Mark Zuckerberg creates the case for Facebook News
While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg looked cheerful and also joked when he took the stage in front of journalists and media executives, he admitted that there are reasons for the news industry to be cynical. After all, Facebook has been one of the main forces...
Google hires recent Disney and Star executive to manage its India business
Google had announced that it had selected Sanjay Gupta, a recent top executive with Disney India and Star, as the manager and vice president of sales and services for its India business. Introducing Sanjay Gupta Gupta will be substituting Rajan Anandan, who departed the company...
Microsoft OneDrive Personal Vault rolls out globally, starts expandable storage
Previously this summer, Microsoft added an extra layer of security to its Dropbox opponent, OneDrive. The security features, called OneDrive Personal Vault, enable users to preserve their files with two-step verification, such as a fingerprint or facial identification, PIN code, or a one-time code sent...
SUSE’s OpenStack Cloud Dispersal: What’s Next?
Suse is a recently launched independent open-source company behind the eponymous Linux administration. They also have an increasingly broad set of managed enterprise services. Today they have announced a part of a new strategy as it seems to stay on top of the growing trends...
Famous Android phones can be deceived into snooping on their owners
Security researchers have discovered many famous Android phones can be deceived into snooping on their owners by misusing a weakness that gives accessories way to the phone’s underlying baseband software. How Does This Work? Attackers can use that way to deceive weak phones into giving...
Facebook’s primary experimental apps from its ‘NPE Team’ division centers on students, chat & music
This July, Facebook introduced a new division called NPE Team, which will create experimental consumer-facing apps, enabling the company to work out new ideas and features to see how people would respond. It shortly after that hit former Vine GM Jason Toff to accompany the...
Twitter comes back to the Mac
Twitter has come back to the Mac with the introduction of a new Catalyst-powered app for macOS Catalina, started on Thursday. The company in June had been between the first to announce its plans to take the support of Mac Catalyst. What Is The Mac...
Google reportedly in talks to acquire Fitbit
Google’s parent company Alphabet is in talks to purchase wearable company Fitbit, Reuters reports. Currently, there is no confirmation that the agreement will take place. According to sources close with the talks, it is not known how much Alphabet has proposed to acquire the US-based...
Instagram to examine hiding “Like counts” in the US, which could bother influencers
Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri stated that they would make decisions that disturb the business if they help people’s well-being and health. To that point, next week, Instagram will extend its test of hiding Like counts from everyone except a post’s author to some users in...
Roku sets a remote on your wrist with the latest Apple Watch app
The Roku remote is appearing to your wrist. The company published today the start of an Apple Watch app that allows you to control your Roku device. This includes Roku media players and Roku TVs, with a tap — quite like the Roku mobile app,...
