Facebook freezes hiring, blames iOS changes for reduced revenue growth

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Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has told staff it is freezing recruitment as its revenues grew less than predicted, in part because of Apple’s iOS 14 privacy changes. Apple introduced App Tracking Transparency (ATT) in iOS 14.5, giving users the ability to decline being tracked by advertisers through their apps. Facebook had already been a vociferous […]

The Nothing Phone 1 specs have leaked ahead of its summer launch

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Nothing Phone 1 was announced back in March of this year and the company founder Carl Pei had revealed the phone will launch this summer. Well, if your excitement had cooled down since then, heads up, temperatures are soaring and we are bringing to you Nothing Phone 1 leaks, fresh from the oven. But before […]

'Total War: Warhammer III' coming to Apple Silicon – but not Intel Macs

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Feral Interactive has announced that “Total War: Warhammer III” is arriving on macOS on Thursday, but it will require an Apple Silicon Mac to play. Credit: Feral Interactive The company claims that the game perfects the Total War strategy of “massive real-time battles and turn-based strategy.” It will feature seven unique races, hundreds of units […]

Amazon Summer Sale 2022: Best tablet deals under 30,000

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The Amazon Great Summer Sale 2022 is officially underway and a lot of popular tablets from manufacturers like Samsung, Lenovo, and Xiaomi are on sale. Consumers can snatch up to Rs 13,200 off on a new tablet via exchange offers along with various discounts on credit card payments. Amazon is selling some of the most […]

Sonos releasing its own privacy-focused voice assistant in June

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Sonos is reportedly preparing to unveil its own voice assistant that will let users play and control music on the company’s speakers and audio platforms. Sonos speaker The voice assistant will be part of an upcoming software update to Sonos devices that is slated to arrive for U.S. customers on June 1, The Verge reported […]

Samsung brings UFS 40 storage with big performance and power efficiency claims

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Samsung Semiconductor has announced the UFS 4.0 storage standard that would be part of not just future 5G smartphones, but also AR, VR, and automotive applications. The announcement was made through Twitter and the company has shared key UFS 4.0 specifications as well as performance details in the ensuing thread. BREAKING: Samsung has developed the […]

Former Apple executive Tony Fadell shares details of iPod, iPhone development

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In a new interview, Tony Fadell talks about Steve Jobs‘ controversial decisions when it came to developing the iPod and iPhone. Credit: Apple Tony Fadell, known as the “father of the iPod,” sat down with Jon Fortt of CNBC to promote his new book “Build.” The key member of the iPod and iPhone teams shared […]

Instagram tests full-screen video posts on the feed like TikTok

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Meta brings “video more front and center” with the new update to its Instagram app. No, we are not talking about Reels here, but rather the videos on the home feed. Yes, those vertical feed videos are now taller covering the entire screen. As for the text that used to be at the bottom of […]

Dr. Dre lost $200 million by leaking Apple Beats deal early

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Dr. Dre famously leaked the deal that would lead to Apple’s acquisition of Beats — and a new book shows how the premature celebration cost the rapper $200 million and almost put an end to the deal. Tripp Mickle’s new book (via iMore) explores how an untimely celebration reduced the payout to Dr. Dre and […]

Blizzard launches the first Warcraft mobile game called Warcraft Arclight Rumble

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Blizzard has revealed the first Warcraft Mobile Game for iOS and Android. It is christened Warcraft Arclight Rumble and the company has released a teaser video of the game. The game-maker is currently accepting pre-registration. But, before you do that, let’s see what you can expect from this new mobile title. Blizzard Warcraft Arclight Rumble: […]