Facebook is copying Instagram while simultaneously invading its acquisition with branding and links back to the mothership. TechCrunch has spotted Facebook testing a feature called Popular Photos, which affixes an endless scroll of algorithmically selected pics from friends beneath the full-screen view of a photo opened from the News Feed. The result is an experience
Month: November 2019
Samsung Galaxy M10s has received a discounted price under the company’s Blue Fest sale in India. The six-day sale, which lasts until November 19, has also brought up to 10 percent cashback for HDFC Bank customers purchasing select Samsung smartphones. Samsung has separately also announced discounts on accessories and products purchased alongside the Galaxy S10
Tata Sky Binge, the streaming service that the DTH operator launched back in May, has added Zee5 to the board. With the latest expansion, the service offers a plethora of over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Hotstar, SunNXT, Eros Now, and Hungama Play as well as the newly added Zee5. Tata Sky Binge is accessible to Tata
TikTok, the popular music-video app, is building up its fledgling lobbying operations to counter stepped-up pressure in Washington over its Chinese ownership and wage an escalating battle with Facebook for viewers. The company, which registered its first lobbyist in June, is seeking to add a US policy chief, plans to further expand its internal policy staff
Snapchat can be intimidating. The social media platform has a language all of its own, with various Snapchat terms meaning users can struggle to understand what’s going on. Whether you need help getting started with Snapchat or you’re a longtime user who has encountered a new phrase, here are the common Snapchat terms you need
Epic Games, the team behind the successful battle royale game Fortnite, has officially launched Battle Breakers, a tactical, hero collecting role-playing game available on PC, iOS and Android. Speaking of Android, you can download Battle Breakers from Samsung’s Galaxy Store or if you have a smartphone from some other brand then you can get this
WhatsApp has released beta app updates for both Android and iPhone users, and these updates offer hints on developing features. The Android app beta version 2.19.332 hints work on two features, one that shows blocked contact notice in the chat, and another that groups blocked contacts into different categories. WhatsApp for iPhone app beta version
Fitbit on Thursday announced new OS 4.1 software update for its smartwatch that adds new sleep features, more functionality straight from the home screen, along with new capabilities for Amazon Alexa. The Fitbit OS 4.1 update also adds a battery related feature, which will kick-in to notify when battery is running low. The new Versa
Google Stadia will launch on November 19, and ahead of its debut, Google’s team is in full steam clarifying all the prerequisites and compatibility details for its cloud-based game streaming service. Prior to Stadia’s debut, Google has unveiled a grip for Pixel phones and the Stadia controller called Claw. Google has also revealed controller compatibility
Infinix S5 Lite is all set to launch in India today, and the phone is being teased on Flipkart since a while now. The teaser on Flipkart suggests that the phone will come in two colour finishes, and its price wil be set at Rs. 7,999. The company has already launched the Infinix S5, and
Accessory maker TwelveSouth has a solid lineup of gadgets, many of which fill a niche that their products uniquely address – and address remarkably well. The AirFly Pro ($54.99) is a new iteration on one of those, providing a way to connect Bluetooth headphones to any audio source with a 3.5mm headphone jack. It’s being
With the launch of iOS 13, Apple added perfectly timed live lyrics to its Apple Music app. Now Spotify may do the same. Several users in international markets are now seeing a similar synced lyrics feature in their Spotify mobile app, where lyrics scroll by in time with the music. The feature is powered by
Apple on Wednesday unveiled the much-anticipated 16-inch MacBook Pro. But with the debut of the new model, the Cupertino giant has discontinued the existing 15-inch MacBook Pro model. Apple didn’t mention the departure of the earlier MacBook Pro model while announcing the 16-inch MacBook Pro through a press statement. However, the listing on the Apple
Google Play on Wear OS is slightly better now as the tech giant has given it a design facelift with some refreshing tweaks. Wear OS or Wear OS by Google, which was previously known as Android Wear has been given a new design as Google attempts to improve it. Spotted on Reddit, Google appears to
TV audio used to be inevitably muddy and low quality unless you were willing to spend big bucks and plenty of time installing a full stereo system. But these days, you can improve your TV audio quickly and easily by installing a soundbar. We’ll explain the advantages that a soundbar offers. And we’ll give you
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, a 4K remaster of the original two-decades-old game with all four previously-released expansions and a bunch of new content, is out this week. The last of that includes four new civilisations — Bulgarians, Cumans, Lithuanians, and Tatars — that will feature in a new single-player campaign, alongside a new
Huawei has announced plans to bring devices powered by its Kirin A1 ultra-low-power processor to India next month. The company has officially announced plans to “launch” the Kirin A1 chip here in India, although it will only be available as part of fully built products, of which there are no confirmed launch details yet. Huawei
Sometimes it seems like you can hear a song all the way in your toes. With these new sneakers, you actually can. Meet the new EP 01 sneakers out of DropLabs. Yes, you read that right. We’re talking about sneakers. Invented by a man named Ross Seiler, and led by former Beats by Dre CEO
Instagram is making Like counts private for some users everywhere. Instagram tells TechCrunch the hidden Likes test is expanding to a subset of users globally. Users will have to decide for themselves if something is worth Liking rather than judging by the herd. The change could make users more comfortable sharing what’s important to them
Lawmakers pressed top US antitrust enforcers on their probes of tech giants Alphabet’s Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple on Wednesday, with the chair of a House subcommittee expressing frustration over the companies’ continued acquisitions. In a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, Makan Delrahim, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, said his investigative staff
In a recent interview with Empire Magazine, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorcese was dismissive about movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, kicking the proverbial hornet’s nest by saying “that’s not cinema.” Others have likewise rejected the idea that video games are a work of art. Film critic Roger Ebert famously stated that “games cannot be art,”
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday sent notices to the telcos, asking them to pay the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues on a self-assessment basis within the next three months. The licensor did not raise the demand quantum itself and left it to the assessment of the telcos in their individual cases to compute
The rebirth of the Razr has been rumored for several months now. And honestly, such a product is a bit of a no-brainer. The Lenovo-owned company is embracing the burgeoning (if sputtering) world of foldables with the return of one of its most iconic models. While it’s true that Motorola’s kept the Razr name alive
Disney plans to bring its on-demand video streaming service to India and some Southeast Asian markets as soon as the second half of next year, two sources familiar with the company’s plans told TechCrunch. In India, the company plans to bring Disney+’s catalog to Hotstar, a popular video streaming service it owns, after the end
China’s DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone maker, said on Wednesday it is developing technology that would allow the public to track the registrations of drones in flight using just a smartphone, amid a broader industry push to make such data available. SZ DJI Technology aims to roll out a free app in 2020, pending
Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September, up slightly from 3 billion in the previous six months. Nearly all of the bogus accounts were caught before they had a chance to become “active” users of the social network, so they are not counted in the user figures
Memes are all the rage these days, and have been for some time. As an intractable part of online culture, memes pop up absolutely everywhere. And in this article we’ll show you how to make a meme. The idea of a meme is to replicate a picture or piece of text but with your own
It was a sense of foreboding that prompted Gloria Fuentes to delete several apps from her phone ahead of an Apple store appointment last week in Bakersfield, California. Fuentes scrubbed her device of all social media, financial and banking apps before getting her screen repaired November 4 – and intended to delete all of her photos,
Samsung Galaxy A50, Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro, Poco F1, Realme 5, Google Pixel 3a, and Honor 20 have received discounts during the Mobile Bonanza sale on Flipkart. The ongoing sale, which lasts until November 18, also brings discounts on popular smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S9, Samsung Galaxy S9+, and Apple iPhone 7.
Taiwan’s Foxconn, a key supplier to Apple, posted a better-than-expected 23 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday and forecast slight growth in its core business next year. The latest solid showing from the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer should ease investor concerns over weak global demand, as it comes on the heels of Apple’s positive
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