Spotify rolls out Siri support, new Apple TV app

San Francisco, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Swedish music streaming app Spotify announced that its iOS 13 app would now offer Siri support and its streaming music service would also be available on Apple TV. Now, one can ask Siri to play music through Spotify on iOS and iPadOS. According to Spotify, Siri can also control … Read more

Microsatellite data helped double yield for Indian farmers

New Delhi, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) A team of scientists has successfully used data from microsatellites to quantify and enhance yield gains for small farmers in India – a discovery that can help increase food production in a low-cost and sustainable way. The team from university of Michigan, Mexico-headquartered the International Maize and Wheat Improvement … Read more

Samsung Electronics’ Q3 earnings down 56%

Seoul, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday its operating earnings plunged 56 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, mainly hit by continuing falls in global chip prices, but its performance was better than the market had expected. The operating profit was estimated at 7.7 trillion won ($6.4 … Read more

Instagram removing its ‘Following’ activity tab

San Francisco, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Facebook-owned Instagram is removing its Following tab, the activity feed which displays what posts friends are liking, commenting on and following. The tab is going away from the app with an update later this week, BuzzFeedNews reported on Monday. According to Instagram’s head of product Vishal Shah, the tab … Read more

Microsoft aims to bring Internet to 40mn people by 2022

San Francisco, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) In a bid to connect billions of people that do not have access to Internet connectivity, tech giant Microsoft, through its Airband Initiative, now aims to extend Internet access to 40 million underserved people globally by July 2022. Started in 2017, Microsoft’s Airband initiative streamlined efforts to set up … Read more