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Twitter to cancel free access to API from Feb 9; many apps to get affected

Twitter to cancel free access to API from Feb 9; many apps to get affected

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Technology







Microblogging platform Twitter on Thursday said that it will stop offering free access to its API (Application Programming Interface) starting February 9 and instead launch a paid version.


The Twitter Developer account announced in a series of tweets that the company will be discontinuing support for both the legacy v1.1 and the new v2 of its Twitter APIs.


“Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead,” Twitter Developer account tweeted.


“Over the years, hundreds of millions of people have sent over a trillion Tweets, with billions more every week,” it added.


Moreover, the microblogging platform concluded by saying, “Twitter data are among the world’s most powerful data sets. We’re committed to enabling fast & comprehensive access so you can continue to build with us. We’ll be back with more details on what you can expect next week.”


Reacting to the information shared by Twitter, a user commented, “charging developers for creating features for your own product? lol you should be paying them.”


Another user said, “Your API didn’t update for like 3 month since the takeover, you suspended legit 3rd party app and NOW we wont be able to use it for free?? Even Facebook and YouTube API are free and they are updated.”


Meanwhile, Twitter under Elon Musk is now working on a payments system that will support accepted currencies with crypto functionality embedded into it.


According to a report in The Financial Times, the payments feature will support fiat currencies to start with.


–IANS


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Noise launches Buds Connect true wireless earbuds at Rs 1,299: Details here

Noise launches Buds Connect true wireless earbuds at Rs 1,299: Details here

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Technology







Expanding its truly wireless earphones portfolio, home-grown consumer technology brand Noise on Thursday launched the Buds Connect. Priced at Rs 1,299, the wireless earbuds are available in carbon black, mint green and ivory white colours on Noise’s official website and Amazon.


“With the aim to introduce products that are an amalgamation of technology, innovation, performance and style, we are thrilled to expand our TWS portfolio with the launch of Noise Buds Connect. The latest addition is in line with our belief to bring together feature rich products packaged in an ergonomic design, making Buds Connect ideal for the youth,” said Amit Khatri, Co-Founder, Noise.


Noise Buds Connect: Specifications


The Noise Buds Connect is a pair of half in-ear wireless earbuds featuring 13mm audio drivers. It is IPX5 rated for sweat and water resistance. Supported by environmental noise cancellation (ENC), it is said to offer crystal-clear audio experience while making calls, virtual meets, and seamless communication. It comes with a USB Type-C port for charging. Noise says these earbuds can deliver up to 50 hours of playtime coupled with Quad Mic ENC and nearly 10 hours of single buds playtime.


The earbuds have Bluetooth 5.2 for wireless connectivity and support HyperSync technology for quick pairing. For voice calls, the earbuds pack quad-microphone setup. It is compatible with both Android and iOS devices and has support for Google Assistant and Siri voice assistant. These have touch buttons to control music, adjust volume, activate voice assistant and receive/reject calls.




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Snap may come up with AR glasses powered by generative AI technology

Snap may come up with AR glasses powered by generative AI technology

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Technology







Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has hinted at future AR glasses powered by generative AI technology during its fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday.


Snap CEO Evan Spiegel agreed that there were numerous opportunities to use generative AI to improve Snap’s camera in the near future, however, he stated that, in the future, AI will be critical to the growth of augmented reality, including AR glasses, reports TechCrunch.


Moreover, Spiegel mentioned that the company was thinking about how to integrate AI tools into its existing Lens Studio technology for AR developers.


“We saw a lot of success integrating Snap ML tools into Lens Studio, and it’s really enabled creators to build some incredible things. We now have 3,00,000 creators who built more than 3 million lenses in Lens Studio,” Spiegel was quoted as saying.


“So, the democratisation of these tools, I think, will also be very powerful,” he added.


Though Snap’s photo-and-video recording glasses “Spectacles” have not broken any sales records, the company continues to develop the product.


The latest version, the Spectacles 3, goes beyond standard photo and video recording by including new tools such as 3D filters and AR graphics.


Spiegel speculated that AI could have an impact on this product as well, due to its ability to improve the AR development process, the report said.


“If we think longer term, five years this is going to be critical to the growth of augmented reality. So today, if you look at AR, there’s just a real limitation on what you can build in AR because there’s a limited number of 3D models that have been created by artists,” the CEO was quoted as saying.


“We can use generative AI to help build more of these 3D models very quickly, which can really unlock the full potential of AR and help people make their imagination real in the world.”


Meanwhile, Snap shut down its camera application for Mac and PCs on January 25.


Snap Camera allows users to apply filters to their faces while they are on video conference calls.


–IANS


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Samsung partners with Qualcomm, Google to build extended reality ecosystem

Samsung partners with Qualcomm, Google to build extended reality ecosystem

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Technology







Samsung Electronics Co has announced that it has partnered with Qualcomm and Google to build an ecosystem for extended reality (XR).


The South Korean tech giant announced the partnership at the Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco on Wednesday, where it unveiled its new flagship smartphones series ‘Galaxy S23’ and latest PC lineup ‘Galaxy Book3’, reports Yonhap News Agency.


“We will transform the future of the mobile industry by building the XR ecosystem together with Qualcomm and Google,” TM Roh, president of Samsung Electronics’ Mobile eXperience business, said at the event.


XR is an umbrella term covering virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).


“It will take time to introduce new products, but we will make progress and provide you with new updates,” Roh said, adding that creating a new ecosystem cannot be done by Samsung alone and requires collaboration with strong partners.


Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and Senior Vice President of Android Hiroshi Lockheimer at Google appeared on stage alongside Roh to announce the news.


Amon said Samsung and Qualcomm have been working together to open a new world for XR experiences based on more than 25 years of partnership.


Lockheimer also emphasized the importance of collaboration with the two tech firms with state-of-the-art hardware and software technologies to bring to the world next-generation digital experiences.


The announcement did not include any specific products under development or a timeline for them, but industry experts speculate Samsung might develop XR headsets built on Qualcomm’s chipset and Google’s operating system.


It also came amid speculation that Samsung’s rival Apple could launch its first VR headset as early as this spring.


–IANS


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MSI unveils 13th Gen Intel Core powered laptops with Nvidia RTX 40 GPUs

MSI unveils 13th Gen Intel Core powered laptops with Nvidia RTX 40 GPUs

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Technology






Taiwanese laptop maker MSI on Thursday announced the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPU-powered laptops at its ‘MSIology: The Leap to Singularity’ event. Powered by up to 13th Gen Intel Core HX series processors, the new laptops are offered in MSI’s Stealth series, Titan GT series, Raider GE series, Cyborg series, Creator Z series, and Prestige series. The new line-ups are available for pre-order in select countries with India launch expected on February 8. Below are the laptops detail:






MSI announced Stealth 16 Studio and Stealth 14 Studio in the new Stealth series. Equipped with the aluminum-magnesium alloy body, both the laptop comes in pure white and star blue colours. Stealth 14 Studio features the MSI Vapor Chamber thermal design, which enables the laptop to provide enhanced gaming experience and handle multi-tasks efficiently. The Stealth 16 Studio is a thin and light design laptop, weighing 1.99 kg and is thinner than 2 cm.




MSI Titan GT series and Raider GE series




The Titan GT77 HX is powered by 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processor, paired with up to GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU. Equipped with MSI OverBoost Ultra technology, the laptop supports 5.2GHz frequency across its eight performance cores – depending on workload. MSI claims the Titan GT77HX comes with the world’s first 4K/144Hz MiniLED display.




The Raider GE series is inspired by a sports car with an aerodynamic design. MSI introduced a Smart TouchPad on the special edition of Raider GE78 HX. Most used functional hotkeys are put on the touchpad, which also supports customization.




MSI Cyborg 15




Aimed at gamers, Cyborg 15 comes with a glass-fiber translucent chassis design, which lets users see the inner mechanical parts through it. The eye-catching Cyborg 15 provides a sci-fi futuristic look with the latest graphics and processors, and will definitely be the top choice for everyday gaming, according to the company.




MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio




The Creator Z17 HX Studio comes with the Vapor Chamber Cooler thermal design to maximize the efficiency of 13th gen Intel HX series processors, paired with NVIDIA RTX 40 series GPU. This laptop comes with an MSI Pen 2, which makes good use of the MPP2.6 technology to connect faster.




MSI Prestige series




MSI Prestige 13 Evo is a thin and light design laptop, which is powered by 75Whrs battery. The Prestige 16 Studio sports a 16-inch screen and comes with GeForce RTX 40 series laptop GPUs. It features NVIDIA Studio, which is said to enhance productivity and performance. It comes in star blue and beige rose colours.






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Microsoft Teams Premium gets new features powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5

Microsoft Teams Premium gets new features powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Technology







Tech giant Microsoft has introduced new features powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5, to its Teams Premium, to make meeting artificial intelligence (AI)-powered.


The new features aim to make meetings more intelligent, personalised and protected – whether it’s one-on-one, large meetings, virtual appointments or webinars, the tech giant said in a blogpost on Wednesday.


“With a 252 per cent increase in weekly time spent in meetings in the first two years of the pandemic, we needed to find ways to work smarter, not harder.


With the ‘intelligent recap’ feature, users will get automatically generated meeting notes, recommended tasks and personalised highlights.


This will help users to save time spent reviewing meeting recordings, and this feature will be available in the second quarter of this year.


The ‘AI-generated chapters’ will divide the meeting into sections, making it easier to pick and choose the content most relevant to users. This is now available for “PowerPoint Live meeting recordings”.


“Intelligent recap will automatically generate meeting chapters based on the meeting transcript as well,” the company said.


Now, users can also access personalised timeline markers which will allow them to “call out when you joined or left a meeting in the meeting recording, so you can quickly click and listen in on what you missed.”


The timeline markers will also expand to include when the user’s name was mentioned and when a screen was shared.


“In the coming months, you’ll see key points and takeaways after the meeting, with AI-generated notes automatically created and powered by GPT-3.5,” the tech giant mentioned.


“AI is also here to help with some of the toughest collaboration challenges – working with people who natively speak different languages. Anyone can turn on live captions in Teams and see real-time captions in the spoken language,” it added.


Microsoft also introduced new features for brands, including ‘Branded meetings’, ‘organisation backgrounds’ and ‘organisation together mode scenes’, and much more.


Moreover, users can purchase Teams Premium for $7 till June 30, post which it will cost its usual price of $10.


–IANS


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