TECHNOLOGY
Amazon Alexa to soon allow advertisers to answer your queries
The capability is called Customers ask Alexa, and it works when customers pose questions to Alexa, including queries related to a product's features or compatibilities, Alexa responds with helpful answers provided by brands from those product categories.
Google to show Play Store reviews based on your device
The update, promised to occur in "early 2022" in August 2021, now has arrived as Google prepares to introduce its own tablet and wearable, reports The Verge. In the reviews section of the Play Store, there is now a notice to let you know that ratings are "verified,a and that you are being shown feedback from people using the same type of device as you, the report said.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, S20 FE set for massive price cuts in festive sales
Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Galaxy S20 FE 5G will get biggest price cuts, sources told IANS. Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Rs 49,999) will be available on Flipkart between Rs 32,000-Rs 35,000. Galaxy S20 FE 5G (Rs 40,000) will retail on Amazon at its best-ever price between Rs 27,000-Rs 30,000, the sources added.
Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter grilled over privacy, moderation failures
TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas, Twitter General Manager of Consumer and Revenue, Jay Sullivan, Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan testified before the panel late on Wednesday.
iOS 16 adoption slightly higher than iOS 15 in 48 hours: Report
According to data shared by analytics company Mixpanel, iOS 16, released this week, is installed on an estimated 11.6 per cent of iPhones two days after it launched. When iOS 15 was released last year, it was installed on just 8.5 per cent of devices at the two-day mark, which means people are installing iOS 16 at a more rapid pace this year, reports MacRumors.
GoPro unveils three new HERO11 Black cameras in India
HERO11 Black is available in India for Rs 51,500. HERO11 Black Creator Edition will be available starting mid-October at Rs 71,500 and HERO11 Black Mini starting November, at Rs 41,500 on offline and online channels. "All three cameras feature a new, larger sensor that delivers the highest resolution, highest 10-bit colour depth, the highest level of video stabilisation and widest field of view ever featured natively in a HERO camera," the company said in a statement.
Apple reportedly shipping iPhone 14 models with earlier iOS 16 version
As noted by AppleSWUpdates on the microblogging site Twitter, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro will come with an iOS 16 build that predates the official build released. However, once users set up the new iPhone for the first time, the system will prompt users to install the latest iOS 16 build, reports 9To5Mac.
Instagram is internally testing new tipping feature for creators
The test feature called "Gifts" would enable creators to earn money through Reels, reports TechCrunch. "This feature is an internal prototype and not testing externally," a company spokesperson was quoted as saying in an email to the website.The feature was first spotted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi back in July, when Instagram was developing the feature under the name "content appreciation".
Twitter now starts rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers
The platform said the new feature is currently rolling out to iOS users and will be coming soon to Android users. "Listen up: podcasts are coming to Twitter! Now available in Twitter Blue Labs -- members on iOS get early access to try the redesigned @TwitterSpaces tab, which includes podcasts, themed audio stations, and live + recorded Spaces," the platform said.
Apple fixes new zero-day bug being actively exploited by hackers
The zero-day flaw, known as CVE-2022-32917, allows a malicious app to run arbitrary code on an affected device with kernel privileges, Apple said in a security update. Apple fixed the bug in updates for iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Monterey 12.6 and macOS Big Sur 11.7.
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