Entertainment

14 May

WhatsApp will now send “persistent” reminders to users who have yet to accept their new policy

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Users yet to accept new terms and conditions for the messaging platform WhatsApp will now receive "persistent" reminders ahead of the 15 May deadline. The changes relate primarily to the way businesses interact with customers. Since they were announced, in January, there has been concern about the prospect of increased data sharing with WhatsApp's parent company, Facebook, but this will not be changing. And most of the app's two billion users had already accepted, the company said. Those who do not will start to lose functionality - beginning with being unable to see chat lists and ending with not receiving video calls…

14 May

Airtel trumps Jio again on active user addition in February

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Bharti Airtel may have fallen behind rival Reliance Jio in overall subscriber additions for February but has added the most number of active users for the third straight month, analysts said. Airtel added 3.7 million active users, taking its active user share to 34.6% and its active user base to 340 million in February. By contrast, Jio lost 0.2 million active users, dragging its overall active users base down to 324 million and its active user market share slipped to 33%, an analysis of latest subscriber data put out by the telecom regulator showed. Loss-making Vi, which added gross users…

13 May

Frustrated with Low Internet speed? Here are a few easy ways to speed up your Wi-Fi connection

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With the onset of a second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic, many people are confined to lockdowns across various regions in India. And work from home will remain the norm, so users will need to be prepared. One good way to make sure you don’t run into connectivity hiccups during work hours from home is to make sure your connection is working at peak speeds. Here are 4 ways to speed up your Wi-Fi connection speeds on Windows 10. Disable background apps A good way to make sure your bandwidth is not being wasted in tools you’re not going to…

11 May

PUBG Mobile India launch- Battlegrounds Mobile India

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Krafton Inc made an announcement confirming that PUBG Mobile India will be launched in India soon with a new name – Battlegrounds Mobile India. Several reports surfaced claiming that the company is gearing up to launch the new game in June. According to Krafton, Battlegrounds Mobile India will come with exclusive in-game events like outfits and features. The new game will have its own esports ecosystem with tournaments and leagues. PUBG Mobile caster and influencer, Ocean Sharma, told that Battlegrounds Mobile could be launched in India in June. Sharma aasserted that the trailer of the new game would hit the…

11 May

Battlegrounds Mobile India may be releasing on the 10th of June

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Battlegrounds Mobile India is all the rage right now. It is the reincarnation of PUBG Mobile that the Indian government banned last year due to security issues. Krafton, the company that owns PUBG IP rights, said that the battle royale game -- which is a renamed version of the PUBG Mobile India game -- will arrive in India soon, but there is not a particular date to put the finger on. There are rumours around that the launch may take place in June. And now, there is a crazy fan theory narrowing down the timeframe. According to the theory, the…

08 May

WhatsApp scraps the idea of forcing its users to accept the new privacy policy by May 15

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The Facebook-owned messaging app had earlier made it mandatory for all users to accept the new policies by May 15 to continue using the services. However, as per the latest reports, the company will no longer ask its users to accept it, and not accepting the policies will not lead to the deletion of accounts. WhatsApp has been at the receiving end of users ever since it had introduced the new privacy policies. A WhatsApp spokesperson had said in a statement that no user will lose access to their WhatsApp account even if they do not accept the new terms…

07 May

‘The Last Hour’ on Amazon Prime Video

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The official trailer of The Last Hour has been unveiled by Amazon Prime Video. It is the first-ever Indian supernatural crime series on Amazon Prime Video. Created, written and produced by Amit Kumar and Anupama Minz, and executive produced by Amit Kumar and Academy Award and four-time BAFTA award winner, Asif Kapadia, The Last Hour will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on May 14, 2021. Packed with heavy doses of suspense, mystery and unexpected twists and turns, the upcoming show stars Sanjay Kapoor, Karma Takapa, Shahana Goswami, Shaylee Krishen, Raima Sen, Robin Tamang and Mandikini Goswami in prominent roles.

06 May

Battlegrounds Mobile India may launch this month

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The rumours around the relaunch of PUBG Mobile in India took a surprising turn when several instances pointed out that Krafton may be planning to launch the game as Battlegrounds Mobile India. So, it is very likely the Indian version of PUBG Mobile will be called Battlegrounds Mobile India, but there is still a huge confusion over the launch date. The last thing we heard was that the launch may take place on a single-digit date of an unspecified month. Now, there may be some clarity, at least that is what one of India's leading YouTubers may be claiming to…

05 May

WhatsApp policy rolled out earlier this year, comes into effect in 10 days

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WhatsApp was at the left, right and centre of criticism when it announced a new privacy policy earlier this year that made it mandatory for users to accept new terms of service if they want to continue using the messaging platform. Clearly, users were not happy some of them moved to other platforms like Signal and Telegram others just took to social media to express anger but, continue to use WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned platform decided to push the roll-out by three months, promising that it will use this time to educate users but, has largely remained silent. "We'll be doing…

04 May

Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account has been suspended permanently

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Actor Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account has been ‘permanently suspended for repeated violation of Twitter rules’, a company spokesperson has said. The move came after the actor commented on the alleged violence in West Bengal following the assembly election results. In a series of provocative tweets, the actor also commented on the victory of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the third consecutive term in West Bengal. Her Instagram account remains functional. Responding to the suspension, Kangana told ANI, “Twitter has only proved my point they’re Americans and by birth, a white person feels entitled to enslave a brown person, they…