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Instagram has todayannouncedthat Stories now hasover 400 million daily active users. The active user base of Instagram Stories, once lambasted for being a Snapchat rip-off, is now more than double that of Snapchat’s daily users. As per Snap’s latest quarterly report, Snapchat has 191 million daily active users, a number which pales in comparison with the user count commanded by Instagram Stories. Indeed, Whatsapp Stories, which followed the Instagram feature, also has over 450 million daily active users....

Xiaomi — the Chinese smartphone giant that started off as ‘yet another smartphone maker’ in the country, has now made its place among the top smartphone sellers in India. Its budget smartphones, like the Redmi Note 4 last year, and the Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro this year, have sold like hot cakes and it looks like Xiaomi can do no wrong. After all, the company has crossed Samsung to become the biggest smartphone seller in India just recently....

Firstlaunchedin Brazil back in April, Motorolarecently broughtits Moto G6 series in India to give consumers a premium smartphone that rivals the budget devices from Xiaomi and Honor. However, thebudget Moto E5has been absent from the scene since its launch, the device is now speculated to make its India debut really soon. As for evidence, the folks over at TechPP have recentlyspotted a promotional poster for the Moto E5 outside a Moto Hub(offline Motorola retail store) and it suggests that the device is headed to India and should see a launch in the next few weeks....

Google has beenworking hard to bring Linux apps to Chromebooksfor a long time, and according to a recent commit to the Chromium Gerrit, all Chromebooks using Intel’s Apollo Lake processors will soon have this support enabled natively, which means users won’t have to go through the hoops toinstall Linux software on Chromebookdevices. According to XDA, which first discoveredthe change, there are about 18 Chromebooks that are powered by Apollo Lake chips, including devices from Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Dell....

With the release of the latest Windows 10 Insider preview build, Microsoft has confirmed that it won’t be shipping its much-awaited tabbed app feature, called Sets, with the next major Redstone 5 update. In an official statement in itsblog post, Windows Insider Chief Dona Sarkar said, “starting with this build, we’re taking Sets offline to continue making it great.”She further proceeds to add that valuable feedback of the Insiders will help improve the Sets feature, which will drive changes to“visual design and continue to better integrate Office and Microsoft Edge into Sets to enhance workflow....

Pokemon Go developer Niantic hasannouncedthe acquisition of London-based computer vision and machine learning startup, Matrix Mill. The terms of the acquisition were not officially disclosed, but the three co-founders of the company, Gabriel Brostow, Michael Firman, and Daniyar Turmukhambetov, are joining Niantic as part of the deal. Matrix Mill worked to create software that can use data from a regulation smartphone camera to gauge the depth and distance of real-world objects....

For a person like me, it’s pretty annoying to have to pick up each and every app individually from my phone’s screen and moving them to a folder, or deleting them from the home screen. That’s honestly the only feature I wanted my OnePlus 5 to steal from MIUI. While that hasn’t happened, it looks like someone at HMD Global sure had similar feelings because the Nokia X6 comes with the ability to select multiple apps at the same time....

OnePlus is building upon its reputation for quick software updates with a new multi-year commitment to software updates. The company has announced on theOnePlus Forumthat it’scommitting to a strict update policy with a new “OnePlus Software Maintenance Schedule”which has gone into effect right away. OnePlus will offer users two years of major software updates and another year of support (which means that you get 3 years of security patches overall). The company mentions that it will push out updates every two months in the last year....

PUBG is seeing massive gains fromRoyale Pass sales. But players arenot happy about having to grindfor multiple hours in the all-new Sanhok map to earn the rewards and XP. While Update 15 brought in theexciting 4×4 Sanhok map, players still cribbed about the grinding to level up as part of the Royale Pass, which was introduced forPUBG Mobile too. Thankfully, PUBG Corp has heard their pleas and has changed the system in Update 16....

Razer is one of the biggest names when it comes to gaming peripherals, and the brand continues to grow strong. After using almost every mechanical switch out there, it seems like Razer has grown bored of them, and has decided to launch a new type of mechanical keyboards that, at least on paper, seem to be way better than most switches out there. Razer has announced its all-new keyboards, the Razer Huntsman and the Razer Huntsman Elite....

It was recently discovered that a glitch in the Google Home and Chromecast’s software allowed websites to track a user’slocationby exploiting the loophole. Now, it is the Samsung Messages app which is giving users of Galaxy smartphones a privacy scare. A recently discovered bug in the messaging app is sending the photos stored in the Gallery to random contacts without asking for permission. Multiple affected users have spoken about the issue on Reddit, which causes the Samsung Messages app to send photos, or the entire Gallery in some cases, to a contact without seeking permission or even storing a record of it....

If you’re among those who own an Amazon Fire tablet but have no clue about what to do with it, you can nowuse it as an Echo Show smart speaker. Amazon has announced aset of accessorieswhich convert the tablet into a stationary speaker powered by its smart assistant, Alexa. Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets will also bereceiving a software update for the “Show Mode”starting July 2. The two tablets already support Alexa including the ability to engage it hands-free, using your voice....

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has just launched a pair of fitness-centric wireless headphones called the Project Rock! Built by JBL in partnership with Under Armour, these areadorned with The Rock’s signature Brahma bull insigniaand are being launched along with a Spotify playlist, curated by Johnson, called Iron Paradise Airwaves. The headphones, which areessentially the Project Rock Edition of the new UA Sport Wireless headphones, provide you with high-quality Under Armour materials in every aspect....