WhatsApp has started beta testing skin tone combinations for couple emojis on Android. The update comes a long time after the instant messaging app has allowed iOS users to pick their preferred skin tone combination for couple emojis on the iPhone. Separately, WhatsApp has reportedly started testing a new feature to let users explore the
The US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block US chip company Nvidia’s more than $80 billion (roughly Rs. 5,99,760 crore) planned acquisition of British chip technology provider Arm, adding to already significant global regulatory challenges of the deal. The FTC said the proposed deal would give one of the largest chip companies control over computing
Solana is one of the world’s fastest blockchain platforms. As a result, the Solana (SOL) cryptocurrency has skyrocketed in value, jumping from $4.23 to $200 and above in 2021 alone. One of the main reasons behind Solana’s meteoric rise is the hype around NFTs and increasing adoption throughout the DeFi community. In addition, the Solana
PlayStation Plus games for December 2021 have been officially announced, bringing three titles for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 gamers this month. PS Plus subscribers can look forward to Godfall: Challenger Edition, Mortal Shell, and Lego DC Super-Villains, which will be available from December 7. In addition to the PlayStation Plus games for the month, PS4
Meta, formerly Facebook, has expanded its terms and conditions for running crypto adverts on Facebook, providing companies and financial entities more headroom to market their digital asset products. The social media giant said it was implementing this expansion because the “cryptocurrency landscape has continued to mature and stabilise in recent years and has seen more
Francois Nguyen Contributor Francois Nguyen, executive design director of product design at frog, is responsible for ensuring high standards of design excellence. With hybrid models taking off across many aspects of society, it’s clear that though they offer incredible flexibility, the boundary lines between work and personal life are becoming increasingly blurred and emotionally draining. Ritual has always been
The holiday shopping season kicked off last week with some lackluster results, but employers are still in dire need of workers. The tight labor market, driven in part by “The Great Resignation,” is highlighting the need for more tech-enabled tools for connecting employers with available workers. Shiftsmart, a New York-based labor management resource, is the
Google seems to be widely rolling out a new YouTube app-like experience for Chromecast. The update is mostly available for Chromecast Ultra and Chromecast (3rd generation) that was released in 2018. 9to5Google that first reported on the update says that the experience has not been made available to older Chromecast models for the first time.
Clubhouse has rolled out support for 13 new languages on the social audio platform, bringing the total number of local languages to 26. Support for two more Indian languages – Bengali and Marathi – is now rolling out to users along with 11 other languages as part of the latest update. Clubhouse has also announced
In a globalized world, it can be difficult to know how to properly pronounce everyone’s names. These days, it’s not uncommon to work with people from different countries, especially as remote work becomes the norm. Previously, this meant asking a common contact or awkwardly asking people when you meet. Thankfully, LinkedIn allows users to add
Apple, suffering from a global supply crunch, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand. The company has told its component suppliers that demand for the iPhone 13 lineup has weakened, people familiar with the matter said, signalling that some consumers have decided against trying to get the hard-to-find item. Already, Apple had cut its
Realme 9i renders have been spotted online, giving smartphone enthusiasts an idea of what to expect from the handset that is tipped to launch in Q1 2022. The Realme 9i smartphone is yet to be confirmed by the Chinese company, but the concept renders suggest that the successor to the Realme 8i smartphone, could sport
Google has announced a list of new features for Android users that are rolling out to make your phones more useful. One of the most notable features is Family Bell that can help you and your family to stay on track with your daily schedules by receiving their alerts on phones as well as home
Every movement makes some noise, and your keyboard keys are no exception. Unfortunately, there is simply no such thing as a noiseless keyboard, and the degree to which a keyboard is noisy depends on how clicky its keys are. There are some ways you can try to quiet your noisy mechanical keyboard if it is
Realme Watch T1 could be making its debut in the Indian market soon. The details are yet to be officially announced by the Chinese smartphone maker, but ahead of it, the latest Realme smartwatch has been allegedly spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, hinting that it may launch in the Indian market
iQoo Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2021 has kickstarted with the ‘The Grind’ tournament. The Grind is a mini tournament that will see 32 teams compete for two weeks in the In-Game Qualifiers before the teams advance to the main event. The League stage ‘Grind Week’, will commence from December 2 and will run till December
Garrett Endicott, the sixth member of a hacking group called “The Community” has been sentenced to 10-month imprisonment as well as asked to pay a hefty fine of $120,000 (roughly Rs. 90 lakh) for a 2019 SIM hijacking case. Accessing the cryptocurrency accounts and emails of the victims via hacked SIMs, this group stole up to
SoftBank-based digital creation platform Picsart, which recently hit uniciorn status, announced today it’s acquiring the research and development company DeepCraft. The deal is a combination of both cash and stock and is in the seven-figure range, but the exact terms aren’t being disclosed. Picsart today offers a range of digital creation and editing tools aimed
The term “supply chain” was largely unknown outside of manufacturing, shipping, and haulage until a couple of years ago. Now, we have a seemingly unending “supply chain crisis” which threatens to disrupt everything from Christmas to weddings to online shopping. In this week’s show, Christian Cawley chats with David Savage of Geotab, a fleet telematics
Apple on Thursday released the list of its 2021 App Store Award winners to highlight the 15 best apps and games of the year across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and the Apple TV. The list includes kids-focussed app Toca Life: World, video editor LumaFusion, documents and notes app Craft, and live sports streaming
Oppo has revealed the global rollout plan for its ColorOS 12, the latest version of its Android 12-based operating system, for December. The company has announced the devices that will receive beta and stable versions of ColorOS 12 this month. The stable version will be rolled out in batches, which means it may take some
Apple today released its anticipated annual list of the best apps and games of the year across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch. This year, children’s app maker Toca Boca won iPhone App of the Year for “Toca Life World,” and Riot Games’ “League of Legends: Wild Rift” was the iPhone Game of
A blockchain is a form of distributed ledger technology wherein a shared digital ledger makes transactions visible and transparent. For years, blockchain was touted by futurists as a way to stop fraud from happening. However, blockchain also has several qualities that make it prime for various scams by bad actors—irreversibility, lack of laws, and anonymity.
Cyberpunk 2077 next-gen version is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022) alongside a major update for all platforms, Adam Kiciński, President and Joint CEO of CD Projekt Group, has said. The executive of the Polish video games maker also says that it is also working on a first expansion of
Qualcomm on Thursday expanded its portfolio of silicon powering Always On, Always Connected PCs by introducing the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 compute platforms, at its Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021. The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is specifically designed for premium, ultra-slim fanless laptops that require both performance and battery efficiency. The
Snapdragon’s G3x is Qualcomm’s fantastically exciting bid to embrace the gaming market — a brand new reach for the manufacturer, which introduces powerful GPUs, 5G-enabled connectivity, the ability to power external screens, immersive audio capabilities, haptic feedback and a slew of other features that handheld gaming manufacturers have had to cobble together from other sources.
Link management company Bitly announced Wednesday its acquisition of Germany-based QR code company Egoditor GmbH whose flagship product is the QR Code Generator. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Toby Gabriner, CEO of Bitly, disclosed that it was a cash-and-stock deal that, when completed, will result in a combined company that has over
Vu Televisions has launched its own online store in India where select models will be available to buy directly from the company. The new online store vustore.com was launched today (December 1), and will initially have two of the company’s successful television models in the Vu Premium TV range on sale. Vu says that its
After a year that made the terms WFH (work from home) and metaverse instantly recognizable for many people, there are a new set of technological trends headed this way for 2022. Here’s a selection of how technology may change lives in the coming year: Meatless meat Meat alternatives have become common in an increasing number
In an update to its Private Information Policy, Twitter has announced that it will not allow users to share private media such as images or videos of private individuals without their consent. But what falls under this new ban? And how will enforcement work? Here’s what you need to know about Twitter’s policy on sharing