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Soon, you may be able to dictate msgs, give voice commands on FB Messenger

Facebook Messenger was previously spotted testing speech transcription as part of the Aloha voice assistant

Apple blocks possibilities of third-party repair on 2018 models of Macbook

Apple has made it compulsory for the devices to pass Apple diagnostics for certain repairs to be completed

Are wireless chargers really useful or just a marketing gimmick?

When both types of chargers - wireless and wired- were on the same wattage, wireless was about 15 per cent slower

Chat bots to voice-based fund transfer, digital wave sweeping Indian banks

Indian banks are also aggressively pursuing to tap the new generation customers who are tech savvy but weigh customer experience above anything else

Instagram hit by outage in several cities for an hour, services resume

Users took to Twitter to complain about the outage and tweeted messages along with the #instagramdown hashtag

Honor announces Flipkart Big Billion Day offers; aims to sell 1 mn units

In the Flipkart sale, the company would be offering discounts, along with bank offers, on Honor-branded smartphones like the Honor 9N, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 7S, Honor 9i, Honor 10 and Honor 7A

BlackBerry Evolve sale on Amazon on October 10: Know price, specs, and more

The BlackBerry Evolve will carry a Rs 3,950 cashback offer from Reliance Jio and a 5 per cent instant cashback on ICICI bank credit cards

Facebook's Messenger Kids app accused of violating children's privacy law

Messenger Kids is the first major social platform designed specifically for young children

Before 'Big Billion Day', Flipkart promises on-time delivery with new tech

The technology stack allows Flipkart to have its temporary supply chain assets up and running quickly as it can make adjustments by itself to ensure adequate efficiency is maintained

Affordable health care is benefiting from AI

CallHealth's experience is proof that India needs a national level electronic medical database

Facebook hack: Why you must avoid logging into sites using a single account

If you found yourself logged out of your Facebook account last week, it's likely you were affected by the hack

Don't lose control on data security: EU warns Facebook after privacy breach

Jourova spoke just days after Facebook admitted that up to 50 million user accounts around the world had been breached by hackers, in yet another scandal for the beleaguered social platform

Shocked by latest Facebook breach? It is not as bad as Cambridge Analytica

The March scandal was a result of policy or procedure, this time, there's an actual weakness in engineering

Believe it or not, robots are not as smart as you - not so far at least

Yes, the robots are coming. But they're not as a clever as you are. At least not yet

HMD Global hosting an event in India on October 11; Nokia 7.1 Plus expected

The Nokia 7.1 Plus is expected to be the third Nokia-branded smartphone to sport a notch screen. The phone is also expected to get design and specification upgrade

Opera Touch optimised for one-hand use, built-in Ad-Blocker arrives on iOS

With the screen size of the iPhones growing with every consecutive launch, the Opera Touch browser provides is designed for easy single-hand operations

WhatsApp co-founder may have left FB due to discontent over ads business

Facebook is reportedly mulling to monetise the platform by showing advertisements based on users' interest and browsing history, according to a tweet by WABetaInfo

Below expectation response for new iPhones in the Indian smartphone market

Higher prices, coupled with Shradh period and lower priced Android-based flagship smartphones dampened the initial sale period of iPhones XS and XS Max, according to analysts

Facebook users must log out, re-login into gadgets, at all times: Experts

Since India is the biggest market for Facebook with over 270 million users, a major number of accounts from here are likely to have been compromised

Vivo V9 Pro to be Amazon-exclusive; launch set for September 26: Know more

Compared to the Vivo V9, the V9 Pro-edition gets a new processor and more RAM. In terms of design and features, the smartphone is expected to be similar to the Vivo V9