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WhatsApp Custom Wallpapers: Here's How to Put Different Wallpapers on Individual Chats
Alongside the ability to put a separate custom wallpaper on each individual chat, WhatsApp also announced a new sticker search feature and new stickers.
Robot Chef Serves Chinese School Dinners To Lower COVID-19 Risk
A Shanghai school is using a bright yellow robot to prepare and serve dishes in its canteen in an effort to improve food safety as China strives to keep the spread of the novel coronavirus under control.
Xiaomi Seeks Up To $4 Billion In Equity Deals - Term Sheet
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is aiming to raise up to $4 billion in an equity and convertible bond deal launched in Hong Kong on Tuesday, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.
Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop Launched With AMD Ryzen 4600H Processor: Check Prices and Specifications
The Lenovo Legion 5 has been priced at Rs 75,990 onwards and is powered by a six-core AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processor with 4GB of DDR6 RAM.
Samsung May Discontinue High-end Galaxy Note Smartphones - Sources
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note phone next year, sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that would reflect the sharp drop in demand for highend smartphones due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cyber Monday Poised To Mark Record For U.S. Online Retail Sales
Cyber Monday was set to become the biggest online shopping day ever for the United States, garnering up to $11.4 billion as the coronavirus pandemic prompts consumers to stay at home and turn to the internet for their holiday shopping needs.
Samsung Galaxy A70 Now Receiving One UI 2.5, November 2020 Security Patch in India
The Samsung A70 is receiving the new update with the firmware version A705GMDDU5CTK4 in India. The update also carries improved camera functions and GPS.
South Korean Watchdog Fines Facebook $6.1 Million For Sharing User Info Without Consent
A South Korean agency for protecting personal information on Wednesday fined Facebook Inc 6.7 billion won ($6.06 million) and sought a criminal investigation for providing users' personal information to other operators without consent.
Steam Adds PlayStation 5's DualSense Controller Support for Beta Testers Via System API
Those who want to try out DualSense on Steam will have to register for the Steam beta program and connect their DualSense controller via Bluetooth or a USB-C cable.
U.S. Federal Government Awards Transportation Contract To Uber, Lyft
Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc have been awarded a federal contract worth up to $810 million to offer their ridehail services to public agencies and their more than 4 million employees and contractors across the country.
Google Task Mate App That Lets Users Earn Money by Completing Tasks Is Now Being Tested in India
Google says that users will be paid in local currency for the tasks they complete on Task Mate. The app is currently in beta form, and only select users can access it at the moment.
Lenovo Teases New Smartphone Series, May Come as a Competitor to Redmi Note 9 Series
The new phones are also said to be from the Lenovo Lemon series of smartphones, which the company had earlier discontinued.
Twitter Fleets Already Have A Big Problem: They Remain Accessible Even After 24 Hours
Twitter stores a copy of Fleets on its servers for a period of 30 days. The fact that this API is able to access the servers means a user will not get any notification of someone accessing the Fleet they posted.
Vatican Asks Instagram To Investigate Mysterious Papal "Like" Of Model
The Vatican said on Friday that it had asked Instagram to investigate how a "like" attributed to Pope Francis' official account ended up on a photo of a scantily clad Brazilian model.
Asus Launches Chromebox 4 With 10th Gen Intel Processors, Support for Three 4K Monitors
The Chromebook has been launched in North America for $289 (roughly Rs 21,400) and will be available starting December.
EU Digital Chief To Talk To Tech Giants Over Rules To Curb Their Power
The European Union's digital chief has invited companies including Alphabet, Apple, Amazon and Facebook to video talks next week to discuss draft rules to curb their powers, an EU official said on Thursday.