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• Google Assistant’s new Guest Mode is 'incognito mode' for your voice commands

  Google announced today that it's introducing a new Guest Mode in the Google Assistant to pause recording your conversations. This is essentially an "incognito" mode which won't record any of your queries. While this use case might be useful for queries you don't want the company ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Slack goes after email with 'Connect DM' — opening up chats with folks outside your company

  Slack is useful to connect with your teammates and avoid sending them emails for things that can be discussed quickly through a chat. However, to talk to a person from a client or partner organization whom you interact with regularly, you’d need to email them and maybe even schedule ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Google delays its 30% fee for Android developers in India amid Play Store row

  Days after announcing 30% fees for in-app purchases on Google Play from September 2021, Google has given an exception to Indian developers. The company has delayed the charges for the country's app makers until March 2022. The search giant said that after listening to the developer ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Yep, Twitter is down right now (Update: it's back)

  Nope, it's not just you: Twitter is down for many users across the globe.The service appears to be experiencing downtime ...

  • Mix

• How Jason Fried wants to change your perception of email with Hey

  Email is the cornerstone of the current work culture. Even after companies like Slack have tried to eradicate it, email continues to be a large part in the day to day office life. A few players such as Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo mail have dominated the email service business for ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Android 12 will make it easier to install and use alternative app stores

  Native app stores, namely Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, have been facing criticism for their dominance and power within the app distribution ecosystem. While you can only download apps from Apple's store on your iPhones, Android allows you to get apps from alternative ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• TikTok isn't getting banned from US app stores just yet

  A federal judge's injunction against the Trump administration has blocked TikTok from being removed from app stores in the ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Windows XP source code leaks online in the most unusual of places (it's 4chan)

  Microsoft probably won't be happy about that. It seems the source code for Windows XP has leaked online — on notorious ...

  • Mix

• Microsoft Office for desktops will be available through a one-time purchase next year

  When Microsoft announced Office 2019, some people were worried that it might be the last perpetual version (i.e. not a subscription ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• WhatsApp is working on self-destructing pics and videos

  WhatsApp might soon become a lot safer when it comes to exchange risqué pics and video as it appears the company is working ...

  • Mix

• Everything we know about the US TikTok deal so far

  HBO's excellent Succession won the best drama series at the Emmy Awards earlier today. But if tech deals were nominated for ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Trump makes first move to ban TikTok from app stores on Sunday

  The US government today announced a new initiative to restrict TikTok in app stores, a move which comes after weeks of uncertainty ...

  • Rachel Kaser