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Google Stadia Cloud Gaming Shutting Down On Jan 18
Google Stadia will shut down on January 18 after the game failed to gain the traction with users the company had hoped for.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 8, 2023
1 min read
Sacked Twitter Workers Didn’t Get Severance As Promised, Even As Musk Fires More
Elon Musk has fired more employees at Twitter from its content moderation team while some of the employees fired in earlier job cut rounds last year did not receive severance packages as promised by him, the media reported on Sunday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 8, 2023
1 min read
LG Display Showcases 1st Autonomous Concept Car With Futuristic Displays
South Korean panel maker LG Display Co showed off futuristic panels at CES 2023, including a clear-as-glass OLED screen, which it said could be commercialized in just a few years.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 7, 2023
1 min read
TikTok Tests Its ‘Sleep Reminders’ Feature
TikTok is testing a new 'sleep reminders' feature, which will allow users to set up alerts during their bedtime and to mute notifications during the recommended seven hours of sleep.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 7, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft Drops Aggressive Claim Against US FTC In Activision Blizzard Case
Microsoft has removed an aggressive argument against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) it made last month, as the agency sued the tech giant for acquiring leading video game developer Activision Blizzard, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 6, 2023
2 min read
Google Maps’ Navigation Feature On Wear OS Now Works Without Phone
Google has announced that its web mapping platform, Google Maps, for Wear OS now supports the turn-by-turn navigation feature on long-term evolution (LTE) watches, without needing a phone.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 6, 2023
1 min read
TikTok Now Allows Users To Find Specific Parts Of Videos
Chinese short-form video-making app TikTok has quietly added a 'video-scrubbing thumbnail' feature to its platform that allows users to easily find a specific part of a longer video.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 6, 2023
1 min read
New Qualcomm Tool Takes On Apple’s Satellite Messaging Feature
Chip-maker Qualcomm has announced 'Snapdragon Satellite' -- a satellite-based two-way capable messaging solution for premium smartphones at Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2023.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 6, 2023
1 min read
Now Connect To WhatsApp Via Proxy Servers If Denied The Right
WhatsApp launched proxy support for users all over the world, like millions of people in Iran and elsewhere who continue to be denied the right to communicate freely and privately.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 6, 2023
1 min read
Qualcomm Introduces ‘Snapdragon Satellite’ For Two-Way Messaging Solution
Chip-maker Qualcomm on Thursday announced "Snapdragon Satellite" - a satellite-based two-way capable messaging solution for premium smartphones - at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2023.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 5, 2023
1 min read
French Regulator Fines Apple $8.5 Million Over App Store Ad Targeting Breach
France's data protection regulator has fined Apple $8.5 million for not seeking users' prior consent before filing and/or writing ad identifiers used for advertising purposes on their devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 5, 2023
1 min read
Qualcomm Unveils New SoC For Vehicles
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled a new System-on-Chip (SoC) to support digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 5, 2023
2 min read
Twitter’s Advanced Search Filters For iOS Coming Soon
Twitter is finally bringing a much sought-after feature that will help users find specific tweets and profiles by filtering based on date, user, retweet count, hashtags, and more.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 5, 2023
1 min read
Amazon’s Massive Layoffs Will Affect 18,000 Employees
Amazon’s ongoing layoffs will affect around 18,000 workers.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 5, 2023
1 min read
TikTok Owner ByteDance Slashes Thousands Of Jobs
ByteDance has laid off hundreds of workers across multiple departments, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 4, 2023
1 min read
Google Developing Free Anti-Terrorism Moderation Tool For Smaller Websites
Google is reportedly developing a free moderation tool that smaller websites can use to identify and remove terrorist material.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 4, 2023
1 min read
Amazon Secures $8 Billion Loan To Safeguard Against Economic Headwinds
Amazon has secured $8 billion in Term Loans from DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank, and others, which will be used for "general corporate purposes".
Bijay Pokharel,
January 4, 2023
2 min read
Intel Unveils 13th-Gen Mobile Processors At CES 2023
Intel has unveiled new 13th-generation mobile processors with features and capabilities for all laptop segments at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 4, 2023
1 min read
Covid-Hit Foxconn’s Biggest iPhone Plant Reaches 90% Production
Foxconn's biggest iPhone manufacturing facility in China, hit hard by Covid-related disruptions, is gradually recovering and production has reached about 90 percent of maximum capacity, the media reported on Wednesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 4, 2023
2 min read
Nvidia, Foxconn Join Hands To Build Automated EVs
Nvidia and technology manufacturer Foxconn has announced a strategic partnership to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2023.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 4, 2023
2 min read
