Category: Tech

Twitter to ban all political advertising on its platform Thu 31 October 2019: Twitter said Wednesday it would stop accepting political advertising globally on its platform, responding to growing concerns over misinformation from politicians on social media. Chief executive Jack Dorsey tweeted that while internet advertising “is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, […]

Gender neutral emojis hit screens in new Apple update Wed 30 October 2019: Apple has put out new gender neutral emojis of most of its people icons — including punks, clowns and zombies — as part of an update to its mobile operating system. The tech giant has offered growing numbers of inclusive emoji designs […]

Pentagon awards $10 bn cloud contract to Microsoft Sat 26 October 2019: he US Department of Defence has awarded its $10bn (£7.8bn) cloud computing contract to Microsoft, snubbing Amazon after more than a year of competition.  The online shopping giant had been considered a front-runner for one of the world’s most sensitive and coveted military contract, which […]

Whatsapp’s new feature will change the way you send messages Sat 26 October 2019: Soon, WhatsApp may introduce “disappearing messages” feature that would allow users to set messages to self-destruct. According to WABetaInfo, who first discovered the feature, it is still under development and might not be available to everyone on the beta version. However, if […]

Instagram Launches “Create Don’t Hate” Interactive Sticker Globally Fri 25 October 2019: Instagram has launched a “Create Don’t Hate” (CDH) interactive sticker globally designed to help people reject bullying on their accounts and embrace positivity. When a viewer lands on a story with the CDH sticker, the tooltip will be there to show it is […]

Sun 20 October 2019: NASA carried out the first-ever all-female spacewalk Friday as two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station to replace a faulty battery charger. Christina Koch and Jessica Meir began the spacewalk at 7.50 a.m. EDT (1250GMT) to replace a failed power controller, also known as a battery charge-discharge unit (BCDU), according […]

WhatsApp to Roll out ‘Dark Mode’ Feature Soon Tue 15 October 2019: After Google Android 10 and Apple iOS 13 introduced ‘Dark Mode’ feature, it is highly anticipated that WhatsApp may also roll out the feature in the upcoming update. According to HT, ‘Dark Mode’ feature has been spotted in WhatsApp’s recent beta versions, suggesting […]

Thu 10 October 2019: Apple has started selling Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Controller in its online stores, after adding support for the gamepad in the latest software updates for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and the Mac. The controller, spotted by MacRumors on Wednesday, costs $59.95. It is now available on both Apple’s and Microsoft’s websites. As […]

Thu 10 October 2019: Facebook-owned Instagram has updated its platform, adding support for iOS 13’s dark mode. The update turns the entire Instagram interface dark including the feed, stories, the discover tab and the new design is a mix of dark gray along with black colour, news portal iMore reported on Monday. Other than a […]

Fri 04 October 2019: Facebook on Thursday launched Threads, an image-centric messaging app designed to weave tight circles of Instagram friends together, while ramping up its challenge to rival Snapchat. Threads is its own separate smartphone app, but ties into lists of “close friends” that Instagram began letting users create late last year, according to […]