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Apple's upcoming MR headset may feature health, wellness experiences

Apple will reportedly bring health and wellness experiences in its upcoming augmented reality (AR) - mixed reality (MR) headset, media reports said

Apple may allow users to build AR apps for mixed-reality headset using Siri

American tech giant Apple is apparently working on a way to let you make apps for its long-rumoured mixed reality headset using Siri

YouTube Music adds mood filters in 'activity bar' for song choices on web

Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music gets mood filters, i.e. "activity bar" with various moods to tune what appears in the Home feed on the web

Microsoft to automatically upgrade Windows 11 old version to new version

Meanwhile, Microsoft announced that it is beginning to roll out the tabs feature in Notepad for Windows 11

Apple to increase App Store prices in UK, other countries on Feb 13

The iPhone maker also announced that the prices in the App Store won't change in Ireland, Luxembourg, Singapore and Zimbabwe, but the proceeds will be updated to reflect the tax adjustments

Google introduces AI system that generates music from text descriptions

Google has introduced a new AI system called - "MusicLM" that can generate high-fidelity music in any genre given a text description

Google Chrome may remove screenshot editing tool from desktop browser

According to Chromium changes made earlier this week, the screenshot tool is expected to vanish, at least in its current form

Next Twitter update to make For You or Following choice persist: Musk

On January 21, Musk had announced that the upcoming update of the platform will make it less mandatory for users to use the "For You" algorithmic timeline

WhatsApp working on message reactions within community announcement group

The ability to react to messages within the community announcement group is currently under development and it is expected to be released in a future update of the iOS application

Twitter removes option to send direct message on Android, iOS: Report

It is difficult to figure out whether this was done on purpose by the platform given the way the service is now run

Premium segment at highest spot, 5G phones at 32% market share in India

Xiaomi slipped to third position in Q4 2022 with Samsung and vivo capturing first and second spots respectively

Meta-owned WhatsApp working on new software that uses Apple Mac Catalyst

Electron and Catalyst are software development frameworks that help developers create desktop apps

Google may release upcoming Pixel Tablet Pro with Tensor G2 chip: Report

The first device is expected to be the Pixel Tablet and the second device is likely to be the one coming to market this year, which might be the Pro model

Google app rolls out Material You redesign on Android: Details here

The Google app for Android is the latest to get a modern account switcher, following Messages and the web

After iOS, Google allows Android users to lock incognito session on Chrome

The tech giant also mentioned that "Safety Check" will now alert users if it detects compromised passwords or harmful extensions

Developers pan Google's 'delay tactics' even as it begins heeding CCI order

They say Google has not yet clarified on commissions and fees, and is exploiting loopholes like it did in Europe and South Korea

India gains 26 spots on 5G mobile download speeds globally: Report

As India rolls out 5G slowly but steadily, the country went up 26 spots in rank globally for median mobile speeds, from 105th in November 2022 to 79th in the month that followed

Apple temporarily halts development of its in-house Wi-Fi chip: Report

Tech giant Apple has reportedly halted the development of its in-house Wi-Fi chip "for a while"

Pre-qualification requirements laid down by PGCIL extremely restrictive

The pre-qualification needs laid down by PGCIL is extremely restrictive as it states that the bidder must have successfully completed drone patrolling using mounted camera for visual, thermovision

ChatGPT can't be credited as an author on research papers: Springer Nature

According to Springer Nature, the world's largest academic publisher, softwares like ChatGPT can't be credited as an author in papers published in its journals