Tech

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have been down in several parts of the world, Facebook said Monday. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience,” Facebook said in …

Abuse has always been a problem on Twitter, with the platform’s toxicity a source of constant debate, and accusation, pretty much ever since its inception. But Twitter has been working to address this. After years of seemingly limited action, over the past 12 months, Twitter has rolled out a range …

As part of its efforts to diversify Dubai’s energy mix and enhance energy storage technologies, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated a pilot project for energy storage at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park using Tesla’s lithium-ion battery solution. The project has a power capacity of …

Apple has announced its next generation of iPhones, and there will be a brand new iOS update to go with them. The tech giant has made iOS 15 – which includes a bunch of new features – available a few days before the new phones. However, was also forced to …

Gastech, the world’s foremost exhibition and conference, begins tomorrow at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The event, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, is organised by dmg events and will take place from 21-23 September 2021. …

“Apple” has revealed during a virtual event its new releases, including: The new iPad (9th generation), featuring the powerful A13 Bionic chip that packs even more performance and capability into the most popular iPad, all while retaining its all-day battery life.1 Starting at just $329, the new iPad features a …

WhatsApp is developing a feature that’ll offer transcriptions of received voice messages, letting you easily read what’s been said without having to play it out loud. The unannounced feature was initially spotted in the service’s iOS app by WABetaInfo, and WhatsApp has since confirmed that it’s in the “very early …

Instagram is testing a new feature that will solve a long-standing problem with the application’s feeds. Users will finally get a chance to star their favourite Insta accounts as ‘Favorites’. Since the application sorts posts on the feed using certain algorithms, it can miss out on updates from close friends …

WhatsApp has come under fire of late for its privacy policies, but an upcoming update will actually give you a bit more control over your privacy settings, according to WaBetaInfo.com. Several years back, WhatsApp introduced new privacy settings that let you change who could see your Profile Picture, About and …

Twitter is planning new features to give people more privacy options. The social network’s plans reportedly include the option to archive old tweets so they’re not visible to other users after a given period of time (like 30, 60, or 90 days or a full year). They also include possible …