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Global tablet market down 16%, Apple maintains lead
According to Strategy Analytics, Apple shipments fell by 14 per cent (on-year) but still gained market share as its higher tier portfolio benefits from wealthier customers shrugging off inflation. While the overall market fell, Samsung (19 per cent market share) and Amazon (10 per cent market share) led top vendors with low single-digit declines credited to their unique strategies in the market.
Google Messages tests end-to-end encryption to group chats
The tech giant first announced its plan to provide end-to-end encryption to group chats over RCS (Rich Communication Services) in the Messages app earlier this year, with an open beta of the feature scheduled for late 2022, reports 9To5Google. Reddit users in a large group chat noticed that one message came through saying that it was encrypted.
Amazon Prime Video viewing habits stored on internal server exposed online
Cyber-security researcher Anurag Sen found the database with Amazon Prime viewing habits stored on an internal Amazon server that was accessible online. TechCrunch reported that according to search engine Shodan, the database was first detected as exposed to the internet on September 30.
Will Elon Musk become the only face of communication for Twitter like Tesla?
Tesla stopped answering press inquiries in 2020 and Musk later dissolved the whole press department. Last year, Musk clarified that he "finds it more helpful to read/follow individual journalists, rather than publications". "Any given publication is going to have a wide range of views, albeit the vast majority of stories about any subject are negative, perhaps reflecting innate human biases. Citizen journalism FTW!" said the Tesla CEO.
Telegram CEO criticises Apple for App Store policies
The company charged a 30 per cent fee on in-app purchases for developers that earn more than $1 million annually, reports MacRumors. Twitter CEO, Pavel Durov, claimed in a post on his Telegram channel that Apple has notified the messaging service that it would not be able to permit content creators to accept payments from third parties.
Fired Twitter employees carrying boxes outside its HQ were 'fake'
One man "Rahul Ligma" identified himself as a software engineer at Twitter, who later turned out to be someone whose name does not even exist in Twitter's Slack or email system. There is also no evidence that the employee exists on LinkedIn, reports The Verge.
'Configuration change' behind global Instagram outage: Meta
The company said that it has fixed the issue that briefly made Instagram and Facebook inaccessible for some users, reports The Verge. When trying to load either site on a desktop browser or display, affected users had encountered errors such as "page not available" or "feed not refreshing".
Google to run Meet on multiple platforms, including Zoom
Zoom Rooms and Google Meet devices will both be able to join Google Meet meetings, either directly from the calendar of a Zoom Room or Google Meet device or by entering a meeting code, the company said in a blogpost.
Telegram tests pay-to-view posts, avoids Apple payment system
The feature allow users to charge others to view certain messages, reports 9To5Mac. Some Telegram channels have already received access to the feature, but it hasn't been officially announced by the platform, which suggests that it is still being tested.
This macOS Ventura feature will turn your iPhone into a webcam
According to CNET, with Apple's new macOS Ventura, users will be able to use their iPhone as a web camera by wirelessly connecting it to their Mac. This will allow them to benefit from their phone's superior cameras rather than the frequently included, lower-resolution cameras in MacBook laptops. The Continuity Camera feature works with most iPhone models that are running on iOS 16 and also offers video effects to enhance the experience, depending on the iPhone you are using.
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