TECHNOLOGY

LinkedIn announces 'Focused Inbox' feature for better messaging experience
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The improved LinkedIn messaging experience will make it easier for the members around the globe to find and respond to the messages that matter most, said the company. The Focused Inbox feature will offer a dual-tabbed experience that will categorise users' incoming messages into "Focused" and "Other".
Mozilla acquires Active Replica to fuel its metaverse strategy
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"Bringing onboard Active Replica will help us accelerate some of our most important, in demand work, including more personalised subscription tiers, improving the Hubs on-boarding experience, and introducing new interaction capabilities in the Hubs engine," Imo Udom, Mozilla SVP said in a blogpost.
Affordable Samsung Galaxy M04 in India next week with RAM Plus feature
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Industry sources told IANS on Friday that Galaxy M04 will support the innovative RAM Plus feature with which users can expand the RAM storage of the phone. With RAM Plus, users can get up to 8GB RAM on Samsung M04, which is unique in the sub-Rs 10,000 segment.
Pranay Pathole's Twitter account restored after Elon Musk intervenes
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Pathole, a 24-year-old IT professional from India, has been a friend of Elon Musk for years on Twitter. Pranay Pathole's account was suspended for violating Twitter rules. In August, the billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla met his Twitter buddy from Pune at his Gigafactory in Texas.
WhatsApp rolls out disappearing messages shortcut on Android beta
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After downloading the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.25.11 update, some users were able to access the new feature, reports WABetaInfo. The new shortcut is placed within the 'Manage Storage' section and is marked as a tool to save space. This shortcut will roll out to more users over the coming days.
Samsung offer 20-year warranty on some of its products in India
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The company will offer a long-term warranty on the Digital Inverter Motor used in its washing machines and Digital Inverter Compressor used in its refrigerators. "With our vision to offer sustainable solutions to our consumers, we have introduced 20-year warranty on Digital Inverter Motor & Compressor used in our washing machines and refrigerators," Mohandeep Singh, Senior Vice President, Consumer Electronics Business, Samsung India, said in a statement.
Epic Games releases RealityScan app for iOS users
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RealityScan is a 3D scanning app for mobile devices that easily turns photos into high-fidelity 3D models, with no experience necessary to get started. With this app, the users simply need to take a picture of an object using their smartphone, and the app will use cloud processing to convert it into a 3D model, which can then be exported to Sketchfab and shared with the world, according to the company.
Coinbase accuses Apple of forcing it to remove NFT wallet function
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Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Coinbase Wallet: "You might have noticed you can't send NFTs on Coinbase Wallet iOS anymore. This is because Apple blocked our last app release until we disabled the feature. "Simply put, Apple has introduced new policies to protect their profits at the expense of consumer investment in NFTs and developer innovation across the crypto ecosystem.
Homegrown smart TV brands capture record 22% market share in India
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Global brands led India's smart TV segment with a 40 per cent share, followed by Chinese brands with a 38 per cent share, according to the latest research from Counterpoint's IoT Service. Smart TVs are coming with better features, such as Dolby Audio, higher refresh rates and higher sound output, in the sub-Rs 30,000 ($400) price range.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy again defends massive layoffs at company
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Jassy justified the mass layoffs at the New York Times DealBook Summit, citing economic uncertainty. Amazon's retail business grew faster during the early days of the pandemic and "it forced us to make decisions at that time to spend a lot more money and to go much faster in building infrastructure than we ever imagined we would," Jassy said during the event in the US, reports Fortune.
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