Technology
Starlink offers global roaming satellite internet for $200 a month
San Francisco, Feb 19 Elon Musk-run Starlink is testing a new global roaming satellite internet service for $200 a month, in addition to the base $599 Starlink Kit. The globalising roaming internet service will utilise Starlink's inter-satellite links (space lasers) to provide connectivity around the globe. "You are invited to ...WhatsApp rolls out picture-in-picture mode for video calls on iOS
San Francisco, Feb 18 Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out picture-in-picture mode for video calls, for all iOS users. With this feature in the new update, users can now multitask during a WhatsApp call without their video being paused, reports WABetaInfo. Other than the picture-in-picture mode, the new ...Google to soon migrate Calendar, Assistant Reminders to ‘Google Tasks’
San Francisco, Feb 18 (IANS Tech giant Google has announced that it will soon migrate Reminders from Google Calendar and Google Assistant to Google Tasks to create a single experience for managing to-dos across Google. For personal accounts, this migration will appear starting March 6, the tech giant said in ...Twitter to limit SMS two-factor authentication to Blue users
San Francisco, Feb 18 Micro-blogging platform Twitter has announced that it will no longer allow non-Twitter Blue users to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method, after March 20. Also, users will now not be able to enroll in the text message/SMS method of 2FA unless they are ...NASA’s Webb telescope reveals network of gas, dust in nearby galaxies
San Francisco, Feb 17 Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths. According to NASA, the data has enabled an initial collection of 21 research papers which provide new insight into ...Sorry for showing you so many irrelevant & annoying ads on Twitter: Musk
San Francisco, Feb 17 Twitter Boss Elon Musk on Friday apologised for showing too many irrelevant and annoying advertisements on the microblogging platform and said that they are taking corrective measures to improve the algorithm. "Sorry for showing you so many irrelevant & annoying ads on Twitter," Musk tweeted. "We're ...WhatsApp rolling out media shortcut on Windows beta
San Francisco, Feb 17 Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new photo and video shortcut within chats and groups, on Windows beta. The new option will allow users to share photos and videos directly from the application, reports WABetaInfo. Earlier, users were only able to share media ...Musk says he may step down as Twitter CEO by 2023 end
New Delhi, Feb 15 Elon Musk has said that he might step down as Twitter CEO by the end of this year, after stabilising the company and making it more financially viable. After conducting a poll on stepping down as Twitter CEO in December last year, Musk has not offered ...Tweetbot’s creators bring ‘Edit Posts’ feature to their Mastodon client
San Francisco, Feb 15 Developers of the now-discontinued Tweetbot client have brought updates to Ivory, their application for Mastodon, including an "Edit Posts" feature. Other updates include the ability to report users and posts and support for Mastodon's server language translation services, reports The Verge. After Twitter stopped supporting third-party ...Apple Watch Crash Detection alerts rescuers of severe car crash in Germany
London, Feb 15 The Crash Detection feature of the Apple Watch Series 8 has helped rescue the lives of three people in a serious car crash which fell down a 20-meter-deep embankment in Germany. According to the initial investigations, the car was driving on the Bundesautobahn 20 (a road in ...