WhatsApp Testing ‘Mark As Read’ and ‘Mute’ Buttons In Android Notifications

WhatsApp is finally bringing quick actions to its Android app. The messaging app will soon get a similar functionality to other apps such as Gmail or Android Messages with a ‘Mark As Read’ button in notifications. WABetaInfohas uncovered some details about the new ‘Mark As Read’ button in the code of the latest WhatsApp Beta update (v2.18.214), however, it has not gone live yet. Similarly you can also quickly send a reply to the contact who has messaged you just like you can now....

July 13, 2018 · 1 min · 198 words · Mary Anderson

Xbox One S (1TB) With PUBG Available on Flipkart For Just Rs 24,990

The Xbox One S doesn’t have the processing power or thenative-4K capabilities of the One X, but it is a prettypractical device for the vast majority of casual gamers. The 1TB version of the device is usually available online for just under Rs. 30,000 on its own, but there are loads of deals at the moment on the Xbox One S on Flipkart, offering some exciting bundles and reduced prices....

July 13, 2018 · 2 min · 277 words · Ashley Woodard

YouTube Issues Strikes Against Top Creators Plugging Twitch Streams in Videos

With Twitch’srecent pushinto the limelight, YouTube is now a little salty. And as a result, the video streaming giant now appears to have started terminating accounts for creators who are found to be promoting their Twitch stream on YouTube. It’s obvious that a lot of creators are active on both platforms, streaming on Twitch and uploading clips on YouTube or interacting with awider fanbaseby creating different types of content on both....

July 13, 2018 · 3 min · 428 words · Timothy Jenkins

141 Alleged PUBG Cheaters Have Been Arrested in China This Year

PUBG has amassive cheating problem, and nowhere is it more acutethan in China. To combat the problem, the developers have beenworking with local law enforcementin the country for a long time. As part of the process, Chinese police have reportedlyarrested 141 peoplethis year for allegedly developing code to cheat in PUBG. The arrests are said to be a joint effort from Chinese police and tech giant Tencent, the publisher of the game in China....

July 12, 2018 · 2 min · 294 words · Alex Jones

Asus ZenFone 5Z Battery Test: Decent Battery with Fast Charging

Asus recently launched the ZenFone 5Z in India aiming to upend the OnePlus 6’s dominance in the market. The ZenFone 5Z comes in at a starting price ofRs. 29,999and brings a 3,300 mAh battery with QuickCharge 3.0 support. So, if you’re wondering how long the battery on the ZenFone 5Z lasts, we’ve done the testing for you. Charging Test I tried charging the ZenFone 5Z from 10% all the way up to 100% and noticed a couple of things....

July 12, 2018 · 3 min · 488 words · James Aguilar

Asus ZenFone 5Z Camera Review: Flagship-grade or Ordinary?

Asus ZenFone 5Z (₹29,999) is a great smartphone on paper as it brings the top of the line hardware specifications despite costing less than half the price of a normal flagship device. In fact, this is the first time when a smartphone was able to undercut OnePlus’ offering in the affordable flagship market. That said, we all know that affordable flagship devices might match a flagship device in performance, however, they do falter when it comes to the camera quality....

July 12, 2018 · 6 min · 1073 words · Anthony Bond

Asus ZenFone 5Z FAQ: Everything You Need to Know

On paper, Asus ZenFone 5Z (₹29,999) seems too good to be true, and may be that’s why we are being bombarded with questions regarding this smartphone. Hence, we decided to answer all your questions in a single article. In this article, we are going to answer all the frequently asked questions about the Asus ZenFone 5Z which our readers have asked us, and hopefully clear all the doubts which you are having about the smartphone....

July 12, 2018 · 4 min · 729 words · Juan Clark

Asus ZenFone 5Z Gaming Review: Amazing Performance at a Great Price

The Asus ZenFone 5Z was launched recently at a highly competitive starting price point ofRs. 29,999. A price, at which the phone is bringing flagship grade specs including a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6/8 GB of RAM, and 64/128 GB of storage. As far as the hardware is concerned, the phone definitely looks like it’ll have some pretty amazing performance, so we put the ZenFone 5Z to the test to see what the performance of the phone is like....

July 12, 2018 · 4 min · 651 words · David Perez

Celebrity Accounts Will Lose Millions of Fake Followers in Latest Twitter Purge

As part of itsongoing efforts to purge fake accountsand fight automated spam bots, Twitter hasannouncedthat it will remove all locked accounts from the follower-counts of other users. The policy comes in to effect from Thursday, and according to the company, will help it in its“ongoing and global effort to build trust and encourage healthy conversation healthy conversation on the platform”. One of the effects of the new policy is many users will see a slight drop in their follower counts, although, it will only be restricted just“four followers or fewer”for most people....

July 12, 2018 · 2 min · 348 words · Joshua Contreras

Flipkart Announces Big Shopping Days Sale From July 16-19

Flipkart has announced the latest edition of its ‘Big Shopping Days’ sale to counter’sAmazon’s Prime Dayglobal shopping extravaganza. While the latter will be a36-hour eventthat will running thru July 16 and 17, Flipkart will run its program for an 80-hour period over three days, from 4pm on July 16 to midnight, July 19. As part of the process, the homegrown online retailer, which was recentlyacquired by Walmartin a multi-billion dollar deal, is offering customers the chance to win“rewards and freebies every minute, every hour and every day”....

July 12, 2018 · 3 min · 505 words · Andrea Copeland

Fortnite Season 5 Update Brings Tons of Gameplay Changes, Features for Nintendo Switch, iOS

Among other changes Fortnite now has viking ships, desert outposts, and ancient islands and new vehicles as well as rift travel. For those who are gaming on the Switch,Fortnitefinally gets gyroscope control support, while Fortnite on iOS now supports autofire. Autofire is essentially a way to keep new players happy as it fires your weapon automatically when the reticle is over an enemy within shooting range. Players will be given the option to pick a fire mode in the game, which can of course be changed later on....

July 12, 2018 · 4 min · 652 words · Monique Chapman

Fujifilm Launches X-T100 Mirrorless Camera in India Starting at Rs. 47,999

Fujifilm has launched the X-T100 mirrorless camera in India starting at Rs. 47,999. The camera flaunts a compact, retro design with an anodized aluminum top cover and a faux-leather finish on the rest of the body, but the internals are all top notch too. The X-T100 has been priced at Rs. 47,999 for the body only, while the X-T100 Kit with XC-15-45mm lens will be available at Rs. 54,999 and goes up to Rs....

July 12, 2018 · 2 min · 375 words · Martha Walsh

GOQii Vital Fitness Band with Blood Pressure Monitor Launched for Rs 3,499

The competition in the fitness wearable segment is heating up with each passing day, and the latest one to enter the fray is GOQii. The California-based company has today launched the Vital fitness band in India which comes with dedicated sensors to track body vitals such as blood pressure and heart rate. “The new GOQii Vital band is designed to help monitor key vital stats like Blood Pressure and Heart Rate....

July 12, 2018 · 2 min · 247 words · Bryan Ferguson