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Twitter reportedly working on paid service for Rs 200 a month
"Twitter is calling their upcoming Subscription Service "Twitter Blue", priced at $2.99/month for now, including paid features," she said in a tweet on Saturday. According to her, it appears that Twitter is working on a tiered subscription model, which means a less-cluttered, premium experience for the subscribers.
Telegram, WhatsApp in tug of war over privacy
The battle of words started when encrypted messaging app Telegram took a jibe on WhatsApp by tweeting a meme that suggested it was time to "bin" WhatsApp and Facebook. However, in reply, WhatsApp tweeted, Telegram admin: "...and what people don't know is we are not end-to-end encrypted by default."
POCO M3 Pro 5G to feature Dimensity 700 chip, big battery
The smartphone will feature a 6.5-inch Full HD+ resolution supporting screen with DotDisplay, the company posted on Twitter. POCO M3 Pro 5G will offer a 90Hz refresh rate with the DynamicSwitch feature, which will allow the device to automatically adjust the refresh rate depending on the content.
Instagram will soon let users post from its website
Paluzzi managed to enable the new option on his profile through undisclosed methods, and he shared some images on Twitter of how Instagram's post creator will work on the web, the report said. The interface has been tweaked with a preview of the content next to the publishing options. Users will also find options to crop the image, apply filters and set a description.
Amazon India launches free video streaming service miniTV
The company said that ad-supported miniTV has professionally created and curated content across web-series, comedy shows, tech news, food, beauty, fashion and more. Currently available for Android, miniTV will be extended to iOS app and mobile web over the coming months.
Apple to discontinue space gray iMac accessories
The aCEiMacaCE Pro was the only Space Gray Mac, and Apple-designed special matching accessories for it, MacRumors reported. When existing supplies of the space gray Magic Mouse 2, Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad are exhausted, Apple will only have these accessories available in a silver colour option.
Japanese toaster maker enters 5G smartphone business
Japanese design company Balmuda said in a statement this week that it has decided to enter the mobile terminal business (5G smartphone development and sales), which is a new product category. The company which is better known for making "Balmuda The Toaster" that sells for 25,850 yen (about $235) said it is joining hands with Kyocera and SoftBank for the new 5G smartphone.
Court dismisses Facebook bid to block EU data sharing ruling
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Friday, the Irish court dismissed "all of Facebook's procedural complaints about a preliminary decision on data flows that it received in August from the country's Data Protection Commission". The court rejected Facebook's claims that the privacy regulator had given it too little time to respond or issued a judgment prematurely.
Google fights to protect work status for immigrants' spouses in US
The earlier Donald Trump administration had proposed to end the issuing of work authorisation (H-4 EAD) for certain spouses of high-skilled talent who came to the US on H-1B visas as part of his anti-immigration policy. US President Joe Biden has already permitted dependents of H-1B visa holders to continue working in the country. The development is expected to provide relief to over 1 lakh Indian nationals who had moved to the US along with their spouses
Twitter asks users to protect its ad dollars in iOS 14.5 prompt
Unlike an aggressive Facebook and Instagram, Twitter has politely asked users to enable tracking on iOS. According to MacRumor, after updating to version 8.65 which adds support for audio chat app Spaces, Twitter users will see a pop-up notification that asks them to "keep ads relevant". "Keep ads relevant to you by allowing Twitter to track data from other companies on this device, like apps you use and websites you visit," reads the prompt.
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