Technology

  • Apple iPhone’s ‘Find My’ feature helps locate car crash victim

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    San Francisco, Dec 29 Tech giant Apple iPhone's 'Find My' feature has helped to find a woman who fell 200 feet down a hill, following a car crash in the US state of California. The San Bernardino County Fire Department posted the details of the rescue on Facebook and stated ...
  • Hackers increase abuse of Google Ads platform to target users

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    New Delhi, Dec 29 Hackers have increased their abuse of the Google Ads platform to target users searching for popular software products. Among the software products being impersonated include Grammarly, Slack, Dashlane, Audacity, ITorrent, AnyDesk, Libre Office, Teamviewer, Thunderbird, and more, reports Bleeping Computer. "The threat actors clone official websites ...
  • Google working on option to block insecure HTTP downloads in Chrome

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    San Francisco, Dec 29 Tech giant Google is reportedly working on a new security option to block insecure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) downloads in Chrome. Hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS), an extension of HTTP, has become very common across the web, reports 9To5Google. Earlier, it was only used with privacy-sensitive ...
  • Apple chip-making error led to less impressive iPhone 14 Pro

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    San Francisco, Dec 24 Apple has reportedly released a less performative processor for the iPhone 14 Pro as a result of a mistake in the A16 Bionic chip development, which might be indicative of issues within the iPhone maker's chip team. The A16 Bionic included in the iPhone 14 Pro ...
  • Twitter Blue users now get ‘prioritised rankings in conversations’

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    San Francisco, Dec 24 Micro-blogging platform Twitter has updated the list of features for its Blue service, which mentioned that subscribers paying for the $8 per month service will now get "prioritised rankings in conversations." According to Twitter, this feature prioritises subscribers' replies on tweets that they interact with. Twitter ...
  • Researchers using new tech to examine blood proteins in Covid patients

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    London, Dec 22 A team of researchers are combining new technologies to discover unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in critically ill patients that may help develop a more personalised approach to treating severe Covid-19, a new study has shown. According to the study published in the Journal of Cellular ...
  • Twitter’s ‘view counts for tweets’ feature starts showing up

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    San Francisco, Dec 22 As promised by Twitter Boss Elon Musk, the "view counts for tweets" feature would be coming for all tweets, just like the view count shown for all videos has now started to show up for some Twitter users. Some Twitter users have reported getting the feature, ...
  • Virtual first dates might be a saviour

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    New Delhi, Dec 22 According to a survey run by India's homegrown dating app, QuackQuack, 67 percent of women prefer online dating over its traditional counterpart owing to the tight security and safety measures on these platforms. The app's Founder and CEO, Ravi Mittal, commented: "Safety has always been one ...
  • Spotify working on HealthKit integration to provide workout playlists

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    San Francisco, Dec 22 Music streaming giant Spotify is reportedly working on a new feature that will integrate its iOS application with HealthKit to provide workout playlists to users based on their health data. HealthKit is an iOS application programming interface (API) that allows third-party applications to access users' health-related ...
  • Netflix plans to end password sharing in early 2023

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    San Francisco, Dec 22 Streaming giant Netflix is reportedly planning to put an end to its password sharing feature in early 2023. Previously, there were rumours about the end of password sharing, but the changes are set to officially go into effect next year, reports MacRumors. Netflix has long been ...