Tag: Apps
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Twitter for Android gets automatic night mode
Twitter has updated its Android app to introduce automatic night mode for all its users. First, the app featured a manual toggle that allowed it to switch to night mode, but with version 7.2, it can now be turned on and off automatically as well. This feature went into beta last week, and has now…
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Suicide bombers deploy Telegram app in Saint Petersburg bombing
Investigation by Russia’s FSB security agency on Monday has revealed that Telegram messaging service was used by those behind the Saint Petersburg metro bombing. “During the probe into the April 3 terrorist attack in the Saint Petersburg metro, the FSB received reliable information about the use of Telegram by the suicide bomber, his accomplices and…
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Gboard: Best keyboard app gets ‘Wow’ update
Google’s keyboard app Gboard for Android has got an update bringing several new features. These include phrase suggestions, improved in-place search, and an interesting emoji handwriting feature. These features are available version Gboard v6.3 for Android. The first new feature is handwriting support for emojis. You can now draw your desired emoji on the keyboard,…
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Twitter users blocked by Trump cry foul, take the President to court
President Donald Trump may be the nation’s tweeter-in-chief, but some Twitter users say he’s violating the First Amendment by blocking people from his feed after they posted scornful comments. Lawyers for two Twitter users sent the White House a letter Tuesday demanding they be un-blocked from the Republican president’s @realDonaldTrump account. “The viewpoint-based blocking of…
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Facebook Live to get Closed Captions
In a bid to make Facebook accessible to all, the social networking giant has allowed publishers to include closed captions (one of a series of subtitles) in Facebook Live, helping people who are hearing impaired to experience live videos. “By enabling publishers to include closed captions with their ‘Live’ broadcasts, we hope more people can…
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Kaspersky files antitrust complaints against Microsoft
Russian security software maker Kaspersky Lab has filed antitrust complaints against Microsoft with the European Commission and the German federal cartel office, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Kaspersky contends that Microsoft is abusing its market dominance to crowd out independent anti-virus software makers, pushing Windows 10 users towards its own Windows Defender software,…
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Apple finally gives iOS proper file management system with new Files app
Apple has at long last introduced a much-needed file management application for iOS that gives iPhone and iPad users significantly more control over their files. According to an announcement made during the company’s flagship software WWDC keynote, the app will be called Files. The management system will come with support for nested folders and spring…