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Google Chat Rolls Out Cross-Platform Messaging With Microsoft Teams, Slack: How It Works
Google Chat will now allow sending messages to Microsoft Teams and Slack with its new interoperability support. The cross-platform messaging feature was first announced by the tech giant at the Google Cloud Next 2023 event, but so far the feature was available only in beta to a limited number of users. With the new update, now all the paid subscrib...
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Google Tests Gemini AI Integration With Messages App, Rolls Out Multiple Productivity Features for Android
Google rolled out nine new features for Android devices, including several generative artificial intelligence (AI)-based features, on Monday, February 26. The announcement of the features comes on the first day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024. The highlight among the features is the integration of Gemini, the company’s latest AI-powered c...
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Beeper Mini Now Requires Users to Access a Mac to Send Blue Bubble iMessage Texts From Android
Beeper Mini has had a busy two weeks. The messaging app first introduced iMessage support on Android phones without the need for an Apple ID earlier this month. Then, Apple sprang into action and blocked the company’s iMessage service citing security concerns. Beeper scrambled to get iMessages working on Android, eventually resuming service with ...
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Explained: How Apple's New Messaging System Will Improve iOS To Android Texting
Google said it was "happy to see Apple take their first step today by coming on board to embrace RCS". They also promised to work with Apple to implement the same.
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Humane AI Pin With GPT-4-Powered AI Features, Built-In Camera Launched: Price, Specifications
Humane AI Pin was launched on Thursday as the first AI-powered wearable from the company founded by former Apple employee Imran Chaudhri. The new AI Pin offers features powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 and can be attached to clothing using magnets. Users can make voice calls and send text messages and take advantage of more AI features on the device It is...
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First Text Message Marks 30 Years On December 3
The first text, sent on the 3rd December 1992, simply said, "Merry Christmas."
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World's First SMS Sells For Over 100,000 Euros In Paris Auction
The first text message ever sent, reading "Merry Christmas," was sold on Tuesday for 107,000 euros ($121,000) as a 'Non-Fungible Token' at a Paris auction house.
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WhatsApp Brings Larger Media Previews, Expands Disappearing Messages Setting for iOS Users
WhatsApp version 2.21.71 brings two new changes for all iOS users on the stable version of the app. The first change makes it easier for users to be able to see photos and videos easily without opening them. The photos and video previews will be much bigger than the small square preview that is seen currently.
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Twitter May Launch New Features to Simplify Direct Messages, Retweets
Twitter is said to be working on two new features. One lets users mute their DM requests and the other makes retweeting simpler. These were first spotted by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong.
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Scotland Finance Minister Quits After Text Messages Sent To Teen Surface
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday announced the suspension of her finance minister and a full investigation after revelations he sent a string of messages to a 16-year-old schoolboy.
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Japanese Grocer Accidentally Sold Five Packages Of Deadly Blowfish. Two Are Still Missing.
For some people in the Japanese coastal city of Gamagori, the first bizarre warning came by text message on Monday. Others heard it over loudspeakers typically used to warn people about impending earthquakes or nuclear disasters.
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Proposed Law To End Instant "Triple Talaq" In Parliament Today: 10 Facts
The first step to make instant "Triple Talaq" - the Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives immediately by stating "talaq" (divorce) thrice -- a criminal offence was taken up in parliament today. A bill was introduced in Lok Sabha that proposes a three-year jail term and a possible fine for any Muslim man who indulges ...
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Jio Phone to Get a Special Edition of Google Assistant, a First for Feature Phones
Google Assistant has been optimised for Jio Phone, and can respond to voice commands in Hindi and English to send SMS, deliver search results, and play music, among other features.
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25 Years Ago Today, the First SMS Was Sent
The first SMS was sent by 22-year-old engineer Neil Papworth on December 03, 1992 from a computer on the Vodafone network.
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Jio Phone First Impressions: Meet the Smart Feature Phone
Jio Phone review is a few days away, but in our Jio Phone first impressions we discuss the 4G VoLTE performance, preloaded Jio Apps, and key features of the handset.
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Google Chat Rolls Out Cross-Platform Messaging With Microsoft Teams, Slack: How It Works
Google Chat will now allow sending messages to Microsoft Teams and Slack with its new interoperability support. The cross-platform messaging feature was first announced by the tech giant at the Google Cloud Next 2023 event, but so far the feature was available only in beta to a limited number of users. With the new update, now all the paid subscrib...
-
Google Tests Gemini AI Integration With Messages App, Rolls Out Multiple Productivity Features for Android
Google rolled out nine new features for Android devices, including several generative artificial intelligence (AI)-based features, on Monday, February 26. The announcement of the features comes on the first day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024. The highlight among the features is the integration of Gemini, the company’s latest AI-powered c...
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Beeper Mini Now Requires Users to Access a Mac to Send Blue Bubble iMessage Texts From Android
Beeper Mini has had a busy two weeks. The messaging app first introduced iMessage support on Android phones without the need for an Apple ID earlier this month. Then, Apple sprang into action and blocked the company’s iMessage service citing security concerns. Beeper scrambled to get iMessages working on Android, eventually resuming service with ...
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Explained: How Apple's New Messaging System Will Improve iOS To Android Texting
Google said it was "happy to see Apple take their first step today by coming on board to embrace RCS". They also promised to work with Apple to implement the same.
-
Humane AI Pin With GPT-4-Powered AI Features, Built-In Camera Launched: Price, Specifications
Humane AI Pin was launched on Thursday as the first AI-powered wearable from the company founded by former Apple employee Imran Chaudhri. The new AI Pin offers features powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 and can be attached to clothing using magnets. Users can make voice calls and send text messages and take advantage of more AI features on the device It is...
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First Text Message Marks 30 Years On December 3
The first text, sent on the 3rd December 1992, simply said, "Merry Christmas."
-
World's First SMS Sells For Over 100,000 Euros In Paris Auction
The first text message ever sent, reading "Merry Christmas," was sold on Tuesday for 107,000 euros ($121,000) as a 'Non-Fungible Token' at a Paris auction house.
-
WhatsApp Brings Larger Media Previews, Expands Disappearing Messages Setting for iOS Users
WhatsApp version 2.21.71 brings two new changes for all iOS users on the stable version of the app. The first change makes it easier for users to be able to see photos and videos easily without opening them. The photos and video previews will be much bigger than the small square preview that is seen currently.
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Twitter May Launch New Features to Simplify Direct Messages, Retweets
Twitter is said to be working on two new features. One lets users mute their DM requests and the other makes retweeting simpler. These were first spotted by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong.
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Scotland Finance Minister Quits After Text Messages Sent To Teen Surface
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday announced the suspension of her finance minister and a full investigation after revelations he sent a string of messages to a 16-year-old schoolboy.
-
Japanese Grocer Accidentally Sold Five Packages Of Deadly Blowfish. Two Are Still Missing.
For some people in the Japanese coastal city of Gamagori, the first bizarre warning came by text message on Monday. Others heard it over loudspeakers typically used to warn people about impending earthquakes or nuclear disasters.
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Proposed Law To End Instant "Triple Talaq" In Parliament Today: 10 Facts
The first step to make instant "Triple Talaq" - the Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives immediately by stating "talaq" (divorce) thrice -- a criminal offence was taken up in parliament today. A bill was introduced in Lok Sabha that proposes a three-year jail term and a possible fine for any Muslim man who indulges ...
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Jio Phone to Get a Special Edition of Google Assistant, a First for Feature Phones
Google Assistant has been optimised for Jio Phone, and can respond to voice commands in Hindi and English to send SMS, deliver search results, and play music, among other features.
-
25 Years Ago Today, the First SMS Was Sent
The first SMS was sent by 22-year-old engineer Neil Papworth on December 03, 1992 from a computer on the Vodafone network.
-
Jio Phone First Impressions: Meet the Smart Feature Phone
Jio Phone review is a few days away, but in our Jio Phone first impressions we discuss the 4G VoLTE performance, preloaded Jio Apps, and key features of the handset.
