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WhatsApp to soon allow users to choose video quality before sending
The new video upload quality feature was first spotted by WABetaInfo, and while it's not active yet, their report confirms that it's in the works. Choosing the video quality before sending is useful as it means that you can pick the right option to either save bandwidth or share the video without heavy compression, XDA Developers reported.
1 bn smartphones to have wireless charging globally by 2021 end
Smartphone vendors such as Samsung, Xiaomi and OPPO and technology suppliers like Infineon, MediaTek, Samsung SDI and Qualcomm are powering the rise of wireless charging with proprietary solutions that top off a battery faster than ever. According to market research firm Strategy Analytics, the installed base of wireless charging capable smartphones will reach the record setting one billion mark by the end of 2021.
Google makes significant gains in hiring people of colour
In the US, Google doubled the number of Black employees in its leadership team to 7.1 per cent from 3.6 per cent the year prior. The number of women in Google leadership globally rose from 26.7 per cent to 28.1 per cent. Still, Google's US workforce is 68 per cent male and 32 per cent female.
Apple workers have concern about hybrid work model: Report
The survey was done on a Slack channel for employees to discuss remote work. In response to the statement "I am worried that some of my colleagues will have to leave Apple due to LACK of location-flexible work options," 58.5 percent said they "strongly agree." A total of 1,743 people answered the question.
Facebook testing Twitter-like 'threads' feature
"When the new post appears on followers' News Feeds, it will be shown as being connected to the other posts in a thread," the report said on Friday. Social media consultant Matt Navarra first spotted this feature in action. Facebook is currently testing the feature with a small group of "public figures" on the platform.
Apple, Intel become 1st to adopt TSMC's latest chip tech: Report
Both the companies are testing their chip designs with TSMC's 3-nanometre production technology, according to several sources briefed on the matter, with a commercial output of such chips expected to start in the second half of next year. Nanometre refers to the width between transistors on a chip. The smaller the number, the more advanced the chip, but also the more challenging and expensive they are to build.
Apple to release 10.86-inch OLED iPad in 2022: Report
Apple tablet shipments in India increased 144 per cent year-over-year in Q1 2021, allowing the company to overtake Samsung for second place. When it came to individual devices, 17 per cent of Apple's 29 per cent market share came from the iPad 8, while 9 per cent came from the 2020 iPad Air model.
Twitter planning 'trusted friends' feature: Report
The first would enable people to designate "trusted friends" so some tweets would only be visible to that group. The idea is similar to Instagram's "close friends" feature for Stories. According to an image shared by Twitter designer Andrew Courter, Twitter's version would allow users to toggle the audience much like the way you can choose who can reply to you, reports Engadget.
Facebook asks users if they know any friend becoming 'extremist' online
Other users are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content. "This test is part of our larger work to assess ways to provide resources and support to people on Facebook who may have engaged with or were exposed to extremist content, or may know someone who is at risk," Stone was quoted as saying in the report on Thursday.
Twitter, Google, Facebook pledge to protect women online
"Women also repeatedly highlighted the need for improved reporting systems, so they can be better supported when they do receive violent or abusive content". The tech companies took the pledge at the UN Generation Equality Forum in Paris on Thursday.
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