Facebook rolls out new tools to prevent unwanted friend requests and messages

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In order to tackle with annoying and unwanted contact requests and messages on Facebook and Messenger, Facebook today has announced new tools that will help you prevent harassment on the platform based on the feedback received people who might have experienced such issues. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out new tools to prevent unwanted friend requests and messages”

Motorola teams up with Poorvika Mobiles to bring Moto Hub stores across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

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Motorola today announced a partnership with Poorvika Mobiles to bring Moto Hub stores across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Customers can visit the store and experience wide-range of Motorola products.  Continue reading “Motorola teams up with Poorvika Mobiles to bring Moto Hub stores across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka”

Ola acquires Foodpanda India, to invest $200 million

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Ola today announced a partnership with Germany based DeliveryHero Group, an online food ordering and delivery marketplace. As a part of this partnership, Ola will have now have rights over Foodpanda India business in an acquisition deal in exchange for Ola stock. Continue reading “Ola acquires Foodpanda India, to invest $200 million”

WhatsApp ordered by French data protection authority to stop sharing user data with Facebook

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France data privacy watchdog; CNIL has given a 1-month ultimatum to WhatsApp over Facebook data transfers without proper users consent. It ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing data with Facebook without proper permissions, and if WhatsApp fails to follow the order, the watchdog said that it could sanction the company. Continue reading “WhatsApp ordered by French data protection authority to stop sharing user data with Facebook”

Twitter to implement new rules to reduce hateful conduct and abusive behavior

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After announcing a new set of rules last month, Twitter today announced that it would start enforcing updates to the Twitter rules with an aim to reduce hateful and abusive content on the platform. The company also said that it is working on a robust appeal system if in case of any wrong conclusions.  Continue reading “Twitter to implement new rules to reduce hateful conduct and abusive behavior”

Facebook to block Engagement Bait posts from news feed

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Engagement bait posts that ask for like, share and comment are abundant on the Facebook news feed and they are an indirect way from pages, people to gain reach. In order to tackle the issue, Facebook today announced that it will begin demoting individual posts from people and Pages that use engagement bait. Continue reading “Facebook to block Engagement Bait posts from news feed”

Google looking into reports of Pixel 2 XL slower fingerprint unlock after Android 8.1 update

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Few users have started reporting that the Pixel 2 XL after the Android 8.1 Oreo update is facing slower Fingerprint sensor unlocking. Reports regarding the issue have been growing larger in the past couple of days. Continue reading “Google looking into reports of Pixel 2 XL slower fingerprint unlock after Android 8.1 update”

Huawei P11 with triple rear cameras expected to go official at MWC 2018 in February

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Its a known fact by now that Huawei is gearing up to launch the P11 smartphone line-up at the MWC 2018 event in February event. We’ve recently come across promotional images which revealed that the upcoming flagships would feature triple rear  camera sensors capable of capturing 40MP shots and a 24MP front camera with AI assistance like the Mate 10 series.  Continue reading “Huawei P11 with triple rear cameras expected to go official at MWC 2018 in February”

Google rolls out ‘Hey Google’ hotword to more phones

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‘OK Google’ is a very popular hotword that we use to communicate with Google Search app and Assistant as well recently. While it’s a hotword that we have become familiar with, it has quite aged now. With the launch of Home speaker, Google introduced ‘Hey Google’ hotword along with the old phrase and this new hotword is now finding its way to phones as well.  Continue reading “Google rolls out ‘Hey Google’ hotword to more phones”

Alphabet’s X to deploy FSOC technology in Andhra Pradesh for high-speed internet connectivity

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Andhra Pradesh Information and Technology Minister Nara Lokesh on Friday during a visit to X’s Headquarters in Mountain View has said that the state government in collaboration with the Google’s Alphabet Inc’s X to deploy Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) links in Andhra Pradesh. Continue reading “Alphabet’s X to deploy FSOC technology in Andhra Pradesh for high-speed internet connectivity”

BlackBerry extends support for BB10 and BBOS to 2019, ends support for BlackBerry Priv

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BlackBerry has announced that it is extending support for BB10 and BBOS up to 2019 and the company also said that it will soon introduce a new trade-up program which will offer significant discounts and incentive for current BlackBerry users to upgrade to a new BlackBerry device. Continue reading “BlackBerry extends support for BB10 and BBOS to 2019, ends support for BlackBerry Priv”

Facebook adds Snooze button to mute updates from a person, page or group for 30 days

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Facebook today has announced that it will add snooze button over the coming week that will let you unfollow person, Page or group for 30 days and you won’t see any content from that particular page or person for 30 days in your news feed.  Continue reading “Facebook adds Snooze button to mute updates from a person, page or group for 30 days”

Google to officially shutdown Tango support in March 2018 to focus on ARCore

Google ARCore

Google today has announced that it is shutting down the support for project Tango officially on March 1st, 2018. Project Tango was Google’s first ever attempt on augmented reality and it required special hardware in the form of cameras and sensors to accurately map 3D areas which in turn made the phones expensive.

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Facebook starts rolling out Click-to-WhatsApp Button in Facebook ads

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Though WhatsApp has always been an ad-free network, Facebook has encouraged advertisements of businesses and individuals. However, that changes today as Facebook is now rolling out Click-to-WhatsApp button; a new ad unit that will let businesses ads create a link between the two platforms.  Continue reading “Facebook starts rolling out Click-to-WhatsApp Button in Facebook ads”

Indian Govt raises import tax on mobile phones, will affect Apple and others

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Indian Govt has raised the import tax on various electronic items including mobile phones, digital cameras, microwave ovens, and televisions with an aim to curb supplies from overseas and build up the domestic industry. Tax on mobile phones has been increased from 10% to 15%. Continue reading “Indian Govt raises import tax on mobile phones, will affect Apple and others”