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Facebook Takes Aim at Zoom With Messenger Rooms Launch

Facebook on Friday unveiled a new video chat service with virtual “rooms” where people can pop in to visit friends, aiming at users turning to the popular Zoom platform during the pandemic. Through the Facebook Messenger application, users will be able to start video call sessions that as many as 50 friends can join and […]

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Your new gadget is just an EMI away

What’s keeping you from buying that smartphone you had set your eyes on for ages? If you’re a student or a young professional, chances are that you simply don’t have enough to spare for the buy . While the former does not have regular channels of income, the latter may struggle to save enough after […]

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Apple, Google Update Coronavirus Contact Tracing Tech Ahead of Launch

Apple and Alphabet’s Google on Friday updated technical details of the coronavirus contact tracing system they plan to release next month, saying new features would strengthen privacy protections and give health authorities more detailed data. The system announced on April 10 will use Bluetooth technology to let authorities build apps to alert people who have […]

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Shopify becomes second-most valuable company in Canada

Employees at Shopify’s headquarters in Ottawa. Chris Wattie | Reuters I’m old enough to remember when BlackBerry put Canadian technology on the map. Sleepy Waterloo, known to me for Wilfrid Laurier University and hockey tournaments, became known globally as the home of Blackberry, a hot spot for engineers, with the likes of Apple and Intel […]

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iPhone: Now, shoot RAW images from your iPhone

NEW DELHI: Apple has announced that it will be adding the ability to capture RAW images to iPhones, starting with iOS 10. While the stock iOS camera app doesn’t have the functionality to capture RAW images, iPhone users can use Adobe’s Lightroom app for the same. The only requirement for being able to shoot RAW […]

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WhatsApp Group Call Limit Increased, Will Now Support Up to 8 People

WhatsApp Messenger is confirmed to be doubling the number of participants allowed in the group calls. With this, WhatsApp group calls will now support up to 8 people, up from four right now. The change was first spotted in the recent beta version of WhatsApp Messenger on both Android and iPhone, and now Facebook, the […]

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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson to step down, COO Stankey to take over

AT&T announced Friday that CEO Randall Stephenson will retire and will be succeeded by President and COO John Stankey on July 1, months earlier than expected. Stephenson, 60, said in February he would remain CEO for the rest of the year, though he refused to project beyond that date. He will remain executive chairman of the board until […]

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Apple launches iPhone SE amid global Covid-19 lockdown, no India launch date yet

The second generation Apple iPhone SE is finally official. The device is aimed at users who want a smaller smartphone and can’t afford Apple’s usual prices. That said, the new SE isn’t particularly cheap in India, and starts at ₹42,500 in the country. While the company announced pre-order dates in the US, beginning from April […]