TECHNOLOGY
TikTok unveils 1st augmented reality filter with iPhone 12 Pro's LiDAR camera
The filter utilises the iPhone 12 Pro's LiDAR sensor that helps improve AR experiences by enabling apps to more quickly see and recognise the room around them. The AR effect is a 2021 ball drop over your head to celebrate the New Year, with TikTok promising to "develop more innovative effects in 2021."
F5 acquires multi-cloud management startup Volterra for $500 million
F5 said that with the addition of Volterra's technology platform, it is creating an edge platform built for enterprises and service providers that will be security-first and app-driven with unlimited scale. "With Volterra, we advance our Adaptive Applications vision with an Edge 2.0 platform that solves the complex multi-cloud reality enterprise customers confront," said François Locoh-Donou, President and CEO, F5.
Fortnite developer Epic acquires RAD Game Tools
The RAD game tools are leveraged by the world's leading gaming companies, including Epic. Epic said on Thursday that they plan to integrate RAD's powerful technology into its real-time 3D creation platform ‘Unreal Engine' to benefit the developer community and gamers alike.
Samsung launches Galaxy Chromebook 2 with QLED display
The new model will be the first with a 13.3-inch QLED display with 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution, which can be found on a couple of Samsung's Windows 10 laptops. Samsung's new Galaxy Chromebook 2 will be offered in two variants. One will be powered by a 10th-gen Intel Celeron 5205U processor, while the other will make use of a 10th-gen Intel Core i3-10110U processor
Now TikTok removes videos of Donald Trump inciting supporters
According to a report in TechCrunch, TikTok will still let people post "counter speech" videos that dispute incorrect claims. TikTok said it was also blocking hashtags related to the riots, such as #stormthecapitol and #patriotparty. The Donald Trump administration in the US late last month appealed against a federal judge's order that blocked restrictions on TikTok from taking effect in the country.
Lava launches new Z-series customisable smartphones in India
The Lava Z1 comes in Blue and Red colours, is priced at Rs 5,499 and will be available from Amazon.in, Lavamobiles.com and offline stores starting from January 26. The Lava Z2, Z4 and Z6 come in Blue and Red colours, are priced at Rs 6,999, Rs 8,999 and Rs 9,999, respectively and will be available from Amazon.in, Lavamobiles.com and offline stores starting from January 11.
Air India Express deploys robotic technology to disinfect aircraft
The airline on Thursday used a robotic device fitted with an UV lamp system to disinfect one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Delhi airport. At present, UV-C disinfection system is identified worldwide as one of the most effective forms of disinfection.
Over 100 million people still using Windows 7 globally
Windows 7 has around 17 per cent market share from all Windows operating systems, "with Windows 10 far out and beyond that with 76 per cent of people using Windows 10 as of November 2020". Windows 7 actually increased its share of the Windows OS market in December.
Apple working on cheaper AirPods Max with plastic design
The next AirPods Max would be lighter than its sibling that weighs roughly 384 grams, with a plastic build instead of machine-textured anodized aluminium ear cups and stainless steel headband. The upcoming cheaper model of the Apple AirPods Max headphones could be priced around $350.
Hackers accessed our Microsoft O365 email server: US Department of Justice
In a statement, the DOJ said that at this point, the number of potentially accessed O365 mailboxes appears limited to around 3 per cent. "We have no indication that any classified systems were impacted," DOJ spokesperson Marc Raimondi said on Wednesday.
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