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While the authorities are finding it extremely hard to control the brutal lynchings in India, the government has been pushing the blame for the same on WhatsApp. It hasalready sent a letterto the Facebook-owned messaging giant, who has moved to take rigorous steps, but the government is still not satisfied with its efforts. At the beginning of this month, the IT Ministry had contacted WhatsApp to air its concern about the spread of false stories and rumors on its platform....

Instagram Stories is a wonderful medium for sharing interesting and short-lived bursts of happiness that you witness during the day. It is also a great way of engaging other people, especially if you’re an influencer on social media. Now, to increase engagement and prompt quick conversations, Instagram has introduced a small and handy new element in stories. Now, users will be able toreact to Stories with the help of animated emojiresponses....

Back in March last year, Instagram added the 2-Factor-Authentication feature to help users secure their accounts against potential breach of credentials. But, just like any other SMS-based authenticator, Instagram’s 2FA is prone to sabotage in case you lose your phone or your SIM card gets hacked. As a solution to this, Instagram has revealed toTechCrunchthat it is working on a two-factor authentication system whichrelies on security apps such as Duo and Google Authenticator instead of SMS-based verification codes....

On stage at Reliance Industries’ 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM), the company showed off how some of the most popular social media apps, WhatsApp, YouTube, or Facebook are going to work on the original JioPhone. However, it hadn’t revealed a release date for them until today. In an official press release, Reliance Jio has today announced thatWhatsApp, as well as YouTube, will be supported on the JioPhone from 15th August. Facebook has beensupportedon the company’s KaiOS-powered ‘smart feature phone’ since February earlier this year, while Google Maps hasjust recentlyjoined the band....

MediaTek might have earned a bad rap but its Helio P and X series has some decent performers. Now, the chipmaker is introducing anew range of chipsets called the Helio A Seriesaimed at the mid-range segment and the first SoC in this series is Helio A22. The A Series, short for “Advanced”, is designed to powersmartphones priced between $100-150and will compete with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 400 series. The chipset brings support for dual cameras,Bluetooth 5....

Mi Notebook Air Specs: First, let’s get the specs out of the way for this laptop. For this review, I’m testing the high-end model of the Mi Notebook Air that comes with an 8th-gen Core i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and 2GB of MX150 graphics. Here’s all the hardware this laptop packs. The first thought that came into my mind when I saw the Mi Notebook Air for the first time was that it looks like a MacBook Pro that Apple forgot to put their logo on....

The Mountain View giant had recently rolled out the Android P Developer Preview 4 or the Public Beta 3 for its Pixel devices, bringing forth features such as a new gesture navigation slider, a dedicated option for Dark Mode, and more. Well, it seems like the new update has now finally made its way to the Nokia 7 plus as well. Nokia has announced in anofficial forum postthatthe new Android P – DP4 (Beta 3) V3....

With theNokia X6losing its exclusivity and going global, HMD Global has now decided to treat the Chinese with yet another stunning and notch-laden device –the Nokia X5. This is the second device in the company’s ‘X series’ and is quite resemblant to the Nokia X6 in both design and aesthetics. The first thing that grabs your attention towards the Nokia X5 is itsimpressive 5.86-inch HD+ display, with a 19:9 aspect ratio, 2....

OnePlus has been quite successful in the smartphone business, making a name for itself by starting and still ruling the budget flagship market. Its smartphones have offered a lot of features, and of the highlighted features have got to be the Dash Charge. However, the company has lately been avoiding using the term altogether, and now we may know why. It wasearlier reportedthatthe EU had recently rejected the Chinese smartphone maker’s application to use the ‘Dash Charge’ brandingfollowing opposition from at least two companies, including Amazon....

Samsung has already confirmed that it will be launching its next major flagship – the Galaxy Note 9 – in the second week of August. As usual, the rumors about the flagship have begun to pour in and the next in line is a full press render of the flagship dropped by renowned leakster, Evan Blass. The leakster has shared a wholesome glimpse of what the Galaxy Note 9 could look like....

There was a time when Samsung used to dominate the budget smartphone market in India. However, for the last couple of years, the company has been mainly focusing on its flagship devices which gave Chinese companies like Xiaomi and Huawei, a chance to come in and fill the vacuum. It seems that Samsung has realized its mistake and is trying to reclaim its lost marketshare by releasing a number of new budget devices....

Samsung is at it once again. Amidst the low sales of the Galaxy S9/S9+, the company has taken a shot once again at Apple’s iPhone X, bringing about a direct mocking of the Cupertino giant’s flagship device. In the new ad, a shopper at an Apple Store asks if the iPhone X has the fastest LTE speeds. The seller (called Genius in the ad), tries to explain that the iPhone X has faster download speeds than the iPhone 8, but he goes silent when asked about the speeds in comparison to the Galaxy S9....

Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Tecno will soon be releasing its first ever dual camera smartphone in India. The smartphone, which will also be the company’sfirst ever to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon processoris being branded as a “Made for India” product, with the company prioritising Indian customers by launching the phone in the country first before a global launch under Tecno Mobiles’ ‘Camon’ series of smartphones. With the Indian festive season looming, the new dual camera phone will also bethe first in a series of new smartphonesthat the company is planning to launch in India as part of its festival readiness plans....