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Re:Leaked Walmart memo reveals competitive threats on Saturday June 05, 2021 @02:20AM (#27402690)
Walmart can do anything to tacle this threat as they are now creating their own ecosystem of devices like laptop, smartphone, smart tvs and will sell in their stores to maximize profit...

Reference - Walmart's first Android TVs will be officially released next week - https://techplanet.today/post/walmarts-first-android-tvs-wil...

Re:Microsoft Will Unveil New Version of Windows on June 24 on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:31AM (#27391171)
Microsoft has a record after successful previous version of windows the next one remains buggy and user doesn't like much...

For example - XP was good but Vista was flop... 7 was excellent but 8 was disaster... But I'm curious for the release...

Re:Browsing History Alone Can Give Away Your Identity on Thursday June 03, 2021 @06:49PM (#27388448)
Yes a recent study also manage to generate unique identifier if you are using different browsers on the same machine. Some installed apps were responsible for the same, like Spotify, Telegram etc.
Re:Huawei replaces Android with HarmonyOS, which is also Android on Thursday June 03, 2021 @07:46AM (#27379817)
So "Harmony OS" is official, but I don't get it. - Their watches run a "LiteOS kernel" - Their tablets and phones run a Linux kernel - An "open Harmony" project exists with an actual HOS kernel, but doesn't currently run on any devices - Yet all of these are somehow Harmony OS?
Re:WhatsApp to Roll Out Multi-Device Support, Hints at Future iPad App on Thursday June 03, 2021 @07:44AM (#27379798)
A perfect time to release new features as most of the users are leaving the platform after they revised the Privacy policy...
Re:Microsoft Teams Calls will soon include end-to-end encryption on Thursday June 03, 2021 @07:42AM (#27379781)
Now-er-days encryption has become a marketing phenomenon by the tech gaints...