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However, this has stirred controversy among many users, as many don’t want the sender to know when they’ve read their message. And, after all, users should be given the option to choose if they want this new feature or not. Now, according to a new report from Myce.com who is citing a German beta tester, WhatsApp will soon get the ability to turn off the blue checkmark read indicator. At the moment, though, we need to take this with a grain of salt, because the information is not official....

The Mi VR does come with a slew of optimization as opposed to its predecessor and this also includes a hardware-level motion sensor. As one might have noticed usually the affordable VR headset depends entirely on the smartphone for the hardware requirement but the Mi VR comes bundled with its own motion sensor and a 9-axis inertial motion controller. Xiaomi claims that the hardware-level motion sensor is 16x more sensitive and when coupled with a high-performance phone the results are expected to be more than satisfactory....

The washing machine looks like a standard everyday device we’re accustomed to, although, it is extremely portable and small weighing at 34 Kilograms and a holding capacity of 2.8 kg. Additionally, the machine measures 415 mm in thickness and is 500mm wide. It is powered by an Amotec Kore DD inverter motor backed up by Suspa shock absorbers which are interestingly, produced by the same German company that apparently manufactures shocks for Mercedes Benz E Class....

The Xiaomi Mi TV 4C features ultra slim 0.9cm black bezels on the sides. This apparently is a notable difference over the Mi TV 4A. The all-new TV comes in two display variants. One rocks a 43-inch display whereas the other features a 55-inch panel. As expected, the smaller 43-inch variant has a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080p) resolution whereas the 55-inch one supports 4K HDR. Internally, the Xiaomi Mi TV 4C rocks a new hardware....

This means, that Xiaomi India will be following the same flash sale model which has come to a lot of criticism over the past few weeks with people finding it tough to get their hands on the Mi 3 smartphone, which is going out of stock within seconds every week. The Redmi 1S (also known as Hongmi 1S) comes with a 1.6GHz quad core Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage (with expandable microSD slot), 4....

In most conferences, this would be the signal for someone (generally a young lady) to walk to the person and hand him or her a microphone to ask their question. A mike was duly carried to the questioner this time too, but carrying it was the very person for whom the question was intended, Xiaomi’s Global Vice President, Hugo Barra. Unusual? You bet. Say what you will of Hugo Barra, the man behind the Nexus devices at Google and now for many the face of Xiaomi, one thing that you cannot deny is his knack of being able to do just the right thing at the right time, topped off with a dollop of charm that takes the winds out of the sails of the sternest interrogator....

Yahoo was in fact the first to introduce access to Yahoo account by SMS verification, a method wherein every time a user wants to login to his Yahoo mail account the password will be sent to the registered mobile number in the form of a OTP, just like how bank authenticates its transactions. Yahoo in a bid to improvise on the OTP password has introduced a better login method which is more efficient as well....

Thus, you can now send and receive WhatsApp messages right from your PC or laptop by using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Opera browsers. Unfortunately, it seems that Safari users will have to wait for a little longer. The sign up process is the same as before, which means users have to scan a QR code with the mobile app in order to start using the web client. At the moment, iPhone users don’t have the capability to scan the QR code but it works for Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Android....

The Zopo Speed 8 features a 5.5-inch FHD display and is powered by the deca-core Helio X20 MT6797 alongside a 4GB of RAM. On the imaging front, the device offers 21-Megapixel primary Sony IMX 230 Sensor with f/2.2 aperture and a dual-LED flash. The secondary camera unit comes in the form of 8-Megapixel secondary sensor which also comes with a LED flash module and a f/2.0 aperture. The device runs on Android 6....

Many users have recently experienced problems with the Instagram app on their devices. These issues include broken share and profile links, as well as messages not being sent or loaded. When an app like Instagram stops working, it cannot be very pleasant for all social media lovers. So, how can you fix the problem of Instagram not working on your device? Fortunately, you can fix this problem effortlessly with the solutions described in this article....

The iPhone XR is tops! Right, it does not have a full HD display, has a single rear camera, does not have an AMOLED display, is considered overpriced even after price cuts and is the bestselling smartphone in the world. Yes, the iPhone XR was the highest-selling phone of the year and by a massive margin too. It shipped 26.9 million units over the first two quarters of 2019, which is more than the phones at number two (the Samsung Galaxy A10 with 13....

You have just launched a new app called Sticky AI, which turns selfies into chat stickers. It seems a bit of a change of track from Prisma, which converted photographs into works of art. Why this change? We experiment a lot! Sticky AI is a very simple app for creating stickers. We believe that AI can help people express themselves more precisely. Our goal is to help people turn their feeling and emotions into digital creations very easily and quickly....

https://youtu.be/RF9t2rFmTVE Alexa down the ages…sort of The minute and a half long ad features Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi. As the two are heading out, DeGeneres asks Alexa on an Echo Dot to turn down the thermostat and then wonders out loud, “what do you think people did before Alexa?” The ad then goes back at different times in history (very questionable) and shows how people managed without Alexa in the past....

If you’re on a Mac, you can use Preview to open WebP images with no problem. However, there are instances when WebP images can run you into issues. For such times, converting your WebP images into a more traditional image file format, like JPEG, before using them elsewhere is a wise step. Follow along as we list down the different ways to convert WebP images to JPG on Mac....

As for the specifications, the LG G7+ ThinQ has a tall 6.1-inch screen on the front which has a resolution of QHD+ and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The phone runs on Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 845, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of onboard storage which can be expanded through a MicroSD card slot, and a 3000mAh with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. The rear camera arrangement houses two 16-megapixel snappers, one of which is a wide-angle sensor....

The sudden rise in audio consumption over the past few years can be attributed widely to the increase in audio creation and consumption platforms and tools that are empowering creators to churn out audio versions of their content to cater to a larger audience. Listnr happens to be one such tool that we are discussing today. It is an all-new podcasting solution that helps you convert blog posts into audio (speech) content, which you can distribute or embed across various online platforms....

The company now wants to continue with its effort in helping kids build their own toys with a modern touch to it. The ThingMaker 3D is Mattel’s latest endeavour to provide an affordable 3D printer that would pair up with an app and let kids create a diversified range of toys and jewellery. The ThingMaker will be priced at $300 which is indeed a killer price for a 3D printer that lets you churn out your own toys....

The all-new tablet is a part of LG’s budget G Pad lineup. It comes in a polycarbonate body that bears an LG logo and a pogo pin on the back for connecting the battery pack accessory. In fact, the expandable 4,400mAH battery pack is the main highlight behind the budget tablet. With the battery pack docked in, the LG G Pad F2 8.0 has a cumulative battery of 7,400mAH. To the front the LG G Pad F2 8....

The Meizu M5 Note sports the iconic design we have been seeing from the Chinese OEM for quite some time now. The smartphone sports a metal unibody design that bears two horizontal antenna lines on the top and the bottom of the device. It goes without saying that a Meizu phone would come in a range of colors, and the case is similar with the Meizu M5 Note. The metal unibody exteriors come in a total of four colors including Gold, Silver, Gray and Blue....

Today, the company is chalking out how — and when — exactly people in different echelons will be able to snag a copy of Windows 10 for themselves. Terry Myerson, who heads Windows operating system, in a blog post mentioned a number of new things that anyone who wants to purchase Windows 10 would want to know. The company, as you may remember, began to allow Windows 7 and up users to reserve a copy of Windows 10 last month....