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Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Instagram introduces three new tools to fight online bullying

Cyberbullying in social media is an issue that many users, both young and old face these days. Instagram is making an effort to curb this by introducing more tools and controls for users in regard to their privacy and their post’s comments. One of the first tools gives users the ability to manage multiple unwanted … Continue reading

MIUI 12 Global online launch event set for May 19

Update – May 13, 2020: Xiaomi has finally confirmed that MIUI 12 global online launch event will happen on May 19th and will start at 2PM CEST (5:30PM IST). Earlier – May 7, 2020: Xiaomi announced the MIUI 12, the next generation MIUI along with Mi 10 Youth Edition at an event in China last … Continue reading

Google testing Emoji Reactions in its RCS-based Messages Beta app

Google has been discovered to be testing a new feature for their RCS-based Google Messages app that will help it better compete with Apple’s iMessage. The feature lets users send emoji reactions to text messages, which is a feature that has been present in iMessage for ages. The feature was spotted earlier in an app … Continue reading

OPPO Find X2 and Find X2 Pro with 6.7-inch QHD+ 120Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 865 launching in India soon

OPPO introduced its flagship Find X2 and Find X2 Pro 5G smartphones back in March this year and soon it rolled out in China and Europe. Almost after 2 months of the announcement, OPPO is launching the Find X2 Series soon in India. The #OPPOFindX2 is coming to let you witness the #PerfectScreenOf2020 with a … Continue reading

HONOR X10 with 6.63-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Kirin 820 5G to be announced on May 20

Update – May 13, 2020: HONOR today confirmed 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate for the phone ahead of launch. Earlier – May 6, 2020: HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today announced that it will introduce the HONOR X10, a new 5G smartphone in China on May 20th. The phone got certified by TENAA with … Continue reading

PUBG Mobile Lite 0.17.0 update brings Payload mode, fresh winner pass and more

Tencent Games has rolled out the new PUBG Mobile Lite 0.17.0 update bringing in several new features including modes, map changes, weapons, and vehicles. This version is now available free on Google Play in several regions of South Asia, Africa, and East Europe. One of the biggest highlights of the new update is Payload Mode, … Continue reading

realme X2 Pro long term realme UI and Android 11 Beta Program announced

realme announced the realme UI rollout schedule back in November and started rolling out the update for various devices in January. The company has already rolled out Android 10 based realme UI for multiple devices including realme X2 Pro. Back in March, the company had announced realme UI Open Beta for realme X2 Pro. Now, company … Continue reading

OPPO Enco W31 true wireless earbuds available soon on Amazon India for Rs. 3999

Alongside the Enco Free true wireless earbuds, OPPO introduced the Enco W31 true wireless earbuds as well for Rs. 4499. While the Enco Free TWS went on sale, there was no information on the availability of the Enco W31. Now, Amazon India has listed the OPPO Enco W31 as ‘Coming Soon’ and the ‘Notify Me’ … Continue reading

Twitter allows some employees to work from home permanently

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the daily ritual of millions of people across the globe including where they work. In an attempt to curb the spread of the disease many companies including Apple, Google, Twitter informed their employees to work from home. This is going to be permanent for some! As we are somewhere in … Continue reading

Google introduces tool to transfer Google Play Music Library to YouTube Music

Google’s music streaming services have been messy for the past few years with users split between Google Play Music and the newer YouTube Music. However, it looks like Google is banking on YouTube Music as they introduced a tool to easily transfer a user’s Google Play Music library, personal taste preferences and playlists over to … Continue reading