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WhatsApp has started rolling out emoji reactions to all its users — a move to counter the likes of Telegram, Apple's iMessage, and Slack, and similar to WhatsApp's sister platform Instagram. The ability to react to both individual and group chats on the app using emojis was announced last month and has been in testing for some time. Alongside reactions, WhatsApp is increasing the size limit of sharing files to up to 2GB from the existing 100MB allocation. The instant messaging app owned by Meta is also gradually expanding…

Sony has announced its new lineup of Bravia XR TVs at CES 2022. The new range includes Sony's first quantum dot OLED TV (QD-OLED), apart from several new Mini LED TVs added to its lineup. The new range of Bravia TVs uses Sony's new Cognitive Processor XR, which the company claims deliver better contrast and vivid colours. Sony's new XR Backlight Master Drive algorithm on the other hand has been tuned to deliver better control in the Mini LED models to deliver better contrast and deeper blacks. Pricing details for Sony's…

For Google, a company that built its reputation on organizing the world’s information, the latest sales pitch to users is that it will try to do more with less of it. At its I/O 2022 developer conference on May 11th, the tech giant announced a range of privacy measures that it says will help users retain more control over how their data is used by Google applications and displayed to the world through search. One new change introduced at the conference is the My Ad Center interface: a hub that will let users customize…

Investigations into US video game giant Activision Blizzard over accusations of discrimination and harassment are being expanded, according to court documents and media reports.The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) launched a lawsuit against Activision last summer, alleging the company condoned a culture of sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, and inequality.Court documents seen Thursday by AFP show the DFEH asked in late January to have access to any complaint against or investigation…