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Samsung Pay app confirms in-display fingerprint scanner on at least one Galaxy S10 model

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Samsung has been working on the Galaxy S10 flagships for months now, and we are almost there to witness the global launch of the flagships in February. We’ve learned many details about the flagships including the display sizes, cameras, animations, display cutouts, night-mode, and much more from Samsung’s software updates. Latest to join the list is that at least of the flagship will have an in-display fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Samsung Pay app confirms in-display fingerprint scanner on at least one Galaxy S10 model”

Alphabet’s Verily Study Watch gets FDA approval for ECG feature

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Verily has announced a health watch in 2017 that is aimed at offering insights into medical conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and PTSD. Now, Verily has received FDA clearance for the watch’s electrocardiogram (ECG) technology.
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Facebook Community Actions lets users file for petitions

Facebook is introducing new Community Actions; the News Feed petition feature this week. These Community Actions could unite neighbors to request a change from their local and national elected officials and government agencies. Continue reading “Facebook Community Actions lets users file for petitions”

Uber said to be developing self-driving electric scooters and bicycles

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Self-driving electric scooters and bicycles at Uber have made news a bunch of times in the past, and now the company is said to be hiring engineers for the self-driving tech. These electric scooters and bicycles could drive themselves around cities in order to reach customers and charging points. Continue reading “Uber said to be developing self-driving electric scooters and bicycles”

BSNL Bharat Fiber broadband home service at Rs 1.1 per GB launched

BSNL has launched the Bharat fiber to the home service where it will offer 35GB data per day at as low as Rs.1.1 per GB and speeds of up to 100Mbps to take on Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. This move comes at a time where Jio is expanding its GigaFiber to over 1400 cities in the country before official roll out. Continue reading “BSNL Bharat Fiber broadband home service at Rs 1.1 per GB launched”

US regulators said to impose a record-setting fine against Facebook for privacy violations

According to a new report from WSJ, U. S regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting fine against Facebook for violating a legally binding agreement with the government to protect the privacy of its users’ personal data. The fine under consideration at the Federal Trade Commission would mark the first action levied against Facebook in the United States since reports emerged in March about the Cambridge Analytica. Continue reading “US regulators said to impose a record-setting fine against Facebook for privacy violations”

Swiftkey for Android update lets you remove Bing search button, says lag has been reduced lag by over 50% even on older phones

Microsoft’s Swiftkey added Bing Search integration in one of the updates recently. With Google integration Search, this move doesn’t come as a surprise. However, the new update which is now available changes that. It trims down Bing search to a small button in the toolbar and allows you to remove it if you don’t want it. Continue reading “Swiftkey for Android update lets you remove Bing search button, says lag has been reduced lag by over 50% even on older phones”

Facebook said to be secretly working on LOL meme hub app

After Facebook Watch, Lasso, and IGTV, the company has been quietly developing another product targeted at the teens. According to a new report, the company has spent months building LOL which is a special feed of funny videos and GIF-like clips. Continue reading “Facebook said to be secretly working on LOL meme hub app”

Cortana won’t challenge Alexa and Google Assistant, says Microsoft CEO

It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant has fallen behind Google Assistant and Alexa, and it looks like Microsoft is taking a different route. The company’s CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Microsoft no longer sees Cortana as a competitor to Alexa or Google Assistant. “Cortana needs to be that skill for anybody who’s a Microsoft 365 subscriber,” explains Nadella. Continue reading “Cortana won’t challenge Alexa and Google Assistant, says Microsoft CEO”

Collection 1 breach exposed over 770 million unique email IDs and over 21 million passwords

Collection 1 Dump As many as 772,904,991 unique email addresses and over 21 million unique passwords have been leaked online. This results in more than 87GB of passwords and emails getting leaked. All these had been distributed in a folder dubbed ‘Collection # 1’ by hackers who have posted the link to the dump on a hacking forum. Continue reading “Collection 1 breach exposed over 770 million unique email IDs and over 21 million passwords”

Netflix reports 35% growth YoY, adds 8.8 million new users in Q4 2018

Netflix has announced that it has seen an annual revenue of $16 billion in 2018 which is a 35% growth. The company has doubled the operating profits of $1.6 billion. Netflix has ended the 2018 year with 139 million paying subscribers, up to 9 million from the quarter and up to 29 million from the beginning of the year. Continue reading “Netflix reports 35% growth YoY, adds 8.8 million new users in Q4 2018”

Twitter acknowledges bug that exposed protected Tweets of some Android users for years

Twitter for Android has been effected with an issue where ‘Protect Your Tweets’setting has been disabled if a certain amount of changes were made. The company says that it is aware of the issue and users may have been impacted by this issue if they had protected Tweets turned on in the settings, and made certain changes to account settings such as changing the email address associated with your account between November 3, 2014, and January 14, 2019. Continue reading “Twitter acknowledges bug that exposed protected Tweets of some Android users for years”

AISEN A65UDS980 65-inch 4K Smart TV with Dolby audio launched in India

Aisen A65UDS980

AISEN has launched its latest 4K Smart TV – A65UDS980 in India. It promises brilliant picture with the high-performance engine, high-speed response and smart and multi-function versatility. The UHD Display offers a screen resolution of 3840 X 2160. Continue reading “AISEN A65UDS980 65-inch 4K Smart TV with Dolby audio launched in India”

SHARP FP-JC2M-B car air purifier with HEPA & Carbon filters launched in India

SHARP FP-JC2M-B

SHARP has launched the new “FP-JC2M-B” Car Air Purifier, especially designed and built for India. SHARP FP-JC2M-B Car Air Purifier cleanses air inside car silently using dual technology of HEPA & Carbon filters which removes PM2.5 and other gaseous substances. Continue reading “SHARP FP-JC2M-B car air purifier with HEPA & Carbon filters launched in India”

Android Q early build leak: System-wide dark theme, permission revamp, Desktop Mode and more

Google will debut the first beta build of Android Q sometime before the I/O developers conference. However, prior to the release, XDA-Developers have managed to get the very early build of Q running on the Google Pixel 3 XL. Though this won’t be the first preview build, it still gives us the idea on where Google is headed. Continue reading “Android Q early build leak: System-wide dark theme, permission revamp, Desktop Mode and more”