Bitcoin shed a fifth of its value on Saturday as a combination of profit-taking and macro-economic concerns triggered nearly a billion dollars worth of selling across cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin was 12 percent down at 9:20 GMT at $47,495 (roughly Rs. 35.76 lakhs). It fell as low as $41,967.5 (roughly Rs. 31.60 lakhs) during the session, taking total
Twitter’s new picture permission policy was aimed at combating online abuse, but US activists and researchers said Friday that far-right backers have employed it to protect themselves from scrutiny and to harass opponents. Even the social network admitted the rollout of the rules, which say anyone can ask Twitter to take down images of themselves
Gone are the days when Snapchat was solely used for person-to-person photo sharing. We know all about the goofy AR effects and multiple filters we use while snapping, but with its Snapchat Scan feature, Snapchat has a fun, unique element that makes it stand out. Let’s explore more about the augmented reality (AR) experience of
Apple iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter. The hacks, which took place in the last several months, hit US officials either based in Uganda or focused on matters concerning the East
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has reportedly started receiving the MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition in India. Users are taking to Twitter to post screenshots of receiving the update. In addition to Indian users, it is reported that users in Turkey are also receiving the MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition update on their Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G
Vivaldi 5.0 has been released for Android and with it comes several new innovative features. The highlight of this version is the “Two-Level Tab Stacks” feature that introduces two rows of tabs to its mobile browser, making it the first in the world to do so. This option was introduced on the PC version earlier
As the years have gone by, we’ve seen display interfaces change many times. From the classic red, white, and yellow RCA connectors to all-in-one HDMI cables, data transmission for audio and video is becoming quicker and simpler every year. And, it needs to. With 4K being nearly universal and 8K entering the market, we need
Netflix has launched three new games on its platform for Android. The addition of Wonderputt Forever, Knittens and Dominoes Cafe now takes the number of total games to 10. Previously, the video streaming platform offered Stranger Things: 1984, Stranger Things 3: The Game, Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, Teeter Up, Asphalt Xtreme and Bowling Ballers. Just
Unicode Consortium, the not-for-profit organisation responsible for digitising the world’s languages, has released data about the most frequently used emoji of 2021. ‘Face with tears of joy’ emoji comes first in the ranking, followed by ‘red heart’. The third sport is taken up by ‘rolling on the floor laughing’, followed by ‘thumbs up’, and the
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes
If you’ve ever gone on a flight, then you know the drill. You have to go through security where you’re asked to place all your personal belongings in a tray, which goes through a scanner while you yourself pass through a metal detector—or, more recently, a whole-body scanner. Have you ever wondered how they can
Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation division is planning a new subscription service to compete with rival Microsoft Corp.’s popular Xbox Game Pass, according to people familiar with Sony’s plans and documents reviewed by Bloomberg. The service, code-named Spartacus, will allow PlayStation owners to pay a monthly fee for access to a catalog of modern and classic
Xiaomi Monitor 27-inch 4K and Redmi Monitor 27-inch Pro have debuted in China. The Xiaomi Monitor 27-inch 4K comes with a PANTONE-certified display and has a dedicated button for switching between professional modes. It features an LCD panel that offers 400 nits of peak brightness. The Redmi Monitor Pro is the more affordable model that
Nvidia has confirmed the reissue of the RTX 2060 but now with 12GB of VRAM, a GPU that was launched in 2019, as part of a move to alleviate sky-high prices of GPUs during the global chip shortage. The original Nvidia RTX 2060 graphics card was released in 2019 and came with 6GB of memory.
In the DIY space, single-board computers and microcontrollers are two of the hottest topics. And If you are new to this space, the differences between them might be confusing. So, what differentiates a single-board computer and a microcontroller? Let’s take a look. What’s a Single-Board Computer? A single-board computer (SBC), as the name suggests, is
At the annual Snapdragon Tech Summit this week Qualcomm announced a new generation of chips under its Snapdragon branding. The showstopper was Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that is essentially an incremental update to last year’s Snapdragon 888 and is meant for next-generation flagship Android phones coming later this year and next year. The San Diego-based
Oppo F21 series was previously reported to be debuting in the Indian market with two devices by the end of Q1 2022, likely March. It is now being reported that the Oppo F21 Pro+ and the standard Oppo F21 will release in India next year between March 17 and March 21. If the report is
Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’ve got lots of them. Looking for our other guides? Find them here! As we wade into the second pandemic-era holiday season, there’s no better time to throw yourself headlong into a new hobby. Or that’s what you should tell your loved ones
Meta, formerly Facebook, announced a series of initiatives aimed at the protection of the women users on the company’s social media platforms. The initiatives include the launch of stopncii.org in India — a platform that aims to combat the spread of non-consensual intimate images (NCII) and Safety Hub for Women that will enable more women
While Reddit has long been known for its reliable forum-type setup, it underwent a facelift aimed at increasing the platform’s interactivity in December 2021. Reddit has introduced a new range of features which include animations, real-time indicators, and comment notifications. But, how exactly will it work? Reddit Is Becoming More Interactive In a blog post
Apple Music is celebrating this Christmas season with its subscribers by giving them free songs from A-list artists including Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Alecia Keys, Elton John, DJ Khaled, and Nile Rodgers, among others. The new offering is available under the ‘From Apple Music With Love’ campaign that is currently live in India and around the
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE could launch in India around the same date as the global launch of the upcoming smartphone, according to a new report. The smartphone was previously expected to launch this year as a successor to Samsung Galaxy S20 FE that was launched in October 2020. The smartphone is expected to arrive during
Oppo Pad has been tipped to launch in India sometime soon. However, a specific launch date is not out yet but just an indicative timeline. The tablet from Oppo is said to launch sometime soon in China and has been reported to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC paired with 6GB of RAM.
There are dozens of privacy and anti-tracking extensions that you can add to your preferred desktop browser. But for a long time, prioritizing privacy has been a privilege limited to desktop users without Android. As the average internet user surfs the internet and uses apps more than ever, privacy on smartphones is more important than
Google Pixel Watch has been in rumours for quite a while now. Google was earlier speculated to unveil the much-awaited wearable in October alongside the Google Pixel 6 smartphone. Now, a new report suggests that Google is working on its first in-house smartwatch that will be launched in 2022. The watch is said to be
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will soon shut down data transfers from PUBG Mobile. Krafton, the game’s publisher, made the announcement regarding the data transfer policy for players who had played Livik map in PUBG Mobile on Friday. According to it, transfers will be shut down after December 31 this year. Ever since its launch, BGMI
Sportswear brand Adidas Originals has joined several other lifestyle labels to step into the metaverse. The company has partnered with two players of the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) space — Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Pixel Vaults Punks Comic, along with inking a deal with crypto investor Gmoney for its metaverse entry. The sportswear brand described
Buckle up; a crypto advertising frenzy is coming on Facebook and Instagram. Meta is changing its hard stance on crypto ads, and, as a result, you’ll see more of them across Facebook and Instagram soon. The company has relaxed some of its previous rules in a policy update, making it easy for cryptocurrency companies to
Fitness wearables have gained popularity in 2021, since nearly every manufacturer rushed to launch products with blood oxygen tracking abilities, a highly sought-after feature during the pandemic. If your New Year’s resolution is to get fit in 2022, a fitness tracker or a smartwatch would be a great companion. We have reviewed multiple fitness trackers
Pokemon Go for iOS has been updated with support for higher refresh rates on compatible smartphones, bringing improved touch response to the iPhone version of the popular location-based game. The latest update to the game on the App Store now allows users to “unlock” their smartphone’s native refresh rate, for higher frames per second (FPS)