Snapchat is preparing to launch a big new feature that uses your selfies to replace the faces of people in videos you can then share. It’s essentially a simplified way to Deepfake you into GIFs. Cameos are an alternative to Bitmoji for quickly conveying an emotion, reaction, or silly situation in Snapchat messages. Some French
Advertisement Imagine a world in which you could shop online without ever needing to enter a credit or debit card number; the increased security alone would be a massive boon. No one could look over your shoulder in a public setting, and you wouldn’t be at risk from credit card fraud or physical theft. Well,
Netflix is ploughing Rs. 3,000 crores ($420 million) this year and next to produce more local content in India, one of the biggest and most-crowded markets for the world’s largest paid streaming-service provider. “You’ll start to see a lot of stuff hit the screen, big investment,” Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings said at an event
Airtel has announced that it is lifting the FUP cap on voice calls for all unlimited plans. Operators in recent months have been charging for outgoing calls made to other networks. With its move, Airtel becomes the only telecom operator among the big three to offer truly unlimited calling facility with its bundled voice and
Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro has been found to continuously collecting and transmitting its users location data even when the user has blocked it from doing so. Security journalist Brian Krebs wrote about this on his blog recently, with an accompanying video revealing that the new iPhone continues to collect GPS data for certain apps and
I now have low expectations when Mark Zuckerberg writes a manifesto, gives a speech, grants media interviews or fields questions from lawmakers. In these settings, and particularly on questions about how the world should or does work, Facebook’s chief executive officer can seem over-rehearsed, scarily superficial, cravenly political, evasive – or all of the above.
WhatsApp has begun the rollout of an update for its Android app that brings a highly useful feature – call waiting. As the name clearly suggests, this features alerts users when they receive a WhatsApp call when they are already in the middle of another WhatsApp call with someone else. Rather than automatically disconnecting the
Samsung will unleash a flood of Galaxy A 2020 series phones soon, and is also tipped to launch toned-down versions of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 flagships – tentatively called Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite – later this month. After appearing in multiple leaks, certification database, and even benchmark listings,
At the ongoing Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm has expanded its portfolio of chips for Windows on ARM PCs, with the introduction of the Snapdragon 8c and Snapdragon 7c. These new chips are designed for mainstream and entry-level PCs respectively, and just like the Snapdragon 8cx launched last year, are said to deliver AI-accelerated performance, long
In African fintech, the fourth quarter of 2019 brought big money to new entrants. Chinese investors put $220 million into OPay and PalmPay — two fledgling startups with plans to scale in Nigeria and the broader continent. Several sources told me the big bucks had created anxiety for more than few payments ventures in Nigeria
Advertisement Laptops have become more powerful and compact than ever before. A steep increase in CPU performance is facilitated by chips that are ever more densely packed with transistors. In parallel, slimmer cases pack an increasing number of processors and stronger graphics cards support bigger screens with higher resolutions. These developments come at a cost: excess
Adobe has announced that it is buying Oculus Medium, a virtual reality authoring tool born from Facebook’s Oculus division, in bid to build up its VR strategy. Presently, Medium is being used by game developers, indie VR developers, feature film concept artists, VFX artists, makers, and more. Adobe intends to use Medium to build out
OnePlus is reportedly gearing up to jump onto the ‘Lite’ bandwagon, following in the footsteps of Samsung as the South Korean electronics giant preps the launch of Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Lite. After renders of the upcoming OnePlus 8 and its Pro sibling surfaced online, alleged leak-based CAD renders and a 360-degree
Google is expanding its suite of “Digital Wellbeing” tools for Android devices with a new feature, Focus Mode, launching today. This feature allows users to turn off distractions — like social media updates or email notifications — for a period of time, so you can get things done without interruption. Focus Mode was first announced
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Smart wearables maker Garmin India on Friday launched Venu, its first smartwatch with AMOLED screen in India, at Rs. 37,490. The company also launched Vivoactive 4 GPS smartwatch at Rs. 32,590. The Garmin Venu smartwatch will be an Amazon exclusive until December 15, after which it will be made available via Tata CliQ, Myntra, Flipkart,
Vodafone Idea’s new unlimited plans were announced earlier this week, but it was not just the price hike that came as an unwelcome surprise, as the telco also imposed an FUP cap for voice calls to other networks. The more affordable unlimited plans capped the voice calls at 1,000 minutes, while the pricier long-term plans
Apple is reportedly planing to use Qualcomm’s ultrasonic fingerprint sensor technology in one iPhone model, set to be released in 2020. The iPhone maker was partnering with Taiwanese touchscreen maker GIS to develop an iPhone for 2020 or 2021 that could use the under-display tech, MacRumors reported on Wednesday. Qualcomm unveiled the new 3D Sonic
Xiaomi might have brought some hype to the affordable television industry in India over the last couple of years, but Indian television brand Vu has been selling affordable TVs since long before the Chinese company even made its entry into India. Vu typically offers big-screen, feature-filled televisions at affordable prices, giving traditional brands such as
US regulators on Friday said they had found now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica deceived consumers about the collection of Facebook data for voter profiling and targeting. The Federal Trade Commission also found that Cambridge Analytica engaged in deceptive practices relating to its participation in the EU-US Privacy Shield framework – a pact on the cross-border transfer
Advertisement Good news! You’ve matched up with that hot girl or guy on Tinder. Now what? You want to stand out. Specifically, you want to stand out in a good way. Most people will simply send a generic message, like “Hey! How’re you?”. But you really don’t want to be that boring. No, you want
Samsung Galaxy A51, after a torrent of leaks, might finally be launched later this month. As per a new report, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy A51 on December 12. Moreover, purported marketing images of the phone flaunting a familiar hole-punch design have also surfaced online, alongside details about its key internal specifications. The leaked Galaxy
10 years after debut, 300 million monthly user Imgur is one of the last massively popular yet unpersonalized home pages on the internet. Since everyone sees the same upvoted posts when they open Imgur, it creates a shared experience full of inside jokes and running gags. But while you can switch to a feed of
Advertisement Need an internet connection for your PC or laptop, but don’t want to use public Wi-Fi? The solution is simple: connect your smartphone’s mobile internet connection to your PC. This process is known as tethering. Using tethering with your laptop or tablet may be faster than the public Wi-Fi in your favorite cafe, but
Tesla boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as a federal court jury swiftly rejected the $190 million claim brought against him by a British cave explorer who Musk had branded a “pedo guy” on Twitter. The unanimous verdict by a panel of five women and three men was
Apple on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminium from a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest aluminium suppliers. The metal is being made by Elysis, a Montreal-based joint venture of Alcoa Corp and Rio Tinto announced last year with $144 million (roughly Rs. 1,027 crores) in funding from the
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JavaScript has become a staple in modern web development. This powerful language has evolved into an essential tool for any web developer to understand. JavaScript has special features that make it different from traditional programming languages. We’re going to dig into what it is, how it works, and what you can do with it. Let’s
Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) has reaped nearly $87 million (roughly Rs. 621 crores) in global player spending and more than 172 million downloads in its first two months. The game picked up nearly 21 million installs in November, compared to almost 146 million in October, revealed analytics firm Sensor Tower recently. As per report, the
Huawei has added a new fitness band to its wearables portfolio – Huawei Band 4 Pro. Huawei’s latest wearable comes equipped with a heart rate sensor as well as SpO2 sensor for gauging blood oxygen saturation levels. The Huawei Band 4 Pro features 0.95-inch AMOLED display and also offers NFC support for making contactless payments.