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Twitter’s iOS app users saw an update on Wednesday that they could now limit who gets to reply to their tweets. However, it looks like Twitter made a mistake here. This new feature of being able to limit replies to tweets has been under testing since it May this year and it looked like Twitter has pushed out an update to the iPhone version of app that suggested that it was being more widely rolled out. A Twitter spokesperson told The Verge that they had accidentally pushed incorrect release notes and that that…

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Twitter users were greeted by a security warning that stated that the platform had recently discovered a vulnerability in its Android app that might have impacted users. If the users had been exploited by it, it could be have allowed malicious parties access to private user data including direct messages (DMs).  The pop-up message that showed up when users opened the app read “We recently discovered a security issue in Android OS 8 and 9 that could have impacted you. Our understanding is 96% of people using Twitter for Android…

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Google is making casting experience better on Android TVs. The company has introduced a new feature called ‘Cast Connect’ which essentially allows to the related app on your Android TV to stream the content. Google says that Cast Connect is based on the existing casting infrastructure. “The Cast Connect library allows your Android TV app to receive messages and broadcast media status as if it were a Chromecast,” it explains. According to Google, you can initiate a media playback on an Android TV app from a Cast-compatible application. The feature also…

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Microsoft has just added an another feature to Microsoft teams in an effort to beat the likes of Zoom in the video-conferencing space. A part of the Advanced Communications plan, these features will be added to any paid subscription of Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription. The latest feature to be added to Microsoft Teams in the support for up to 20,000 participants in a live chat, but only in a view-only live event mode. If the chat it interactive, the number of participants is restricted to 1,000. Besides this feature, Microsoft Teams…

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PUBG Mobile has rolled out its new ‘Ancient Secret Mode’ along with new in-game events and exclusive rewards. There’s also a new arena gameplay called ‘Team Gun Game’. The new update with fresh content is now available on PUBG Mobile for Android and iOS users. The new Ancient Secret themed gameplay can be selected from the Mode Selection screen. Once this mode is selected, players will be see an ancient secret building rising on Miramar and Erangel. It’s a two-story structure that begins each game at ground-level. As the game progresses,…

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After months of staying in the testing phase, Microsoft’s cloud-based gaming platform is ready to launch. The company has said the Project xCloud will launch on September 15 for Android devices. The platform will be available as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which is available for $14.99 ( ₹1,125 approximately). Microsoft’s Project xCloud will debut with more than 100 games for Android devices which include phones and tablets. There is no word on when the platform will be available Apple’s iOS and iPadOS. According to TheVerge, Microsoft’s xCloud will…

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Former Google+ users received to the  rather strange email that stated that they are not being sued but there was at least “one bug” that revealed their non-public user date to third-arty developers leading to a class-action lawsuit. Just to rejig your memory, back in 2018 the now-defunct social media site, that was created by Google to take on Facebook, was hit by a privacy flaw that allowed any third-party developer access to private user data from pretty much any profile. Within months of that, Google+ was wrapping up and preparing…

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The vast majority of drones are rotary-wing systems (like quadrotors), and for good reason: They’re cheap, they’re easy, they scale up and down well, and we’re getting quite good at controlling them, even in very challenging environments. For most of the applications, though, drones lose out to birds and their flapping wings in almost every way—flapping wings are very efficient, enable astonishing agility, and are much safer, able to make compliant contact with surfaces rather than shredding them like a rotor system does. But flapping wing have their challenges too: Making…

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Since January, construction has been underway on a huge Gundam robot—a popular fictional robot that will appears in some 50 TV series and movies since 1979, not to mention a slew of video games and manga. Coming in at about 60 feet tall, the Gundam will be impossible to miss from the Port of Yokohama, just south of Tokyo, where it will call home for a full year. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has halted progress on various construction projects, worldwide, the Gundam perseveres. You can check out the progress for yourself in this…

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