Apple May be Forced to Use USB-C on Future iPhones: Here’s Why If you’ve been hoping to get an iPhone that uses USB Type-C port instead of the Lightning port that iPhones currently ship with, only to be disappointed year after year as the Cupertino giant keeps launching new iPhones with its Lightning connector, there may be some hope still. According to a new regulation that the EU parliament will soon be voting on, Apple might be forced to start using USB Type-C on iPhones in the future....

Chrome for Android Now Reminding Users to Close Unused Tabs Google Chrome has just started reminding users to close background tabs that haven’t been used for a specified amount of time. Believed to have been originally spotted by9to5Google, an addition to the Chromium Gerrit last August has finally come to roost, with the feature reportedly turned on by default in the latest Chrome Canary on Android. Called ‘Suggest to close Tabs’, the feature was earlier hidden behind a Chrome flag and had to be turned on manually by users....

Daimler Unveils Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo Camper Van Daimler unveiled the Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo camper van at the 2020 Caravan Motor and Tourism (CMT) exhibition earlier this week. The van is equipped withMercedes-Benz Advanced Control (MBAC)interface module, allowing users to perform various operations from a smartphone. For instance, one can control the lights and temperature in the living area of the van using the companion smartphone app. Below are the complete functions of MBAC, as specified by the company in apress release....

Firefox for Android Will Soon Migrate to the Revamped ‘Preview’ Version Having renamed its Firefox Fenix browser on Android toFirefox Previewlast year, Mozilla has announced plans to roll out a new version of Firefox Nightly based on the Preview version. The new Preview-based browser has apparently been in testing for the past six months and will start rolling out to existing Firefox for Android users via the Nightly app from January 21st....

Google Chrome Gets ‘Media Hub’ to Control Audio, Video Playback Google has updated its Chrome web-browser with an important feature that makes it easier for users to control audio and video. The browser now has a global Media Hub that can be accessed by clicking on the music icon at the top-right corner on the address bar. According to Google, the new media hub will enable users to manage audio and video playback right from the current tab without interfering with regular workflow....

Government Exploring Use of AI to Tackle Social Media Misuse To stop spread of disinformation leading to widespread public disorder, the government is exploring use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to remove such content automatically from social media platforms. The Centre is to “take up the issue with representatives of various international social media platforms operating in the country and monitor their compliance to instructions issued by lawful authorities under Information Technology Act....

Huawei Phones will Soon Use TomTom Maps and Services Under the cloud of theUS imposed ban, Chinese giant Huawei has suffered a lot in the last one year. The company saw major US giants cease business activities with it, along with US alliesrefusing to use Huawei equipment in their 5G infrastructurefor fear of Chinese surveillance and spying — a charge that Huawei has vehemently denied every time it has come up....