Internet

Nov 6, 2021

Apple and Amazon’s ML/AI execs to speak on and accessibility at Sight Tech Global

Asma Hussain

Senior machine learning and artificial intelligence executives for Apple and Apple will speak at Sight Tech Global next month. The sessions, one with Apple and a separate one with Amazon, will be focused on how the two leaders in machine…

iOSiPhoneNov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021

WhatsApp updates ‘view status’ feature for Business accounts on iOS

Rida Imran

The latest version of WhatsApp beta for iOS is rolled out with a new feature that allows users to view status updates of Business accounts directly from Business Info. This feature was first introduced on the Android version of the…

FacebookNov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021

Facebook changes its Subscriptions tool to circumvent Apple’s in-app purchases commission

Asma Hussain

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced a number of updates for its “Subscriptions” tool which will circumvent Apple’s App Store guidelines in an effort to “help creators make more money, earn a sustainable living and have more control over the…

FacebookiOSiPhoneNov 3, 2021

Facebook’s Nick Clegg attacks Apple’s ATT privacy feature, again

Rida Imran

Nick Clegg, Head of Global Affairs at Facebook (now called Meta) criticized Apple’s ATT privacy feature. Speaking at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, he said that Apple is exploiting its dominant market position and its power of…

FacebookNov 3, 2021

Facebook is shutting down facial recognition system over privacy and social concerns

Rida Imran

In the coming weeks, the Facebook app will longer support the facial recognition system which was used to automatically recognize users in photos and videos, for suggested tagging and other purposes. The company says that decision is taken to preserve…

AndroidGamesNov 3, 2021

Netflix launches mobile gaming service with 5 games on Android, coming soon on iOS

Rida Imran

Netflix has finally debuted its mobile gaming service with 5 games, worldwide. Currently, subscribers can enjoy the games on Android smartphones and tablets at no additional cost. Official Twitter Netflix Geeked account confirms that the support for mobile games is…

FacebookOct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021

Facebook company is now called ‘Meta’ to reflect its efforts in creating a metaverse

Rida Imran

In the video presentation on its plans for the future, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new name of the company “Meta”. Zuckerberg said that the new name reflects the company’s evolution from just social media platform into a metaverse….

FacebookOct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021

Facebook imposes ‘legal hold’ asking employees to preserve internal documents since 2016

Rida Imran

As its investigation proceeds, Facebook tells employees to “preserve internal documents and communications since 2016” related to its business. The social media tech giant is under investigation by U.S lawmakers after a whistle-blower provided evidence that the company deliberately ignored…

MacOct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021

Dropbox is testing native support for Apple Silicon, expected to arrive in 2022

Asma Hussain

An official Dropbox support thread recently shared on Twitter suggested that the company had no plans to natively support Apple Silicon Macs, almost a year after the first models with the M1 chip were released. However, Dropbox has now explicitly…

iOSAndroidInstagramiPhoneOct 28, 2021

Instagram’s link stickers are now available to all users

Rida Imran

Instagram discontinued ‘swipe-up links’ in August and began testing the new ‘link stickers’ for Stories. The Verge reports that the link stickers are rolled out to everyone on the platforms. Now, users can add the link of their favorite restaurant,…