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Twitter is rolling out an update that brings along a fix for the auto-scrolling issue on iOS. After many users reported about this issue, the company itself acknowledged that the iOS app is plagued with an automatic scrolling bug that wouldn’t allow users to read tweets at peace. This issue has now been fixed with

Microsoft Edge based on Chromium will be generally available starting January 15, 2020, the company announced on Monday. Meanwhile, the Redmond-based company has unveiled a new Chromium Edge logo that highlights the ongoing reforms debuting on the Edge browser. The company has also brought the release candidate for the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge for Windows and

Adobe Photoshop for iPad has reached the App Store after much anticipation. The new development comes just ahead of the Adobe Max conference that kicks off in Los Angeles on Monday where the California-based company is expected to announce the formal launch of the Photoshop for iPad. Adobe was due to launch the iPad version

Apple TV+, the iPhone maker’s entry into the crowded streaming TV market, debuts on Friday as the first “all-original” subscription video service, according to Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook. All of the programming is original because, unlike Netflix and the forthcoming Disney+ from Walt Disney, Apple does not have rights to a back catalogue of

WhatsApp has long been rumoured to introduce a dark theme on its mobile app, but so far, we have only seen traces of it. It appears that WhatsApp on iOS will get two versions of dark theme that will vary in the strength of black shade applied across the app’s interface. Moreover, the WhatsApp app

Apple asked the Trump administration to waive tariffs on Chinese-made Apple Watches, iPhone components and other consumer products, according to company filings with the US Trade Representative’s Office. The company on Thursday sought tariff exclusions from 11 products, including HomePod speakers, iMac computers, parts for use in repairing iPhones, iPhone smart battery cases, AirPods and others.

Apple managed to largely stem a fall in China revenue in the September quarter thanks to the release-timing of the iPhone 11, a cheaper variant, and a bit of good luck, but analysts said the company’s good fortunes might be short-lived. Apple said sales in greater China fell 2.4 percent in its fourth quarter ended

Apple on Wednesday forecast sales for the crucial holiday shopping quarter ahead of Wall Street expectations, with Chief Executive Tim Cook seeing strong sales of the wearables such as the noise-cancelling AirPods Pro and hoping for a US – China trade deal by year-end. Cook wants to wean Apple off stagnating iPhone sales that make

YouTube Music for Android has been updated to version 3.39. The latest YouTube Music update brings support for a widget. This means users can add a YouTube Music widget on their homescreen after installing the latest version. Separately, YouTube Music has been spotted bringing a Progressive Web App (PWA) for desktops with the ability to

Apple is reportedly looking to bring 120Hz display panels on next year’s iPhone series. The 120Hz refresh rate display panel will provide an improved display experience, and 2020 iPhone models will also have OLED panels alongside to bring the best displays in the market. Currently, Apple’s ProMotion iPad Pro devices support 120Hz display although they

US President Donald Trump is missing the home button on the newer iPhone models and he is not happy about it. To express his displeasure, he took to Twitter earlier today, like he does for most things, and called out Apple CEO Tim Cook. Trump wrote how home button was much better than the current

All major companies have launched their respective 2019 flagship smartphones in the market, and this can only mean one thing — it’s time for another flagship camera comparison. Most years, our tests involve an iPhone, a Samsung Galaxy model, and a Google Pixel device. This year though, we’re going to have to make it a

Apple has started selling its popular iPhone XR phones assembled in India, as it looks to expand its share in the world’s second-largest smartphone market where it has struggled against cheaper products from rivals. The phones are being assembled at Taipei-based contract manufacturer Foxconn’s India factory, helping the Cupertino, California-based company avoid high levies on the import

Mozilla launched its Enhanced Tracking Protection feature in Firefox back in July this year. In September, the feature was turned on by default. The company has now revealed that the Enhanced Tracking Protection feature in Firefox has blocked more than 450 billion third-party tracking attempts while users were browsing the Web. Mozilla also announced the

Dark mode has slowly started making its way onto smartphones. Apple has introduced this feature in iOS 13 and Google is doing the same with Android 10. Even app developers are doing their bit to include a dark mode in their app. Popular smartphones apps have already implemented the feature while a few others are

Google recently made the news for a rather odd “bug” that allows iPhone users to have unlimited cloud storage to back up photos at ‘Original Quality’. The bug is related to Apple’s HEIC image format and the size of an HEIC image would actually increase if Google Photos tried to compress it for storage on

Amazon has reincarnated its Great Indian Festival, just ahead of Diwali, to ring in the festivities with deals and discounts on smartphones, gadgets, large appliances, and more. The new Amazon Great Indian Festival Diwali Special sale will start on Monday, October 21, and go on till Friday, October 25. As the tradition goes, Prime members

Hit by privacy scandals and year-round investigations, Facebook has lost its place among the world’s 10 most valuable brands in global brand consultancy Interbrand’s annual ranking of best top 100 brands. Facebook fell to the 14th spot. Two years back, the social networking giant was at the eighth spot in the list, billed as a

Google is introducing incident report features on iOS mobile platform that will let users report road incidents — like car accidents, speed traps and obstacles right from devices. The same features proved to be popular among Android users, which is why Google has decided to bring it to iOS as well. “First, we’re adding the ability

A Russian man who filed a lawsuit against Apple after claiming an iPhone app turned him gay has withdrawn his complaint due to privacy fears, his lawyer said Thursday. “Today we abandoned the legal demands,” his attorney Sapizhat Gusnieva said after a first hearing behind closed doors in a Moscow court. Her client, identified in

Microsoft has now introduced Dark Mode for Word, Excel, PowePoint, and OneNote users on iOS. Users need to head to the App Store to update to the latest versions of these apps, in order to experience the grey interface. Microsoft tested the new mode out with Insider members for a little less than a week,

Apple stopped making its AirPort base stations back in 2018 and, as a result, hadn’t posted an update to the AirPort Utility app on iOS until now. After iOS 13 released in September this year, AirPort users have been complaining about the utility app crashing now and then after updating to iOS 13. Apple’s latest

After facing flak for pulling a Hong Kong protest tracking app from its App Store, Apple has now reportedly urged Apple TV Plus show runners to avoid portraying China negatively. It also comes amid anger at perceived efforts by US businesses to maintain access to one of the globe’s biggest markets by playing along with

Apple has already claimed that the iPhone 11 Pro Max delivers the “longest battery life ever in an iPhone,” and says it offers five hours of more charge over last year’s iPhone XS Max. But apart from its own siblings, the latest iPhone appears to have the calibre to take on other flagships when it

OnePlus 7T Pro was launched in India earlier this week as the latest flagship by the Chinese company. The new OnePlus phone carries the legacy of the OnePlus 7 Pro with a pop-up selfie camera and an edge-to-edge display. However, the OnePlus 7T Pro also includes various upgrades over its predecessor. The new smartphone runs

Google Maps has announced new improvements that would help visually challenged people navigate more easily. It would offer more detailed voice guidance and new types of verbal announcements for walking trips, said Wakana Sugiyama, a business analyst in Google’s Tokyo office who was an adviser and tester for the project on Thursday. “Starting today, World

Swedish music streaming app Spotify announced that its iOS 13 app would now offer Siri support and its streaming music service would also be available on Apple TV. Now, one can ask Siri to play music through Spotify on iOS and iPadOS. According to Spotify, Siri can also control the app in CarPlay, and a

China’s state media accused Apple Wednesday of supporting pro-democracy protesters, warning the US tech giant would suffer consequences for its “unwise and reckless” decision, in an echo of campaigns against other Western firms. An opinion piece in the People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, highlighted a transport app available on Apple’s store

Rwanda’s Mara Group launched two smartphones on Monday, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub. The Mara X and Mara Z will use Google’s Android operating system and cost RWF 175,750 ($190) and RWF 120,250 ($130) respectively. They will compete with

Apple supplier Japan Display aims to seal a revised bailout deal by the end of this month for at least JPY 50 billion ($468 million) in vital funding, its new chief executive said on Monday. Minoru Kikuoka also told Reuters in an interview that liquid crystal display (LCD) screens are drawing renewed market interest, pointing to