July, 2018

• 11 July

  Children Of Single Mothers Should Not Have Father's Name On PAN Card, Suggests Maneka Gandhi

  

  Kids of separated or divorced women or those adopted by single mothers must be given the option of dropping the name of their father on PAN Card, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi has proposed. Mrs Gandhi has written to interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal to let children of single mothers apply for …

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• 10 July

  Postmates launches in more than 100 new US cities

  

  Postmates will deliver your Chipotle burritos for free through July 15. The food and retail delivery service said Tuesday it’s expanding into more than 100 additional cities in the US. On-demand services have become a way of life — lunch, groceries, laundry, moving, rides, you name it. Apps seemingly put the whole world at your fingertips. Although the debate continues …

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• 10 July

  Sinclair Broadcasting reportedly plans streaming

  

  Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the largest broadcaster in the US, reportedly has plans to branch out to the streaming-TV business. Sinclair plans to launch a free TV-streaming app this year called STIRR, BuzzFeed reported Tuesday. The app will feature 24-hour local and national programming, as well as a variety of live and on-demand programming, the news outlet reported, citing sources familiar …

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• 10 July

  WhatsApp fights fake news with Indian newspaper ads

  

  WhatsApp took out newspaper ads to combat fake news in India on Tuesday, after rumors sparked the lynching of five men. WhatsApp The full-page ads, which ran in English, Hindi and other languages in daily papers, include tips for spotting fake news messages on WhatsApp. Readers are advised to check if a message has been forwarded — WhatsApp is rolling …

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• 10 July

  Samsung planning white Galaxy Tab S4?

  

  The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 unveiling is rumored to be just around the corner, and we may already have evidence of at least one color variant. The upcoming tablet, which is widely expected to be revealed this month, will be available in white, according to an image posted Tuesday evening on Twitter by prolific leaker Evan Blass. The device will …

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• 10 July

  Democrats slam FCC over complaint process reforms

  

  Democrats in Congress are expressing concern about a Federal Communications Commission plan to modify the consumer complaint process, saying it might push people to use a pricey option rather than a free one. The FCC is expected to vote Thursday to finalize a proposal that will “streamline and consolidate” rules for lodging complaints against phone companies. The revised rules, if approved, …

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• 10 July

  This 32

  

  Want to talk deals with yours truly? I’m hitting the library circuit here in Michigan, presenting “7 Surprising Ways to Save Money Online” at no fewer than seven locations over the next few months. Next up: The Dexter District Library, July 11, 7 p.m. If you live in the area, come on out! I’ll be raffling off prizes and giving …

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• 10 July

  Here are 5 ways Apple’s App Store changed how we use smartphones

  

  Without Apple’s App Store, your iPhone may well have just stayed a phone. The App Store has been around so long, it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t always a core part of the iPhone concept. The store came a year after the introduction of original iPhone, arriving with the iPhone 3G. It debuted with 500 apps from developers like MLB …

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• 10 July

  WhatsApp’s new forwarding feature may actually save lives

  

  WhatsApp is making it easier to tell where your messages are coming from in order to quash fake news. And the ramifications could save lives. Starting Tuesday, WhatsApp will label which messages you receive have been forwarded to you. The company announced on its blog that the feature is available on the latest version of WhatsApp. WhatsApp says this helps …

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• 10 July

  Google’s longtime AI boss is now in charge of Apple Siri

  

  We don’t typically cover executive moves at CNET, but this one might pique your curiosity: Apple has poached Google’s former head of AI and search to help fix Apple’s Siri voice assistant. Technically, the poaching part happened three months ago, but on Tuesday the other shoe has dropped: As spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s Leadership page now lists Giannandrea as “Apple’s …

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