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Elon Musk abruptly kills gray 'Official' badge within hours
Twitter earlier started giving gray badges to government officials and public figures globally, including in India, but later reversed the change. "I just killed it," Musk tweeted to a user. "Blue check will be the great leveller," he added. Musk said that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months.
PhonePe first player to enable UPI activation with Aadhaar
PhonePe is the first UPI Third Party Application Provider (TPAP) App to roll out the Aadhaar-based UPI onboarding flow that will now enable several crore Indians to become a part of the UPI ecosystem, seamlessly and securely for the first time, the company said in a statement.
Samsung may launch Galaxy A54 5G earlier than expected
The Galaxy A54 5G might launch officially in January 2023, two months earlier than its predecessors, as it has received 3C certification in China, reports SamMobile. It will be one of the extremely few Galaxy A-series phones to be marketed in China. The certification database revealed that the device's Chinese version has the model number 'SM-A5460'.
iOS video editing app LumaFusion comes to Android and ChromeOS
According to SamMobile, LumaFusion was exclusive to the Galaxy Tab S8 series during the launch, and the company had promised to bring it to other Android tablets soon. The app is currently priced at $20 as it is in beta testing, but when its stable version is released, it will cost $30.
Apple may begin mass production of AR headset in March next year
The iPhone maker is "moving forward on development" of its MR headset and Pegatron is the sole partner for the final assembly, reports MacRumors.The mass production of the headset will probably start in March 2023 and may be unveiled in the following month.
Slack to store Indian customers' data locally to meet regulations
"It is a significant investment in infrastructure, security and people to manage the physical infrastructure. This is important for regulated industries like healthcare, financial services, etc., and is also significant for businesses that want to keep their data within the country," Rahul Sharma noted.
Apple may introduce 'Custom Accessibility' mode in next iOS update
The new mode will substitute a more streamlined interface for Springboard, which is the primary iOS interface, reports 9To5Mac. The mode is still unavailable to users as it is currently in beta. It aims to make the iPhone and iPad interface more user-friendly for those users who might find it too complicated.
Twitter will roll out gray 'Official' badge for prominent accounts, public figures
Esther Crawford, head of the new Twitter Blue service, said that select accounts related to governments, companies or public figures will get a gray "Official" check mark to separate them from other users. "A lot of folks have asked about how you'll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue check marks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we're introducing the "Official" label to select accounts when we launch," she said in a tweet.
Amazon redesigns its Photos app for Android users
According to The Verge, the same update was rolled out to iOS devices almost a year ago. With the new update, Amazon Photo users can now search a photo gallery from the home screen singlehandedly -- emphasizing navigation options all being "within a thumb's reach".
$8 Twitter Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts
According to a Twitter FAQ for advertisers, the paid verification for $8 a month "will not affect existing verified accounts at this time", reports The Verge.The original plan for the new Blue plan was that users who are already verified should also pay or lose their Blue Badges after 90 days.
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