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TechCrunchhas managed to break Qualcomm’s embargo and leak details of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 855 processor a few hours early. Qualcomm said the 855 processor is “the world’s first commercial mobi...

It appears ads, which are becoming increasingly pervasive on Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system, have now reached the Windows 10 Mail app.Users on Reddit are now reporting that a baer has shown up in the Windows 10 Mail app in a space above the Mail, Calendar and People buttons. The baer caot be removed except by closing the menu, and currently ad...

WhatsApp can already do it, so can Instagram, and soon Facebook Messenger users will also be able to unsendmessages.The change was prompted by news that Mark Zuckerberg has been deleting messages he has sent already, removing them from the inboxes of his recipients.We do not know how powerful the new Facebook Messenger system will be – with Zuckerberg’s mes...

Facebook is plaing to enter the smart speaker business this year by launching two speakers in July 2018. CodenamedAloha and Fiona, both the speaker...

As the release of Redstone 4 approaches, Microsoft has been gearing up to prepare the first build for Redstone 5. According to Buildfeed, Microsoft has just compiled the first build of Redstone 5. This comes just after Microsoft created a new RS4_release branch which will serve as the official branch for RS4 releases starting next month.If you recall, Microsoft did the same thing as with RS4 last year. Once the Creators Update was almost ready, Microsoft started flighting RS4 builds to selected Insiders in Skip Ahead Ring. We expect the same to happen as Microsoft prepares for a global rollout of Redstone 4 next month.The current compiled build for RS5 branch is17600 and it looks like this w...

Instagram is now testing a new tool that lets users “Regram” posts to their stories.Unlike Facebook and Twitter, Instagram never quite allowedusers to reshare posts from others with their own accounts. This new regram feature, however, is but of a compromise. Rather than sharing content permanently o your page, it is shared to your story, and it is then automatically deleted within 24 hours like all stories are.A post once shared to your story can be customised so it appears like a regular post would in your feedor as a clean stripped down design with just the image and the original user’s handle.The firm has rolled out a ton of new features over the past year to make Stories more attractive...

You could always “like” a comment to express your appreciation on Facebook, but users have always really wanted a way to let others know their comments weren’t appreciated.Facebook is testing downvoting for a small number of users. Much like rival social network Reddit, you’ll be able to express your like or dislike for a particular commentIt’s not yet universal,it’s being tested across a subset of profiles. It’s not clear yet whether Facebook’s algorithm will automatically hide comments which get a certain number of downvotes, or if it’ll be the digital equivalent of the shame bell for the o=platform. Never the less, it’s sure to be useful for some passive-aggressive catharsis.As with all t...

Facebook is testing a new story maps feature, akin to Snapchat’s own snap maps feature.For the uninformed, Snap maps showcase the locations of Snapchat users relative to their chosen friends on a map. It also allows users to see popular stories around them. If there was an event, for instance, users would be able to view snaps shared from that location to Snapchat’s ‘Our Story’ remotely.Facebook seems to be moving towards that path, with an option to share your stories to “world” being tested. This would probably let you share your stories with the world much like Snapchat’s ‘Our Story’, and then show up whenever someone checks our your geographic location.NEW: Facebook is testing a Snapchat...

At CES 2018, AMD aounced the first desktop Ryzen processors with built-in Radeon Vega Graphics. These new desktop Ryzen APUs combine the latest “Zen” core and AMD Radeon graphics engine based on the advanced “Vega” architecture. As a result, they offer the highest performance graphics engine in a desktop processor with up to 8 processing threads. AMD claims that it will support 1080p HD+ gaming performance without a discrete graphics card. Since it is based on Radeon graphics engine, it supports the Radeon FreeSync technology and all the features of Radeon software driver features including Radeon Chill, Enhanced Sync and Radeon ReLive. These new processors will be available starting Februa...

CES 2018 has brought some good news for AMD fans as the company has permanently dropped the prices ofRyzen 7, Ryzen 5 and Threadripper in an attempt to step up the competition with Intel Processors. These price cuts were aounced back during the Black Friday sale but have been made permanent now. You can head below to see the price cuts of the processors. Ryzen Threadripper 1900X goes from $549 to $449 Ryzen 7 1800X goes from $499 to $349 Ryzen 7 1700X drops from $399 to $309 Ryzen 5 1600X goes from $249 to $219 Ryzen 5 1600 drops from $219 to $189 Ryzen 5 1500X goes from $189 to $174 The update comes from AMD as a measure to directly compete with Intel in terms of processors and grab marke...

As we reported earlier that Microsoft is working on new features and animations for the Photos App and while most of the features are already available for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has been working on new features. These features are currently been tested by Microsoft and will release in future. You can head below to take a look at some of the features in works. New image viewer: The new image viewer will allow users to take a peek at the photos at the bottom. The new viewer will show photos as thumbnails so the user and preview them before opening them on the screen. New animations: This is perhaps not a major feature but still good to see Microsoft working to enhance the overall User ...

Facebook recently let users share their Facebook Stories to Instagram, now the firm might let WhatsApp do the same thing. According to a report originating from TechCrunch, Facebook is testing a feature which lets users share their postsfrom InstagramStories to WhatsApp. Sightings of this feature have been seen in Brazil, a region where WhatsApp is popular. TechCrunch identifies the code as publicly available code which Facebook offers to third parties to integrate Instagram story sharing with third-partyweb or Androidapps. WhatsApp Status(Stories) were introduced on the platform a few months ago, and while not as popular in weste media as Instagram and Snapchat, they reportedly have tracti...

Earlier this year, Intel aounced a surprising partnership with its arch-rival AMD to enable sleeker, thier PCs with high-performance CPU and discrete graphics. To deliver great performance without compromising on the thickness of the device, Intel said that they are combining their Embedded Multi-Die Intercoect Bridge (EMIB) technology with a new power-sharing framework to have AMD GPUs on Intel’s processor chips. Now, it looks like Intel and AMD’s partnership is also expanding to the desktop processor market. Intel India website has now revealed the Intel’s first processor with Radeon RX Vega Graphics processor. The upcoming Intel Core i7-8809G Processorwill come with AMD’s Radeon RX Vega ...

If you’re living in India then you have surely heard about Aadhar and for others, it is something similar to Social Security Number. Indian Govement has taken steps this year to make Aadhar a mandatory Identification measure for Indian citizens. From linking Aadhar with Bank Accounts to coecting your SIM cards with Aadhar, Govement has made sure every identity you have is coected to Aadhar.Now it looks like Facebook is also taking help from Aadhar to make sure people don’t use Fake IDs on Facebook. The social media giant has confirmed to testing a measure to make sure people use real names on Facebook and discourage fake accounts.We want to make sure people can use the names they’re known by...

HTC Vive users have just found another virtual destination to visit, as Facebook, owners of Oculus Rift, aounced they are opening up their Facebook Spaces to owners of the device.Facebook Head of Social VR Rachel Franklin said:“VR is such a powerful way to feel present with the people you care about when you can’t physically be together. With Facebook Spaces, we’ve always been committed to bringing the power of social VR to as many people as possible, across platforms and devices.“That’s why I’m super excited to aounce that today we’re taking Facebook Spaces cross-platform for the first time, making it possible for even more people to spend time with their friends and family in VR. HTC Vive ...

Yesterday we reported about the Back and Front Panels leaked online which confirmed the design of the upcoming Flagship Galaxy S9. Now a Twitter user who goes by the name “Zyad” shared the benchmark results from Geekbench which confirms Snapdragon 845 as the processor.The device is listed asSamsung SM-G965U1 in Geekbench and did confirm other details as well. Galaxy S9 will come with Android Oreo out of the box and will have 6 GB RAM. The Geekbench leak finally gives us a sneak peek at the technical specs of the devices.As for the scores,Galaxy S9 + reaches a single-core score of 2122 points, while it comes to a total of 8351 points in the multi-core test. It should, however, be noted that t...

Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés or CNIL has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing data with its parent company Facebook. WhatsApp has been given a month’s time to comply with the order. This decision finally stopped the battle which began last year when WhatsApp updated their Terms of Service to add a clause detailing the sharing of data with Facebook for targeted advertisement.CNIL ruled out that WhatsApp’s security conces were valid but at the same time, this didn’t give them right to share user data for business purposes. The regulating authority said that there’s no way of opting out of data collection and it violates the fundamental freedoms of users. This is not the f...

Facebook is rolling out a new snooze feature which will allow you to block your aoying friends for 30 days. The company was testing the feature since September and it seems that they have finally rolled it out for everyone. The feature will let you block any friend or a page for a period of 30 days. Doing this will block all the status updates and posts from them in your news feeds.The settings are similar to those of current unfollow settings that lets you permanently remove them from your News Feeds without blocking or unfriending them from Facebook. This feature is useful if you have aoying friends sharing what they had for dier or where they’re heading for the weekend.The Snooze feature ...

Microsoft recently launched the Skype Interviews web experience that allows organizations to interview programmers easily. Skype Interviews platform has an in-browser code editor that allows candidates to run their code and check their results in real-time. Employers can also give instructions, interview candidates and provide feedback via the same in-browser experience. Another big headache around hiring process is scheduling job interviews with multiple interviewers and candidates. Microsoft is aouncing a new tool that is built on the Skype Interviews platform that simplifies the interview scheduling process.Here’s how it works:Simply sign in to Scheduler, click Schedule new Interview, and...

LG today aounced the updated gram laptops featuring 8th gen Intel processors, more durable build quality and more.Build quality is one of the common criticisms on LG gram notebooks. LG is now responding to it by usingNano Carbon Magnesium full metal alloy body, often used in the aerospace industry where high strength and light weight are required. The new gram laptops even passes seven stringent U.S. military MIL-STD 810G durability tests for resistance to impact, pressure and temperature.Second glaring issue in the last gen gram laptops was the lack of backlit keyboard. LG has added it now and the backlit keyboard also serves as delicate ambient lighting while highlighting the PC’s minimali...