Top Tech News Today: Google Phone App Integrating WhatsApp Calls, Nikon Acquires Cinema Maker Red, More

The Google Phone app seems to be experimenting with integrating WhatsApp calls and simplifying the process of initiating video calls with contacts.

For some users, the Google Phone app, commonly used as the dialer on Pixels and other devices, is introducing two new functionalities.

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Google Phone App Integrating WhatsApp Calls

The Google Phone app seems to be experimenting with integrating WhatsApp calls and simplifying the process of initiating video calls with contacts. For some users, the Google Phone app, commonly used as the dialer on Pixels and other devices, is introducing two new functionalities. The first feature, as observed by @Kishore9196 on Twitter/X, involves support for WhatsApp calls. This addition enables the Google Phone app to display past calls from WhatsApp alongside regular phone calls. Although this capability has been technically feasible for a few years, this marks the first instance of WhatsApp showing indications of utilising it.

Nikon Acquires Cinema Maker Red

Japanese camera major Nikon announced its full acquisition of RED Digital Cinema, a renowned US movie camera manufacturer highly regarded in Hollywood for its exceptional image quality. This move signifies Nikon's entry into the realm of cinema and follows closely on the heels of the resolution of a lawsuit filed by RED against Nikon for purported patent infringement less than a year ago.

X Brings Articles For Post Long-Form Written Content

Giving a challenge to traditional media, Elon Musk's X unveiled "Articles", offering a fresh avenue for sharing lengthy written content on the platform. Premium users who subscribe to X services can now publish articles featuring stylised text, embedded images, and videos. Besides text, articles can incorporate images, videos, GIFs, posts, and links. Additionally, you have the flexibility to format text using headings, subheadings, bold, italics, strikethrough, indentation, numerical and bulleted lists.

Spotify Is Set To Hike Subscription Prices In This Country

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has announced it will raise subscription prices in France in response to a new tax. The streaming service argues that the tax, implemented by the government last year at 1.2 per cent on streaming companies' revenue, will not achieve its intended goal of supporting music creation, the media has reported.