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Google to discontinue Street View app next year
According to 9To5Google, the tech giant has prepared a number of shutdown messages for the Street View app. In the notice, the company advice users to move to Google Maps or Street View Studio, as the Street View app will end on March 31, 2023. "Street View App is going away and support will end March 21, 2023," the company was quoted as saying in the report. "To publish your own 360 video, switch to Street View Studio. To view Street View and add Photo Spheres, use Google Maps."
Google adds Lens image search to homepage
According to 9To5Google, users can "search any image with Google Lens" by clicking the button that appears next to the voice search button and can "drag an image here or upload a file". "The google homepage doesn't change often, but it did. We are always working to expand the kinds of questions you can ask and improving how we answer them," Rajan Patel, vice president of engineering at Google, said in a tweet.
Pay $8 to get blue tick on Twitter: Elon Musk
"Twitter's current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is b******t," he said in a tweet. "Power to the people! Blue for $8 per month". The world's richest man also said that the "price adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity".
Snapchat AR creator community grows 60% in India
Since its launch in India, time spent on Spotlight by the Indian Snapchatter community has increased by 175 per cent (YOY). Discover, Snap's content platform featuring selected partners, had over 140 million Indian Snapchatters watching a show in 2022, while local channels publishing premium content on Discover increased by 150 per cent (YOY), said the company.
Users can soon use 'Message Yourself' feature on WhatsApp
According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is now testing some improvements for sending messages to yourself for some beta testers on its beta apps for Android and iOS. WhatsApp is now conducting a small test by rolling out "messages with yourself" to a select group of beta testers following the release of the WhatsApp beta for the Android 2.22.24.2 update.
Google Drive updates file access expiration capability
When sharing files in My Drive, users can now specify an expiry access period, as opposed to after someone has already accessed the file, Google said in a blogpost. Additionally, rather than just for viewers and commenters, users can also add expiring access for the editors.
WhatsApp bans 26 lakh bad accounts in India as amended IT rules take shape
"In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we've published our report for the month of September 2022. This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp's own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform," a company spokesperson said in a statement.
Delhi HC issues summons to Twitter on journo's plea for account restoration
"Issue summons. Written submissions in 30 days," Justice Mini Pushkarna ordered. In July, following the bail granted to Zubair by the apex court, Mitra, in his tweet, said the son of a sitting apex court judge had participated in debates on a news channel and its editor had later furnished the bail bond for the release of the Alt News fact checker.
Apple still mulls iPhone SE 4 display details
The tech giant is considering a number of options regarding the display's size and material, reports MacRumors. The iPhone maker is mulling 5.7 to 6.1-inch LCDs, as well as, 6.1-inch OLED displays from two suppliers. It is still unclear if the company will choose a 5.7-inch or 6.1-inch display, and whether that display would employ OLED technology or LCD technology.
Nokia G60 5G with 50MP camera launches in India
"Nokia G60 5G is built from a high percentage of recycled materials with the longest software support yet in the G-series," said Sanmeet Singh Kochhar, Vice President, India and MENA, HMD Global. The phone features a 6.58-inch FHD+, 120Hz display, and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for super-smooth scrolling and sharing.
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