Month: November 2021

On November 1, social networking mammoth Facebook announced a fresh rebranding under a new name, Meta. Speaking about the goals of Meta, its Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg revealed that the company is building itself for the metaverse. Powered by augmented reality (AR), the metaverse can be described as the future of the
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Amazon Music has started rolling out automatically generated, synchronised transcripts for select podcasts. The new experience is initially coming to the US for both Android and iOS users. It is also the first biggest podcast-focussed update after Amazon Music started serving podcasts through its platform last year. By offering auto-generated, synchronised transcripts, Amazon Music will
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There are many things the COVID-19 pandemic has helped bring into the mainstream, including an accelerated adoption of technology by individuals and enterprises. More people today appear interested in leveraging technology to work from home. Enterprises, too, are adopting or trying new technologies for a smooth transition. It seems the day is not far when
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Walmart is further investing in technology that will enable shopping via voice and chat with its latest acquisition. The retail giant announced it’s acquiring “select technology assets” from a startup called Botmock, which had developed a set of tools for designing, prototyping, testing, and deploying conversational applications across platforms. Founded in 2016, Botmock got off
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WhatsApp is reportedly working on extending the time limit for the ‘delete for everyone’ feature. Another report suggests that the instant messaging service from Facebook (now Meta) is rolling out a new video playback interface for iOS devices for videos shared from Instagram, YouTube, and more such platforms. The message delete feature for WhatsApp was
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It is not always necessary to block a user on Clubhouse. But there are times when it’s the absolute best thing to do. If you’ve been receiving abusive messages through Backchannel or someone is spamming your room members, it may be time to take action and remove them from your Clubhouse life. Whatever your reason
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iOS 15.1 is resulting in issues including unresponsive user interface and irregular battery life for some iPhone users, according to a report. The iOS update was released last week to address some of the issues surfacing on earlier iOS versions. It also introduced features including SharePlay support. Alongside the issues being faced by some users,
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Imagine if you could print out three-dimensional objects straight from a printer in your home. When I was a kid in primary school, I thought it would be awesome if I could print pizzas out of my InkJet. That’s not where this article is heading, but it’s an interesting thought—printing out three-dimensional objects, that is.
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Chromebooks and tablets recorded their first quarterly decline in shipments since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the latest IDC report suggests. While Chromebook shipments declined 29.8 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2021, the tablet shipments recorded a 9.4 percent year-over-year decline. Chromebook shipment volume dropped to 6.5 million units
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Spotify is offering a free Premium subscription for Visa cardholders. The latest offer will allow users to enjoy three months of Spotify Premium subscription free-of-cost. Users who haven’t tried Spotify Premium membership before can only avail this new offer. The audio streaming service’s Premium plans give access to more than thousands of songs without advertisements
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Instagram and Snapchat have introduced new features ahead of Diwali. Facebook-owned Instagram has released three new stickers. When Instagram users post stories with stickers, these will also be visible to their followers in a Diwali-special multi-author Story. Snapchat, on the other hand, has added new AR Lenses, cameos, stickers, and Bitmojis to celebrate Diwali on
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