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Sonos U-turn Over 'Bricking' Its Smart Speakers

March 07 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Sonos will no longer make people "brick" - or permanently deactivate - their smart speakers in order to take advantage of a discount upgrade offer.

In 2019, the company launched a trade-up scheme that offered existing owners 30% off the cost of a new speaker. But owners had to activate "Recycle Mode" on their existing Sonos speaker, making it permanently unusable - even if there wa...
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RIP Twitter Trends As Firm Tests Vanishing Tweets

March 05 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Twitter is testing a feature that will allow some tweets to disappear after 24 hours, it announced on Wednesday.

The new feature called "fleets" is similar...
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Facebook 'rethinks' Plans For Libra Cryptocurrency

March 04 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Facebook is reportedly rethinking its plans for its own digital currency after resistance from regulators.

It is now considering a system with digital versions of established currencies, including...
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Coronavirus: Twitter Tells Staff To Work From Home

March 03 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a blog post, the social media giant said it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to work remotely. The company also said it was "strongly encouraging" all of its 5,000 employees around the world to not come into work. It comes a day after the firm banned all non-essential b...
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Moment Stops Developing Android App, Blames Fragmentation

March 02 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Shooting manual photographs and videos with a smartphone can get tricky, but Moment's Pro Camera app doesn't mind catering to experienced users. Now, some users are getting left in the dark. In a surprise announcement, Moment confirm...
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Coronavirus: Amazon Removes Overpriced Goods and Fake Cures

February 29 2020 | TW News Correspondent

The online retailer told Reuters it had also removed "tens of thousands" of overpriced health products from unscrupulous sellers.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed concern about some misleading Amazon listings earlier this month, including fake treatm...
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Tim Cooke Says Apple's First Indian Store to Open 2021

February 27 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Apple's chief executive Tim Cooke said the company would open its first physical stores in India in 2021 and a online outlet later this year.

Apple had to seek special approval from the Indian gov...
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Pets 'go hungry' After Smart Feeder Goes Offline

February 26 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Owners of a device designed to release food for pets say their animals were left hungry during a week-long system failure.

Petnet allows owners to schedule and control feeding via a smartphone app. When the BBC contacted...
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Google Warns Huawei Owners Against 'Sideloading' Its Apps

February 25 2020 | TW News Correspondent

Google has warned people not to circumvent the ban on Google apps that affects newer Huawei phones.

Recent Huawei devices cannot download the Google...
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