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WhatsApp Payments Are Coming Back To Brazil After Government Suspension
Social media giant Facebook-owned WhatsApp is again rolling out its payments service in Brazil, after the service was suspended by Brazil’s Central Bank in June of 2020 a few days after it launched there.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 5, 2021
1 min read
Apple Fixed 2 iOS 0-Day Vulnerabilities That Let Hackers Compromise Fully Patched Devices
Apple has released a new update to patch two zero-day vulnerabilities that allowed attackers to execute malicious code to attack iPhones, iPads, iPods, macOS, and Apple Watch devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 4, 2021
1 min read
Facebook and Instagram Add Notices That Say User Tracking Keeps Their Apps Free
Facebook is continuing its campaign against the privacy updates of Apple's iOS 14, adding a notice within its iOS app telling users that the information it collects from other apps and websites can help keep Facebook free of charge.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 3, 2021
1 min read
China Directs 33 Apps To Stop Collecting Users’ Data
China has listed 33 apps, including Baidu and Tencent, collecting more user data than it deemed necessary to offer their service. The listed apps have been directed to plug the loopholes in less than 15 days,
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2021
2 min read
Nearly 10K iOS Apps Have Enabled App Tracking Transparency Prompt: Report
Almost 10,000 iOS apps have adopted permission prompts to conform with Apple's App Tracking Transparency less than a week after the feature rolled out, according to a new report.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Acquires VR Military Simulator ‘Onward’ Developer
Facebook has acquired popular virtual reality game developer Downpour Interactive which is behind the hit multi-player military simulator Onwards.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 1, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Hits 1.88 Billion Daily Active Users And 2.85B Monthly Active Users
Social media giant Facebook now has 1.88 billion daily active users and 2.85 billion monthly active users, as ad-driven revenue surged 48% to $26.2 billion, crushing forecasts.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 29, 2021
1 min read
Telegram To Launch Video Calling Feature In May
Encrypted messaging app Telegram is launching a video conferencing feature in May.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 29, 2021
1 min read
Apple Now Has 660M Paid Users Across Its Services
Apple has reached more than 660 million paid subscriptions across the services on its platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 29, 2021
1 min read
Netflix Launches Its Shuffle Feature As ‘Play Something’ Globally
Streaming giant Netflix is launching a feature that will make it easier to find something to watch when you’re stuck browsing and unable to make a decision.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 29, 2021
1 min read
Apple To Cut AirPods Production Due To Decreasing Sales
Apple now expects to make between 75 million and 85 million units for 2021, compared with a previous production forecast of 110 million units.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2021
1 min read
Google Lens Can Now Automatically Translate Texts In Screenshots
Google Lens can now automatically translate texts in screenshots for devices running Android 11 or above.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2021
1 min read
Twitter Adds Covid Vaccine Prompt In Users’ Timelines
The microblogging site Twitter is adding a new prompt to users’ timelines to help promote the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort, providing users around the world with the “latest vaccine info” in their particular country.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2021
1 min read
Telegram Adds Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats, And New Web Versions
The new update brings Payments 2.0 for all Telegram chats, Scheduling and Mini Profiles for Voice Chats, new Telegram apps for your browser, and more.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2021
2 min read
Samsung Launches 980 NVMe SSD With Upgraded Performance
The newly upgraded Intelligent TurboWrite 2.0 also offers significantly enhanced sustained performance over the previous iteration by allocating a much larger buffer storage area inside the drive.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2021
2 min read
Amazon To Donate 10,000 Oxygen Concentrators To India As Covid-19 Surge
E-commerce giant Amazon has joined hands with CT Grants, Temasek Foundation, Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR) to urgently bring in 10,000 oxygen concentrators and BiPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure) machines to India.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 26, 2021
1 min read
Google Pledges $18 Million Grant For Covid-Hit India
The tech giant Google on Monday announced Rs 135 crore ($18 million) to help get urgent medical supplies, including oxygen and testing equipments, for India that is currently going through a devastating Covid wave.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 26, 2021
1 min read
You Can Now Change YouTube Channel Name Without Editing Google Account
Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube is allowing creators to change their channel name and profile picture without affecting their Google account.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 24, 2021
1 min read
Twitter May Soon Allow You To Pay Tips For Great Tweets
The micro-blogging site Twitter has said it’s exploring features like tipping to give people a way to pay other Twitter users.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 24, 2021
1 min read
Live: Watch SpaceX’s Third Crewed Mission To The ISS
SpaceX is slated to launch its third crew to the International Space Station early Friday morning, ferrying two astronauts from NASA, one from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the first European Space Agency astronaut to fly a private US spacecraft to orbit. The four-person...
Bijay Pokharel,
April 23, 2021
1 min read
