The European Union has been digging into the competition implications of AI-powered voice assistants and other Internet of Things (IoT) connected technologies for almost a year. Today it’s put out a first report discussing potential concerns that EU lawmakers say will help inform their wider digital policymaking in the coming years. A major piece of
Sinch — the Swedish company that provides a suite of services for companies to build communications and specifically “customer engagement” into their services by way of APIs — has made yet another acquisition in its global march to scale up its business and compete more squarely with Twilio. The company today announced that it has
Fastly, the company behind a major global Internet outage this week, said on Wednesday the incident was caused by a bug in its software that was triggered when one of its customers changed their settings. Tuesday’s outage raised questions about the reliance of the Internet on a few infrastructure companies. Fastly issue knocked out high traffic
The pandemic has bolstered the use of gadgets in an average US household to 25 connected devices, up from 11 in 2019, including laptops, smartphones, streaming devices, smart TVs, headphones, and gaming consoles, according to a Deloitte report. The home has become the centre of activities with children learning and playing games online and adults working
Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that emerged at the peak of the internet meme’s popularity around 2013, has become one of the most valuable digital currencies by market capitalization. Within the first five months in 2021, its price jumped by 13,000%—with many fervent supporters expecting it to land even higher in due course. Dogecoin’s upwards trajectory can
Samsung on Wednesday launched The Frame TV 2021 in India to build on its premium TV watching experience. The Frame TV 2021 comes in a variety of screen sizes, starting from 43 inches and going up to 65 inches. The TV features customisable bezels that can compliment its surroundings. Samsung has also offered a preloaded
“How does Instagram decide what shows up for me first?”, “Why do some of my posts get more views than others?”; “How does Instagram decide what to show me in Explore?” — if you have ever wondered about these questions as a user or a creator on Instagram, don’t worry. The photo-sharing platform has now
Flipkart Big Saving Days sale will kick off Sunday, June 13 with big offers, deals, and discounts on various smartphones, tablets, laptops, wearables, and other electronic devices. The Flipkart sale, which will last until June 16, will offer an instant discount of 10 percent for SBI card customers over and above other deals. In terms
Asus ZenFone 8 Flip, Asus ZenFone 8, Asus ZenFone 7 Pro, and Asus ZenFone 7 are receiving new ZenUI updates. The updates for the Asus smartphones bring new features, enable some others, and bring fixes to some known issues. The Taiwanese tech giant is releasing the updates in parts of Europe and it is uncertain
At its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced a significant update to RealityKit, its suite of technologies that allow developers to get started building AR (augmented reality) experiences. With the launch of RealityKit 2, Apple says developers will have more visual, audio, and animation control when working on their AR experiences. But the most notable part
As developers and businesses take stock of Apple’s recently announced platform updates there is growing concern among publishers that a particular feature, Mail Privacy Protection, could collapse an entire industry. During Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday, the company unveiled Mail Privacy Protection, a new feature that effectively restricts email services or associated advertisers
WhatsApp voice calls are now available for Jio Phone and other KaiOS-based feature phone users around the world. The new feature works on the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology and requires users to have an active Wi-Fi or mobile data connectivity for making WhatsApp calls. The Facebook-owned company on Tuesday said that voice calling
Cryptocurrency mining has exploded in popularity—spurring debates spanning everything from its role in the ongoing global chip shortage to the potential environmental effects. Still, there’s absolutely no doubt that mining can be profitable, and even more so if done at scale. So can anyone profit from cryptocurrency mining, and what does one need to get
Playdate, app and game designer Panic’s first shot at hardware, finally has a firm price and ship date, as well as a bunch of surprise features cooked up since its announcement in 2019. The tiny handheld gaming console will cost $179, ship next month, and come with a 24-game “season” doled out over 12 weeks.
Apple in 2018 closed its $400 million acquisition of music recognition app Shazam. Now, it’s bringing Shazam’s audio recognition capabilities to app developers in the form of the new ShazamKit. The new framework will allow app developers — including those on both Apple platforms and Android — to build apps that can identify music from Shazam’s
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite India launch date is set for June 23, as per its Amazon listing. The launch date has appeared after the tablet was marked as ‘Coming Soon’ on the Amazon India website. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite will be available for purchase via Amazon immediately after its launch. The listing
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 is called Invasion and it introduces a mysterious alien army lead by Doctor Slone. It brings new items, characters, an updated Battle Pass, and more. Season 7 adds UFOs, many new weapons, upgradable guns, and a new outfit that players can customise. Superman will be part of Season 7 as
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is a cosmic mistake, a character says to his face early into the new Marvel TV show. In some ways, Loki the series was just as unexpected. Loki follows the Loki who escaped with the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame, after Iron Man and Ant-Man went back in time to get one of
Electronic waste is a major problem that affects both the environment and human health. E-waste is an umbrella term for all electronics that are no longer usable because they are broken or obsolete. When we buy new technology, old tech ends up in landfills where it leaches toxic chemicals into the soil and water supply.
If you’ve never jumped on the Instagram bandwagon but want to view someone’s account, you can still take a look without having a profile yourself. Features are extremely limited without having an actual account, but you are able to view someone’s profile and get an overview of posts if you know the right method. Here’s
WWDC 2021 keynote saw several announcements from Apple that highlight what’s coming this year on the software side for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch users. The announcements included the preview of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8. However, apart from the major developments, the company announced some supplementary details that are
Cash is the predominant method of sending and receiving payments in the Middle East. If you owe someone a cup of coffee or a trip over a long period, repaying via cash is your best bet. This is one problem out of many financial issues that haven’t been addressed in the region. The good news
Battlegrounds Mobile India is inching closer to launch and developer Krafton says “Its almost time.” Though no actual date for the release has been shared yet, fans are eagerly waiting to get back into the battlefield and play with their friends. Previous reports have suggested the game will launch in India on June 18 but
Samsung Electronics is banking on Europe to maintain growth momentum in its network equipment business, a senior executive said, as 5G rollout widens and industry leader Huawei Technologies of China focuses on its domestic market. Although the South Korean tech company is global No. 1 in memory chips and smartphones, in 5G network equipment it
Amazon plans to invest EUR 2.5 billion (roughly Rs. 22,175 crores) in new data centres in the Spanish northern region of Aragon that will open in mid 2022, the company said on one of its websites on Monday. The cloud computing service unit of Amazon, Amazon Web Services, will invest the amount over a period
Anyone who plays video games would be no stranger to Discord. Launched in 2015 by Jason Citron and Stanislav Vishnevsky, the platform currently has over 140 million active users every month and boasts a market valuation of nearly $7 billion. Discord’s rapid growth can be attributed to the fact that it is ad-free — nobody
Y Combinator, the US-based startup accelerator, has allegedly kicked out an American entrepreneur and another founder for speaking out against misogyny and members’ efforts to jump the COVID-19 vaccine queue. Paul Biggar, a Y Combinator graduate, said he was expelled for his tweet in March but Prolific co-founder and CEO Katia Damer was kicked out
macOS Monterey has been introduced by Apple at its WWDC 2021 keynote as its next version of macOS — and the successor to last year’s macOS Big Sur. Unlike the previous operating system, macOS Monterey 12 does not bring any significant interface changes. It is, however, aimed to make your work more fluidly across Apple
iQoo Z3 was launched in India through a virtual event held by the company on Tuesday, June 8. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G SoC and has a triple camera setup at the rear. It packs a large 4,400mAh battery with 55W fast charging support. The iQoo Z3 also features a side-mounted
watchOS 8 preview has been released by Apple at its WWDC 2021 keynote. The new watchOS version, that will be available to Apple Watch users later this year, is aimed to help users “stay healthy, active, and connected” and carries updates including redesigned Breathe app that is now called Mindfulness, upgraded Home app, and Messages
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