TECHNOLOGY
Apple TV+ observes Earth Day with 3 new premieres
These premieres join a specially curated collection of environmentally-themed Apple TV+ programming, including films, series and episodes that celebrate Earth Day's mission, including: Here We Are. Long Way Up, The Elephant Queen and Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, the company said in a statement.
Google introducing new UI, auto zoom and more in Meet app
Beginning next month, desktop and laptop users will see a new, richer user interface with an array of easy-to-access features that make meetings more productive and inclusive.
Twitter appoints new JAPAC region VP, Hari moved to global role
"I'm looking forward to bringing more people, communities, brands and partners to Twitter as we build on the incredible business momentum from Maya's leadership across the region," said Yu Sasamoto, VP of Japan and Asia Pacific, Twitter.
Hackers hit Apple in $50M ransomware attack via MacBook supplier
According to The Record, the operators of the REvil ransomware are demanding that Apple pay a ransom demand to avoid having confidential information leaked on the Dark Web.
Instagram's new feature to combat hate speech, abuse
The new feature is designed to help protect users from potentially offensive or abusive DM requests. "Using this feature doesn't share the content of your DM requests with us unless you report them," the company said in a blogpost. In February, the photo-sharing platform had shared an update on their work to combat abuse and hate speech on Instagram, which included stricter penalties for people who send abusive DMs.
Oracle's GoldenGate now a cloud-native, fully-managed service
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) GoldenGate is the first cloud service of any major cloud provider to offer an elastic, pay-per-use solution for general purpose database replication, data integration, real-time data ingestion to cloud, and support for time-series analytics while data is in flight.
Acer unveils 5G-enabled laptop in India
Spin 7, featuring Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G, starts from Rs 1,34,999 on Acer Exclusive store, Acer Online Store and other partner stores. The laptop features a 14-inch convertible laptop designed for modern mobile professionals featuring a magnesium-aluminium alloy body.
Apple to launch iOS 14.5 update starting next week
As Apple announced the launch of the new Tile-like AirTag tracker, the company said on Tuesday: "AirTag requires iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 14.5 or later, or iPad running iPadOS 14.5 or later". These software updates will be available starting next week". "Customers must have an Apple ID and be signed in to their iCloud account. Certain features require to Find My to be enabled in iCloud settings," Apple added.
Apple unveils new iMac with M1 chip, Touch ID
The new iMac features a 24-inch 4.5K Retina display with 11.3 million pixels, 500 nits of brightness and over a billion colours, delivering a brilliant and vivid viewing experience. It also includes a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, studio-quality mics, and a six-speaker sound system -- the best camera and audio ever in a Mac.
Sony unveils X75 Android TV series in India
The new BRAVA X75 series is available across all Sony Centers, major electronic stores and e-commerce portals in two sizes -- 50-inch and 43-inch -- at Rs 72,990 and Rs 59,990, respectively. The new X75 Android TV series comes with a powerful X1 4K processor that uses advanced algorithms to cut noise and boost detail, the company said in a statement.
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