Facebook buys popular GIF platform GIPHY for $400 million

The social media giant Facebook today announced the acquisition of popular GIF platform GIPHY in a deal worth $400 million. Known for its visual expression and creation, GIPHY will be a part of the Instagram team from now on. However, Facebook said that it isn’t disclosing terms of the deal. According to Facebook, bringing Instagram … Continue reading "Facebook buys popular GIF platform GIPHY for $400 million"

OnePlus True Wireless Earbuds said to be introduced in July

OnePlus already has Bullets Wireless Neckband headsets 1 and 2 and most recently it launched the Bullets Wireless Z, which is the company’s most affordable wireless headset, along with the OnePlus 8 series smartphones. Now the company’s first true wireless is said to be arriving in July. As you can see from the image above, … Continue reading "OnePlus True Wireless Earbuds said to be introduced in July"

Epic Games Store offering Grand Theft Auto V for free during “Epic Mega Sales 2020”

It seems like the Epic Games store is trying to compete with Steam by offering similar mega sales where games are offered with cheap prices or sometimes even free. The latest Epic Games Store “Epic Mega Sales” is raising quite a bit of attention as it offers the massively popular “Grand Theft Auto 5” for … Continue reading "Epic Games Store offering Grand Theft Auto V for free during “Epic Mega Sales 2020”"

Google Search results on Chrome may feature dark mode soon

While Google has added a dark mode to most of its apps, including the Play Store, Calendar, Drive, etc. The Chrome browser has many dark mode elements built-in, however when using Google Search in the browser, users are presented with a blindingly white background. This may change soon as Chrome may start to display Search … Continue reading "Google Search results on Chrome may feature dark mode soon"

Apple acquires virtual reality startup NextVR

Not so long ago, the Cupertino giant Apple has confirmed the acquisition of virtual reality company NextVR. For the uninitiated, NextVR is a technology company that captures and delivers live and on-demand virtual reality experiences. The VR company currently provides VR experiences for viewing live events with headsets from PlayStation, Oculus, HTC, Microsoft, and Lenovo … Continue reading "Apple acquires virtual reality startup NextVR"

Google Chrome to soon block resource heavy advertisements in webpages

Advertisements are annoying to most of us when surfing the web. What is even more annoying is when loading the advertisement, our devices will sometime slowdown due to how resource-intensive the advertisement is. To solve this, the developers at Chrome have decided that they will soon block all resource-heavy advertisements from showing on the browser. … Continue reading "Google Chrome to soon block resource heavy advertisements in webpages"

Samsung Galaxy A21s with 6.5-inch Infinity-O display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy A21s after it surfaced earlier this week. It has a 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-O display, is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core processor, which is new Exynos 850, according to several rumors. It runs Android 10 with OneUI 2.0, comes with 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel depth … Continue reading "Samsung Galaxy A21s with 6.5-inch Infinity-O display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced"

NVIDIA unveils new Ampere architecture, A100 GPU with 54B transistors, 5 petaflops performance and more

Recently, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, from his kitchen delivered a keynote about various NVIDIA products and discussed his vision of next-generation computing.  According to Huang, the original plans for the keynote to be delivered live at NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference in late March in San Jose were upended by the coronavirus pandemic. NVIDIA … Continue reading "NVIDIA unveils new Ampere architecture, A100 GPU with 54B transistors, 5 petaflops performance and more"

Facebook Messenger Rooms now rolling globally to everyone

Facebook is finally rolling out its Zoom competitor, Messenger Rooms, to countries beyond US, Canada and Mexico. The video conferencing service will let Facebook users host video calls with up to 50 people for an unlimited amount of time and features many controls and options for the host itself. Messenger Rooms can currently be created … Continue reading "Facebook Messenger Rooms now rolling globally to everyone"

Taiwan chip maker TSMC to build $12 billion worth chip factory in Arizona

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TMSC) has announced its intention to build and operate a $12 billion advanced semiconductor facility in Arizona, the United States. Notably, the construction is planned to start in 2021 with production targeted to begin in 2024. According to the company, this facility will utilise TSMC’s 5-nanometer technology for semiconductor wafer fabrication, … Continue reading "Taiwan chip maker TSMC to build $12 billion worth chip factory in Arizona"