WhatsApp has started rolling out waveforms for voice messages you send or receive on the platform. The latest change is initially in place for select beta testers on both Android and iOS. WhatsApp replaces the original interface for audio messages by showing voice waveforms on chat bubbles. In addition to waveforms for beta testers, WhatsApp
WhatsApp has offered disappearing messages for a while, where messages you send and receive vanish after a certain amount of time. The trouble was, you had to enable this for every chat individually. Now, WhatsApp has rolled out an update that lets you choose to automatically enable disappearing messages for every new chat that you
Apple Watch SE (second generation) will reportedly launch sometime next year. The smartwatch is also expected to get a rugged variant, designed especially for athletes. However, at this point, there is no confirmation on when the next Apple Watch SE will launch. The upcoming budget-oriented smartwatch from Apple is speculated to get some additional fitness
Tecno Spark 8T launch in India has been confirmed by the company via an official teaser on Twitter. There is no information on the specifications and the launch date of the smartphone, however, it is expected to debut in India soon. The poster also reveals a few design elements of the phone. Tecno launched the
Need some information of an old hard disk drive? Unfortunately, it’s not easy to connect a drive to your PC. So, what can you do when you need to retrieve those old spreadsheets, or forgotten digital photos? Here are some useful and practical ways you can connect your hard drive to your current computer and
Pixel Watch renders have surfaced online, with a tipster claiming that these are “marketing images” of Google’s rumoured smartwatch. The images show the wearable with a round design, and a “bezel-less” display, while showing a ‘buy’ button which might be intended for the company’s online store. The renders have been shared less than a week
PS5’s December 6 India restock — predictably — came and disappeared in minutes. New pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 and PS5 Digital Edition went live at 12pm noon on Monday, and all the stock was gone under a minute on most websites. I managed to add a PS5 Digital Edition bundle to cart on Amazon,
The Matrix Resurrections final trailer is here — in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. The new trailer sets up how Keanu Reeves’ Neo and Carrie-Anne Moss’ Trinity — spoiler alert for an 18-year-old movie, both died in 2003’s The Matrix Revolutions — are back. It also confirms the role in place for Jonathan Groff (he’s
Berlin-based smartphone-as-a-service provider, Everphone, has topped up with $65 million in a Series C equity raise in addition to taking $135M in debt financing — for a total raise of $200M. The latest tranche of funding is led by German private equity investor, Cadence Growth Capital (CGC), which is now Everphone’s biggest shareholder. Deutsche Telekom,
TikTok has launched a new app for its seller community taking advantage of its suite of TikTok Shopping features, but the app is only available in Indonesia at present. TikTok Seller, as the app is called, allows TikTok’s seller community to run all aspects of their TikTok shop from their mobile device, from initially registering
Computers generate a lot of heat, but excessive heat can cause damage to the internal components of your PC. Fans are a vital part of your PC that helps minimize this heat and keep your computer running stable. If you’ve ever built a PC or dug into your BIOS, you might’ve come across the terms
Google has released a new mini-game as a Google Doodle to celebrate one of the world’s most popular dishes – Pizza. On this day in 2007, UNESCO recognised the culinary art of Neapolitan “Pizzaiuolo” for the Intangible Culinary Heritage of Humanity. To celebrate this, the search giant’s latest doodle features a mini-game where players have
Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12 Lite Zoom smartphones’ alleged specifications have leaked online. Citing IMEI database listings, a report says that both these handsets are a part of Xiaomi 12 series and are expected to launch in March next year along with Xiaomi Mix 5. The design of both these rumoured handsets is said
Jordan-based mobile game publisher TamatemGames announced today it has raised $11 million in a Series B led by KRAFTON, a South Korean game developer behind PUBG, marking its first investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Venture Souq, Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors also participated in the round. The Series B round brings its total
Halo Infinite brings back Xbox’s most iconic game after six years. The Halo franchise began in 2001 — as a launch title for the OG Xbox — and ever since, people have gone bonkers playing some of these titles. Halo Infinite had a surprise launch for its free-to-play multiplayer mode on November 15, alongside the
There are two types of people: those who shut down their computers frequently and the others who once powered their PCs on and never looked back. Well, if you fall in the first category, you’re making yourself available for multiple rewards. And if you’re among the latter ones, well, read on, you might learn something
PS5’s December restock is here. Today at 12pm noon, both variants of Sony’s elusive next-gen console — the Rs. 49,990 Blu-ray-equipped PS5, and its Rs. 39,990 disc-less counterpart PS5 Digital Edition — will be up for pre-order in India. If you are trying to buy PS5 online, you can do that on Amazon, Croma, Flipkart,
Alibaba said on Monday it was reorganising its international and domestic e-commerce businesses and would appoint a new chief financial officer. The changes come as Alibaba faces headwinds on multiple fronts, including increased competition, a slowing economy, and a regulatory crackdown. Alibaba said it would form two new units to house its main e-commerce businesses
Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday announced a slew of steps to protect woman users on its platform, including the launch of StopNCII.org in India that aims to combat the spread of non-consensual intimate images (NCII). Meta has also launched the Women’s Safety Hub, which will be available in Hindi and 11 other Indian languages, that
Do you have a post on Instagram where you don’t want people to comment? Are there comments that are irrelevant to the topic of your post or needlessly offensive? In that case, it may be time to disable comments for the post. Here, we will discuss how to turn off comments on an Instagram post
Global smartphone shipments will grow 5.3 percent year-over-year (YoY) by the end of 2021 despite supply chain issues, as per a forecast by International Data Corporation (IDC). In its latest report, the market research firm has predicted that there will be 1.35 billion smartphone shipments by the end of the year. It also says that
AnTuTu has released its Android performance rankings for the month of November. The Snapdragon 888+ SoC reigns supreme with the Snapdragon 778G chipsets taking over the mid-range segment. The statistics are taken from the period between November 1 and 30. The list is decided based on the average score instead of the highest ones. Additionally,
Vivo is all set to enter the tablet segment in the first half of 2022. This was first mentioned by Vivo’s Executive Vice President Hu Baishan during an interview in August. The company had also trademarked “Vivo Pad” with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in June under Class 9, which covers, among many
A dongle is a small device, typically in the general form of a USB flash drive, that plugs into another device to provide extra functionality. A wireless dongle, also called a Wi-Fi adapter, provides Wi-Fi capabilities to a device that otherwise isn’t Wi-Fi-capable, such as a desktop PC with no wireless network card. Dongles are
Meta has announced the arrival of a new Split Payments feature in Facebook Messenger. This feature, as the name suggests, will let you calculate and split expenses with others right from Facebook Messenger. This feature essentially looks to bring an easier method to share the cost of bills and expenses — for example, splitting a
Do you use your writing skills to pay your bills? If so, you might be afraid of artificial intelligence writing software threatening to take over your job. After all, the question now has changed from “can” AI replace professional writers to “when will?” With AI getting smarter day by day, this question requires a deeper
Many people believe that playing violent video games is a bad idea because they fear it will lead to an increase in aggressive behaviour. As these games become increasingly popular, some academics have expressed their concerns. However, according to a new study, concerns about the psychological effects of violent video games may be unfounded. Participants’
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is not due to release for another 10 months, but in a surprise trailer reveal early on Sunday, Marvel and Sony Pictures gave us our first look at the sequel to the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Officially, it’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) — that’s a mouthful, I know
Buying a new device is never easy the first time around, especially if it requires you to know all kinds of jargon to even have an idea of what you’re purchasing. As awesome as they are, solid-state drives suffer from this issue. Fortunately, while SSD specifications may seem overly daunting at first, the truth is
PlayStation 5 will be back in stock in India on December 6 at 12pm IST (noon). Sony Centre has announced the restock on its official website ShopAtSC. Games The Shop has already confirmed that they will be stocking the next-gen Sony console for December 6. As is the trend, expect other retailers such as Amazon