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LinkedIn India launches new Instagram channel to help young professionals

LinkedIn India launches new Instagram channel to help young professionals

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



Microsoft-owned LinkedIn on Tuesday launched a new Instagram channel to help young Indians navigate the ever-changing world of work after more than two years of the pandemic.


The campaign invites young professionals to co-create content with LinkedIn on professional themes they care about the most.


The professional networking platform said that participants are encouraged to post their ideas using Instagram-first content formats such as reels and stories to spark creative conversations around topics that shape their world of work, including flexi-working, work-life balance, purpose-driven values, and social impact responsibilities.


LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with over 850 million members worldwide, and over 92 million members in India.


This launch is part of the company’s efforts to further engage with young professionals and support them as they progress in their careers.


The campaign titled #LinkedInByYou has been created by Dentsu Webchutney, which will run on @linkedin_in.


The campaign will be open for entries until October 10 and Instagram members with an open profile can nominate themselves through stories and reels hashtagged with #LinkedInByYou, and the @linkedIn_In handle tagged.


“The most creative and gripping pitches will give respective young professionals the exciting opportunity to be the face of @linkedin_in for one day, via co-created content and showcase how they view their ideal world of work,” said the company.


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Apple Music reaches record mark of 100 mn songs driven by human curation

Apple Music reaches record mark of 100 mn songs driven by human curation

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



Apple Music has reached the record mark of 100 million songs in its catalog, a number that will continue to grow and exponentially multiply.


The company said that 21 years on from the invention of iTunes and the debut of the original iPod, “we’ve gone from 1,000 songs in your pocket to 100,000x that on Apple Music”.


“It’s phenomenal growth by any metric. The entire history, present, and future of music is at your fingertips or voice command,” said Rachel Newman, Apple Music’s global head of editorial.


Back in the 1960s, only 5,000 new albums were released each year.


Today, anywhere in the world, in 167 countries on Apple Music, any artist of any description can write and record a song and release it globally.


“Every day, over 20,000 singers and songwriters are delivering new songs to Apple Music — songs that make our catalog even better than it was the day before,” said Newman.


With 100 millions songs, human curation is more important than ever for connecting artists and fans.


“At Apple Music, human curation has always been the core to everything we do, both in ways you can see, like our editorial playlists; and ways you can’t, like the human touch that drives our recommendation algorithms,” she added.


Apple Music gained popularity rapidly after its launch, passing the milestone of 10 million subscribers in only six months.


The music service has more than 100 million subscribers around the world.


–IANS


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Youtube may limit access to 4K videos only for Premium users: Report

Youtube may limit access to 4K videos only for Premium users: Report

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube might reportedly limit access to 4K videos to only users of its Premium service.


According to MacRumors, some users on Reddit and Twitter mentioned that they have started to notice that on iOS, and presumably across other platforms also.


However, not all users are seeing the 4K quality option blocked behind YouTube’s paywall, and it is unclear if YouTube plans to move forward with this.


A standard YouTube Premium plan costs $11.99 in the US and includes ad-free videos, background playback, and the ability to download videos for offline viewing.


The platform recently said it is testing a new feature in its mobile app with its Premium subscribers that allows them to zoom in on any video.


The latest opt-in experimental feature enables a pinch-to-zoom gesture for videos — and it works both in portrait and full-screen landscape view.


To enable pinch to zoom, open YouTube’s settings menu either on your phone or from the website. If you are subscribed to YouTube Premium, there should be a “try new features” section.


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Lava democratises 5G smartphones, launches Blaze 5G at Rs 10k: Details here

Lava democratises 5G smartphones, launches Blaze 5G at Rs 10k: Details here

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



Indigenous electronics maker Lava unveiled the 5G variant of its affordable Blaze smartphone at the India Mobile Congress 2022. Called Lava Blaze 5G, the smartphone will be available for pre-booking around Diwali. At Rs 10,000, it is set to become the most affordable 5G smartphone in India. Powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor, the smartphone will be compatible with eight 5G bands in India.


“It has always been our desire to develop an accessible 5G smartphone that is made in India. The product aligns with the larger vision of providing the next-generation 5G technology to Indians at an affordable price point,” said Sunil Raina, President & Business Head, Lava International Limited.


Lava Blaze 5G: Specifications


Powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor and 5,000 mAh battery, the smartphone sports a 6.5-inch HD+ IPS screen of 90Hz refresh rate. It boots Android 12 operating system with an anonymous call-recording feature built-in. It has a 50-megapixel triple-camera system on the back and 8MP camera sensor on the front. The smartphone is Widevine L1 certified. It will be available in 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage configuration, and blue and green colours options – both with glass-back design. Other features include a microSD card slot for storage expansion, USB-C port for charging and data transfer, Bluetooth 5.1 for wireless connectivity, dual-SIM support, and side-mounted fingerprint scanner.


Lava said the company would provide ‘free service at home’ service to the customer for a good after-sales experience. Customers can avail the service within the phone’s warranty period.



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Android app for Dynamic Island-like features surpasses 1 mn downloads

Android app for Dynamic Island-like features surpasses 1 mn downloads

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



Over a million people have downloaded an Android app — DynamicSpot — that provides iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island-like features for Android users.


According to app developer Jawomo, DynamicSpot gives users a Dynamic Island mini multitasking feature, making it easier to access recent notifications or phone status changes.


“As DynamicSpot uses Android’s notification system, it is compatible with almost all apps, like messaging notification, timer apps and even music apps!” the company has mentioned on Google Play.


The app can be used in conjunction with almost any Android app, including messaging, music, and timer apps.


Users can also customise the app by changing interaction settings and selecting when to show or hide the DynamicSpot popup.


Meanwhile, the Dynamic Island feature on 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max features a design that blends the line between hardware and software, adapting in real-time to show important alerts, notifications and activities.


Ongoing background activities like Maps, Music, or a timer remain visible and interactive, and third-party apps in iOS 16 that provide information like sports scores and ride-sharing with Live Activities can take advantage of Dynamic Island.


–IANS


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Twitter Blue users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand can now ‘Edit Tweet’

Twitter Blue users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand can now ‘Edit Tweet’

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



After thorough testing, microblogging platform Twitter has confirmed that it is rolling out its ‘Edit Tweet’ feature for users in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and will soon come to the US.


The company said that the feature is for Twitter Blue users. However, it did not mention the feature’s availability for Indian audiences.


“Test went well, Edit Tweet is now rolling out to Twitter Blue members in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand,” according to a tweet by Twitter Blue.


The microblogging platform mentioned that a version history will be available on every edited Tweet, so users know what changed.


“Loving your edits, we are excited to continue expanding this test to new markets — can’t wait to hear what you think!” Twitter Blue mentioned.


Last month, Twitter showcased the feature on its own platform by tweaking one of its tweets that showed ‘Last Edited’ at the bottom of the post.


Twitter edited a tweet and once clicked on “Last edited,” people can see the original tweet and the previous edit history.


Twitter Blue subscriptions are paid on a monthly basis, and priced regionally based on the current US price of $4.99.


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