Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds a video conference with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he spoke with Facebook Inc’s Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, inviting the social media tycoon to partner with him in a bid to promote universal internet access in Mexico. Lopez Obrador posted on both Facebook
Month: June 2019
Facebook has announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency and a digital wallet to store it in. The digital currency is called Libra, with the digital wallet called Calibra. And both are set to become available sometime in 2020. What Is Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency? After months of rumors, Facebook has finally announced its new cryptocurrency.
Apple MacBook Air (2017), Acer Predator Helios 300, Asus ROG Strix, Acer Swift 5, and other notebooks have received discounts during the Lap It Up sale on Flipkart. The ongoing sale, which will last until tomorrow, June 20, also list budget options such as the Lenovo Ideapad 130, Ideapad 330, and HP 14q with discounted
Asus 6Z India launch event began with Asus Chairman Jonney Shih on stage, who talked about the company’s journey in India. He then revealed that the Taiwanese company is now the number four largest online smartphone brand in the country. He also claimed that Asus is the fastest growing consumer mobile brand in India. Shih said
Everyone’s worred about Mark Zuckerberg controlling the next currency, but I’m more concerned about a crypto Cambridge Analytica. Today Facebook announced Libra, its forthcoming stablecoin designed to let you shop and send money overseas with almost zero transaction fees. Immediately, critics started harping about the dangers of centralizing control of tomorrow’s money in the
Did you know that your Wi-Fi connection uses one of four different security types? While all of them are different, they’re not all equal; as such, it’s essential to learn what security type your Wi-Fi is using. Let’s explore the four Wi-Fi security types and see which ones are the best to use. What Are
Western Digital began a major push into the SSD market in 2016. The company recognised that users were moving away from spinning hard drives but that the WD brand was still very highly regarded among PC enthusiasts and DIY builders. The company bought SanDisk to leverage its expertise in flash storage, and has enjoyed some
Asus 6Z sports a motorised rotating camera module Asus 6Z aka ZenFone 6 is set to launch in India today. The latest Asus flagship that has been teased on Flipkart for some time will finally debut in the country at an event in New Delhi. Just days ahead of the formal launch, Asus faced a
There are a number of key differences between Apple’s AirPower and lookalike knockoff, AirUnleashed. The most pertinent one, however, is that one of the two is actually available for purchase. Apple gave up the AirPower ghost back in March, after having gone silent on the product for some time, citing an inability to “achieve [its]
Truecaller, an app best known for helping users screen calls from strangers and spammers, is adding yet another feature to its service as it bolsters its super app status. The Stockholm-based firm said today that its app can now be used to place free VoIP-powered voice calls. The company told TechCrunch on Tuesday that it
There’s a border that runs right through the center of the internet. On one side, there’s everyone with access to a high-speed internet connection. On the other, there are those of us who wrestle with slow speeds, data limits, or the inability to get internet at all. This border is known as the digital divide.
WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD comes with an optional heatsink to help maintain speed and optimum temperature WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD has been launched in India. The new solid state drive comes as the successor to last year’s WD Black SN700 NVMe SSD, and it directly competes against the Samsung 970 EVO. Offering up
The server downtime for Fortnite v9.30 update is now live Fortnite v9.30 update is here, and this one brings a tonne of new elements to the Battle Royale mode. The most notable addition is Chug Splash, a new item that will help players heal their teammates by throwing the health potion containers at them. Interestingly,
There has been a longstanding gulf between the consumption music and the creation of it: not everyone has the time or money to spend on lessons and instruments, and for those in school, many music education programs have been cut back over the years, making the option of learning to play instruments for free less
Facebook has finally revealed the details of its cryptocurrency Libra, which will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees. You’ll pseudonymously buy or cash out your Libra online or at local exchange points like grocery stores, and spend it using interoperable third-party wallet apps or Facebook’s own Calibra wallet
Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said it has nothing fresh to add to the Indian government’s demand to trace the origin of messages on its platform as it “undermined the privacy of the people”. Reacting to an ET story that claimed government officials have asked WhatsApp to digitally fingerprint every message, without breaking its end-to-end encryption,
If you’re a Snapchat user, you may have noticed the Snapchat Map, also known as the Snap Map. However, you may not have used it yet, and be wondering what it is and how it works. Fortunately, the Snap Map is fairly simple and straightforward to use. And in this article we show you how
Apple has quietly added Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support in the second developer beta of Apple TV’s operating system tvOS 13. The feature would allow users to watch shows on the Apple TV app while navigating and multitasking around the device and its operating system, 9to5Mac reported on Monday. The PiP mode was first introduced by Apple
The OnePlus 7 Pro 5G’s experimental DC dimming feature has been optimised with the latest OxygenOS build OnePlus announced the company’s first 5G smartphone – the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G – just over a month ago in the UK. The company has now pushed out an update for the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, which brings
When your internet starts feeling slow for no obvious reason, the best way to see if you’ve got a problem is to test your Wi-Fi speed. It’s easy to do, and there are lots of Wi-Fi speed test services online that run in any web browser. They’ll show you how fast your internet connection really
Xiaomi is reportedly getting ready to launch the first smartphones coming out of its acquisition of the hardware division of Meitu, the Chinese selfie app and smartphone maker. Expected to be called Xiaomi Mi CC9 and Mi CC9e, the new smartphones have started popping up online over the last few days. To recall, Xiaomi had
Following in the footsteps of AT&T and Verizon*, Sprint is now offering an LTE tracker. The matchbook-sized device, simply called Tracker, provides real-time location tracking on Safe + Found app. Sprint’s new Tracker The Tracker competes with Tile, but instead of Bluetooth, Sprint’s device uses 4G LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi location services, so it can
The latest report from renowned Apple leaker Ming-Chi Kuo already has an eye on 2020 and beyond. The news lines up with other reports around future iPhones, noting that the high-end versions of the handset are set to get 5G in the second half of next year. By 2021, all models are set to be
In a bid to further allow users personalise their Windows 10 experience, software giant Microsoft on Monday launched smart phonetic keyboards for 10 Indian languages as part of its May 2019 update. The updated phonetic keyboards are now available in Hindi, Bangla, Tamil, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, the company said in
When you’re selecting parts to build a PC, an important concept to be aware of is balance. You need your components to be appropriately powerful for whatever use you intend your PC for. What Is a Balanced Build? A balanced build is one in which all the different components are of a comparable level. In
Honor 20i is all set to go on sale for the first time in India today. The Honor 20-series smartphone, which was introduced last week in the country, will be available via Flipkart starting at 12pm (Noon). Although Honor had noted that all Honor 20-series phones will be available at leading brick-and-mortar stores, the company
Following a string of trade restrictions from the U.S., China’s telecoms equipment and smartphone maker Huawei expects its revenues to drop $30 billion below forecast over the next two years, founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei said Monday during a panel discussion at the company’s Shenzhen headquarters. Huawei’s production will slow down in the next
Researching your family tree is exhaustive. However, unless you can claim direct lineage to the aristocracy, you’re probably going to run into trouble around the 16th century. One way around this is becoming increasingly popular: DNA testing. Put simply, it gives you a better idea of where your family line originated. DNA testing can also
Nubia Red Magic 3, the highly anticipated gaming phone, has finally been launched in India. Positioned as a direct competitor to the likes of Black Shark 2 and Asus ROG Phone, the Red Magic 3 brings some useful gaming-centric features to the table such as liquid cooling with an internal turbo fan, a 90Hz HDR
The latest feature for Comcast’s X1 remote software makes the clicker more accessible to people who can’t click it the same as everyone else. People with physical disabilities will now be able to change the channel and do all the usual TV stuff using only their eyes. TVs and cable boxes routinely have horrendous interfaces,
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