Muhammad Jarir Kanji
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Google's working to make package tracking much easier for you
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google's testing a new program that lets you see tracking information from within your Google Search results, without having to navigate to the courier service's website.
Artists can now pay Spotify to show you their new music
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Spotify is adding a new source of monetization for itself that allows artists to pay the company to show users notifications for new album releases.
Chrome Canary will soon let you send webpages to your phone via QR code
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google's most frequently updated channel for Chrome now generates QR codes to let you share webpages with your mobile phone.
Google receives $167 million slap on the wrist from French authorities over 'opaque ad rules'
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
The French competition regulator has fined Google to the tune of $167 million for seemingly ambiguous rules pertaining to its ads business.
Adobe database vulnerability exposes personal information of 7.5 million Creative Cloud accounts
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google is making its search engine smarter
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google says it's pushing one of the biggest updates ever to its search engine, employing the use of machine learning to help it understand your search queries and conversational language better.
You may soon be able to talk to your phone without an 'OK, Google' every second
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google is working on making it easier and more natural to give voice commands to the Google Assistant on your phone by removing the need to say 'OK, Google' before every command.
Google says all U.S. users should now have RCS enabled
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Google has finally completed the rollout of RCS in the U.S., despite the lack of support from carriers.
Crowdsource your phone bill with Visible's new Party Pay option
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Using Party Pay, you can cut your bill by $15 by merely banding up with three other people. Each Party member will receive unlimited talk, text, hotspot, and data as usual.
Thanks, Chrome: resource-intensive ads may soon be blocked by the browser
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
A new addition to the Chrome 80 Canary release allows users to enable "Heavy Ad Intervention", which automatically disables ads that eat up too much of your system's resources.
Barring lackluster performance, Google's CEO will be $240 million richer by 2023
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
The newly minted Alphabet CEO is slated to get the largest stock grant in Google's history, provided he meets his financial goals for the next three years.
Alphabet's Q3 2019 earnings reveal 20% increase in revenues but significant dip in earnings
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
The Google parent this week reported Q3 2019 revenues of $40.5 billion and net income of $7.06 billion.
Amazon sets its eyes on India with free Audible Suno service
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Amazon is launching a free variant of its audio portfolio via Audible in India. The new service, named Suno, is exclusive to the country and features 60 exclusives.
Feast your eyes on IRL photos of OPPO's Reno 3
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
OPPO's upcoming Reno 3 was spotted in the wild earlier, showing off its quad-camera array, as well as a blue-accented back that feels weirdly similar to the Redmi K20.
Google unfairly changed our app's age rating, claim Fleksy devs
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Your long wait for the Mate 30 Pro may finally be over in November
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Huawei is planning on releasing its latest flagship phablets in Europe sometime in November, suggests a new report.
PSA: Android users should update Twitter immediately to avoid this exploit
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Twitter recently patched a vulnerability in its Android app that could allow a malicious actor to access sensitive information or even take control of your account.
Twitter finally got around to bringing Dark Mode to Android — kind of
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Seven months after first flighting the feature on iOS, Twitter has finally added a truly black dark mode to Android. Unfortunately, it's only available to Alpha users at the moment.
Android phones sold in Turkey may no longer have access to Google apps
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Following a dispute with Turkey's competition authority, Google has informed its partners in the country that it will no longer work with them on the release of new phones in the country.
Google is rolling out RCS to all Android users in the U.S. today
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Preempting the carriers, Google is going to let all Android users in the U.S. start using RCS from today. It'll be powered by the Messages application.
Craigslist moves into the 21st century, launches a very basic Android app
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Craiglist this week launched official mobile apps for iOS and Android, though the latter is unfortunately still in beta.
Android 11 may bring a smarter airplane mode
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
Airplane mode may get smarter with the next version of Android with regard to how it deals with Bluetooth. If you're using Bluetooth headphones, for example, airplane mode will not turn them off.
Google doubles down on Android security with an upgraded bug bounty program
By Muhammad Jarir Kanji last updated
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