[UPDATE] Apple Recalls 15-inch MacBook Pro’s Due to Risk of Batteries Catching Fire Update (14 Aug, 2019): Well, the title makes it pretty clear that the faulty batteries could be a fire hazard. Thus, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned 2015 MacBook Pro models from being carried on a flight. All of the major airlines have been alerted of the hazard, which means you cannot check-in or carry a faulty MacBook Pro onboard....

Amazfit GTR Smartwatch to Launch on Flipkart Soon Xiaomi’s wearables partner, Huami, is all set to launch the Amazifit GTR smartwatch in India next month. According to an official press release, the company has officially confirmed that the device will be available for purchase in the country from early September, although the exact launch date remains a mystery for now. As per the report, the device will be available via Flipkart, but its not immediately clear if it will be exclusive to the platform....

Amazon’s Controversial ‘Rekognition’ Facial Analysis Service Now Identifies ‘Fear’ Tech giant Amazon has released an update for its face recognition system dubbed ‘Rekognition’. With the new update, Amazon aims to improve the existing face analysis capabilities and has added the ability to detect “fear”. The update also reflects improvements in age range estimation. “We have further improved the accuracy of gender identification. In addition, we have improved accuracy for emotion detection (for all 7 emotions: ‘Happy’, ‘Sad’, ‘Angry’, ‘Surprised’, ‘Disgusted’, ‘Calm’ and ‘Confused’) and added a new emotion: ‘Fear’....

Apple Enters ASMR With Four New Videos Shot on iPhone Unless you have been off the mainstream internet, it is highly likely that you have come across ASMR at least once in your life. Cupertino giant Apple has now stepped into ASMR with their four new videos posted earlier this week on YouTube. In case you’re not aware of, Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is often referred to asa tingling sensation in the back of head upon listening to calm and soothing voices and tunes....

Developers Can Now Add Tags to their Apps on the Play Store Google Play Store is home to over 2.5 million apps from many different genres, different publishers, and different price tags. They are arranged in categories based on these very factors to make it simpler for users to scout for new apps. However, Google is looking to improve discoverability for app developers and better search results for Android users....

Facebook Employees Were Listening to Messenger Voice Recordings After Amazon, Googleand Apple, Facebook is now in the eye of a storm for allowing its contractors to transcribe audio from its online services, including its Messenger’s Voice Chat feature.According to Bloomberg, the employees were neither told how the audio clips were obtained, nor given any reasons as to why the company needed them to be transcribed. Facebookadmitted to letting its employees listen in to private conversations of its users, but said that it stopped the practice following similar steps from other majors tech companies, including Google, Apple and Amazon....

Galaxy Note 10, Note 10+ Will Launch August 20 in India, Confirms Samsung Samsung has confirmed that theGalaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ will be launched in India on August 20. The company earlier today started sending out press invites for the launch event that will be held at the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The event will begin at 11:30AM IST and, will be live streamed on the company’s official YouTube channels, as well as its English and Hindi websites....