Tinder wants to make it easier for you to find the right soul mate (or that one night stand) and is currently testing ‘Picks’. Tinder Picks as the name suggests will show you a list of the most ‘swipe-worthy’ individuals recommended on parameters such as occupation, interests, hobbies and other personal characteristics. It’s basically Tinder’s way of saying we did the hard work already so stop swiping left on these....
WhatsApp has been adding several subtle new features, like thelabel on forwarded messagesand the ability torecord longer voice messageswithout holding the record icon. Now, another feature called “Media Visibility”, which was added recently, has been polished in the recent update and is useful for hiding media, but is probably not something many users know about. With the latest WhatsApp beta update (version 2.18.195), Media Visibility allows you tohide images, videos, or audios received via WhatsAppfrom the phone’s default Gallery app....
Xiaomi has never shied away from creating hype around new products weeks and even months before their actual launch. TheMi Pad 4, which is the company’s upcoming tablet, has been teased multiple times by the company. And now more images have surfaced to give us a better look at the tablet. As reported byGSMArena,a couple of images of the Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 have been leaked, which reveal the tablet’s design in plenty of perspective images....
Xioami has many more products in its catalog besides smartphones, tablets, notebook. And while the only fitness products by the company that get the limelight are theMi Bandsand Amazfit smartwatches, it also offers products like smart weighing scales, electric bicycles, and even healthy e-vapes. A new product that recently caught our attention is a pair of glasses which promise to protect your eyes from the harmful blue light emitted from electronic screens....
Alongside the flagship iPhone X, Apple also gave us a sneak peek at an upcoming wireless charging mat called AirPower that will allow users to charge their iPhone, Apple Watch and the Airpods charging case (a new wireless one) all at the same. The report shines a light on why Apple hasn’t publicly talked about the AirPower since its reveal last year. And the answer is simple – technical difficulties. Sources aware of all the development say thatApple engineers are having a tough time trying to figure out the complex circuitry and ensure that the mat doesn’t overheatwhen 3 devices are placed on it and are charging at the same time....
Asuslaunched the ZenFone Max Pro M1in India back in April withimpressive hardware specsin an attempt to take on Xiaomi. Three different models of the device were announced with 3GB, 4GB, and 6GB RAM, butonly the first twowere made available at launch, with the promise that the 6GB model will be launched at a later date. While the company is yet to officially announce availability for the premium variant,Smartprixhas now seemingly unearthed what looks like anunder-construction listing pagefor the 6GB Max Pro on Flipkart, suggesting an imminent launch of the device....
With the problem of fake news becoming more widespread across all online platforms, internet bigwigs aredoing their best to curb the menaceby announcing new steps seemingly every other day. Political parties themselves are now also stepping in to ask their workers to refrain from posting fake items online to avoid losing credibility among people. According to sourcesquoted by the PTI, BJP president Amit Shah, today asked his party cadres to avoid posting fake pictures, data and messages on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms....
With the propagation and dissemination of fake news becoming an increasingly worrisome issue on the internet, companies such asFacebook,Google,Twitter,Tumblrand others are trying their best to fighting misinformation through a combination of human review and automated technology. All these tech giants have beenterminating accounts en masseand teaming up with reputable fact-checking sources to combat the menace, although, they have all expressed some reservations about playing full-time fact-checkers. Now, however, Facebook hasannouncedthat it is increasing the scope and scale of its fact-checking program not only geographically, but also in terms of technology....
The Vodafone RED 399 pack earlier came with 20GB of monthly data, free and uncappedunlimited local and STD calling freeof any roaming charges. The benefits havenow been doubled to 40GB of 4G data. Unlike the previous RED-Basic 399 plan which did not include SMSes, you get100 texts per monthwith the new plan. The Vodafone RED-Basic 499 pack, on the other hand, has been renamed to RED Entertainment+ and subscribers will receive75GB of data per monthinstead of 40GB as of earlier....
Microsoft CEO,Satya Nadellarecently branded the Trump administration’s immigrationpolicyas cruel and abhorrent, but the company’s ties with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency which enforces the policy of separating children from their immigrant parents, has drawn sharp criticism fromemployees. GitHub programmers have now joined the disapproval movement, threatening Microsoft to either end its partnership with ICE or risk losing the support of coders who will then take their projects to other platforms....
The Google Account hub has gotten a revamp to make the interface more intuitive and the settings simpler to manage your security and privacy. This new experience that wasunder testingforquite some timehas officially gone live on Android and should reach the web and iOS devices later this year. This is made possible with the introduction of new features, such as the ‘search tab’ that gives you instant access to a specific info that you may be looking for in your account....
Google’s lightweight file explorer, Files Go, has today received a significant update that adds several new features such as a dedicated share tab for file transfer, file extraction, and a much faster offline sharing experience. This new tab sits alongside the Clean and Browse tabs and makes it simpler for users to transfer files without the use of an internet connection. You will then find two options – Send and Receive, which withthis latest update allow users to share files at transfer speeds of up to 455Mbps....
Huawei’s plans for global domination have been foiled by the US government, but it seems they’re not done with their intervention just yet. US lawmakers, both from the Senate and the House, have now sent a letter to Google to reconsider its partnership with Huawei. Pointing to Google’s recent move to break ties with the Pentagon and not offer its AI tools for a drone project, the lawmakers in thelettersay that,“while we regret that Google did not want to continue a long and fruitful tradition of collaboration between the military and technology companies, we are even more disappointed that Google apparently is more willing to support the Chinese Communist Party than the U....
