Twitter on Friday announced that it is expanding the experimental option to let users downvote replies within tweets to a global audience. The feature was initially tested with some iOS users last year. Twitter said that the option to downvote replies is to help understand the types of replies users find relevant in a conversation.
Oppo’s Reno series has been the company’s flagship offering in India for a few years now, ever since it stopped launching new models in the Find series. The formula for Reno Pro models has been pretty straightforward so far — slim bodies with curved displays and very fast charging. While the charging bit is still
Brave is a popular choice in browsing thanks to its focus on privacy, ad and tracker blocking, and the fact that using it is a move away from mainstream browsers. If you’ve heard the name, you’ve likely heard of Brave Ads and Brave Rewards. However, if Brave Wallet slipped under your radar, this article will
Nokia G21 alleged renders have been leaked suggesting that the smartphone will come in at least two colour options. The images also suggest that the smartphone will feature a waterdrop notch and a triple rear camera setup. Claimed to be the successor of the Nokia G20 that went live in India in July last year,
Microsoft has detailed its plans for Windows 11 testing throughout 2022, after revealing last week that the operating system is getting a bigger than usual update in February with Android apps, taskbar improvements, and much more. According to The Verge, the software maker has said it plans to experiment more with features for Windows 11
Before you invest in crypto or even dabble in it, it’s important to understand the types of threats it can face. While blockchains are incredibly secure, they still have their fair share of weak points. There is little regulation in the technology, and rewards for hackers can be vast, with direct access to large amounts
Oppo Watch Free was launched in India today (Friday, February 4) alongside the Reno 7 5G and Reno 7 Pro 5G smartphones. The new Oppo smartwatch comes with 14 days of battery life and is equipped with an AMOLED display. It also carries fast charging support that is rated to deliver a day’s battery life
While presenting the Union Budget 2022 this week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam announced the plans to set up an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC) promotion task force. It is aimed to “recommend ways to realise” the ability to create jobs and “build domestic capacity” for fulfilling the growing demand in India and around
Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 1.5 million pounds (roughly Rs. 11 crore) over fresh issues regarding its purchase of Giphy, a sanction that the US firm said it would accept. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken a tough line with major tech groups in recent years, investigating
Following a court order, developers working on dating apps don’t have to use Apple’s in-app purchase system in the Netherlands. And because those purchases aren’t handled by Apple, the company doesn’t take its usual 30% cut on digital purchases. But developers who use a third-party payment system still have to pay a commission. And Apple
Apple’s upcoming iPhone SE 3 smartphone, which is tipped to be a successor to the company’s iPhone SE (2020) handset, is rumoured to launch at Apple’s Spring Launch event later this year. The company has reportedly imported three new iPhone models to India for testing, alongside two new iPad models, to be launched at an
If you have cryptocurrency, you need to deal with keys. But, what are the keys? What do they do? Why is there more than one key for a single account? How and why should they be treated differently? There’s a lot to keep track of, but it doesn’t have to be as complicated as it
Oppo Reno 7 5G and Reno 7 Pro 5G India launch will take place today (Friday, February 4). The smartphones belong to the Oppo Reno 7 5G series that debuted in China last year. The Oppo Reno 7 5G’s India variant is tipped to pack a different set of specifications compared to its China version.
Activision Blizzard, which is being acquired by Microsoft for $68.7 billion (roughly Rs. 5,13,300 crore), missed market estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Thursday, as the pandemic-fuelled sales boost for its games such as Call of Duty showed signs of cooling. Videogame sales in the United States surged since the start of the pandemic, as people
Amazon announced on Thursday that it was raising the price of its annual US Prime subscriptions by 17 percent, as it looks to offset higher costs for shipping and wages that it expects to persist this year. Shares rose as much as 17 percent in extended trade as Amazon also beat profit expectations for the holiday season.
Sony Bravia A75K Smart TV with 4K OLED display has been unveiled. The smart TV comes with multiple video-related technologies and features such as Cognitive Processor XR, XR OLED Contrast Pro, XR Triluminos Pro, Auto Low Latency Mode, Acoustic Surface Audio, support for virtual assistants, and a smart remote. The Sony Bravia A75K will be
Twitter is reportedly working on a “Twitter Articles” feature that could allow users to post tweets with longer text. According to details shared by a reverse engineering expert on Twitter, the company may allow users to write posts beyond the existing 280-character limit on the platform. Currently, users can tweet longer text pieces using threads,
In Meta’s annual report, the company revealed some interesting figures on Facebook’s users. The report showed that Facebook experienced a slight drop in users towards the end of 2021. Since the report, the internet has been going crazy, and headlines have been looking at why Facebook is doomed, or failing, or not popular anymore, as
South Korea’s telecommunications regulator wants better compliance plans from Apple and Alphabet’s Google before finalising rules for a law banning app store operators from forcing software developers to use their payments systems, officials said on Thursday. South Korea passed the law, an amendment to the Telecommunication Business Act, last year. The rules, due to be
Motorola has been slowly adding budget 5G smartphones to its G series over the past year. We recently tested the Moto G51 and were happy with its performance. Motorola has now launched the Moto G71 5G, which is the first smartphone to sport the new Snapdragon 695 SoC in India, and also boasts of a
Buying a new Android phone used to be easy just a couple of years ago. Every new generation of smartphones came with some serious improvements, so anything you bought would be a major upgrade over your current device. That’s not the case today. Modern smartphones are filled with impressive specs, but the difference between two
Japan’s Nintendo sold 18.95 million Switch units in the nine months to the end of December, the company said on Thursday, taking total sales past 100 million units and exceeding lifetime sales of the Wii console. Although the figure undershot the 24.1 million units sold in the corresponding period a year earlier, the milestone highlights
Realme Buds Air 3 true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones India launch will take place later this month, as per a report. The earphones are said to be launched in two colour options. The rumoured TWS earphones will be the successor to the Realme Buds Air 2. Meanwhile, another report has tipped the specifications, price, and
Netgear Nighthawk AX1800 (EAX20) and Nighthawk AX6000 (EAX80) Wi-Fi 6 mesh extenders were launched in India on Thursday. The new Wi-Fi extenders are designed to widen bandwidth using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) technology. In terms of differences between the two, the Netgear Nighthawk AX1800 mesh extender comes as a new four-stream mesh extender
A huge amount of energy use on our planet goes toward creating heat, and not only that, but a large amount of that energy is wasted and byproducts like CO2 blasted into the atmosphere. Modern Electron could change that with a new system that captures the emissions and produces clean hydrogen, right inside a home
A true “metaverse” may not yet exist, but that hasn’t stopped marketers from adopting the buzzword to promote their apps and games on mobile app stores. According to new data shared today by Sensor Tower, there are now 552 mobile apps that include the term “metaverse” in their apps’ titles or descriptions, in hopes of
If you care about the audio quality of the music you listen to, you will likely come across hi-res audio formats such as FLAC, WAV, and AAC. Streaming services are now beginning to offer these hi-res audio options to people who have the necessary audio gear to take advantage of them. TIDAL Masters is TIDAL’s
Noise ColorFit Icon Buzz has been launched in India as the latest model in the brand’s ColorFit range of smartwatches. The new smartwatch comes with Bluetooth calling support that allows users to make and attend voice calls directly from their wrist, without taking out the connected phone from their pocket. The Noise ColorFit Icon Buzz
Sony is set to launch more than 10 live service games by 2026, the company announced during its latest earnings report on Wednesday. The company revealed that it sold 3.9 million PlayStation 5 units in the third quarter of 2021, bringing the total number of current-gen consoles sold by Sony up to 17.3 million, which
Realme GT 2 series and Realme Narzo 50 are set to launch in India soon, Realme Vice President Madhav Sheth has teased on his latest ‘ask me anything’ (AMA) session. The Realme GT 2 series comprising the Realme GT 2 and Realme GT 2 Pro were launched in China last month. However, the Realme Narzo