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Apple updates video-making app Clips with Memoji, Animoji, and more

New Animoji and Memoji features, along with the Selfie Scenes feature, require iPhone or iPad Pro with TrueDepth camera.

Next-gen Samsung Galaxy S11 may scan up to two fingerprints simultaneously

The new sensor's recognition area is 17 times larger, which should result in faster recognition with a single fingerprint in day-to-day use

Instagram launches 13+ age verification for users to curb underage use

The move aims to help Instagram comply with a US law and its own policies

Motorola One Hyper phone with 32-MP pop-up front camera launched at $400

It further features a 64-megapixel rear camera with Night Vision mode and Quad Pixel tech

Google takes down UK Conservative Party YouTube ad with BBC material

British political parties are pushing the boundaries of internet campaigning in the upcoming general election

Nine of 10 Indian users consume content in local languages: Google India

Nearly 40 million users of Internet who were added from 2015-18 and nine out of ten such new user is Indian language user, Nidhi Gupta, senior product manager, Google India said

Facebook builds new AI chatbot to keep workers' prying relatives at bay

The new 'Liam Bot' chatbot teaches Facebook workers official company answers for dealing with thorny questions like, "Is Facebook destroying democracy?", The New York Times reports.

Best of 2019: Spectre Camera wins Apple's list of top apps of the year

Digital notebook app Flow by Moleskine was the top iPad app, while Serif Labs' Affinity Publisher publishing and design app took top honours for Mac

Meet Vishal Gondal, the dot-com entrepreneur making strides in health-tech

Gondal's second venture GOQii is competing with some of the biggest technology players in the world

How IoT is helping cos disrupt their existing spaces and proposed ventures

If Kent RO has used it to offer a foolproof vehicle security system, Tata Communications is monitoring the health of employees working in remote and hazardous environments

Facebook testing tool that allows users transfer pics to Google Photos

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reacted by calling for new rules to address "data portability" and other issues.

Now, ask Frozen characters to tell stories using Google Assistant

The new update is currently available across all Google Assistant devices by default. To activate it, users just need to say: "Hey Google, tell me a Frozen story."

Planning a break-up with Facebook, Instagram for good? Here's how to do it

Here's a guide if you have lost faith in Facebook and Instagram after data leakages, breaches and too much noise.

Is WhatsApp unsafe to use? A peep into the world of Pegasus attack

Many controversies and questions later, here are things you might have wanted to know but couldn't find an answer

Buy world's 1st Blockchain smartphone with 2 operating systems at Rs 43,000

The smartphone can be bought in various cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin via digital asset wallet app Xwallet

This AI system may help doctors treat patients with traumatic brain injury

The study noted that the new AI system can predict the probability of the patient dying within 30-days with accuracy of 80-85 per cent

Twitterati celebrates 10 years of hashtag, asks users to tweet #Hashtag10

Hashtag was originally meant to simply tag or categorise tweets

Twitter admits to revealing location of users without their permission

Twitter users have reportedly tweeted about the privacy issue last week

Twitter testing Android app that uses less mobile data

The app runs Android 5.0 and up and is usable on 2G and 3G networks

Twitter will now consider all emojis as equal characters in word count

Twitter previously increased the number of characters from 140 to 280 per tweet