists Plain English to Clarify How It Makes Money

Facebook is updating its terms and services guidelines to clarify how it makes money from the personal information of its users.

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Facebook Outlines Ideas for Oversight Board

Facebook released the findings from its consultations with outside experts into its content review process.

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Twitter to De-Emphasise, Label Politician Tweets That Break Rules

"We'll now clearly label any tweets which violate our terms of service but decide to keep up due to public interest," Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said.

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How apps power Hong Kong's 'leaderless' protests

Huge group chats with real-time voting let demonstrators decide what steps to take next.

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Facebook to Hire Banking Expert to Run 'Libra'

David Marcus, Facebook's vice president of messaging products and a key figure behind 'Libra' digital currency project, made the statement in an interview.

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Xiaomi to Launch Redmi 7A in India Next Month

The Redmi 7A will be the latest player in the burgeoning budget smartphone market of India.

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WhatsApp Can Be Good for Your Health, Researchers Find

A study found that the more time people spent on WhatsApp per day, the less lonely they were and the higher their self-esteem.

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US Tech Firms Can Resume Selling to Huawei, States President Donald Trump

While US tech companies can again conduct business with Huawei, the company has not been taken off the entities list yet.

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Trump lets US firms sell tech to Huawei

The US agrees a pause in hostilities with China on trade, and makes a concession over tech firm Huawei.

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Blue for Sudan: Instagram 'sympathy scammers' exploit support for protesters

Fake accounts trying to capitalise on social media campaigns are rife on the photo-sharing platform.

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Berlin Brandenburg: The airport with half a million faults

Billions over budget, years late in opening, and still being rebuilt before a single plane has landed. What's gone so wrong at the new Berlin airport?

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Dressed to kill: Video games' tricky relationship with fashion

Video games insiders explain why too many games are let down by their leading character's look.

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Review:​ Black Shark 2

The Black Shark 2 is a recommended smartphone if you love mobile gaming. Even as a standalone smartphone, this one doesn’t disappoint. It could be clear weapon of choice for mobile gamers, but it isn’t the perfect and most high-end gaming handset out there.

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Instagram Rolling Out New UI, Making It Easier to Unfollow Users, Contact Businesses

The Instagram profile page design has gotten a lot cleaner with buttons reshuffled to make the page looks more organised and neat.

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Facebook Crypto Plans Turn Up Heat on EU Banks Over Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments have been possible in the 19-country currency bloc since 2017, but only about half of the euro zone's banks have joined.

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Facebook Researchers Develop Real-Time, Interactive, and Photorealistic VR Avatars

Researchers from Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) have developed a system called "Codec Avatars".

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Says 'Deepfake' Videos Different From Fake News

Zuckerberg is considering to treat "deepfakes" and misinformation separately so that altered "deepfake" videos can be tackled in a better way.

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Trump Suggests EU Out of Line in Suing US Tech Firms

US President Donald Trump suggested the European Union was out of line in suing US tech companies like Facebook and Google.

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Instagram Expands Ads to Explore Feeds, Rollout to Be 'Slow and Thoughtful'

Instagram said Wednesday it planned to launch advertising on its Explore page, expanding marketing opportunities on the Facebook-owned, visual-focused social network.

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WhatsApp Status ‘Share to Facebook Story’ Button Now in Testing for Beta App Users

WhatsApp uses the data-sharing API that is used by several other apps, to share the Status on Facebook Story.

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Trump Signals US Government 'Should Be Suing Google and Facebook'

US President Donald Trump complained again about supposed bias against conservatives at social media companies.

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Facebook CEO Says Delay in Flagging Fake Pelosi Video Was 'Execution Mistake'

Zuckerberg on Wednesday said Facebook took too long to flag as false an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Instagram Head Insists It Doesn't Spy on Users

Instagram doesn't snoop on private conversations as part of its advertising targeting strategy, the head of the popular social media site said in an interview.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Facebook's Libra Coin Frightening, Company Co-Founder Says

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who initiated the call to break up the social networking giant, has termed the new digital currency Libra "frightening”.

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Facebook Restores Controversial Led Zeppelin Album Cover

Facebook has reversed its ban on British rock band Led Zeppelin's 1973 album "Houses of the Holy" cover that features nude children.

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Facebook Accused of Copying Calibra Logo From Current, an Online Bank

Facebook has been accused of using a logo for its new cryptocurrency play, similar to the logo of an online banking company called 'Current'.

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Musk Reveals His On-Mars Coffee Plans on Twitter

"On Mars, I like to drink my coffee in this mug," wrote Musk revealing his space plans in a tweet that also carried a link to his SpaceX store.

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WhatsApp for Android Gets Updated Picture-in-Picture Feature With Ability to Play Videos Even in the Background

WhatsApp for Android has received an updated Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature that lets you continuously watch your Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube videos even while switching between multiple chats or in the background.

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Facebook Faces Trial Over Data Breach Affecting 30 Million Users

In a setback, a US court has rejected Facebook's claims to block a lawsuit against it in a data breach that affected nearly 30 million users in September last year.

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Bitcoin Surges Above $11,000 Thanks to Facebook's Currency Plans

Facebook said last week it planned to launch a new cryptocurrency called Libra.

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Google Duo v56 Brings the Ability to Share Ephemeral Photos

Google Duo has finally got a new feature to include images.

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Aussie Court Rules Media Companies Liable for Facebook Comments

Media companies are responsible for defamatory comments made on their Facebook pages, an Australian court said in a landmark ruling Monday.

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Telegram 5.8 Brings the Ability to Add Nearby Contacts, Create Local Groups, Transfer Admin Rights

The update also brings more options to Notification Exceptions including the ability to toggle message previews for specific chats, a new Search option, and a ‘Delete All’ tool as well.

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Facebook's Libra Coin Frightening, Company Co-Founder Says

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who initiated the call to break up the social networking giant, has termed the new digital currency Libra "frightening”.

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Facebook Restores Controversial Led Zeppelin Album Cover

Facebook has reversed its ban on British rock band Led Zeppelin's 1973 album "Houses of the Holy" cover that features nude children.

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Facebook Accused of Copying Calibra Logo From Current, an Online Bank

Facebook has been accused of using a logo for its new cryptocurrency play, similar to the logo of an online banking company called 'Current'.

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Musk Reveals His On-Mars Coffee Plans on Twitter

"On Mars, I like to drink my coffee in this mug," wrote Musk revealing his space plans in a tweet that also carried a link to his SpaceX store.

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WhatsApp for Android Gets Updated Picture-in-Picture Feature With Ability to Play Videos Even in the Background

WhatsApp for Android has received an updated Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature that lets you continuously watch your Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube videos even while switching between multiple chats or in the background.

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Facebook Faces Trial Over Data Breach Affecting 30 Million Users

In a setback, a US court has rejected Facebook's claims to block a lawsuit against it in a data breach that affected nearly 30 million users in September last year.

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Bitcoin Surges Above $11,000 Thanks to Facebook's Currency Plans

Facebook said last week it planned to launch a new cryptocurrency called Libra.

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Google Duo v56 Brings the Ability to Share Ephemeral Photos

Google Duo has finally got a new feature to include images.

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Aussie Court Rules Media Companies Liable for Facebook Comments

Media companies are responsible for defamatory comments made on their Facebook pages, an Australian court said in a landmark ruling Monday.

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Telegram 5.8 Brings the Ability to Add Nearby Contacts, Create Local Groups, Transfer Admin Rights

The update also brings more options to Notification Exceptions including the ability to toggle message previews for specific chats, a new Search option, and a ‘Delete All’ tool as well.

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Facebook's Libra Coin Frightening, Company Co-Founder Says

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who initiated the call to break up the social networking giant, has termed the new digital currency Libra "frightening”.

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Facebook Restores Controversial Led Zeppelin Album Cover

Facebook has reversed its ban on British rock band Led Zeppelin's 1973 album "Houses of the Holy" cover that features nude children.

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Facebook Accused of Copying Calibra Logo From Current, an Online Bank

Facebook has been accused of using a logo for its new cryptocurrency play, similar to the logo of an online banking company called 'Current'.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Twitter Bug Resulting in Notifications Every Time Someone Unfollows a User, Fix Coming

A bunch of Twitter users are reporting that they are getting notifications when someone unfollows them. Twitter is working on fixing the bug.

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Twitter Removes Precise Location Tagging in Tweets as No-One Uses It

Twitter has decided to eliminate the option of letting users add their precise location details like latitude and longitude as part of their tweets.

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Zuckerberg Ahead of Cook, Behind Pichai in Glassdoor's Top CEO List for 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has dropped from his 2018 rank of number 16 to number 55 on the Glassdoor list of Top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the US this year, as chosen by employees.

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Facebook Called Before US Senate Panel Over Libra Cryptocurrency Project

Facebook’s plans to create a global cryptocurrency will face scrutiny from the US Senate Banking Committee on July 16, the latest sign that policymakers around the globe are casting a wary eye on the project.

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Facebook’s Libra coin is a ‘long way from launch', Company COO Sheryl Sandberg Says

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the company's planned cryptocurrency coin, Libra, is a "long way from launch."

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Musk Reveals His On-Mars Coffee Plans on Twitter

"On Mars, I like to drink my coffee in this mug," wrote Musk revealing his space plans in a tweet that also carried a link to his SpaceX store.

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WhatsApp for Android Gets Updated Picture-in-Picture Feature With Ability to Play Videos Even in the Background

WhatsApp for Android has received an updated Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature that lets you continuously watch your Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube videos even while switching between multiple chats or in the background.

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Facebook Faces Trial Over Data Breach Affecting 30 Million Users

In a setback, a US court has rejected Facebook's claims to block a lawsuit against it in a data breach that affected nearly 30 million users in September last year.

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Bitcoin Surges Above $11,000 Thanks to Facebook's Currency Plans

Facebook said last week it planned to launch a new cryptocurrency called Libra.

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Google Duo v56 Brings the Ability to Share Ephemeral Photos

Google Duo has finally got a new feature to include images.

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Aussie Court Rules Media Companies Liable for Facebook Comments

Media companies are responsible for defamatory comments made on their Facebook pages, an Australian court said in a landmark ruling Monday.

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Telegram 5.8 Brings the Ability to Add Nearby Contacts, Create Local Groups, Transfer Admin Rights

The update also brings more options to Notification Exceptions including the ability to toggle message previews for specific chats, a new Search option, and a ‘Delete All’ tool as well.

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Facebook's Libra Coin Frightening, Company Co-Founder Says

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who initiated the call to break up the social networking giant, has termed the new digital currency Libra "frightening”.

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Facebook Restores Controversial Led Zeppelin Album Cover

Facebook has reversed its ban on British rock band Led Zeppelin's 1973 album "Houses of the Holy" cover that features nude children.

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Facebook Accused of Copying Calibra Logo From Current, an Online Bank

Facebook has been accused of using a logo for its new cryptocurrency play, similar to the logo of an online banking company called 'Current'.

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Twitter Bug Resulting in Notifications Every Time Someone Unfollows a User, Fix Coming

A bunch of Twitter users are reporting that they are getting notifications when someone unfollows them. Twitter is working on fixing the bug.

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Twitter Removes Precise Location Tagging in Tweets as No-One Uses It

Twitter has decided to eliminate the option of letting users add their precise location details like latitude and longitude as part of their tweets.

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Zuckerberg Ahead of Cook, Behind Pichai in Glassdoor's Top CEO List for 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has dropped from his 2018 rank of number 16 to number 55 on the Glassdoor list of Top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the US this year, as chosen by employees.

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Facebook Called Before US Senate Panel Over Libra Cryptocurrency Project

Facebook’s plans to create a global cryptocurrency will face scrutiny from the US Senate Banking Committee on July 16, the latest sign that policymakers around the globe are casting a wary eye on the project.

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Facebook’s Libra coin is a ‘long way from launch', Company COO Sheryl Sandberg Says

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the company's planned cryptocurrency coin, Libra, is a "long way from launch."

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Musk Reveals His On-Mars Coffee Plans on Twitter

"On Mars, I like to drink my coffee in this mug," wrote Musk revealing his space plans in a tweet that also carried a link to his SpaceX store.

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WhatsApp for Android Gets Updated Picture-in-Picture Feature With Ability to Play Videos Even in the Background

WhatsApp for Android has received an updated Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature that lets you continuously watch your Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube videos even while switching between multiple chats or in the background.

from RSS Feeds | SOCIAL-NETWORKING - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2Yh34dV

Facebook Faces Trial Over Data Breach Affecting 30 Million Users

In a setback, a US court has rejected Facebook's claims to block a lawsuit against it in a data breach that affected nearly 30 million users in September last year.

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LG Launches New W-Series Smartphones With AI Cameras: Price, Specifications, Features and More

LG has announced three new budget handsets in India under the brand new 'W-Series.'

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US Huawei supplier resumes some shipments

Chipmaker Micron has restarted some shipments to Huawei despite US sanctions.

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Second US town pays up to ransomware hackers

Lake City becomes the second Florida town in two weeks to pay up after a ransomware attack.

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Oppo Unveils World’s First Under-screen Camera, Warns Quality Might Not be the Best

Taking a step forward, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo today announced the first handset to feature an under-display selfie camera.

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You Can Now Get Your ‘Made to Order’ Lenovo ThinkPad Laptop; Over 1,00,000 Configuration Options in Tow

Lenovo says that it will take just over two weeks from the time of order confirmation, to get the customized laptop delivered to customers.

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Vivo Announces First Commercial 5G Smartphone, AR Glasses, 120W Fast Charge and More

Vivo has made a bunch of announcements at the ongoing Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2019.

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Chinese viewers watch webcast tour of tiny village museum

A live stream tour of a tiny museum open only one day a week attracts nearly half a million viewers.

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Facebook Testing a New Option to Let You Turn Off Pesky Notification Dots

Facebook is testing a toggle to turn off the red-coloured in-app notification dots on its home screen which until now had to be manually checked to get ridden off.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Asus 6Z With Flip Camera Goes on Sale Today, Everything You Need to Know

The Asus 6Z is one of the most affordable handsets to offer the flagship Snapdragon 855 processor with a starting price of Rs 31,999.

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RBI Committee Recommendations For KYC on Google Duo or Apple FaceTime Could See Larger Implementation

The recommendations state that the verification via video can be done via Google Duo for Android users and Apple Facetime for an iOS user.

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Apple Adds New Features to Numbers, Keynote and Pages Apps

The updates for these apps are available to download now in the Mac App Store as well as the iOS App Store.

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Project Libra: European Watchdogs Demand Detail on Facebook's Cryptocurrency

Facebook's fledgeling cryptocurrency faced mounting scrutiny on Tuesday as European central bankers and regulators demanded more detail on the social media giant's Libra project.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 to Feature 32-Megapixel Selfie Camera and 48-Megapixel Rear Camera

More features of the upcoming Mi CC9 have been revealed including details of the front and rear cameras.

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Instagram Head Insists It Doesn't Spy on Users

Instagram doesn't snoop on private conversations as part of its advertising targeting strategy, the head of the popular social media site said in an interview.

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Want to Take The iOS 13 or iPadOS Public Beta For a Spin? The Complete List of Compatible iPhones and iPads

The iPhone line-up that is compatible with the iOS 13 Public Beta include iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone SE.

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SpaceX Puts 24 Satellites Into Orbit After What it Calls The 'Most Difficult Launch'

The U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center, a unit of the U.S. Air Force, said all the satellites lifted into orbit had been deployed and made contact after what one of its officials called “a momentous launch.”

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E-Commerce Platforms Including Amazon And Flipkart Warned About Discounts on Online Shopping Stores

The commerce ministry said it had formed a committee to hear grievances on issues related to FDI in e-commerce, adding it will ensure small retailers thrive in the country.

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Still Rocking an Old Android Phone or iPhone? You Will Not be Able to Use WhatsApp From Next Year

WhatsApp has confirmed that it would no longer support devices using the old Android 2.3.7 operating system and iPhones using iOS 7 after February 1, 2020

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New Age Social Media Apps, and a Shocking Problem of Borderline Sexual Content

India’s vernacular internet users are growing by the hour, and so are apps that promise videos with catchphrases like “Ladkiyon ke saath chat karein”.

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Bitcoin Surges Above $11,000 Thanks to Facebook's Currency Plans

Facebook said last week it planned to launch a new cryptocurrency called Libra.

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Google Duo v56 Brings the Ability to Share Ephemeral Photos

Google Duo has finally got a new feature to include images.

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Aussie Court Rules Media Companies Liable for Facebook Comments

Media companies are responsible for defamatory comments made on their Facebook pages, an Australian court said in a landmark ruling Monday.

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Telegram 5.8 Brings the Ability to Add Nearby Contacts, Create Local Groups, Transfer Admin Rights

The update also brings more options to Notification Exceptions including the ability to toggle message previews for specific chats, a new Search option, and a ‘Delete All’ tool as well.

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Etika: Body found in search for missing YouTuber

The gamer, who went missing last week, had uploaded a video describing suicidal thoughts.

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Musk Reveals His On-Mars Coffee Plans on Twitter

"On Mars, I like to drink my coffee in this mug," wrote Musk revealing his space plans in a tweet that also carried a link to his SpaceX store.

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Global phone networks attacked by hackers

Attackers had power to shut networks down but chose to snoop on users instead.

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Belkin Makes Boost Charge MFi-Certified USB-C to Lightning Cable; First Accessory Maker to do so

Belkin promises 50 per cent faster charging than the standard Lightning cable when used with a compatible charger.

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Cheaters, Your ‘Monopoly’ is Over: Hasbro Launches Voice-Controlled Version of Iconic Board Game

The Monopoly voice banking game features lights and sounds, and comes with an interactive Mr Monopoly banking unit.

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Dyson Lightcycle Review: Your Table Probably Doesn’t Deserve This Sophisticated Piece of Lighting

Using the data such as time, date and GPS coordinates, it can calculate the exact brightness and colour temperature of the natural light around you.

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Losing Out on Android with Microsoft was the "Greatest Mistake": Bill Gates

The founder of Microsoft revealed during an interview that the biggest mistake of his life was failing to invest in the non-Apple operating system, which now belongs to Google and is worth $400 billion.

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Icelanders tire of disrespectful Instagram influencers

Locals are frustrated at a number of cases where influencers have been disrespectful at tourist sites.

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52 Percent Indians Think Smart Devices are Spying on Them, Reveals Survey

Of the surveyed users, 54 percent believed that their own smartphones were recording private data that could be leaked on the internet.

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Apple Responds to Spotify's Anti-Competitive Allegations in EU

The Cupertino-based tech giant stated in response to Spotify's lawsuit that the streaming service's data is not up-to-date, and refuted the 30 percent tax claim on all downloads.

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Dutch emergency line hit by KPN telecoms outage

The four-hour disruption was the largest in years and the cause is still unclear.

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Cyber-bullying affects more girls than boys in Northern Ireland

A study indicates some children were mocked about their appearance and some were sent nude pictures.

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Changi Airport: Drones disrupt flights in Singapore

A rise in drone use has created growing security concerns for airports around the world.

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Amazon Prime Day Sale Begins July 15, Offers on Smartphones, TVs, Laptops, and More

This year's Amazon Prime Day sale has been announced which will be held on 15 -16 July.

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Xiaomi Sells One Million Units of Mi Band 4 in Just 8 Days

The smart wearable went on sale in China on June 16 and since then it has sold about a million units.

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Samsung Claims to Have Sold Over One Million Galaxy S10 5G Units in South Korea

Samsung has sold an average of 15,000 Galaxy S10 5G units per day, according to a report.

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Google Play Store Quality Problems: Over 2,000 Malware-Laden Counterfeit Apps Served to Android Users

The study also found that 1,565 asked for at least five dangerous permissions and 1407 had at least five embedded third-party ad libraries.

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Cannot Wait for Dark Mode on WhatsApp? Here is How to Enable it on Android and iOS

There are workarounds to get Dark Mode working on WhatsApp on your Android phone or iPhone, right away.

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Bitcoin trades above $11,000, after 10% weekend jump

The original cryptocurrency hit $11,247.62 on the Bitstamp exchange late on Sunday, its highest since March last year.

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Huawei's US Research and Development Firm Futurewei is Splitting From its Parent Company

Futurewei, Huawei’s U.S.-based research and development arm, employs hundreds of people at offices in Silicon Valley and the greater Seattle, Chicago and Dallas areas, according to its workers’ LinkedIn pages.

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Facebook Faces Trial Over Data Breach Affecting 30 Million Users

In a setback, a US court has rejected Facebook's claims to block a lawsuit against it in a data breach that affected nearly 30 million users in September last year.

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Facebook is in Trouble Again, This Time For a Data Breach That Impacted 30 Million Users

Turkey's Personal Data Protection Authority has already fined Facebook 1.65 million Turkish liras ($280,000) over the data breach.

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First Public Beta Versions of iOS 13, iPadOS and macOS Catalina Now Available: Here is How to Download Them

There are significant changes incoming with the next iterations of the operating system for the iPhone, iPad and Mac devices.

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TRAI is Now Open to Making Changes to Cable TV Tariff Order, And Bring Subscription Costs in Control

The Network Capacity Fee (NCF) was a new component added to the subscription bills depending on the number of channels they selected, increasing the cost of TV subscription for users.

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Facebook Details Steps to Curb Hate Speech in Sri Lanka, Myanmar  

Facebook is taking a more “aggressive approach against people and groups who regularly violate our policies.”

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Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab S5e, Galaxy Tab A 10.1; Price, Specifications, and More

Samsung has launched two new tablets for the Indian market with a starting price of Rs 14,999.

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Hotstar Clocked 100 Million Active Users During The India Vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup Match

Hotstar says that 66 percent of the 100 Mn users came in from towns beyond the big metro cities.

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Samsung Launched Galaxy Tab S5e, Galaxy Tab A 10.1; Price, Specifications, and More

Samsung has launched two new tablets for the Indian market with a starting price of Rs 14,999.

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