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Microsoft Teams faces major outage, Twitterati react
Microsoft said it received reports of users being unable to access Microsoft Teams or leverage any features and said the company is investigating the issue. "We have determined that a recent deployment contained a broken connection to an internal storage service, which has resulted in impact. We are working to direct traffic to a healthy service to mitigate impact," the company wrote on Twitter.
Now anyone can migrate WhatsApp chats from Android to iOS, vice versa
On the micro-blogging platform, the company also shared a link that tells how to migrate WhatsApp data from Android to iPhone. "A new way to keep the chats that mean the most. Today, you will have the ability to transfer your entire chat history from Android to iOS and vice versa. Now you have the freedom to switch to and from your preferred devices," the company wrote on Twitter.
Microsoft Teams faces major outage, Twitterati react
Microsoft said it received reports of users being unable to access Microsoft Teams or leverage any features and said the company is investigating the issue. "We have determined that a recent deployment contained a broken connection to an internal storage service, which has resulted in impact. We are working to direct traffic to a healthy service to mitigate impact," the company wrote on Twitter.
Apple releases iOS 15.6, iPadOS with new features, bug fixes
The iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 can be downloaded for free and the software is available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the new software, go to Settings, General, then Software Update, reports MacRumors. As Apple is wrapping up development on the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 operating systems, iOS 15.6 is minor in scale and introduces a handful of new features and bug fixes.
World saw 10 million foldable smartphone shipments in 2021: Samsung
The new figures contradict what the International Data Corporation (IDC) said in its report earlier this year the worldwide shipments of foldable phones, inclusive of both flip and fold form factors, reached a total of 7.1 million units in 2021. The IDC has projected that foldable phone shipments will reach 27.6 million units in 2025 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 69.9 per cent from 2020 to 2025.
Tesla profits dip in Q2 due to China lockdowns
Tesla reported $2.3 billion in second-quarter profit, below its record quarterly profit of $3.3 billion in the first quarter this year. The company reported its first sequential decline in quarterly profit in more than a year. As of the end of the second quarter, the company said it has converted approximately 75 per cent of its Bitcoin purchases into fiat currency.
Facebook shifts focus from news to creator economy amid TikTok threat
According to The Wall Street Journal, Facebook executive Campbell Brown has told employees that the engineering and product teams at Facebook would, in future, spend less time on News and Bulletin to "heighten their focus on building a more robust Creator economy." A former journalist, Brown leads Facebook's global media partnerships.
Samsung to unveil new foldable phones next month
The next-generation foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4, are expected to be showcased during the Galaxy Unpacked online event, "Unfold Your World," slated for August 10. The event's teaser promo video, released on Wednesday, said nothing about the specifications of the upcoming phones.
Netflix adds 11 lakh paid subscribers in Asia-Pacific in Q2
The Average Revenue per Membership (ARM) was -2 per cent (year-over-year), due to the impact from "our price decrease in India last December as well as plan mix," Netflix told shareholders after declaring Q2 results. Netflix in December announced new and reduced prices in India, with the mobile-only plan starting at Rs 149 per month.
Dell unveils new laptop for Indian consumers
With a starting price of Rs 159,990, the newly-launched laptop will be available across offline and online stores from July 23. "The XPS 13 Plus is our most powerful, modern, and stylish XPS device with premium experiences that accelerate creativity, success and pursuance of passion," Raj Kumar Rishi, Vice President and General Manager, Consumer and Small Business, Dell Technologies - India, said in a statement.
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