Technology News for Thursday 11th August 2022

1. Best Hair Dryers

For this Outside the Labs review, I and four other female Consumer Reports employees with different hair types and lengths tried out five different blow dryers each: Dyson Supersonic, ghd helios, RUSK W8less, Drybar Buttercup, and T3 Cura.

2. 'Apex Legends' Hits All-Time Playercount Record 14 Seasons And 3 Years In

On Steam, Apex Legends broke its old record and amassed 510,286 concurrent players for the launch of season 14, which brought the release of new sniper hero Vantage. I believe the old high score was 411,000 players back before season 13 launched.

3. Facebook begins testing default end-to-end encryption on Messenger

Making end-to-end encryption the default will be a big step: adding a substantial layer of security to a chat platform used by more than a billion people worldwide. It's also likely to trigger arguments with governments who say E2EE hinders their ability ...

4. Google Meet's new feature lets users consume YouTube and Spotify together

As Google continues the great merger between its Duo and Meet video communications apps, the company today announced that it's introducing new Apple SharePlay-like live-sharing features to Meet, making it easier for call-participants to engage with ...

5. Galaxy Z Flip 4 vs. Z Fold 4: Which Style of Samsung Foldable Is a Fit for You?

Samsung's luxurious new foldable phones -- the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 -- officially launch on Aug. 26. Samsung. Samsung showed off the ...

6. NanoAvionics Adds New, Larger Microsat to Bus Line

NanoAvionics CEO Vytenis Buzas told Via Satellite this expansion is the logical next step to support the company's customers, who want more capable and more flexible satellites. The company started out manufacturing the 3U nanosatellite bus, but over time ...

7. Amid backlash from privacy advocates, Meta expands end-to-end encryption trial

“Secure storage will be the default way to protect the history of your end-to-end encrypted conversations on Messenger, and you'll have multiple options for restoring your messages if you choose to do so,” Meta said in a post on Thursday.

8. Govt body asks Rain to retract its proposal to merge with Telkom

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 11 (Reuters) - A government body has censured data network provider Rain for offering a proposal to merge with bigger rival Telkom SA (TKGJ.J) saying the company had not sought prior approval. Rain, owned by South African billionaire ...

9. Apple is reportedly funding podcasts that it could one day turn into TV shows

Apple has reportedly signed a deal with podcast producer Futuro Studios to help it fund the development and production of future podcasts, Bloomberg reports. In return for its Futuro deal, Apple gets first refusal on the rights to turn any resulting ...

10. The Best Instant Cameras for 2022

The Fujifilm Instax Square SQ1 will take your snaps and have them on print; a performance that will make you smile. Runner Up. Polaroid Originals Now I-Type ...

11. Motorola G62 5G launched in India, starts at Rs 17999

The phone will soon be available for purchase on Flipkart and offline retailers. Motorola G62 features a 6.55-inch FullHD+ IPS LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 695 which is the same processor found on the ...