Month: July 2020
Instagram’s Reels feature reportedly expands to India following TikTok ban
Facebook is testing Instagram’s Reels feature in India, Business Insider reports. Reels is a video editing tool designed to let people create TikTok-style 15 second videos that can be shared on their Instagram Stories, sent via DM, or posted to a section of the Explore tab called Top Reels. The…
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Apple’s working on an in-screen fingerprint sensor – could it come to the iPhone 12? iPhone SE
Apple has largely stopped using Touch ID for its devices now, save for the iPhone SE and some iPads, but it seems the company could revive the technology in style – by putting it under the screen of its phones. That’s something we’ve heard before, with a rumor in late…
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Uber reportedly acquires Postmates for $2.65 billion
Uber has acquired online food delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billion in stock, according to the NY Times and Bloomberg. The deal is expected to help Uber better compete against food delivery giant DoorDash and will be a consolation prize after… Source
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US sanctions make Huawei more of a security risk, says leaked UK report
The UK may reverse its decision to allow Huawei as a supplier for the country’s 5G network buildout after a report concluded that US sanctions would make the Chinese telecom giant’s equipment less safe. The report from GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre, leaked by The Telegraph and corroborated by Bloomberg,…
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Instagram Reels being tested: Can it replace TikTok in India? null
In a bid to make the most out of TikTok’s absence in India, Instagram has started testing the ‘Reels’ feature in the country. This comes days after the ban of the former including 58 other apps which were banned by the Government of India citing security and data thefts. A…
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Instagram Reels being tested: Can it replace TikTok in India? Social media logos on an Apple iPhone
In a bid to make the most out of TikTok’s absence in India, Instagram has started testing the ‘Reels’ feature in the country. This comes days after the ban of the former including 58 other apps which were banned by the Government of India citing security and data thefts. A…
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