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Truecaller revamps its iOS app for better protection against spam, scam
The company said that the iOS app has been completely rewritten from the ground up to be lighter, more efficient and offers 10 times better spam, scam, and business call identification compared to previous versions of the app. "We have been innovating within Apple's platform to bring users more powerful features like Call Alerts, Call Reason, and a convenient search extension," Alan Mamedi, co-founder and CEO of Truecaller, said in a statement.
Sony makes PlayStation5 lighter after increasing prices
Gaming website Press Start noticed the weight difference in Australia. "The only immediate difference between this model and the 2021 model that we can work out from both product manuals is the weight which has gone down by a similar jump to the 2021 model. This obviously results in different parts/internals," it said. The new disc model now weighs 3.9 kgs, a 7 per cent reduction from the 2021 revision (4.2 kgs).
Chinese hackers target energy firms in South China Sea, Asia-Pacific
"TA423/Red Ladon is a China-based, espionage-motivated threat actor that has been active since 2013, targeting a variety of organisations in response to political events in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on the South China Sea," the company said in a blog post. China has always denied that its hacking groups target foreign companies.
Google Android 14 Beta likely to roll out in April 2023
The Google company now says that the "Android 13 Beta has concluded with the stable public release of Android 13 in August 2022", stressing that the QPR1 beta starts next month. The beta releases are scheduled to "continue through March 2023," and there will likely just be two QPRs: T1B (stable in December) and T2B, reports 9to5Google.
AMD unveils new Ryzen 7000 desktop chips for gamers, content creators
The new Ryzen 7000 chips are expected to be available globally from September 27, starting at $299. "The AMD Ryzen 7000 Series brings leadership gaming performance, extraordinary power for content creation, and advanced scalability with the new AMD Socket AM5," said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and GM, Client business unit, AMD.
Twitter whistleblower will depose in Musk-Twitter legal battle
Former Twitter security chief Zatko has alleged that Twitter misled regulators about its security practices and actual number of bot accounts.Zatko has now received a subpoena from Musk's legal team to appear for a deposition on September 9 in the ongoing lawsuit between Twitter and Musk, reports The Verge.
OnePlus emerges as fastest-growing smart TV brand in India
"At OnePlus, we continued to strengthen our vision of building a premium accessible connected ecosystem. This achievement is a testament to our dedication towards providing the best of innovative technology to our user community," Navnit Nakra, India CEO and Head of India Region, OnePlus India, said in a statement.
Google Meet's new feature allows users mute, unmute easily
The Google company said that will make it easier for users to participate in their meetings by quickly unmuting to say something. "This feature will also help in situations where you forget to mute again after unmuting yourself. This feature is OFF by default and can be enabled in the Google Meet settings," the company said in a blogpost.
Neuralink unlikely to be used by 'normal people' in next few years: Zuckerberg
Speaking to The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Zuckerberg joked that he believes "normal people" would probably not want a Neuralink implant until the technology is mature, reports Teslarati. "Normal people, I think, in the next 10 or 15 years are probably not going to want to get something just installed in their brain for fun," Zuckerberg was quoted as saying.
Microsoft Office now allows co-authoring of sensitive files on Android, iOS
The Office mobile apps now support co-authoring documents protected by Microsoft Purview Information Protection, reports Windows Central. Multiple people can edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents in real-time, even if the files are marked with sensitivity labels, the report said. As per the report, the same capability was already available on Office for Windows, macOS, and the web.
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