1. Samsung introduced a new system for face unlock with the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, called Intelligent Scan. The system combines both face recognition and iris scanning to provide a 'smarter' solution than either of these two methods in isolation. If face recognition doesn't work, the system then proceeds to scan irises. If both fail, the system uses a combination of the two to unlock the smartphone.
2. The ride-hailing service said Thursday its Uber Health business will handle rides set up by doctor's offices or other health care providers and then bill that business, not the patient, for the service.
3. JD.com Inc, China's second largest e-commerce firm, saw its stock drop on lower-than-expected quarterly profits on Friday. It's U.S.-listed stock was down almost 7% in pre-market trading.
4. UPI, or Unified Payments Interface continues its strong growth, having clocked 171.4 million transactions in February, up 13.5% from the previous month.
5. A decision by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to defer rollout of a proposal barring spouses of certain H1-B visa holders from seeking employment, provides potential applicants a breather. The date for issuing the draft proposal has been deferred to June from its earlier target of February 2018.
6. Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition for PS4 and Xbox One is now available in select countries — almost three days before the official release date of March 6. You can play Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition early if you reside in the Middle East.
7. Facebook has ended its month-long experiment with the alternative News Feed feature, Explore, that was started in October 2017 in six countries.
8. Following the debacle that was Star Wars Battlefront 2, it appears that Battlefield V will not have pay-to-win micro-transactions. Those close to Battlefield V's development claim that that while it will feature loot boxes, they will yield cosmetic items only.
9. Chinese smartphone maker Huawei expects to be among top five handset players in terms of sales by the end of this year.
10. Dropbox has partnered with Google to offer access to its cloud storage platform to G Suite users.
11. Xiaomi, which is working on an international IPO that could value the company at up to US$100bn, has discussed the idea of adding an A-share
listing to its global float.
12. What the Kyoto-based company may have not planned for is a USB adapter that lets you use a PS4 controller with the Nintendo Switch. Accessories manufacturer 8bitdo has released the 8Bitdo Wireless USB Adapter which lets you just that.
13. PS4-exclusive God of War release date is April 20. Aside from the standard edition of the game that costs Rs. 3,999, there are two special variants, the God of War Collector's Edition and God of War Limited Edition. Both versions of God of War will be coming to India in addition to the standard edition.
14. The company has revealed that the Xiaomi Mi TV 4A will launch in India on March 7 at 3PM. Those keen on watching the live stream of the event can do so on Mi.com.
15. Microsoft has introduced a new app to help the visually challenged navigate cities. Called Soundscape, it uses 3D audio technology to show the visually challenged features of the city around them, to help them get around the city and better explore their surroundings.
16. India's largest hardware electronic incubator 'Maker Village' will organise a one-day national conclave here on March 10, seeking to give a push to hardware start-ups by bringing together all key stake-holders.
17. Facebook is testing a new feature called "Add Voice Clip" that appears in its status update composer menu that allows users to record a short audio snippet to use as a status update.
18. Toyota Motor Corp said a new venture would be investing more than $2.8 billion to develop automated-driving software. The Tokyo-based venture, which will bring together some 1,000 employees including new hires, will be 90 percent held by Toyota with group suppliers Denso Corp and Aisin Seiki Co each taking 5 percent.
19. Angry Birds maker Rovio said on Friday its head of games was leaving, a week after the Finnish company issued a profit warning that sent its shares plunging 50 percent.
20. WhatsApp's long-requested and only recently introduced Delete for Everyone feature looks set to get an update. The most recent WhatsApp beta (v2.18.69) for Android now gives users up to 4,096 seconds (68 minutes and 16 seconds) to delete a message for everyone in a chat.
21. Yet most consumers will wait years to experience the benefits. While the first commercial 5G projects will launch in the United States in 2018.
22. Every year we have some of the tech leaders from Silicon Valley wishing their fans a colourful and a vibrant life on the day of Holi. This year too we had Apple CEO reaching out to fans, wishing them a colourful and vibrant life in a slightly different way.
23. Instagram may already be your favourite app for sharing memories. But soon, it is likely to become a destination for your voice or video calls. Facebook, the parent company behind Instagram, could use the voice and video calling support to take on Snapchat.
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