Will Apple monetise DuckDuckGo, after acquisition, by charging a subscription fee for the privacy hounds?The deal can be cut for around $1 billion, which is less than what Apple makes in a week.- Live streaming games to bring in more bucks, viewers amid Covid: Here's what the NBA-Disney deal means for ESPNDisney is NBA's biggest buyer with an estimated $1.4 bn broadcast fees per year across ESPN.
- US accuses Chinese screening tech firm Nuctech of passing passenger info to BeijingThe company refuted the allegation, saying that there was no evidence of wrongdoing.
- Google Sheets introduces new features, Smart Fill and Smart Cleanup, to make calculations, formatting simpleSmart Fill borrows from Google’s Smart Compose feature.
- Google Pixel 4A gets FCC clearance, will likely be launched in India soon without the Project Soli chipThe Soli chip is used for controlling 'Motion Sense' gestures and for face unlocks.
- Instagram testing 'Voice Note' feature for its Thread appThis feature will turn the audio of the video into live captions that will be shown in time with the recording.
- Second generation Xbox Series S could be in works, likely to have 7.5 GB RAM, 4 teraflops GPU performanceMicrosoft has been working at a more advanced and cheaper version of the current Xbox for months now.
- iPhone 12 price may go up due to 5G; Apple's move of removing charger from box aimed at cutting costThe only thing Apple will include for free with the iPhone 12 will be a USB-C lightning cable.
- Scrolling through Facebook at night to get simpler. Social network bringing Dark Mode to appThe mobile version will cut down on glare, particularly in low-light settings.
- OnePlus's budget smartphone likely to sport dual front cameras, may be named 'Nord'The first phone from the budget range will be announced in the second week of July.
- Covid-19 did what Google couldn’t, got users to watch YouTube videos on the big-screenGoogle has tried to get users watch YouTube on the their television sets for a while now.
- Facebook will prompt users when they try to share links created over 90 days agoThe prompt will make users rethink if the content will be relevant to their friends.
- La Liga India MD talks playing football behind closed doors & on-field protests by players for #BlackLivesMatter Jose Antonio Cachaza said that the remainder of the 2019-20 season will be played behind closed doors.
- Samsung Health to come with 2020 smart TV lineup for fitness enthusiastsProgress made on the Health platform will be synced with Samsung devices like smartphones & wearables.
- YouTube rolls out new 'Chapters' feature on app to navigate long videosIn addition to chapters, the app will also have a bedtime reminder feature.
- Canon rolls out software patch that converts cameras into webcams for macOS, WindowsA mirrorless camera or DSLR will vastly improve the image quality and resolution of video streams.
- Yamaha's Remote Cheerer app brings sports fans closer to their favourite teams, digitallyAs teams begin to play in empty stadiums in light of coronavirus, Yamaha extends a helping hand.
- Tinder makes life easy for introverts, introduces ice-breaker cue cardsPrompts, a new feature, will let users add questions or statements to profiles to help people strike up conversations.
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 may skip S series DNA, likely to sport large display & powerful camerasSamsung will retain the pinhole camera design from the Note 10 range.
- Now G Suite subscribers can make and receive calls on Google Voice within GmailThe feature will officially be launched on June 3.
- Robert Escobar claiming to sell 'gold-plated' iPhone 11 Pro at $499The golden back face of the phone will have the Escobar Inc. branding embossed on it.
- Google switching from SMS to RCS end-to-end encryption for its default messaging appRich communication services, a successor to SMS, has been adopted by Apple’s iMessage as well.
- Leaked iOS 14 software allegedly sold on the black market in ChinaThe software version dates back to December, but a phone had been procured and the OS extracted.
- Fitbit wants to build an algorithm to detect Covid, asks users to enrolParticipation is entirely voluntary and respondents can withdraw at any time.
- Sony set to unveil flagship Xperia 1 II on July 24, will be priced at $1,199The phone features three 12-megapixel cameras at the back – zoom, ultrawide and wide.
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