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Twitter To Show A Warning If You Like Or Retweet A Labeled Tweet
The micro-blogging site Twitter announced on Monday that it will showing a warning if you tried to like or retweet a tweet that had been labeled for potentially including misleading information. The functionality is rolling out on the web and iOS globally this week, and it will...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 24, 2020
1 min read
The Google Assistant Can Now Schedule Lights On And Off!
Google Assistant has been able to turn lights on and off for a while, but until now, it could only do so immediately, via r/googlehome reddit. Now it is finally possible to use the commands “Ok Google, turn off the lights in 10 minutes”, “turn...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 23, 2020
1 min read
Wordfence Site Cleaning Guarantee Extended To 1 Year
Wordfence announced that all customers of Wordfence site cleaning services receive an 1-year clean site guarantee. If your site is compromised again after Wordfence team has cleaned and secured your WordPress site, Wordfence will clean it again for free. The Wordfence Security Services Team is...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 22, 2020
1 min read
MeowTalk : You Can Now Talk With Your Cat!
A former Alexa developer has launched an app that can help the cat parents. The app called MeowTalk records the sounds of cats and then attempts to identify the meaning of these meows. These meanings will then be fed in a database for the AI software from which...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 21, 2020
1 min read
Google Chrome Support For Windows 7 Will Be Extended To January 15, 2022
Google Chrome support for Windows 7 was supposed to end summer of 2021, but because of challenges presented by COVID-19, Google has announced an extension. After assessing the current situation, and based on feedback from our valued enterprise customers, Chrome is extending our support for Windows...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 21, 2020
1 min read
Bitcoin Price Breaks Above $18K For First Time In 3 Years
Bitcoin exploded above $18,000, taking its market capitalization to an all-time high. The price of the digital token surged to $18,605.50 around 10:16 a.m. GMT (+5:45), and its price is up about 154% year-to-date. Bitcoin recorded its highest price ever in December 2017, hitting $19,783....
Bijay Pokharel,
November 21, 2020
1 min read
Samsung Strengthens Its Smart TV Voice Capabilities
Samsung Electronics announced that Google Assistant will join the suite of voice assistants currently available on 2020 Samsung Smart TVs, providing viewers with enhanced control and discovery abilities. Available alongside Amazon Alexa and Bixby, Google Assistant is now fully integrated into Samsung Smart TVs and...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 20, 2020
2 min read
Microsoft Teams Is Now Free To Use For 24-Hour Video Calls All In A Browser
Microsoft is bringing Teams’ friends and family features to the desktop and web allowing you to create a Microsoft Teams meeting for up to 300 friends and family that can run all day free of charge. You won’t need a Microsoft Account or the Microsoft...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 20, 2020
1 min read
PayPal Launches New Crowdsourced Fundraising Platform With Limits
PayPal is expanding its fundraising efforts with today’s launch of the Generosity Network. Unlike the PayPal Giving Fund, which helps people support charities through online donations, the new Generosity Network lets people raise money for themselves, other individuals in need, or organizations like a small business or a charity, Techcrunch...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 20, 2020
1 min read
Twitter Rollout Disappearing ‘Fleets’ Worldwide
The micro-blogging site Twitter has launched a new feature worldwide called ‘fleets’: tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature on Snapchat and Instagram. Twitter launched these ephemeral tweets, dubbed “fleets”, after having tested the feature in Brazil, Italy, India, and South...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 19, 2020
1 min read
Mastercard Enables Google Pay Rollout Across Europe
Mastercard will extend the Google Pay service to cardholders across Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania together with its issuing partners. With Google Pay, users with eligible Android devices will be able to make secure, fast and convenient purchases in stores and...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2020
3 min read
Firefox To End Flash Support On January 26, 2021
On January 26, 2021, Firefox will end support for Adobe Flash, as announced back in 2017. Adobe and other browsers will also end support for Flash in January. “Firefox version 84 will be the final version to support Flash. On January 26, 2021 when we release...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2020
1 min read
Zoom Released New Security Features To Combat Zoom Meeting Disruptions
Zoom released two new security features to remove and report disruptive meeting participants. Now you can temporarily pause meetings so you can kick out “Zoombombers” or disruptive individuals, the company announced in a blog post. Suspend Participant Activities Under the Security icon, hosts and co-hosts now have...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2020
2 min read
What is PHP Programming?
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. It was originally created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2020
2 min read
Zoom To lift 40-Minutes Meeting Limit On Thanksgiving
Zoom is lifting its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases nationwide and various new and existing restrictions on interstate travel,...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2020
1 min read
Facebook Adds ‘Vanish Mode’ For Messenger And Instagram
The social media giant Facebook introduce vanish mode on Messenger, which lets you send messages that disappear automatically. How it works is simple—messages disappear after they’re seen and you leave the chat. To turn it on, swipe up on your mobile device in an existing...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 13, 2020
1 min read
YouTube Rewind Is Cancelled This Year
YouTube has cancelled YouTube Rewind for the year 2020. The announcement was issued on Twitter just a day after the company experienced widespread outages. In the statement, YouTube said that Rewind has always been meant to be a celebration of its users, but that celebrating wouldn’t feel...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 13, 2020
1 min read
Google Photos To End Its Free Unlimited Storage On June 1st, 2021
Google Photos will start charging for storage once more than 15 gigs on the account have been used. The change will happen on June 1st, 2021, and it comes with other Google Drive policy changes like counting Google Workspace documents and spreadsheets against the same...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2020
2 min read
After Massive Outage, YouTube Is Back Online
YouTube has recovered from a seemingly worldwide outage that prevented videos from loading for roughly an hour. If you’re having trouble watching videos on YouTube right now, you’re not alone – our team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. We’ll follow...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2020
1 min read
VPN vs. HTTPS | Do You Need A VPN If HTTPS Is Secure?
Both HTTPS and VPNs do similar things in different ways. HTTPS secures your information when you visit websites where VPN encrypts your entire internet traffic. They both have to deal with encryption. In this article, we are going to explain what are the differences &...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2020
5 min read
