IT&Software
New Chrome update is great news for laptop battery life
According to Google's internal testing, switching to just one Javascript timer wake up per minute with 36 random tabs open in the background yielded a massive 28 percent improvement in laptop battery life when the foreground tab is about:blank. [Full Article...]
Indian government bans 59 Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok
The latest tensions began in early May and culminated in hand-to-hand fighting in the Galwan Valley, a remote stretch of the 3,380-kilometer (2,100-mile) Line of Actual Control - the border established following a war between India and China in 1962 that resulted in an uneasy truce. [Full Article...]
Instagram starts testing its TikTok-rival ‘Reels’ in India
Facebook is planning to shut down its TikTok copycat Lasso , after the year-and-a-half-old app failed to take off with young users. Instagram Reels is a feature that allows creators to record short 15-second videos with music and audio clips within the Instagram app. [Full Article...]
Remains of Missing Fort Hood Soldier Vanessa Guillen Identified, Attorney Says
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee lecturer is under for making comments about the death of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillen . The second suspect, Cecily Aguilar , 22, has been identified in court documents as Robinson's girlfriend. [Full Article...]
Chrome for Android is finally going 64-bit
According to Android Police , the upcoming Version 85 for Google Chrome on Android will see improvements to performance. According to Google's own Play Store regulations, all apps must update their architecture to 64-bit by August 1, 2021. [Full Article...]
LinkedIn Caught Harvesting Users’ Clipboards on iOS 14 With Every Keystroke
He further stated that the data is neither stored nor transmitted anywhere. The application copies clipboard contents in order to carry out an "equality check" involving what a consumer is typing and what's in their clipboard, in accordance to LinkedIn engineering VP Erran Berger . [Full Article...]
UK Minister Says Huawei Must Meet Conditions for Involvement in 5G Network
Poupard said that from next week, operators which have not received an explicit authorisation to use Huawei equipment for the 5G network can consider a non-response after the legal deadline as a rejection of their requests. Senior figures warned it would be like letting the fox into the hen house and insisted protecting intelligence-sharing ties with the U.S. should be top priority. [Full Article...]
Boeing one step closer to 737 Max re-certification
The FSB will issue a draft report for public comment addressing the findings of the FSB and JOEB before the FAA publishes a final FSB report. "In a statement , Boeing spokesman Bernard Choi said the company is making sure that improvements to Max are comprehensive and thoroughly tested". [Full Article...]