In the wake of #fakenews scandals the world over, Facebook is changing how it delivers headlines to its users.

The social networking service is closing down their ‘trending’ tab, reports ITV News. The tool launched in 2014 as a way for Facebook to have headlines from different outlets all in one place, which had proven popular for rival Twitter.

Unfortunately, accusations of bias from right-wing groups led to the an algorithm replacing the human team running the tab, which led to an influx of fake news based off popularity rather than, you know, fact.

But the change doesn’t mean Facebook has given up on pushing news entirely.

The company is looking at a number of different ideas, including a breaking news label that publishers can add to their stories, and a greater focus on local news.

Facebook recently revealed that they shut down nearly 600 million fake accounts in just the first three months of 2018 alone, and in that same timeframe moderated 21 million pieces of nudity or sexual activity, 3.4 million instances of graphic violence, 2.5 million pieces of hate speech and 1.9 million posts of terrorist propaganda.

The social media site has also been trialing a Reddit-esque up/down vote system, and is soon planning to launch its very own streaming service called Facebook Watch which will bring both original programming and existing content.

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Over the past few years, there have been growing complains regarding smartphone addiction. Parents, in particular, have voiced their opinions urging smartphone manufacturers to provide tools to curb this excessive usage. Earlier this year Google introduced a feature to rein in smartphone usage. And now during the #WWDC 2018 keynote, Apple has also introduced a similar feature with iOS 12.

Apple announced new tools built into iOS 12 to help customers understand and take control of the time they spend interacting with their iOS devices. These new features, available later this month as part of the iOS 12 public beta, include Activity Reports, App Limits and new Do Not Disturb and Notifications controls designed to help customers reduce interruptions and manage screen time for themselves and their families.

iOS 12 adds new features to Do Not Disturb, making this time management tool better by helping to not get distracted during times of studying as well as during a class, meeting or dinner. There is also a new Do Not Disturb during Bedtime mode to help people get a better night’s sleep by dimming the display and hiding all notifications on the lock screen until prompted in the morning. Do Not Disturb has new options from Control Center where it can be set to automatically end based on a specified time or location.

To help reduce interruptions, iOS 12 gives customers more options for controlling how notifications are delivered. Instantly manage notifications to be turned off completely or delivered directly to Notification Center. Siri can also make suggestions for notifications settings, such as to quietly deliver or turn alerts off, based on which alerts are acted upon. iOS 12 also introduces Grouped Notifications, making it easier to view and manage multiple notifications at once.

To help customers further understand how they are spending time with apps and website, a new feature called Screen Time creates detailed daily and weekly Activity Reports that show the total time a person spends in each app they use, their usage across categories of apps, how many notifications they receive and how often they pick up their iPhone or iPad.

By understanding how they’re interacting with their iOS devices, people can take control of how much time they spend on a particular app, website or category of apps. The App Limits feature allows people to set a specific amount of time to be in an app, and a notification will display when a time limit is about to expire.

Screen Time is useful for everyone to better understand and manage their device usage but can be particularly helpful for kids and families. Parents can access their child’s Activity Report right from their own iOS devices to understand where their child spends their time and can manage and set App Limits for them.

Screen Time also gives parents the ability to schedule a block of time to limit when their child’s iOS device can’t be used, such as at bedtime. During Downtime, notifications from apps won’t be displayed, and a badge will appear on apps to indicate they are not allowed to be used. Parents can choose specific apps like Phone or Books that will always be available, even during downtime or after a limit is spent.

This feature is similar to the one previewed in Android P where users have the ability to set time limits for each app.

Screen Time is account-based and works across all of a child’s iOS devices, so settings, reports and allowances are based on their total usage. Screen Time works with Family Sharing and is quick to set up. Parents can configure Screen Time settings remotely for their child within the same Family Sharing group or locally on a child’s device.

iOS 12 will be made available in the fall of 2018 and is expected to launch alongside the release of the next generation flagship iPhones.

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NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio to enter 5G Network, Data cost to dip down Mukesh-Ambani-led Reliance Jio has disrupted the market with unlimited voice plans bundled with free high-speed 4G data. The data prices have come down by a steep 90 per cent with the industry staggering from one challenge to the next.

Reliance Jio has build the largest next-generation all-IP data network. Jio uses the latest 4G LTE and VoLTE technology and is now all set to deploy the next-gen 5G technology and beyond. The company currently has a total spectrum footprint of 1,108 MHz across three spectrum bands. It has bands presently ranging around 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz band in 22 circles.

Reliance Jio is locking their horns to cover 99 per cent of the whole population of the country by the end of the current fiscal, the worries remain countless. The incumbents are even struggling to remain operational under the current circumstances.

An average Jio subscriber consumes 9.7 GB 4G data, 716 minutes of voice calls, and 13.8 hours of video per month. The network has an average download speed of 17.9 Mbps.

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NEW DELHI: Transactions using Aadhaar authentication rose to nearly 150 crore in September from just over 100 crore the previous month. This big spike in the use of the biometric ID has prompted the government to make Aadhaar authentication easier through a mobile app.

At 148.3 crore, the number of Aadhaar authentications last month was more than the country’s population, a senior government official told ET. This is a phenomenal increase from just 17 crore in December and suggests that, on an average, every Aadhaar holder used the ID at least once in September to avail of benefits or other government services, the official added.

With nearly 118.5 crore people having Aadhaar, the government has decided to enable its recently launched mobile app, mAadhaar, to do all Aadhaar authentications based on OTPs. About 31 crore transactions in September were executed using OTPs.

A major issue before the UIDAI was poor mobile network and signals causing delays in the delivery of OTP to the registered mobile number.

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Bengaluru: Paytm plans to hire 10,000 temporary workers to expand its know your customer- (KYC-) compliant accounts. This comes on the back of recent regulations from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which allowed KYC-compliant e-wallet accounts to send money to other e-wallets and bank accounts using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) – an account-to-account remittance platform.

Paytm, which also has a payments bank, will have 100,000 banking outlets and KYC points, the company said. As reported earlier, industry analysts have pointed out that most e-wallet companies have a small base of KYC-compliant users compared to the overall user base.

TOI reported last week that Paytm had allocated about $500 million worth of investments over the next three years to complete KYC requirements. The new regulatory guidelines also mean these companies have to maintain stricter compliance to reduce frauds in digital payments.

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NEW DELHI: Internet companies like Google and Facebook are shying away from calling themselves media firms, but they should take the onus of the content on their platforms, said Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, the world’s largest advertising group. “I don’t believe these companies, and particularly Google and Facebook, are technology companies,” Sorrell told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday. “They are media companies and they still take the position publicly that they are technology companies and that is wrong.”

To back his argument, Sorrell said Facebook has hired 4,000 employees to monitor its editorial content. Social media companies should take the responsibility of their contents, he told the journalists, “like you are responsible, and the people who own your channels, your newspapers, magazines, your digital channels are held responsible in many countries legally for the content and the accuracy of the content that you print or propagate or publish.”

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Apple Inc’s shares fell nearly 3 percent on Thursday on signs of weak demand for the iPhone 8 that caused analysts and investors to question the company’s staggered release strategy for its latest phones.

Wireless carriers in the United States and Canada have reported slow third-quarter customer upgrades. While some expect a pickup after the iPhone X goes on sale in November, others cautioned that phone’s high price tag could weigh on demand.

The chief executive of Rogers Communication, Canada’s largest mobile network, on Thursday said appetite for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which went on sale in September, had been “anemic,” the latest sign of weak sales for those phones ahead of the Nov. 3 launch of the pricier iPhone X.

But some analysts said overall phone production looked in line with their earlier expectations, and that it is unclear whether weak iPhone 8 sales would hurt iPhone revenue and margins because users may still be buying more profitable older models with more memory.

Verizon Communication Inc’s Chief Financial Officer Matt Ellis said the number of third-quarter phone upgrades fell versus previous years, but that he expected an upgrade surge when the iPhone X is released.

“I think what you’re seeing there is a difference in timing of some of the new devices coming out versus what we’ve historically seen,” Ellis told an earnings call.

“As we get into the holiday season, some of those new devices come out, we think we will see strong demand.”

The uncertainty about demand coupled with a Taiwan media report of a cut in iPhone 8 production pushed Apple shares down 2.8 percent by midday.
“The Street is hyper-sensitive to any speed bumps around this next iPhone cycle and (that) speaks to the knee-jerk reaction we are seeing in shares,” said Daniel Ives, chief strategy officer at GBH Insights in New York.

“iPhone 8 demand has been naturally soft out of the gates with the main event being the iPhone X launch in early November. (But) this is the early innings of what we believe is the biggest iPhone product cycle with X leading the way.”

U.S. wireless carrier AT&T said last week its third-quarter postpaid handset upgrades were down by nearly 900,000 from a year ago.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Apple no longer gives regular updates on sales numbers, but indications from supply channels, wireless carriers and analysts help shed light on demand.
When Apple announced the plan to release both phones before the end of 2017, fans were disappointed they would have to wait until November for the iPhone X.

But there are also concerns that the more expensive phone marking the iPhone’s 10th anniversary may see a muted reception compared to the frenzy that normally greets Apple phone launches.

A carrier store survey suggested the cheaper iPhone 7 was outselling its successor just a month after iPhone 8’s launch, KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst John Vinh said this week.

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An Israeli startup has sued Apple Inc , accusing the iPhonemaker of copying its patented smartphone camera technology.

Tel Aviv-based Corephotonics Ltd filed its patent infringement case against Apple in federal court in San Jose, California, on Monday.

Corephotonics, which has raised $50 million from several high-profile venture capital firms and other investors, said its patented dual camera technology for mobile devices was incorporated by Apple in the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus without its authorization.

According to the lawsuit, Corephotonics Chief Executive David Mendlovic approached Apple about a partnership. Apple praised the startup’s technology but refused to license it, Corephotonics said, even suggesting it could infringe the latter’s patents with little consequence.

According to the complaint, “Apple’s lead negotiator expressed contempt for Corephotonics’ patents, telling Dr. Mendlovic and others that even if Apple infringed, it would take years and millions of dollars in litigation before Apple might have to pay something.”

An Apple spokesman did not immediately return a request for comment.

Many high-end smartphones include dual camera systems that can zoom in without losing image quality. Apple has its own patents on dual camera technology.

Through its latest funding round in January, Corephotonics raised $15 million from investors that included Samsung Ventures, electronics manufacturer Foxconn and chip maker MediaTek Inc.

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