While we’ve all probably heard of Dolby and seen its logo in numerous places, the company interestingly doesn’t make any consumer hardware products of its own. Instead, Dolby technologies are used on various products such as televisions, smartphones, and speakers. Of particular interest are Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, the company’s technology standards for HDR
Month: January 2020
Some of the biggest television broadcasters operating in India joined forces on Friday to criticise new government regulations that impose restrictions on pay-TV charges, saying the move could put some channels out of business. Senior executives from India’s Zee Entertainment, Viacom18 Media, Sony’s local unit, The Walt Disney Co and its TV network Star India,
In April last year, Facebook revealed its plans for a major redesign coming to the desktop. The fresh design is now reportedly rolling out to a small number of users. Other users will receive the new Facebook redesign by April this year, according to a report. Facebook’s new design was being tested internally earlier, before
Facebook said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but the updates stop far short of critics’ demands and what rival companies have pledged to do. The world’s biggest social network has vowed to curb political manipulation of its platform,
Microsoft’s LinkedIn became the latest technology company to establish a new campus in Dublin on Friday when it signed a 25-year lease to add three adjacent office blocks to its new European headquarters. The social network for professionals said last June that it would increase its Irish-based workforce to 2,000 from 1,200 over the next
Facebook introduced its short form video app Lasso last year, in a bid to take on TikTok. The app was launched in the US only back then, but Facebook reportedly plans to launch it in India this year. It will most likely debut in the first financial quarter of next year or by May 2020.
Facebook-owned Instagram on Saturday introduced three new options to share Boomerang Stories: SlowMo, Echo, and Duo, along with a new few feature to trim their length. “Your Instagram camera gives you ways to express yourself and easily share what you’re doing, thinking or feeling with your friends. Boomerang is an iconic part of that, and
LinkedIn is a website for professional networking. When searching for a new job, it’s great to have someone vouch for your skills. Which is where LinkedIn recommendations come in. In this article, we list some great LinkedIn recommendation examples, and then explain how to write your own LinkedIn recommendation. All of which should help you
Facebook has revamped its Privacy Checkup tool. It has been expanded to include more options, but also simplified to make it easier to use. The overall effect is a genuinely useful tool that all Facebook users should check periodically. Facebook’s Privacy Settings Nightmare Facebook first launched its Privacy Checkup tool in 2014. At the time
Twitter is a social media site that has active communities based around niche interests. These communities are in constant communication with each other, and one of the ways they talk to each other is through Twitter DMs. In this article we explore everything there is to know about Twitter DMs. Including the basics, such as
Facebook is banning deepfakes and Photoshopped photos from its platform. However, this won’t apply across the board, with only manipulated media designed to deceive being removed. Which means parody, satire, and media edited for legitimate reasons is safe. For the uninitiated, deepfakes are videos which use artificial intelligence to put words in people’s mouths. Literally.
“TBH” has been around for a long time, but what does TBH mean? Even if you know its original meaning, you may be unaware that this old term now has a couple of new meanings. So, what does TBH mean, and what are the different ways of using it? In this article, we’ll explain all,
Sales of Apple’s iPhone in China in December jumped more than 18 percent year on year, government data showed on Thursday. China is gearing up for the Lunar New Year in late January, a major gift-giving holiday. Apple shipped roughly 3.2 million phones in China in December, data from the China Academy of Information and Communications
Amazon has announced its first Great Indian Sale for 2020, and during the sale period the e-commerce giant will be offering up to 40 percent off on smartphones. Brands like Oppo, Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, LG, and Vivo have listed their phones with deals and discounts and EMI options start from as low as Rs. 833
In the opening frames of Little America — the new Apple TV+ anthology series, out next Friday — Asha Bhosle’s eighties disco hit “Udi Baba” plays over the opening credits. The song has nothing to do with what we’re about to see, but it sets the stage for the first episode. Titled “The Manager”, written
Apple is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iPhone so that minerals can be recovered and reused, while acknowledging rising global demand for electronics means new mines will still be needed. The Cupertino, California-based company says the robot is part of its plan to become a “closed-loop”
Apple claims that few faulty Smart Battery Cases were sold last year for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR phones. These cases may be giving charging issues to buyers now, and if that is the case, Apple is offering a free replacement to affected users. The Cupertino giant has launched the Smart Battery
Realme X2 Pro has started receiving Realme UI based on Android 10. The new update is available for beta testing purposes only and is only rolling out for the Realme X2 Pro users in China. The update rollout has been reported by a list of users on the Chinese Realme forums. Some of the users
Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 has started receiving Android 10 based on EMUI 10. The new update is rolling out in India with an all-new user experience (UX) and system-wide Dark Mode as well as brings proprietary features such as a Magazine Design and Morandi Colour, the Chinese company announced through a press release. The Huawei
Alphabet’s new Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Friday gained the opportunity to reshape the leadership of Google’s parent with the exit of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, whose outsized strategic role was overshadowed by employee concerns about his personal relationship with a subordinate. Drummond, also senior vice president of corporate development, had been with Google
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is now being teased on Flipkart, and the teaser poster suggests that the phone will launch in India on January 23. The phone was launched just before CES 2020 and is a stripped down variant of the vanilla Samsung Galaxy S10 phone launched last year. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Flipkart
Samsung Galaxy M30s was spotted on Wi-Fi Alliance running on Android 10, suggesting that the phone should get the Android 10 update soon. As per Samsung’s roadmap, the phone is slated to receive the update in April this year, however it looks like the company is running ahead of schedule. If the phone running Android
Starting on Wednesday, Apple is launching an all-new Night Mode photo challenge for owners of the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Disney World’s train station shot in the day and night by AppleInsider on an iPhone 11 Pro From Wednesday to January 29, Apple is accepting submissions for “the
Apple shares rebounded in pre-market and regular session trading on Wednesday as investors appeared to shrug off the potential of escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. On Tuesday, Apple stock fell from a new high near $300 on concerns that a protracted war might erupt. In after-hours trading, Apple fell even further,
A small number of subway riders in New York City this week complained of a bug in Metro Transit Authority (MTA) tap-and-go turnstiles that inadvertently activates the Apple Pay Express Transit feature on user iPhones, resulting in double billing. The MTA’s One Metro New York, or OMNY, contactless fare readers are scanning rider iPhones
A new patent describes multiple ways in which an iPhone could use cell signals, wi-fi or even other nearby devices to get an emergency distress beacon out, plus ways of prolonging the battery until rescue arrives. Future iPhones may switch off the screen to save power and broadcast an emergency signal Existing iPhones are
Victor and William discuss Apple’s rising sales in China, the FBI’s renewed pressure on encryption backdoors, and Samsung’s innovative icon design practice. Apple’s new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro are seeing increased sales AppleInsider editor Victor Marks and writer William Gallagher discuss: Apple sees double-digit iPhone sales growth in China, and that’s especially
Faced with fresh data from China that showed Apple fare much better than the overall market during December, Credit Suisse is boosting its price target on shares of the iPhone maker to $275 but holding firm on its neutral rating. Apple CEO Tim Cook discussing the Chinese market during a keynote speech In the
Apple on Friday activated a service program to replace faulty Smart Battery Cases designed for iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, noting certain units may not operate as expected. iPhone XS Smart Battery Case. Announced in a support document posted to the company’s website, the Smart Battery Case replacement initiative aims to resolve charging
Apple has marked the Chinese New Year with its latest “Shot on iPhone” video, a short film recorded on the iPhone 11 Pro featuring three generations of Chinese women gathering together for the annual event. The eight-minute video titled “Chinese New Year – Daughter” start off with a mother being troubled by criticism that