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While social messaging application WhatsApp had already eased the lives of users with a ‘delete for all’ option, it is now working to bring another much-awaited feature. As per a report by WABetaInfo, beta users are able to use a ‘self-destruction’ feature that allows them to set a time limit to the messages they send before they disappear completely. The …

Amazon’s streaming service, Prime Video, was once again available on Apple’s app stores after briefly disappearing on Friday due to a technical glitch. Amazon Inc’s streaming service, Prime Video, was once again available on Apple Inc’s app stores after briefly disappearing on Friday due to a technical glitch The issue, which impacted the Prime Video app on iOS and tvOS …

Apple Inc said on Friday some iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus handsets may not power on due to a failed component, and the company is offering to repair the devices for free. The iPhone maker said the issue affects certain serial numbers of devices manufactured between October 2018 and August 2019. Apple, which launched iPhone 6S in 2015, still …

SAN FRANCISCO: Pioneering digital payments firm PayPal on Friday said it is abandoning an alliance intended to oversee the Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency, which has come under attack by regulators. “PayPal has made the decision to forgo further participation in the Libra Association at this time,” the California-based company told AFP. “We remain supportive of Libra´s aspirations and look forward to …

WASHINGTON: The US government on Friday urged tech giants to allow police to read encrypted messages, saying access was essential to prevent serious crime despite privacy concerns. After Facebook rejected giving access to law enforcement agencies, US Attorney General William Barr upped the pressure by issuing an industry-wide call. “Making our virtual world more secure should not come at the …

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Friday said a hacker group linked to Iran unleashed cyber attacks on US journalists, government officials and accounts associated with a US presidential campaign. Only four accounts were compromised as a result of the “significant cyber activity of the threat group,” Tom Burt, Microsoft´s corporate vice president of computer security and trust, said in an online …

MONTREAL: The makers of online video gaming sensation Fortnite were accused Friday of designing it to be addictive, in a Canadian class action lawsuit likening playing to taking cocaine. Fortnite, released by US-based Epic Games in 2017, allows up to 100 players to fight individually or as part of a team to be the last standing on a virtual battlefield. …

SAN FRANCISCO: Officials are calling on Facebook not to use encryption in its messaging services that does not provide authorities a way to see what is being sent. The request was made in a letter signed by US Attorney General William Barr, British home secretary Priti Patel and Australian minister for home affairs Peter Dutton. “We are writing to request …

Good news for tech geeks who had been counting down days till the arrival of the dark mode on Instagram, as the much-awaited feature has finally been rolled out. While the feature has yet to hit the application for all, social media users are elated for the photo-sharing platform to finally be jumping on the bandwagon after Twitter, YouTube and …

Three months ago, Facebook announced plans to launch the digital currency in June 2020, in partnership with other members of the Libra Association set up by the U.S. tech giant to manage the project. However, the attempt to drag cryptocurrencies into the mainstream has since met with regulatory and political scepticism globally, with France and Germany pledging to block Libra …