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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Tuned, Facebook’s Shared Space App for Couples, Now Available on Android: Report

Facebook’s Tuned is now reportedly available on Android. It was launched in April 2020 as an iOS-exclusive app. Tuned is a shared space app designed for couples.

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Free Google Photos storage ending on June 1

Late last year, Google Photos had announced that it will not offer free unlimited backups to its users after a certain date and that deadline is now less than a month away. Starting June 1, Google Photos will not offer unlimited free storage for “high quality” photos as it will limit free storage to 15GB. For more storage, users will have to pay a subscription fee.

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Samsung and Lenovo to skip 2021’s biggest mobile trade show

Last year, one of the major tech events -- Mobile World Congress (MWC) got cancelled due to the pandemic situation. However, this year the GSM Association, which organises the annual MWC trade show, is planning to hold MWC in person. MWC 2021 is scheduled to take place in June this year in Barcelona, Spain.

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Record Sales Help Ubisoft to a Terrific 2020–21

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla improves 50 percent on record year, as Ubisoft’s 2020–21 revenue climbs to EUR 2.223 billion. The Division 2 drives Ubisoft player base to an all-time high of 141 million. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake to release in 2021–22.

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WhatsApp Reacts to Criticism Over Privacy, Alleges Zomato, Ola, Aarogya Setu Collect Same or More Data: Report

WhatsApp has said in its response to the petition filed against its privacy policy update in the Delhi High Court that companies like Big Basket, Koo, Ola, Truecaller, and Zomato as well as the government’s contact tracing app Aarogya Setu have similar privacy policies and collect same or even more data, according to a report.

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Tesla's China sales tumble 27% in April from March

Tesla's sales decline came amid an overall drop for new energy passenger cars in China, and increased scrutiny from regulators on the electric car company.

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Surge in women looking for tech jobs as companies embrace WFH

This flexibility is a big boon especially for women. Many women have to choose between their career and their family, and end up leaving the workforce after marriage or after having a baby.

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Facebook Banned From Processing Personal Data of WhatsApp Users by German Regulator

Facebook has been banned from processing personal data of WhatsApp users by German’s lead data protection regulator because it views the messaging app's new terms of use as illegal. WhatsApp says the action rested on a fundamental misunderstanding.

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UK Online Safety Bill Proposes Hefty Fines, Criminal Action Against Social Media Executives Over Online Abuse

UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.

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Apps that promise grocery deliveries in 10 minutes are invading Europe as shopping shifts online

Turkey's Getir, Germany's Gorillas and Britain's Dija are just a few of the apps promising users 10-minute grocery deliveries.

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EA signals gaming boom extending run with upbeat annual forecast

Electronic Arts Inc on Tuesday forecast annual adjusted revenue above analysts' estimates, betting that demand for its titles, including "FIFA 21" and "Apex Legends," would stay strong even as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

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Samsung sees pandemic-led appliances boom extending run to rest of year

A pandemic-driven boom in home appliance sales will last longer than previously anticipated and extend into the second half of the year, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's head of the business said.

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'Do you want Tesla to accept Doge?' Elon Musk asks Twitter users

Billionaire Elon Musk and cryptocurrency aficionado asked his 54 million followers on Twitter "Do you want Tesla to accept Doge?," referring to a digital currency worth roughly 48 cents with no real-world use.

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Eutelsat sees full-year revenues higher, Q4 stable

The Paris-based group now expects total revenue from its five core businesses to be between 1.2 billion euros ($1.46 billion) and 1.22 billion euros.

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Judge in US case against Facebook delays trial preparation

Facebook had asked the court to dismiss both lawsuits, one brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the other by a big group of states, alleging they were brought "in the fraught environment of relentless criticism of Facebook for matters entirely unrelated to antitrust concerns."

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Toshiba board to appoint UBS as adviser for strategic review: Sources

One of the sources said that UBS will also communicate with Toshiba shareholders. It will have a separate role from Goldman Sachs, which is an activist defence adviser for Toshiba's management team.

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10 things you must ask before getting a new fiber internet connection



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YouTube Shorts Fund Announced, to Distribute $100 Million Among Creators

YouTube announced a $100 million (roughly Rs. 735 crores) fund to pay content creators who make hit videos on its new short-form video feature Shorts, as YouTube aims to court more influencers.

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Flipkart quiz May 12, 2021: Get answers to these questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

Walmart-owned Flipkart is back with another dose of its daily trivia quiz. The app quiz Flipkart consists of five simple questions which are based on general knowledge. If you want to win the quiz, then you will have to answer all the questions correctly.

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Amazon app quiz May 12, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win Rs 20,000 Amazon Pay balance

E-commerce major Amazon is back with another around of its daily app quiz. The participants of the app quiz can win exciting prizes by answering five simple general knowledge based questions.

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Google Chrome may soon make it easier to share links via desktop

Internet search giant Google is reportedly adding a tool called “Desktop Sharing Hub” to its internet browser — Google Chrome — with an aim to provide an easy way to interact with the link.

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YouTube will 'pay' users in India to create for Shorts, its TikTok rival

That TikTok has been a cultural phenomenon has never been in doubt. Every big tech company — Snap, Facebook, Google — has tried its best to create a TikTok rival but to limited success. Now, Google is taking another leaf out of TikTok’s book in order to boost YouTube Shorts — its answer to TikTok — and lure more creators. According to multiple online reports, YouTube has created a $100 million YouTube Shorts Fund, which will pay creators money for creating engaging content.

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Infosys wins Britvic contract

Infosyson Tuesday announced it has been selected byBritvic,one of the leading branded soft drinks businesses in Europe, as a strategic partner to help deliver its transformation roadmap and operations, across applications, Cloud infrastructure, service management and end user

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