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As if we aren’t being bombarded by enough ads on a daily basis, Firefox has decided to up the number via a new update that lets it display ads in the address bar. This means that you can see ads while you’re conducting any searches while using the browser. With this new update, the browser will show content from content partners while also displaying search suggestions and results. This new feature is called Firefox Suggest. What is Firefox Suggest? Firefox has offered information about Firefox Suggest on the support page so that users know exactly how to leverage the feature. Firefox says that this is a "feature that serves as a trustworthy guide to the better Web, surfacing relevant information and sites to help you accomplish your goals." These relevant suggestions come "from trusted partners based on what you're searching for."  Firefox Suggest is not an automatically enabled feature - users can elect to enable it once the browser sends them a pop-up messa...

Apple had announced its new range of accessibility features during WWDC 2021, and one of these included the new Conversation Boost feature. This feature isolates the voice of the person in front of you, and amplifies it while also reducing ambient noise. As a result, you will be able to hear the person you’re speaking to more clearly. As you can imagine, this feature is specifically targeted towards those with minor hearing problems.  How can Apple’s Conversation Boost help people? Apple’s new Conversation Boost feature is meant to help people with minor hearing problems, as well as those who find it hard to hear when there are a lot of ambient noises. Once the firmware 4A4800 is released, users will be able to not only switch on this new feature, but will also be able to customise the settings through sliders on their iPhones. These sliders will let you change the tone, level of ambient noise, and sound balance to suit your specific needs.  Other Airpod features that will ...

Popular Korean drama Squid Game will now be edited to remove phone numbers from the show. The OTT platform did not realise that the numbers shown in the show led to actual people. What followed the airing of the show was a series of prank calls made to these numbers.  Unfortunate Guy Recieves A Barrage of Prank Calls Squid Game’s trailer, as well as certain scenes from the show itself, depicts a card with a phone number on it. While the producer’s of the show did not realise that this was a complete number, fans of the show were quick to jot it down and start making phone calls. A man who chooses to remain unidentified claimed to be the owner of the number and has said that he’s been receiving prank calls ever since the show became a hit. Additionally, multiple other people have also come forward saying they’ve been receiving phone calls from fans of the show. What is Squid Game about? Squid Game is a Korean Drama that has shot to fame as it details the journey of a few players...

Android 12 was announced during I/O 2021, however, it’s been a while since then and we’ve only seen a few work-in-progress updates so far. If you’ve been waiting for the update though, here’s some good news - Google has finally announced the release of Android 12. The Android 12 build has been released for the Android Open Source Project. Google Pixel phones, on the other hand, are yet to receive the update, and it isn’t clear when that’ll be. About the Android 12 update The Android 12 will be released to Google Pixel phones like the Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3A, Pixel 4, Pixel 4A, Pixel 4A 5G, Pixel 5, and Pixel 5A smartphones. Additionally, Google’s newer offerings, the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will have the new Android 12 preinstalled out of the box. A host of other brands such as Samsung, OnePlus, Oppo, Xiaomi, Realme, Tecno, and Vivo have revealed that their newer offerings will come with the Android 12 OS in 2021. “We’re putting the finishing touches on a special release wit...

Facebook and Instagram have been making headlines ever since the company came under fire for knowing exactly how its products harm teens. After leaked documents were released to The Wall Street Journal, the US Senate summoned Facebook for a hearing titled ‘Protecting Kids Online’, to understand exactly what can be done to counter the negative impacts of social media. Now, in a move that feels like the bare-minimum, Instagram has announced that it will introduce a feature that nudges teens away from harmful content, while prompting them to take a break. The company will call this feature, ‘Nudge’. How will the Instagram Nudge work? Facebook’s Vice President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, told CNN "We're going to introduce something which I think will make a considerable difference, which is where our systems see that the teenager is looking at the same content over and over again and it's content which may not be conducive to their well-being, we will nudge them to look a...

Bharat Sancham Nigam Limited (BSNL) has now slashed SMS rates by 66.67% for the existing BSNL eSIM customers. There are different reductions that will apply to on-net and off-net SMSs that go beyond the subscription plan. The company has now changed the SMS base tariff to 5 paise per SMS for on-net SMS and 10 paise per SMSs sent from your BSNL network to another network. What this basically means is that after you’ve used up the SMS freebies in the subscribed eSIM or M2M plan, you need to pay 5 paise or 10 paise per SMS for on-net and off-net messages respectively. “In the M2M tariff, different plans are designed where a limited data and limited number of free on-net SMS are provided. The tariff for on-net (after free SMS limit) and off-net SMS was 15 Paise per SMS. It was conveyed by some field units that this SMS tariff becomes very high when there is a requirement of fallback to SMS in areas of no data connectivity. To cater to this requirement, different Add-on On-Net SMS Packs h...

Launched in August this year, Ola Electric Scooters sold out shortly after being made available, clocking sales worth over 1,100 Crore. It’s clear that many Indians want to adopt a greener lifestyle, and an affordable offering within the clean tech space is certainly a great way to meet that need. To reassure customers of their purchase, Ola now lets buyers see the delivery status of their Ola bikes right on the Ola App itself. As the pandemic saw fewer people relying on on-demand cab services, this is a move that should help re-integrate the app and its usage into our lives once more. What is the expected date of delivery for Ola Scooters? Ola claims that all deliveries will happen in October itself, with the next round of sales opening on 1st November. This should give most green tech enthusiasts enough time to gauge the scooter’s performance and make purchase decisions accordingly.  The estimated delivery dates for individual orders are listed on the Ola app for customers to ...

The micro-blogging giant, Twitter has announced the  release of some new exciting features to its platform in the next few months. The company has said that it will soon support NFT authentication for creators. Artists and creators will be able to connect their crypto wallets and take payments from other users directly. The most awaited update is the Tips Feature. The company tested the Tips feature in the US, where the users could tip others not only using real currencies, but also using cryptocurrencies. The company is also preparing its own creator fund to provide audio creators with financial, technical and marketing support.  Twitter Tips: Tip others in Crypto Twitter earlier in May had rolled out its Tips in the US for a few users for testing purposes, and soon is rolling it out worldwide on Android and iOS. Tips uses the help of third party apps such as Razorpay to tip the creators off on Twitter. Initially called Tips Jar, it is now available globally as Tips. The use...

The Pokemon Company and TiMi Studios have released their first MOBA offering on Android and iOS, Pokemon Unite, a game that was earlier only available on the Nintendo Switch. The game has cross-platform functionality to enable Nintendo Switch users to play it on their smartphones too, without losing their points or collection of Pokemons. How do you play Pokemon Unite? Pokemon Unite is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game with optional in-game downloads. The objective of the game is to increase your points by collecting wild Pokemon. You can also join a team of five people to battle it out with another team and earn more points. How do you share your saved data to Pokemon Unite on your smartphone? To make sure that your saved data transfers to the smartphone version of Pokemon Unite, you need to link your old account with the account you’re creating on your smartphone. This will either be your Nintendo Switch account or a Pokemon Trainer Club account. You then ...

CryptoPunks hits the $1 billion mark CryptoPunks is a collection of 10,000 unique collectable characters with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. According to the NFT aggregation site CryptoSlam.io, CryptoPunks has become the second Ethereum – based NFT (non – fungible token) project to hit $1 billion (roughly ₹ 7,400 crores) in lifetime sales. With $637 million (roughly ₹ 4,700 crores) came in the last 4 weeks. In the last 7 days, CryptoPunks topped the chart with sales of over $408 million (roughly ₹ 3,000 crores). CryptoPunks achieved this historical milestone on August 28, 2021. CryptoPunks becomes the second NFT to hit the milestone CryptoPunks now ranks only second to Axie Infinity in achieving this historical milestone. Axie Infinity was the Ethereum-based NFT to hit the $1 billion mark on August 8, 2021. Axie Infinity leads the chart with lifetime sales of over $ 1.65 billion (roughly ₹ 12,100 crores). CryptoPunks ranks with lifetime sales of over $ 1.16 bil...