TECHNOLOGY
Samsung preparing to bring S Pen support to foldables
Samsung has launched its flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra device with the popular S Pen -- a first for the Galaxy S series. To date, the Stylus (S) Pen only came with Samsung Galaxy Note series smartphones that took productivity and creativity up a notch.
Consumers spend $57 bn on video games in US in 2020
This is a 27 per cent increase compared to 2019. The consumer spending on hardware reached its highest level since 2011 at $5.3 billion, a 35 per cent increase compared to 2019, according to data provided by global market research company NPD Group.
Apple extends TV Plus free trials to July in pandemic
With the latest announcement, anybody with an Apple TV+ subscription that was set to expire from now until June will instead expire in July 2021, according to a report in 9to5mac.
Amazon opens Alexa AI for firms to build their own assistants
‘Alexa Custom Assistant' is a comprehensive new solution that lets device makers and service providers create intelligent assistants tailored to their brand personality and customer needs. A unique feature of the Alexa Custom Assistant is that it allows the brand's assistant and Alexa to cooperate to fulfill the customer's request.
WhatsApp delays new data privacy policy by 3 months
WhatsApp said they are moving back the date by three months to May 15 on which people will be asked to review and accept the terms. "No one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8. We're also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp," the company informed.
Apple blocks M1 Mac users from side loading iPhone, iPad apps
According to a report in 9to5Mac, Apple has turned off users' ability to unofficially install iOS apps onto their M1 Macs. "Apple has officially flipped the server-side switch to implement this change. This means that it is no longer possible to use an app such as iMazing to side load unsupported applications from your iPhone or iPad to your M1 Mac," the report mentioned on Friday.
Facebook blocks live events around US Capitol on Jan 20
In an update, Facebook said its teams are conducting a secondary review of all Facebook events related to the inauguration and removing ones that violate our policies. "As we did in the lead up to and following the US presidential election, we are continuing to block event creation in the US by non-US based accounts and Pages," the company announced late on Friday.
Forget Telegram, Signal, IS terrorists in India, abroad using much more secure Threema
The NIA during its probe into the Islamic State Iraq and Syria Khorasan Province (ISIS-KP) case has found that arrested accused Jahanzaib Sami Wani and his wife Hina Bashir Beigh and Bengaluru-based doctor Abdur Rahman aka 'Dr Brave' were using Threema, a secure messaging platform.
Mobile numbers of WhatsApp on Web users found on Google Search
Although WhatsApp is primarily a mobile app, currently being used by over 400 million users in India, some working professionals also use the instant chat app on their desktops and PCs via the Web version.
Google completes Fitbit acquisition, promises data privacy
Fitbit co-founder and CEO James Park said that the trust of Fitbit users will continue to be paramount, and they will maintain strong data privacy and security protections. The European Commission in August last year opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google under the EU Merger Regulation.
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