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Microsoft starts rolling out iCloud Photos integration on Windows 11

Microsoft starts rolling out iCloud Photos integration on Windows 11

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Technology



Microsoft has started rolling out iCloud Photos integration into its Windows 11.


The new update offers the ability to link an iCloud Photos library directly into the built-in Windows Photos app, reports The Verge.


“We know that many Windows customers have photo and video collections on their iPhones that they would like to be able to view on their PC,” Dave Grochocki, principal product manager lead for Microsoft’s Windows inbox apps, said.


“This iCloud Photos integration will make it easier for those with an iPhone to have direct access to all their cherished memories in one organised place and is another step in our continued efforts to make experiences on Windows 11 seamless,” Grochocki added.


The update includes a new gallery view, which provides an alternative method of browsing through the photos.


Windows 11 users will first need to update the Photos app from the Microsoft Store. They will then need to download the iCloud for Windows app from the Store, sign in, and select which photo libraries should automatically sync to the Photos app.


Microsoft and Apple have collaborated on the iCloud Photos integration, and they have plans to soon bring Apple Music and Apple TV apps to Windows.


Meanwhile, Microsoft added four new features in its collaboration app Teams — Assign seats in Together mode, Create Video clips, Pop out shared content into a separate window and Microsoft 365 connected templates.


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Like China’s WeChat, Musk will let Twitter users make digital payments

Like China’s WeChat, Musk will let Twitter users make digital payments

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Technology



As more advertisers pause spending on Twitter, Elon Musk has shared his digital payments plans with them where users will be able to send money to others like China’s WeChat.


In a live-streamed meeting with advertisers, Musk detailed his vision for Twitter to enter the digital payments market, reports TechCrunch.


According to him, users would be able to send money, “extract their funds to authenticated bank accounts and, later, perhaps, be offered a high-yield money market account to encourage them to move their cash to Twitter”.


Twitter last week filed registration paperwork with the US authorities to allow it to process payments on the platform.


In his online meeting with advertisers late on Wednesday, Musk told them how paid verification via Blue subscription service and support for a creator ecosystem could herald payments on Twitter.


Twitter Blue subscribers have to sign up using a credit or debit card and have their payments processed through the app stores’ in-app purchase system.


“Now we can say, okay, you’ve got a balance on your account. Do you want to send money to someone else within Twitter? Musk told advertisers.


The user can then move the money out of Twitter by transferring it to an authenticated bank account.


Musk also detailed how Twitter users can earn high interest rates. “The next step would be this offer for an extremely compelling money market account where you get an extremely high yield on your balance,” he said.


“Then add debit cards, checks and whatnot and…just basically make the system as useful as possible. And the more useful and entertaining it is, the more people will use it,” he said.


Musk, however, did not speak on cryptocurrencies as part of his payments vision for Twitter.


Musk last month said that buying Twitter is to fulfil his dream to build a super app called X.com like China’s WeChat that will be available to all globally.


In 1999, Musk co-founded an online bank called X.com, which was later merged to form PayPal.


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YouTube Music and Premium hit 80 mn paid subscribers globally: Know more

YouTube Music and Premium hit 80 mn paid subscribers globally: Know more

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Technology



YouTube has surpassed 80 million Music and Premium subscribers globally, including the trial users.


It is 30 million subscribers more from the 50 million the video streaming platform announced last year.


“YouTube’s twin engine of revenue — subscriptions and ads — is the real deal,” said Lyor Cohen, global head of Music, YouTube.


According to Cohen, there were many reasons behind this increase in subscribers.


The company has levelled up ‘YouTube Premium’ with features like afterparties, which give users unique access to livestream content and access to discounts on the newest Google hardware and services.


‘Premium’ allows fans to immerse themselves in what they love and helps them explore it in depth.


The Music app has over 100 million official songs, “plus an expansive catalogue of live performances, remixes, and diamond in the rough deep-cuts”.


It makes it easier for users to enjoy every music format: long-form music videos, short-form videos, livestreams, podcasts and more, Cohen said.


The company offers a platform to users where they can find music, listen to it, and interact with it.


Recently, the video streaming platform had announced a new feature called “Go Live Together” that would allow eligible creators to invite a guest to live stream with them.


–IANS


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Apple rolls out iOS 16 Beta with 5G support for Airtel, Jio for iPhones

Apple rolls out iOS 16 Beta with 5G support for Airtel, Jio for iPhones

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Technology



Apple iOS 16 5G Beta software programme has gone live in India and Airtel and Jio customers can now experience super-fast 5G.


The users on iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (third generation) models can experience 5G as part of Apple’s iOS 16 Beta software programme, before it gets publicly available in December.


The Beta programme lets users try out pre-release software and experience the latest features before the software becomes publicly available.


The Apple 5G Beta is open to anyone in the country with a valid Apple ID who accepts the agreement during the sign-up process.


Customers who want to trial the beta software should back up their iPhone before installing beta software. It is recommended to install the beta software only on non-production devices that are not business critical.


The iOS beta comes with the built-in Feedback Assistant app, which can be opened from the Home screen on your iPhone or iPad or from the Dock on your Mac.


Apple in October said that the company was working with carrier partners in India to bring the best 5G experience to iPhone users as soon as network validation and testing for quality and performance is completed.


“5G will be enabled via a software update and will start rolling out to iPhone users in December,” said the tech giant.


As India rolls out 5G in a phased manner starting with key metro cities, smartphone players are working towards making 5G available on their devices.


Apple performs extensive testing with carrier partners to ensure a great experience for iPhone users.


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Google starts rolling out refunds for Stadia gamers before the shutdown

Google starts rolling out refunds for Stadia gamers before the shutdown

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Technology



Tech giant Google has begun to issue Stadia refunds for games, add-ons and subscription fees, before the planned January shutdown of its cloud gaming service.


The company will try to refund the transactions to the original form of payment.


Google said that users will receive an email for each transaction they made on the Stadia store, if they made less than 20 purchases.


If users have made 21 or more transactions, they will receive a single email that lists all of the refund attempts.


The tech giant also claimed thatAif it is unable to refund money to that method of payment,it will email the Google account that users used for a transaction. In that email, it will be explained how to set up a different mode of refund.


If any user deleted their Google account, “we will still attempt to automatically refund the transaction to the original form of payment,” the company said.


In September this year, Google announced to shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia, admitting that it had not gained the traction the company had expected.


Many of the employees on the Stadia team would be sent to other parts of the company.


“We had made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service,” Phil Harrison, Vice President and General Manager, Stadia, had said.


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Like China’s WeChat, Musk will let Twitter users make digital payments

Twitter pauses ‘official’ labels on accounts, impersonation still underway

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Technology



Twitter on Thursday announced that it is not putting the “Official” label on the accounts, even though it is still going after impersonation and deception.


A tweet from the ‘Twitter Support’ account read, “We’re not currently putting an “Official” label on accounts but we are aggressively going after impersonation and deception.”


Twitter’s executive Esther Crawford also informed why the “Official” label is being used.


“A lot of folks have asked about how you’ll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we’re introducing the “Official” label to select accounts when we launch,” she tweeted.


Earlier, Twitter started labelling Indian government handles and Indian media as “official” ahead of the roll-out of blue tick subscriptions across the country.


In the Twitter handles of various Indian government organizations, the “official” label was noticed. For example, Prime Minister’s Office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official Twitter account, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Twitter account also have the “official label”.


This follows Twitter’s decision to roll out a second verification label to limit confusion between legitimate accounts and those that pay for their blue ticks.


Twitter’s executive Esther Crawford said verified accounts will now come with an “Official” label beneath their username, complete with a grey verification checkmark, New York Post reported.


“Not all previously verified accounts will get the ‘Official’ label and the label is not available for purchase,” New York Post quoted Crawford as saying.


Official pages will be designated for “government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers, and some public figures,” she added.


Since completing the Twitter deal, the wealthiest man on the planet has made a flurry of decisions impacting the working of the social media giant that has millions of daily active users.


A Reuters report said Elon Musk’s net worth has dropped below USD 200 billion as investors dumped Tesla’s shares on fears that the top executive and largest shareholder of the world’s most valuable electric-vehicle maker is more preoccupied with Twitter.


So far this year, data showed that Tesla shares have declined over 50 per cent.

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