Facebook Making Ads More Playful to Prompt Interactions

Facebook said Thursday it will let advertisers pack more fun into marketing messages with augmented reality, games and playful polls to prompt interactions.

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ISRO experts panel analysing cause of Vikram's failure

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said its own experts and a national committee of academicians are studying the cause of the failure of moon lander Vikram.

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Twitter allows users in US, Japan hide replies to tweets

Twitter has rolled out a test for its users in the US and Japan where they can now hide hurtful or irrelevant replies to their tweets and fuel more positive conversations.

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Tencent draws on gaming tech to lift B2B cloud ambitions

Tencent is best-known for its WeChat messaging app and a suite of popular games but is aiming to expand into business services as consumer internet growth slows and companies shift number-crunching from their own computers to the cloud.

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People are lining up outside Apple stores around the world as the iPhone 11 goes on sale

Apple will get a taste of whether upgraded features on the new iPhone 11 are enough to lure shoppers to retail stores around the world as the new smartphones officially hit shelves Friday.

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Government Tells Tech Firms to Protect User Privacy, Prevent Abuse

Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he wanted Indians to have access to more technology platforms but said this should not undermine user privacy.

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Apple's Brand in China Takes a Hit From Backlash Against Trump: Survey

Apple tumbled to No. 24 in an annual report on China's top brands, falling from No. 11 a year ago.

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Google Makes Biggest Corporate Purchase of Renewable Energy

The announcement came at a time when hundreds of Google employees were scheduled to participate in the "Global Climate Strike" on Friday.

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Huawei Mate 30 Series Launched Without Google Apps as US Sanctions Bite

Huawei is using its own, stripped-down version of Android, whose basic code is provided free of charge by Google.

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Airbnb Says It Will Go Public in 2020

Airbnb said Thursday it plans to go public in 2020, a long-awaited move by the home-sharing company that is both loved and reviled for its disruption of the hotel business.

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India tells tech firms to protect user privacy, prevent abuse

India's 1.3 billion people and their massive consumption of mobile data has turned it into a key growth market for U.S. technology giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon.

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Huawei's new phone lacks Google access after US ban

The smartphones will not be able to use Google Mobile Services to use the Play Store and download apps like Gmail, YouTube or Maps. Instead, Huawei will offer its own interface that will allow users to access some Google apps.

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Huawei talks up own apps with Mate 30 challenge to Apple, Samsung

At a glitzy launch in the German city of Munich, the Chinese firm said its new Mate 30 Pro and Mate 30 devices were more compact, their cameras more sensitive, and wraparound screens more vivid than those of the latest Apple iPhone.

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Amazon vows to be carbon neutral by 2040, buying 100,000 electric vans

Jeff Bezos said Amazon will meet the goals of the Paris climate accord 10 years ahead of schedule.

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20 features that will make your iPhone better starting today

Apple officially rolled out iOS 13 to iPhone users yesterday. The Cupertino-based tech giant’s latest OS update brings a slew of new features to iPhones and are set to make the user experience better than before. Here we list out 20 features that will make iPhones better than last year:

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WhatsApp Now Hides Muted Status Updates on Android Beta v2.19.260

The update was spotted by a user in WhatsApp latest beta version 2.19.260, and we are able to see it as well.

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Snap Launches Political Ads Library

Snap is attempting to shed more light on which political players are using its platform to reach voters as the 2020 campaign ramps up.

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NBCUniversal Names Streaming Service 'Peacock', Will Launch in the US in 2020

Peacock, using the long-time NBC logo, is set to launch in April 2020 and compete against streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon.

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Amazon Alexa Voice Assistant Gets Hindi, Hinglish Support in India, Now Available on Echo and Bose Smart Speakers

Amazon has added the support for Hindi language as well as Hinglish to its voice assistant Alexa. Starting today, the Amazon Echo lineup users in the country will be able to set up Hindi as their default language.

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Google Search Now Lets Your Find Key Moments in Videos

Google has added 'key moments for videos' in search, to highlight the most relevant parts of longer videos, based on timestamps provided by the video creators.

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OnePlus TV to Get Smartphone Integration, Faster Text Input Through Smartphone Keyboard

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau’s latest teasers on Twitter talks of smartphone integration on the OnePlus TV, along with faster text input using a smartphone.

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Amazon Music HD Streaming Service With Lossless Ultra HD Audio Launched: Compatible Devices, Price

Amazon Music HD is priced at $12.99/month for Prime members or $14.99/month for other users.

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YouTubers are upset and confused by new verification policy, but nobody has been removed yet

The flap illustrates the growing distrust of the YouTube community, and willingness to assume the worst in light of unclear communication.

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