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Threads to soon feature Twitter-like 'Following' tab
In response to a query related to the 'Following' tab, Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Friday said, "We're working on it, but the next week is all about getting rid of bugs and keeping the lights on..."
Samsung's Q2 profit down nearly 96% to hit 14-year low
The world's largest memory chip and smartphone maker estimated its April-June profit at 600 billion won ($461.2 million), significantly down from the 14.1 trillion won it reported a year ago.It marked the worst quarterly profit in 14 years since the first quarter of 2009.
Indian-American Microsoft exec who helped build Windows, Skype to resign: Report
According to The Information, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed his departure via email, describing it as “a long-planned retirement”.Chandigarh-born Pall joined Microsoft in January 1990 as a software design engineer, and has since worked on many breakthrough products.
Apple's TestFlight now supports visionOS apps
"TestFlight now supports visionOS apps for internal and external testing, as well as testing iOS and iPadOS apps on visionOS," the company said in a TestFlight Update post. The company also said that developers can now submit apps built with "Xcode 15 beta 3 using the SDK for iOS 17 beta 3, iPadOS 17 beta 3, visionOS 1 beta, macOS 14 beta 3, tvOS 17 beta 3, and watchOS 10 beta 3 for internal and external testing."
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles
Users have already posted more than 95 million threads and dropped about 190 million likes, according to internal data seen by The Verge.It all happened in less than 24 hours.Meta launched Threads on Wednesday for iOS and Android users in 100 countries.
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads platform
Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing the company of engaging in "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property", reports Semafor.
Samsung announces pre-reserve for next-gen foldables in India
Customers can pre-reserve Samsung’s next generation foldable devices by paying Rs 2,000 on Samsung.com, Amazon.in and Flipkart or by visiting Samsung’s stores and leading retail outlets. According to the company, pre-reserved customers will get benefits worth Rs 5,000 on the purchase of Samsung’s next generation of foldable devices that will be unveiled globally on July 26.
Instagram Threads hits 30 mn users, Twitter CEO says ‘we are often imitated’
Linda Yaccarino said that on Twitter, everyone's voice matters. “Whether you’re here to watch history unfold, discover real-time information all over the world, share your opinions, or learn about others -- on Twitter you can be real,” Yaccarino posted. “You built the Twitter community. And that's irreplaceable. This is your public square,” she added.
iPhone 15 may enter mass production in August: Report
According to Apple analyst Jeff Pu, this is up about 12 per cent from the iPhone 14 builds last year, indicating that Apple anticipates strong demand, reports 9to5Mac. However, Pu warns that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will most likely cost more than the $1,099 starting price of the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Nothing introduces Ear (2) Black with 2 unique features in India
Phone (2) pre-order customers will have early access to Ear (2) black from July 11 till July 20. The device comes with new audio updates on the Nothing X app including an Advanced Equaliser for Ear (2) and Ear (stick), along with a Noise Reduction feature just for Ear (stick).
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