A Twitter user and software developer, Zusor, has unveiled a new add-on for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that will let you use the old Twitter interface for desktop. It’s called GoodTwitter. Separately, a guide is available for users who don’t want to use the add-on to return to the old Twitter Web interface, but
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Tinder has launched a new feature designed to help LGBTQ+ users stay safe when traveling abroad. Called Traveler Alert, the feature hides LGBTQ+ users’ profiles when they travel to a country where same-sex relationships are illegal. Countries Where It’s Criminal to Be LGBTQ+ In the vast majority of countries, the LGBTQ+ community is treated with
Apple allows Siri recordings to be heard by contractors as part of a process called “grading”, which improves the efficacy of the voice assistant, a report claims. This frequently includes confidential information, such as medical history, sexual interactions, and even drug deals, a whistleblower working for one of the contractors is cited to say. Apple
Black Shark 2 Pro will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC, the Chinese company on Saturday confirmed through a video teaser posted on Weibo. Multiple reports in the recent past speculated the presence of the latest Snapdragon chipset on the upcoming Black Shark gaming phone. The Snapdragon 855 Plus is designed as an
WhatsApp has amassed more than 400 million users in India, the instant messaging app confirmed today, reaffirming its gigantic reach in its biggest market. Amitabh Kant, CEO of highly-influential local think-tank Niti Aayog, revealed the new stat at a press conference held by WhatsApp in New Delhi on Thursday. A WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed that the
US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not grant Apple any relief for tariffs on parts made in China for its Mac Pro computer and later added he thought the firm would build a plant in Texas. “Apple will not be given Tariff waiver, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are
All hard drives die. It’s normal to purchase a new one every few years, either to replace an old hard drive or to use as additional backup drives. But which hard drive should you buy? What hard drive do I need?! Hard drive shopping doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, there’s a lot of
Fossil is a well-known name when it comes to watches, but for the past several years, it’s also been one of the few traditional watch manufactures to consistently launch smartwatches based on Google’s Wear OS platform. The company’s latest model in India is the Fossil Sport, and one of the reasons we’re excited about it is
Tencent Games officially launched PUBG Mobile Lite in India today. It is a toned-down version of the massively popular PUBG Mobile that requires at least 2GB of RAM and 2GB of onboard storage to run the game. The publisher is aiming to capture even more players for the game by bringing PUBG Mobile Lite, which
Reliance Jio has surpassed Vodafone-Idea in terms of the number of subscribers in India, based on second quarter figures released individually by both telecom operators. In figures released on Friday, Vodafone-Idea said its user base had declined in Q2 to 320 million. On the other hand, Reliance Jio last week reported it had reached 331.3
Nestled among the many indistinguishable buildings of Microsoft’s Redmond campus, a multi-disciplinary team sharing an attention to detail that borders on fanatical is designing a keyboard… again and again and again. And one more time for good measure. Their dogged and ever-evolving dedication to “human factors” shows the amount of work that goes into making
The U.S. Department of Justice this morning gave the green light to T-Mobile US and Sprint for their proposed $26 billion merger. The deal, which would combine the nation’s third and fourth largest carriers (by subscriber number) has been greenlit on the condition that Sprint sell its prepaid assets (including Boost Mobile) to Dish Network.
File compression is a core part of how the web works. It allows us to transfer files that would otherwise take too much bandwidth and time. Whenever you access ZIP files or view JPEG images, you’re benefiting from file compression. Thus, at some point you’ve probably asked a question: how does file compression work? Here’s
An urban runner can feel the city’s heartbeat under his feet. He doesn’t run because it’s fun, and certainly not just because it keeps him fit. Running makes him feel alive and brings the kind of joy to his heart that nothing else can. Running shoes mean everything to someone who runs across a concrete
PUBG Season 4 is now live for all PC users. The latest update, which was is referred to as PC Update 4.1, was released as a beta trial through test servers last week. In the list of changes, the first update of PUBG Season 4 brings a revamp of the Erangel map and includes a new
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series will launch in India on August 8 but barely anything about these smartphones is unknown at the moment. Thanks to multiple leaks that have taken place over the past few months we already know what these devices look like and the key specifications of these devices. We have seen
Apple has joined the dubious company of Google and Amazon in secretly sharing audio recordings of its users with contractors, confirming the practice to The Guardian after a whistleblower brought it to the outlet. The person said that Siri queries are routinely sent to human listeners for closer analysis, something not disclosed in Apple’s privacy
Intel forecast current-quarter profit and revenue above estimates and raised its full-year revenue forecast on Thursday, allaying concerns about a global semiconductor sales slowdown and curbs on US sales to China’s Huawei Technologies. Intel shares rose 4.9 percent to $54.70 in extended trading. The chip industry is in a slowdown, with research firm Gartner forecasting a 9.6 percent drop
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