Every Housing Society Gate Should Have MyGate: Here’s why

Gated communities are common in metropolitan cities around the world, thanks to rapid urbanisation. These communities host quite a sum of families inside a compound, which in turn brings a lot of footfalls of going in and out of the community. Additionally, security concerns are rising too, for obvious reasons. Continue reading “Every Housing Society Gate Should Have MyGate: Here’s why”

Twitter Super Follow subscription feature said to launch soon

Twitter has been working on multiple features lately that are designed to bring more revenue for the company. One such feature is called Super Follow, where users will be able to charge their followers for some extra exclusive content. The feature has been in the works for some months now, and is reportedly about to be launched soon.

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Twitter Blue subscription service with bookmark folders, undo tweets and more begins rolling out

After months of being rumoured, Twitter has finally begun rolling out their premium subscription based service called Twitter Blue in Canada and Australia. The service provides many benefits to subscribers, including bookmark folders, undo tweets, reader mode and more.

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WhatsApp confirms Multi Device support in next 2 months, will support up to 4 devices at a time

WhatsApp has been testing an option to use the service in multiple devices at the same time since 2019. WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an interview with WABetaInfo have confirmed that the multi device support will be rolled out in a public beta within two months. However, there will be a limit, so you only connect up to 4 linked devices. WhatsApp on iPad might also be support using multi-device option.
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WhatsApp for Business update brings faster sign-ups, improved customer communication and more

WhatsApp is introducing three new updates for their Business customers. Businesses can now quickly set up their WhatsApp for Business accounts, have more options when sending automated messages to their customers and can also set up more quick replies for their customers.

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Twitter begins testing full-screen ads in Fleets for iOS and Android

Ever since Twitter revealed that they were looking into new ways of earning revenue on the platform, they have steadily pushed out new features for it. Their latest attempt at monetizing features on the platform is by showing full screen advertisements in Fleets, which has begun testing since June 1st.

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Mozilla Firefox update brings fresh design, streamlined menus, improved privacy controls and more

Mozilla has released a significant update to their Firefox web browser, bringing an overhaul to its design, navigation and UI, along with improvements to its privacy protection features.

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Aarogya Setu app now shows vaccination status

Government of India launched ArogyaSetu app back in April last year to track COVID-19 infection. It recently added an option to book vaccination slots, in addition to CoWIN website. Now it has rolled out a feature to update Vaccination Status on the app. Continue reading “Aarogya Setu app now shows vaccination status”

Google Messages said to support pinning message threads and starring messages soon

According to a new apk teardown of the Google Messages app v8.1.050, Google is preparing to introduce two new features – the ability to pin message threads to the top and the ability to star specific messages.

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Twitter claims Free Speech in India is threatened; Government strikes back with claims that Twitter seeks to undermine India’s legal system

The battle between social media giants and the Government of India is heating up significantly, with the latest one being about the new IT rules. Twitter has come out with a statement alleging that the Government’s new rules infringes on the rights to freedom of speech, with dangerous levels of overreach. In response, Government of India released a statement, claiming that Twitter is trying to dictate their own terms to India and subverting the law of the land.

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Twitter Spaces now supported on Mobile web and Desktop Web client

After months of being available on the iOS and Android app, Twitter is finally making Spaces available on the Mobile Web and Desktop Web Twitter client. The move should encourage more Twitter users to join Spaces from their desktops, with all the functionality enjoyed by the mobile app users.

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OnePlus introduces WellPaper digital wellbeing live wallpaper

The teams over at OnePlus often release some interesting experiments with software on Android, such as Clipt. Their latest new experiment is called Wellpaper, which is an digital wellbeing app that has Live Wallpapers based on the user’s app usage.

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Netflix testing “Play Something” button for their Android app

Last month, Netflix introduced a new button called “Play Something” on its TV apps as a way to help viewers decide what to watch next. As promised, the company is now rolling out the feature to their mobile apps, starting with a test on Android users.

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Facebook and Instagram introduce option to hide Like counts for posts

Instagram and its parent company Facebook are introducing a new feature on their platform which will allow users to hide the public Likes counts on a post. The reason behind this feature is to reduce the possible negative social effects caused by these Like counts such as anxiety and pressure.

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New regulation won’t affect normal functioning of WhatsApp, refusal to comply a clear act of defiance: IT ministry

WhatsApp earlier today filed a lawsuit against the Government of India, seeking to block the regulations saying that traceability of messages would break end-to-end encryption. In reply, the IT ministry said that the Government of India recognises that ‘Right to Privacy’ is a fundamental right and has no intention to violate it when WhatsApp is required to disclose the origin of a particular message. Continue reading “New regulation won’t affect normal functioning of WhatsApp, refusal to comply a clear act of defiance: IT ministry”