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Google removes Smart Reply from Voice app on Android, iOS
Google removes Smart Reply from Voice app on Android, iOS

Google Voice's release notes on the Play Store and App Store confirm the removal: "Smart responses are no longer supported", said the report.

  • Friday, 20 January 2023
  • Google
Meta now lets users bundle Instagram, Facebook account settings.
Meta now lets users bundle Insta, FB account settings

The company is also making improvements to some of the ad settings controls.

Elon Musk planning to lay off more Twitter employees again after 6 weeks
Elon Musk planning to lay off more Twitter employees again after 6 weeks

Hundreds of workers in Twitter's advertising, trust and safety, and monetisation departments were laid off two weeks ago, and layoffs in Singapore and Australia occurred just last week.

Microsoft sacks 10,000 employees, layoffs to affect 5% of workforce
Microsoft sacks 10,000 employees, layoffs to affect 5% of workforce

Some employees will be notified on Wednesday, but the entire 10,000 layoffs should be completed by the end of March, Nadella said.

Smartphones
Know 5 upcoming and latest smartphones in 2023: features, price and more

Mid-range smartphones from Samsung, OnePlus, OPPO, VIVO, Redmi, and Motorola are feature here.

  • Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Twitter
Twitter to block 3rd party apps like Tweetbot

Twitter CEO Elon Musk last week said that Twitter's "open source" algorithm will be revealed next month.

Google
Google Translate rolls out support for 33 new offline languages including Odia

This allows users to download the languages of interest and translate text when the internet connection is unavailable," stated Google's support page.

  • Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Google
Extramarital dating app Gleeden achieves 2mn users in India; 10mn worldwide
Extramarital dating app Gleeden achieves 2mn users in India; 10mn worldwide

Being specifically designed for married people, the rise in Indian users on Gleeden reflects how the traditional concepts of monogamy are gradually changing in the country -- a lot of which may also be consensual, according to the company.

  • Monday, 16 January 2023
WhatsApp
WhatsApp working on 'Block' shortcut

The new shortcut will be released in the upcoming update of the application.

  • Sunday, 15 January 2023
Twitter
Twitter set to launch 'verification for organisations' feature

Twitter will soon start selling usernames via online actions that have remained inactive in order to boost its revenues.

  • Sunday, 15 January 2023
YouTube
YouTube plans to change profanity rules that caused creators outrage

The culprit is a new policy that the company introduced back in November of last year to make specific types of content more advertisement friendly.

Googles Android Auto Coolwalk redesign enters public beta
Google rolls out phoneless navigation support in Maps on Wear OS

Wear OS-powered smartwatches with this support will no longer require a paired phone for turn-by-turn navigation when using Google Maps, as long as the watches have built-in LTE connectivity or are connected to a Wi-Fi network, reports SamMobile.

  • Saturday, 14 January 2023
  • Google
Twitter Blue users can post longer videos up to 60 mins
Musk to reveal Twitter code as users unable to login via 3rd party apps

Musk said that Twitter will publish tweet recommendation code and make account/tweet status visible no later than next month.

  • Saturday, 14 January 2023
Google Meet
Google rolling out emoji reactions on Meet

These reactions will appear as a small badge floating up the left side of the screen on the sender's video tile.

  • Thursday, 12 January 2023
Android
Google bringing new features to older versions of Android

The tech giant said that the feature "extend the support of certain platform functionality to existing Android versions."

  • Tuesday, 10 January 2023
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