Alphabet to slow down personnel hiring for ’22

Google sports spyware ‘Hermit’ targeting Android users

American tech giant Google has found strong evidence that enterprise-grade Android spyware called ‘Hermit’ is being used via SMS messages to target high-profile Android users. The tech giant has warned all Android victims and implemented changes in Google Play Protect. Cyber-security researchers last week unearthed ‘Hermit’ which is being ...


Tata Play partners with Google for security solutions

Tata Play partners with Google for security solutions

Tata Play has forayed into home security solutions with the launch of Tata Play Secure and Tata Play Secure+. Close on the heels of its brand identity change, Tata Play’s new proposition proposes to provide a safe home to its subscribers. For the Secure+ offering, Tata Play has collaborated with Google to bring to India the Google Nest sec...


Google removes Android Auto from phones

Google removes Android Auto from phones

American tech giant Google introduced the Android Auto app in March 2015 to give users an experience of maps, navigation, and music on Android smartphones without hassle. A few years ago, Google stopped providing a car-optimized UI in the Android Auto app but kept a similar UI via a separate Android Auto for phone screens. In 2021...


‘Twitter Notes’ will enable users to post longer posts soon

‘Twitter Notes’ will enable users to post longer posts soon

Twitter is finally working on a new feature that will allow users to post long-form content on the platform that currently allows posts with only 280 characters. With 'Twitter Notes', the users will be able to create articles using rich formatting and uploaded media, which can then be tweeted and shared with followers upon publishing. Curr...


Meta, MS, others form metaverse standards body sans Apple

Meta, MS, others form metaverse standards body sans Apple

Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants racing to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster development of industry standards that would make the companies' nascent digital worlds compatible with each other.

Participants in the Metaverse Standards Forum include...