Twitter To Let You Send Direct Message Straight From A Tweet
The microblogging site Twitter is testing a new feature to let people send a Direct Message (DM) straight from a tweet and it has not gone well with users who feel the new tool will make them more susceptible to online harassment.
UK Watchdog Fines Meta $2 Million Over Giphy Acquisition
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Meta (formerly Facebook) $2 million for failing to disclose key changes regarding its $315 million acquisition of online database and search engine Giphy.
Apple’s First Event Of The Year Reportedly Set For March 8
Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to hold its first event of 2022 on March 8.
Google Commits To Add Over 100 New Games To Stadia In 2022
Tech giant Google has officially committed to add at least 100 new games to Stadia by the end of the year.
Google Chrome Gets New Logo After 8 Years
Google is changing its Chrome browser logo for the first time in eight years. Elvin Hu,offers a first look at the logo's redesign in a thread on Twitter.
Google Messages Rolls Out Gmail-Style Navigation Drawer In Beta
Google Messages is reportedly getting a visual makeover with a Gmail-inspired navigation drawer that improves the messaging experience on Android phones, at least for those who are part of its beta program.
Fujifilm Working On Camera Firmware To Fix Bug Affecting macOS Users
Fujifilm is working on an issue affecting some of its cameras which prevent macOS users from being able to access some of the images stored on a memory card.
Hackers Hit Fortune 500 Service Provider, Data Of Over 500k People Leaked
Morley Companies which provides services to several Fortune 500 companies, has admitted it was hit with a ransomware attack that led to the leak of sensitive information for more than 500,000 people.
Microsoft To Test New Experimental Windows 11 Features
Microsoft is reportedly planning for Windows 11 testing throughout 2022.
Instagram Launches ‘Take A Break’ Feature Globally
Meta-owned Americal photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram launched the 'Take a Break' feature globally.
Amazon Earned $9.7 Billion From Ad Services In Q4
Amazon has disclosed revenue from its fast-growing advertising business for the first time and in the fourth quarter of 2021, its advertising services grew 32 percent (on-year) to $9.7 billion globally.
YouTube Shorts Hit 5 Trillion All-Time Views
YouTube Shorts, a TikTok-like short-form video app, has hit 5 trillion all-time views and has over 15 billion views each day globally, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have said during the company's earnings call.
Unlimited WhatsApp Backups On Google Drive May End Soon
WhatsApp users on Android will not be able to have an unlimited backup option on Google Drive soon.
Google One VPN Is Now Available On iPhones
The VPN service that is included with a Google One Premium subscription is now available on iPhones after Google's promise in October 2020 that it would come to iOS.
Sony Acquires Gaming Legend Bungie For $3.6 Billion
Japanese giant Sony is acquiring Bungie, the developer of Destiny and the original creator of the hugely popular Halo franchise, for $3.6 billion.
NYT Acquires Popular Online Word Puzzle Game Wordle
Wordle, the popular puzzle game that has taken social media by storm, has been purchased by The New York Times Company, for an undisclosed price in the "low seven figures".
Microsoft May Bring 3D Emoji To Windows 11
Microsoft appears to still be working on true 3D emoji for Windows 11 after first teasing it last year.
BlackBerry Selling Legacy Patents For $600 Million
Blackberry has announced that it is selling patents covering mobile devices, messaging, and other tech to Catapult IP Innovations for $600 million.
Unauthenticated XSS Vulnerability Patched In HTML Email Template Designer Plugin
This flaw made it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious JavaScript that would execute whenever a site administrator accessed the template editor. This vulnerability would also allow them to modify the email template to contain arbitrary data that could be used to perform...
Apple iMac Pro To Have Design Similar To 24-Inch M1 iMac
Apple is planning to launch iMac Pro 2022 soon and now a new report has claimed that the upcoming iMac would be bigger than the current 24-inch.
