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Microsoft to reveal 'future of hybrid work' with Windows 11 on April 5
Tech giant Microsoft has scheduled a preview event to discuss the "exciting future" of "Hybrid Work, Powered by Windows". Set to take place on April 5, it will feature Windows exec Panos Panay showing off Microsoft's security, productivity and management features, both in the client and the cloud. The event page does not say much and Microsoft has not openly discussed the event, but The Verge saw plenty of clues about the kind of hybrid work solutions and security tools Microsoft is working on for businesses where the "office" is more of an idea than a location.
Samsung chief apologises for Galaxy S22 app throttling issue
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and co-CEO Han Jong-hee on Wednesday apologised for controversy around recently launched Galaxy S22 smartphone performance due to a pre-installed app. During the South Korean tech giant's annual shareholders' meeting, Samsung Device Experience division CEO JH Han
Amazon Alexa now available on few Wear OS smartwatches from Fossil, Skagen
Skagen Falster Gen 6 and Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch users can now take advantage of Amazon Alexa on their smartwatches. The two companies announced that they would bring Alexa to a select few Wear OS smartwatches, and it appears that the support is finally here. The launch of the Skagen Falster Gen 6 brought with it the reveal of a partnership between Amazon and Fossil that would bring Alexa to select Wear OS smartwatches.
Apple App Store in Russia loses 7K apps since Ukraine invasion
Since the start of the Ukraine invasion, the Russian App Store has lost nearly 6,982 mobile apps as several companies decided to pull off their apps and games from the Apple App Store. According to data by app intelligence firm Sensor Tower and shared with TechCrunch, those apps had been downloaded around 218 million times in Russia, representing around 3 per cent of their total 6.6 billion installs globally.
NFTs coming to Instagram soon, says Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will soon arrive on Instagram. Addressing one of the sessions at the South By Southwest event late on Tuesday, Zuckerberg said that "over the next several months, the ability to bring some of your NFTs in, hopefully over time be able to mint things within that environment".
Indian startups, big firms aim to make digital economy personal: Adobe
New innovations in Adobe Experience Cloud are customising experiences for millions of people in milliseconds and from startups to big enterprises in India, the aim now is to make the digital economy personal, the software major said on Wednesday.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: Bold like Note, beautiful like Galaxy S
While the Note series is officially dead, With S Pen, the S22 Ultra embraces the legacy of the Note while opening up new ways to be creative and get things done. Weighing 229 grams, Galaxy S22 Ultra combines the unrivalled power of the Note series and the iconic S-Pen with the pro-grade camera and performance of the S series to set the new standard for premium smartphones.
Apple iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4 with mask unlock, new emoji released
Apple has started rolling out iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 for compatible models. This new update includes several minor changes, along with a major update to Face ID. The iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 updates can be downloaded for free. To access the new software, go to Settings > General > Software Update.
Twitter rolls back users access to chronological timeline by default
Twitter recently made an unnecessary change that made it difficult to see chronological feed by default, leaving millions of users frustrated, but now the firm has announced that it would be reverting things to the way they used to be.
Google Cloud gets costlier for some core services
Bucking the trend where Cloud infrastructure offerings are getting cheaper, Google Cloud has announced significant price hikes across its core services like storage, compute and networking that will go into effect from October 1 this year.
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