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In an effort to take onTinder Places, French dating app Happn is rolling out a new interactive mapping feature that the company says helps users discover people that they have crossed paths with over the past seven days. But it may be wise to leave that setting off (more on that below). Called Happn Map, the new feature will give users the opportunity to tap on any location they have visited over the past week and see if any user in that area (within 250 meters or 800 feet) has ‘crushed’ on them....

Android smartphones have never really been known for stellar software support. Most Android phones get up to 2 years of software updates, some even get just 1 major update in their entire life-cycle before they are forgotten by the OEMs, and abandoned to lie forever in the wasteland that is older Android versions. iPhones, on the other hand, have always had an excellent record with software updates. Apple’s claims about putting the consumer first may sound a lot like brain-washing and tall-claims, but the Cupertino giant has never faltered in its quest to push out software updates to as many devices as it possibly can....

Facebook recently faced the wrath of privacy advocates, governments worldwide, and several million users for not acting promptly in avoiding theleak of users’ data. While many of Facebook’s admirers will label claims about the social network’s evil persona as phony, a new report reveals its desire to track you at every step, in both – the digital and the physical realms. Facebook has thousands of patents to its name which it may or may not use but their nature is terrifying....

Google last week officiallylaunched its ‘Podcasts’ appon the Play Store, but much like the Google Assistant app, the new software isn’t a full-fledged application in itself, but rather, enables users to easily launch the podcast component already present within the Google app. Now an APK teardown of version 8.9 beta of the Google app shows that the the podcasts feature is all set to get a new ‘Trim silence’ option as part of a future update....

National ID systems such as Aadhaar have been called out in the past by privacy experts and human rights groups as tools of surveillance and being used for profiling citizens on the basis of religion and caste. This is ironic as Aadhaar was created as a means of eliminating such discrimination which is inherent in the Indian system. But instead of being used for the intended purposes, Aadhaar databases have become a fount of new privacy headaches, thanks todata being submitted unwittingly by citizens....

Launched late last year, theHonor 7Xremains one of the best smartphones in its price segment. However, increasing competition from theRedmi Note 5 devicesand theZenfone Max Pro M1has seemingly forced a minor price-correction which keeps the device relevant in a segment that has become ground zero for smartphone wars in India. According to a Huawei press release, the 3GB+32GB model of the Honor 7X will now start atRs. 11,999, while the 4GB + 64GB model will now be available for Rs....

Having originally unveiled it late last year,HPhas announced the launch of its HP Pavilion x360 convertible laptop in India at a starting price of Rs. 50,347. The device comes with a pen that the company says will helps students, professionals and millenials express their creative side. In terms of hardware, the HP Pavilion x360 lineup is powered by8th-gen Intel Core processors, and feature what the company calls a ‘micro-edge’ 14-inch display for an immersive visual experience....

While console gaming might be the preferred choice for many players, there are plenty of games out there that work best with a keyboard and mouse. However, the stability and balanced framerate are just some of the reasons why people still stick to consoles and dedicated controllers for their gaming needs. But what if you could get the best of both worlds? Well, it seems Microsoft might be partnering withone of the best in the gaming peripheral businessto make this a possibility....

People are once again talking about theMacBookkeyboards, but very few are raving about it now. Apple’s laptop keyboards are legendary and they have been for the right reasons, providing great comfort, tactile feedback and response, coupled with an amazing touchpad. Even diehard Windows fans would acknowledge Apple did it better. Apple claimed the new switches provide the same kind of feedback that macOS users are familiar with, despite the shorter profile....

In an effort to encourage more merchants to acceptPaytmat their outlets, India’s largest digital payments platform has announced that it will offer life insurance cover to eligible offline partner stores and their staff. In apress release, the company said that it will bear the premium, but the insurance itself will be offered by a third-party insurance firm, and notits own life insurance platformthat was launched last February. Paytm is offering an insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh for free, but the beneficiaries can increase the cover-value by paying a nominal charge....

Xiaomi has today launched yet another budget phone, the Redmi 6 Pro, in China. We say yet another and it’s only right because the phone packs in routine specs at a bargain price. TheRedmi 6 Pro, if you haven’t read about it already,comes with a 5.84-inch Full HD+ display with a 19:9 aspect ratio. Yes, it has a notch. It is powered by – wait for it – Xiaomi’s much-loved Snapdragon 625 SoC, paired with up to 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage....

India’s retail business is gradually transitioning towards a business model which facilitates a uniform experience for the shopper whether they are buying online or offline. Leading e-commerce giants in India are already afoot in the direction of this transition with Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall each adopting their ownoffline-to-online framework (O2O)and the latest bandit entering the race is Reliance Industries with its strong retail channel and with a little boost from Reliance Jio....

As per older reports the Samsung Galaxy S10 has the codename ‘Beyond’. Now, Korea’sETNews saysSamsung is preparing three variants of the Galaxy S10 codenamed Beyond 0, Beyond 1 and Beyond 2. The Beyond 0 is said to be an “entry-level” model with a 5.8-inch flat display panel and will be the cheapest of the lot. The Beyond 1 is also said to feature a 5.8-inch display but it might feature a curved panel similar to the Galaxy S9....