Follow Gadgets 360 - Social, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/gadgets66 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 07:16:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9Yde8wynA4Xann9ye8UNv30 WhatsApp Companion Mode is rolling out to users on iOS, a month after it was announced by the Meta-owned messaging service. Here's how to link your iPhone running the latest version of WhatsApp to your primary smartphone.]]> Wed, 31 May 2023 10:23:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9Yde8wynA4Xann9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9a5Cq2P6Vs0_ylmFkX7M1Jw China on Friday announced that it had shut 67,000 accounts and deleted 1.4 million posts between March 10 and May 22 as part of the country's efforts to "clean" its cyberspace and make it easier for authorities to control. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impersonation of state o...]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 15:14:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9a5Cq2P6Vs0_ylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9YAWK9yHUhe3Hn9ye8UNv30 WhatsApp users will soon be able to share their screens with other participants on video calls. The popular messaging app owned by Meta has begun beta testing a new screen sharing feature on the latest version of the app for Android phones.]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 13:01:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9YAWK9yHUhe3Hn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9YE9UzsjWjJB-zdsCmHakzH Twitter has exited the European Union's disinformation code, a voluntary pact involving three dozen signatories including Facebook parent Meta, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok. While the Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform has quit the pact, its obligations to the bloc still remain, according to Thierry Breton, the EU Industry commissioner.]]> Sat, 27 May 2023 11:42:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9YE9UzsjWjJB-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9bdlCiEtSKhVyejEQ2Mq9rY WhatsApp is working on the ability to set a username for a profile, in what could be the most notable feature addition to the messaging platform in several years. These usernames are expected to be unique, according to a preview image shared of the feature that is still in development.]]> Thu, 25 May 2023 11:48:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9bdlCiEtSKhVyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9Ywuop-AhPNE5s0ohxaO6Yr Visual messaging app Snapchat has crossed 200 million monthly active users mark in India and 120 million of them watch content on the platform, parent firm Snap said on Tuesday.]]> Wed, 24 May 2023 10:11:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9Ywuop-AhPNE5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9a6kWlDtZ0I1uzdsCmHakzH TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned app, the first state to bar the popular short-video sharing service.]]> Tue, 23 May 2023 12:29:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9a6kWlDtZ0I1uzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9axY1PdzwZ7h5VjH6qdYdAk WhatsApp is rolling out the feature to let users edit their sent text messages for up to 15 minutes after the delivery. Earlier last week, WhatsApp was reportedly testing the feature on the beta version of Android and iOS app, as well as the Web interface. However, the feature has now rolled out to global users. The messaging app already provides the ability to delete...]]> Mon, 22 May 2023 16:14:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9axY1PdzwZ7h5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9b1-3KNaN5Gusb1naedg1wr Twitter users, in the coming days, will get two video-focussed features, as confirmed by Elon Musk. The platform will get the picture-in-picture mode for videos, so that users can scroll down their timelines without having to wait for the video to stop playing. In addition to the PiP mode, Musk has decided to bring the feature that would allow users to forward and rew...]]> Mon, 22 May 2023 15:40:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9b1-3KNaN5Gusb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9bG6CAJZ1CvYsb1naedg1wr WhatsApp is working on a new sticker maker tool for iOS and Android phones, that is expected to allow users to create stickers just like WhatsApp Web. The feature, which is in development, could soon render third-party sticker tools obsolete.]]> Mon, 22 May 2023 12:41:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9bG6CAJZ1CvYsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9asMV9fz2-Y1uzdsCmHakzH Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record EUR 1.2 billion (nearly Rs. 10,750 crore) for transferring EU user data to the United States in breach of a previous court ruling, Ireland's regulator announced Monday. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union, said the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) had ordered it to coll...]]> Mon, 22 May 2023 12:07:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9asMV9fz2-Y1uzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9ZQ1A4VtQ5KxKCY3L745TL_ "Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Instagram. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted," a Meta spokesperson told Reuters.]]> Mon, 22 May 2023 06:21:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9ZQ1A4VtQ5KxKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9ZNTMe_eAy0ccb1naedg1wr Meta Platforms' Instagram is planning to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter and may debut as soon as June, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Facebook parent is testing the product with influencers and some creators, according to the report.]]> Fri, 19 May 2023 20:13:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9ZNTMe_eAy0ccb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9Zz1ONCdSBAzuT5HJgy6HUf Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app — which is widely ...]]> Fri, 19 May 2023 18:22:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9Zz1ONCdSBAzuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9ZGFRaM05kU6F1cWWor9YPv Five TikTok users in Montana who create content posted on the short-video app filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the state's new ban on the Chinese-owned platform.]]> Fri, 19 May 2023 09:43:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9ZGFRaM05kU6F1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9aMzBHf7FheCps0ohxaO6Yr Twitter owner Elon Musk's lawyer leveled accusations of "unauthorized" usage of Twitter's data by Microsoft, including sharing data with government agencies without permission in some cases.]]> Fri, 19 May 2023 07:26:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9aMzBHf7FheCps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9axG3iwLS9LSCejEQ2Mq9rY Meta Platforms on Thursday shared new details on projects it was pursuing to make its data centers better suited to supporting artificial intelligence work, including a custom chip "family" that it said it was developing in-house. The Facebook and Instagram owner said in a series of blog posts that it designed a first-generation chip in 2020 as part of the Meta Traini...]]> Thu, 18 May 2023 21:39:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9axG3iwLS9LSCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9aYyzWltFU10SejEQ2Mq9rY WhatsApp has been spotted working on a redesigned message menu on Android. The menu will reportedly be similar to the context menu on WhatsApp for iOS. The menu will show five options to be displayed after selecting a message in a WhatsApp chat.]]> Thu, 18 May 2023 12:30:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9aYyzWltFU10SejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9ZdleVLaU9W6Zs0ohxaO6Yr Meta's Director and Head of Partnerships in India Manish Chopra has announced his resignation from the company in a LinkedIn post. Chopra joined Meta in 2019 and has been serving as its director and head of partnerships in India. The Director and Head of Partnerships posted a message of his resignation on Tuesday. He also said he would assist with the transition over ...]]> Wed, 17 May 2023 20:59:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9ZdleVLaU9W6Zs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9YHr4oY7-Z9JeT5HJgy6HUf Meta Platforms is set to face a record European Union privacy fine related to data transfer of Facebook's EU users to US servers for failing to comply with a warning by a top EU court, two sources familiar with the matter said. The penalty will be higher than the previous record EUR 746 million (nearly Rs. 6,660 crore) fine for Amazon.com, according to the sources.]]> Wed, 17 May 2023 20:38:58 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ZgSYYGvGU9YHr4oY7-Z9JeT5HJgy6HUf