Category: IT
Google Releases 3 New Experimental Apps to Encourage You to Use Your Phone Less
Google Releases 3 New Experimental Apps to Encourage You to Use Your Phone Less: Contrary to what you would expect, Google wants you to use your smartphones less. That’s not to say that the developer of Android doesn’t want you to use your smartphone at all, rather it would like you to adopt heathy usage…
Twitter for Android Update Crashing App: Here’s How to Fix It for Now
Twitter for Android Update Crashing App: Here’s How to Fix It for Now: If you’re using Twitter’s mobile app on Android, you should refrain from updating to the latest version. It seems that the Twitter for Android app is crashing for most users after the recent update, an issue the company has acknowledged. The app…
Apple iCloud Backups: How Much of Your iPhone Data Is End-to-End Encrypted and What About Android Backups?
Apple iCloud Backups: How Much of Your iPhone Data Is End-to-End Encrypted and What About Android Backups?: Apple’s iCloud backups feature has found itself under spotlight today. According to a report, the Cupertino, California-based company had planned to enable end-to-end encryption for the iPhone and iPad cloud backups back in 2018 but it dropped the…
Excessive Internet Use Reduces Motivation to Study in Students, Researchers Say
Excessive Internet Use Reduces Motivation to Study in Students, Researchers Say: Students who use digital technology excessively are less motivated to engage with their studies, and are more anxious about exam tests, according to a new research. This effect was made worse by the increased feelings of loneliness that use of digital technology produced, said…
Android R Developer Preview Spotted Running on Google Pixel 4 on Geekbench
Android R Developer Preview Spotted Running on Google Pixel 4 on Geekbench: With the next edition of Android operating system (OS) reportedly around the corner, a benchmark test has been spotted on Geekbench which indicates that a Google Pixel 4 smartphone was running the upcoming Android R operating system, which can be expected to be…
Google Chrome Set to Deploy Battery Usage Improvements Suggested by Microsoft’s Edge Engineer
Google Chrome Set to Deploy Battery Usage Improvements Suggested by Microsoft’s Edge Engineer: Microsoft has embraced Chromium engine for its Edge browser. But inclining towards Chromium doesn’t mean that it would only enhance the Web browsing experience on Microsoft’s offering, it’s likely to bring some improvements to Google’s Chrome as well. One of those appears…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Backs Temporary Ban on Facial-Recognition, Microsoft Disagrees
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Backs Temporary Ban on Facial-Recognition, Microsoft Disagrees: The EU’s proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith. While Pichai cited the possibility that the technology could be used for nefarious purposes…
Instagram Removes IGTV Button From App Home Screen
Instagram Removes IGTV Button From App Home Screen: Instagram has dropped the IGTV icon from the home screen of the app because not many users were using it. The standalone IGTV app was launched by the company in June 2018. The decision to remove the IGTV button from the main app is being seen as…
Facebook Apps Helped EU Firms Generate EUR 208 Billion in Sales in 2019, Company Says
Facebook Apps Helped EU Firms Generate EUR 208 Billion: Facebook apps have helped businesses in the European Union (EU) generate sales corresponding to an estimated EUR 208 billion last year – resulting in nearly 3.1 million jobs, the social networking giant said in a new report. According to Facebook, around 25 million businesses in the…
Disney+ European Streaming Launch Revealed to Be Set for March 24
Disney+ European Streaming Launch Revealed to Be Set for March 24: US entertainment behemoth Disney said Tuesday that it would begin rolling out its Disney+ streaming service in Europe on March 24, its latest challenge to established on-demand television and movie providers such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Apple. The launch will begin in Austria,…
Facebook Says It Is Getting Better at Protecting Elections
Facebook Says It Is Getting Better at Protecting Elections: Facebook will do a better job of preventing bad actors from abusing its platform to manipulate this year’s US presidential election than it did four years ago, its public affairs chief Nick Clegg said on Monday. Facing a critical audience at a technology conference in Munich,…
Microsoft Says Will Fix Internet Explorer Security Flaw Under Active Attack
Microsoft Says Will Fix Internet Explorer Security Flaw Under Active Attack: Microsoft has confirmed a security flaw affecting Internet Explorer is currently being used by hackers and it is working on a fix, to be released at a later date. The vulnerability was first reported by US Homeland Security on Friday evening, although the issue…
