Muhammad Jarir Kanji
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Dell and Google court the enterprise with new Latitude Chromebooks
Dell and Google have partnered up to launch the first Chromebooks made for enterprise. The Latitude 5400 and 5300 2-in-1 feature up to 8th-gen Core i7 CPUs and start at $699 and $819, respectively. → Read More
Google wants to help protect your privacy on the web
In a new attempt to vaunt its credentials as the guardian of the web, Google is launching an initiative called Privacy Sandbox that is aimed at reducing the amount of data advertisers can collect. → Read More
Microsoft fixes administrator mode bug in latest Edge Canary build
The latest build for Microsoft's Edge Canary browser fixes a notification bug that would pester users with a prompt saying the browser was open in administrator mode every time they launched it. → Read More
Microsoft updates the Feedback Hub with new design
Microsoft has recently pushed out a new update to the Feedback Hub for Insiders on the Fast and Skip Ahead rings. It brings with it a new design, an Objectives tab and expanded settings options. → Read More
Microsoft brings its new Skype icon to Android and iOS
Following redesigns for many of the company's Office properties, Microsoft is also revamping the iconography for Skype. The new design is now available for both the iOS and the Android app. → Read More
Google runs with Microsoft-made fix for Chrome's battery drain
Google has employed a new flag in its latest Chrome Canary update that applies a Microsoft-made fix aimed at ameliorating Chromium-based browsers' battery usage when caching media content. → Read More
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 18963 to the Fast Ring
Microsoft's finally releasing a Windows 10 Insider build, near the end of the week. The build contains a number of quality of life improvements for Task Manager, Virtual Desktops and Notepad. → Read More
OneDrive storage upgrades will soon be available
It seems Microsoft will finally be making upgrades to the amount of cloud storage available to OneDrive available soon as listings for the upgrades were recently spotted on the Microsoft Store. → Read More
FAA bans MacBook Pros with defective batteries from flights
The U.S. aviation authority has issued a notice reminding airlines that MacBook Pros with defective batteries, which Apple has recalled, are banned from flights. Some airlines have also done the same. → Read More
Electronic items spared from incoming tariffs on Chinese goods
One of the biggest sources of anxiety among U.S.-based tech companies in the past few weeks has been the looming threat of more tariffs on electronics. The tariffs have now been delayed. → Read More
Google adds Lexend font to its productivity suite to improve ease of reading
Google has today added a new font family to its Docs, Sheets, and Slides productivity software: Lexend. The font by Thomas Jockin is aimed at improving ease of reading and reading speed. → Read More
Facebook, too, has been listening to your voice
Following in the footsteps of other tech giants, Facebook has also revealed that it's been taking your voice chats and using contractors to listen to them. It has "paused" the practice for now. → Read More
You can now transfer web pages between Chrome on different devices
Google has begun enabling a feature that will allow you to share a web page between instances of the Chrome browser on different devices. The feature is being enabled by a server-side update. → Read More
WhatsApp enables fingerprint lock for its Android beta
The beta version of WhatsApp's Android app has finally received the unlock with fingerprint option months after a similar option with Touch ID and Face ID was made available to iOS users. → Read More
Facebook has started testing dark mode for its Android app
The social networking giant has decided to adopt the new industry craze and has recently begun converting parts of its app to feature a dark mode. The feature is still a work-in-progress. → Read More
Huawei's Mate 30 series may be revealed on September 19
Huawei's Mate 30 lineup may be revealed as soon as next month, according to a new report from a Russian tech site. The phones will feature EMUI 10 and the as-yet-unannounced Kirin 990. → Read More
Next generation of iPhones may have a 'Pro' model
According to a new leak, the next generation of iPhones may have a 'Pro' model. This could be a sign of Apple shaking up its branding scheme and dropping either the 'r' or 'Max' branding. → Read More
Twitter is reportedly working on a search feature for Direct Messages
Twitter has started building search functionality for Direct Messages, allowing you to search past DMs for people or groups; searching by message content is not possible at the moment. → Read More
Valve fixes zero-day exploit for Steam in latest beta
Valve has now begun fixing a zero-day exploit in Steam that could result in an escalation of privilege attack, after public criticism from the researcher who found it made headlines. → Read More
Google adds clipboard syncing across devices to Chrome Canary
A new update to Chromium Canary shows Google's developers are working on bringing clipboard syncing between devices to its browser, allowing you to copy/paste text from one device to another. → Read More