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

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

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

Tech firms have responsibility to protect privacy: Google exec

San Francisco, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Tech companies, ranging from big to small and established to startups, should keep in mind their responsibilities and tech ethics to securely protect user data or other private information from being leaked, a Google executive has said. In response to a question about cases of data leaks involving many … Read more

Sony ends Facebook support on PlayStation 4

San Francisco, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Sony Interactive Entertainment has removed Facebook integration from the PlayStation 4, which means that one can not share screenshots and trophies with Facebook friends from a console now. “PlayStation 4’s share features will remain the same, except Facebook will no longer be offered as a destination to share screenshots, … Read more