Samsung has announced that it is expanding access on its 2021 smart TVs to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia’s GeForce Now, and other game streaming services. The applications for Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon Luna, GeForce Now, and Utomik will start rolling out next week on A2021 smart TVs. “When Samsung Gaming Hub rolled out earlier this … Read more
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said between August 2019 to Dec. 16, 2021, Dell Australia allegedly made false or misleading representations on its website and the potential savings a customer got when an additional monitor was purchased with a computer. “The ACCC alleges the monitors were not sold for the ‘strikethrough’ price for … Read more
Google Maps offers various useful features and one such feature is the Incognito mode. The navigation allows you to keep your travel private by using incognito mode. You can use Incognito mode when you don’t want your activity—like the places you search for or navigate to—to be saved to your Google account. It is also … Read more
Instagram has said that it fixed a software bug that prevented thousands of users from accessing the photo-sharing platform for about eight hours and led to complaints of accounts being suspended. “We’ve resolved this bug now – it was causing people in different parts of the world to have issues accessing their accounts and caused … Read more
Meta Platforms Incsaid it has fixed the issue that was preventing users from accessing its social media platforms. “Earlier today, a configuration change caused some people to have trouble accessing our products,” a Meta spokesperson said. More than 11,000 users across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger had reported issues with accessing the apps, sending messages and … Read more
Thousands of users from many parts of India and the world have reported problems with photo-sharing app Instagram on October 27. On Downdetector, an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services, over 900 users in India reported issues with Instagram. Many users took to microblogging platform … Read more
Turkey‘s Competition Authority announced that it has fined Meta Platforms Inc. 346.72 million liras ($18.63 million) for violating competition law. The company merged the data collected from its three applications — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — which has complicated the activities of its competitors and created barriers to market entry, the Turkish authority said in … Read more
For its users, Amazon is rolling out the option to use Venmo balance, a linked bank account, or an associated debit card for payments. Users can make Venmo the default if they like, and that service’s purchase protection still applies in addition to Amazon’s own safeguards. The Venmo option is available to some Amazon shoppers, … Read more
The CCI has imposed a fine of Rs 1,338 crores on Google for “abusing its market dominant position.” The Indian regulator has said that manufacturers of Android smartphones should not be forced to pre-install Gooogle apps while instructing Google to provide fair access to OEMs, app developers, and its competition. Google replied to the CCI’s … Read more
Taiwan electronics manufacturer Foxconn said production at its largest iPhone factory remains normal, despite tightening Covid-19 restrictions at the plant in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou this week. The Zhengzhou campus, which assembles Apple Inc’s iPhone and has about 300,000 workers, banned all dining in and required workers to take their meals back to their … Read more