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The new layout will have a ‘Meet’ tab to set up new meeting, get links to share, or schedule a video call in Calendar. If a user shares a meeting link that requires a passcode to join, the recipient just has to tap on ‘join with a code’ option and key in the code. … [Read more...] about Today’s cache | Hey Email, Etsy uses AR, and more

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp started July on a happy note. The Facebook-owned messaging service announced new features that are expected to roll out over the next few weeks. In a blog post on Wednesday, the tech company revealed the five new features that will come to the devices shortly. The California-based company wants to make lives simpler with the new contact-saving QR Codes. Users don't have to tap in the digits of their contacts one at a time. This new update will ensure people can add their contacts to their phones with the use of QR codes. When you meet someone new, scan their QR code to add them to your contacts. The smartphone users can make their messaging even more effective with new Animated Stickers. The app said that stickers were one of the most-common way of communicating on WhatsApp, with billions of stickers sent every day. "We are rolling out new animated sticker packs that are even more fun and expressive," the blog post read. With video-calling becoming the most … [Read more...] about WhatsApp makes saving contacts easy with QR codes, Dark Mode comes to desktop

The Together mode view in Teams lets users feel they’re sitting in the same room with other participants. It also helps reduce background noise, making it easier for others to pick up on non-verbal cues and have conversations in a near-normal way, according to a company blog post. … [Read more...] about Microsoft Teams’ new feature will make virtual meetings seem real

Security attacks such as phishing and malware have become quite common on the internet. To combat the menace, Google Chrome now has a security update that users can opt for. Called ‘Enhanced Safe Browsing’, this security upgrade will allow Chrome to proactively detect phishing attacks, malware and other web based threats.Chrome will do this by proactively checking if pages and downloads are dangerous by sending information about them to Google Safe Browsing.Going forward, Google will also add more protections to this upgrade such as tailored warnings for phishing sites, file downloads, cross product alerts and more. … [Read more...] about Google cracks down on visually-misleading information, will add fact-check labels to images

NEW DELHI: Google on Friday said it has added a new feature on its Search, Assistant, and Maps products to help users find information on COVID-19 testing centres near them. Google is working with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and MyGov to provide users with information on authorised testing labs, a statement said. The new feature is available in English along with eight other languages in India - Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati, it added. While making a coronavirus-related search (for example 'coronavirus testing') on Search and Google Assistant, users will now see a 'Testing' tab on the search results page providing a list of nearby testing labs along with key information and guidance needed before using their services. On Google Maps, when users search for keywords like "covid testing" or "coronavirus testing", they will see a list of nearby testing labs, with a link to Google Search for the government-mandated … [Read more...] about Google adds new feature to Search, Assistant and Maps, update will show Covid-19 testing labs