WhatsApp is one of the most powerful messaging platforms with billions of people using it worldwide. It is the ultimate when it comes to messaging apps despite receiving competition from the likes of Telegram and Signal.
It has moved on from being a mere tool for sending and receiving messages to becoming a reliable platform to hold online meetings via video calls apart from many other conveniences.
WhatsApp is many things to many people but one thing is for sure is that users cannot imagine to send and receive messages without it despite having many other alternatives like the ones mentioned above.
In Brief
It is rather fortunate for users that such platforms keep coming up with regular updates to cater to the new generation, which is a tough task as the millennial folks become easily bored with a smartphone very quickly.
Many users have complained over the issue of their WhatsApp online status being accessible to others due to which makers have come up with a solution that is currently under testing phase where users can hide their status from public.
Due to the new privacy feature undergoing testing, only a select few beta users can avail it for the time being and once it passes all the tests, it will be made accessible to all WhatsApp users.
The new update will replace the ‘Lase Seen’ tab with ‘Last Seen and online’ tab in the privacy section of the account settings but as of now, the messaging app only alter their last seen status but when the new feature comes out, it will allow users to choose who all can see their Last Seen status and who can’t, and who all can see when they are online.
The makers are yet to specify as to when they can make the new feature be available to the general public but if the latest reports are anything to go by, WhatsApp beta is being rolled out in a gradual phase for Android version 2.22.20.9 where the option to hide status will be included.
Conclusion
As of now, the update is unavailable on Play Store but to access it is quite simple for WhatsApp beta users where they have to first go to ‘Settings’, then click on ‘Account’, then on ‘Privacy’, and finally, ‘Last seen and online’ where they will get the option to show the status to ‘Everyone’ or keep it the same.
Also Read: WhatsApp Offers Voice Call Support to Galaxy Smartwatches
The big day has finally arrived after months of wait. 2022 has been an excellent year with many tech brands rolling out one outstanding device after another that have become immensely successful.
After the successful launch of the iPhone 14 series models and other Apple Devices at the ‘Far Out’ event held in California on September 7, 2022, Vivo has decided to give Apple a tough competition as it has also rolled out its brand new Vivo V25 smartphone model.
September 15, 2022, is a day that all Vivo smartphone users will remember as the much awaited smartphone, Vivo V25, was launched with much fanfare and aplomb, which was streamed live for millions of users worldwide.
Vivo is a Chinese multinational technology company that had announced the launch of its new V-series of smartphones some months back. The event was streamed live at 12PM where its price, features, and specifications were revealed to the general public.
Key Features of Vivo V25
One of the best features that Vivo V25 possesses is the 64 megapixel OIS night camera, which is perfect for taking stunning and exquisite photos during nighttime, even when there is a dim light.
It is truly a unique feature as not many smartphones have cameras with such things due to which users constantly complain about on a regular basis but once they take pictures from the camera of Vivo V25, they will stop quibbling altogether.
To add on, the handset also has a 50 Megapixel Eye Automatic Focus selfie camera at the front and that too video, which has to be seen to be believed. Users were amazed when they saw this feature with their own eyes and stood gawking awkwardly.
Users can also avail the Bokeh Flare Portrait mode that offers ‘Natural and dreamlike bokeh’, which provides an exquisite visual effect due to which the photographer needs to know a special shooting technique.
It is one where you first change the camera settings and then use a particular lens so that the lights behind the main picture are out of focus to provide a soft and blurry background so that the picture gets more attention.
The handset will be available in two variants- 8GB RAM + 128 GB storage configuration that will cost Rs.27,999 and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage, which will be available at the price of Rs.31,999.
The Vivo V25 comes with an extended 8GB RAM and is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset, which is an improvement when compared to the previous models and was met with applause from the audience.
However, the feature that viewers were most astonished about was the colour changing Fluorite AG Glass, which changed the colour of the handset in an instant. The two colour options are- Elegant Black and Surfing Blue.
Conclusion
Apart from all these features, the price announcement of the smartphone was met with a great deal of applause from the live audience as they were quite excited to get it at an affordable price.
The device can be pre-booked online from Vivo’s official website and the upcoming Big Billion Days Sale hosted by Flipkart. ICICI, SBI, and, Kotak Mahindra card users can avail a 10% cash back upon purchasing offline.
September 2022 has been one of the best times for the tech industry as many new devices have been launched and many more are to follow suit in the coming months. The ‘Far Out’ event held in California where the new iPhone 14 series was launched along with many other Apple devices.
Whenever there is a new device out in the market, it is immediately compared, positively by its users and negatively by its detractors, to the products of rival brands as well as its predecessors, where people add their own interpretations and subjective opinions.
In Brief
As with any new device, we always get new features and specifications, in new models with very few exceptions, and the same holds true for operating systems as well. The new iOS 16 operating system was released for a handful of iPhone smartphone models on September 12, 2022.
It is available for iPhone 8 and some new smartphones where there are brand new features available for these phones that have iOS 16 such as improved cinematic mode, something that users had been constantly complaining about, on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
The new system is replete with brand new features like accessibility, speed, privacy, and data security, but those that deserve a special mention are the ones mentioned below because it will help users to decide if it is worth their time and money or not.
The given features are available for all iPhone models that support iOS 16 operating system. Even though some people might be aware of them, it becomes necessary to list it out for those that are unable to gain more info about them.
Feature List
Lock Screen: We will start with the most popular feature that is the Lock Screen where you can customize colour, font, and elements placement on the screen where even the look of date can be customized along with the font style
Messages: Only iPhone users can realize the importance of having a Messaging app because apart from the regular message features, you also get some upgraded ones to enhance your experience with the handset like editing a message for 15 minutes after sending it to the recipient, whose records can be seen by the latter
Live Text: Now users can avail interactive live texts in videos where you can pause it and copy/paste anything you like, translate it, and lookup. Live Text works in Safari, Images, Photos, and others
Pass Keys: An essential addition for enhancing data security and privacy that constantly worry users because it is highly futuristic in nature as now you can replace passwords for Pass Keys. You have to sign-in to websites or apps on other devices, including non-Apple ones, with a saved passkey where you can scan the QR code with your iPhone and use Face ID and Touch ID for authentication
Also Read: iOS 16 Development Complete and Set to Release in September 2022
All those who were eagerly waiting for National Cinema Day are going to be disheartened by the latest news doing the rounds as the day has been postponed to September 23, 2022, after being scheduled for September 16.
Cinema has been the biggest craze in India and was the primary source of entertainment along with cricket. Both continue to have a stronghold on the pulse of the audience even after so many years in the business.
Brief Summary
The first Indian film ever to be released was ‘Raja Harishchandra’ that came out in 1913 and since then, Cinema of India has come a long way, with many ups and downs, by completing more than 110 years of its existence.
Indian Cinema is the largest film industry in the world, surpassing Hollywood by a wide margin, even though the latter is the most popular and technologically well advanced but is confined to the American film industry.
India is a diverse country due to which all film industries are divided by location, language, and actors, due to which there are constant fan wars between Bollywood and South Indian cinema, which is divided into four languages- Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
As of now, Indian cinema is going through a rough patch due to the Covid-19 pandemic confining people to their homes and exposing them to OTT platforms, due to which the theatre audience has lost interest in going to cinemas as a result of which its business has dipped.
People are only interested in watching larger-than-life spectacles on the screen with over-the-top action, fight scenes, superhuman strength, and everything you want in a mass masala film, which explains the phenomenal success of RRR and KGF Chapter 2 in 2022.
The postponing of National Cinema Day is speculated to be the recently released Brahmastra, which is doing good business in India and worldwide, due to which the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) wants to give it the necessary leverage as Bollywood desperately needs a big hit to revive its sagging fortunes.
In order to give it a steady first week, MAI has come up with the decision of postponing the celebrations by a week and since National Cinema Day is a new event, which is a gesture of thanks by theatre owners to the audience to keep their business afloat, they have to oblige to the makers of such a big venture.
National Cinema Day first started in US and UK on September 3, 2022, where theatre chains like Cinemark and AMC slashed their ticket prices to $3, with Indian theatres too following suit.
Conclusion
Due to change of plans, PVR Cinemas, which came out with Rs.75 offer, has now declared that it will not apply to premium category seats like recliners or IMAX format screens but BookMyShow is still going to charge additional internet fees and GST on top of the Rs.75 offer.
Those who are unwilling to pay this much have no choice but to wait in a long queue for their turn in order to join the festivities of National Cinema Day. Apart from Hindi and regional films, even Hollywood ventures are scheduled to be screened at the big event.
When it comes to cameras, there are many excellent brands to choose from that are regularly launched along with smartphones, laptops, and other gadgets. The latest buzz doing the rounds is that GoPro Hero 10 has just announced the launch of two new action cameras that are going to be their flagship models.
They are GoPro Hero 11 and Hero 11 Mini that are touted as the successors of Hero 10 model that was launched in 2021 and have their fair share of features and specifications that are quite different from their predecessor.
Features & Specifications of GoPro Hero 11 Mini Camera
GoPro Hero 11 is black in colour and very similar in design to the previous model but it has upgraded features. It comes with a 2.27 inch touchscreen display and an LCD display on the rear.
Then you get the 27 megapixel sensor camera that gives you a wider view of the surroundings while the video recording can be shot up to 5.3k videos at 60fps along with a GP2 processor powered by GoPro.
Similarly, the GoPro 11 Hero black mini has similar features but a completely new compact design but without touchscreen display. You can shoot up to 5.3k60fps video along with 24.7 megapixel photos.
GoPro Hero 11 black will be available for purchase from the company’s official website while GoPro Hero 11 mini can be purchased from October 25, 2022, from the website itself along with other retail stores.
Android has launched its new iOS 16 operating system to great success and sooner it happened that iPhone users immediately jumped into action by downloading iOS 16 in their handsets within 72 hours of its release, which is more than what they did when iOS 15 was launched.
In just 24 hours, iOS 16 was downloaded by nearly 6.71% of iPhone users while iOS15 was downloaded by 6.48% users during the first day of its release. iOS 16 has achieved success at a much quicker pace than other operating system models because iOS 14 itself was adopted by just 9.22% users during its first day.
When it comes to reliable operating systems, the latest version is always considered superior to the previous one and it has been proven time and again as each new one surpasses the previous systems in terms of popularity.
The fact that iOS 16 was downloaded a quicker ace is a testimony that this statement is true and perhaps the credit also goes to its upgraded features like SharePlay, customized lock screen, new iMessage app, Facetime, etc. to name a few, but you need to operate the device for a couple of days to ascertain if the features are working properly or not.
Also Read: Apple iOS 16 Launched with New Features
Garena Free Fire Max Redeem Codes for September 15
There are so many mobile games at your disposal that constantly vie for public attention and the makers leave no stone unturned to cater to the masses because it is the millennial generation that is crazy about these ventures.
One that immediately comes to mind is Garena Free Fire Max, which is a spiritual successor to Garena Free Fire and is a battle royale action adventure where you have to tackle powerful enemies and win great rewards in return, which has become a huge success in the past five years since it was launched and no ordinary success at that.
Other games of the same genre are struggling to keep pace with Free Fire Max because they don’t have the perfect balance of style and substance without overdoing either, which Free Fire Max has been careful to manage
A big reason for the success of the game are its redeem codes through which you can win rewards like costumes, weapons, arms, and other souvenirs but most of them are essential to clear the levels but the time limit is 24 hours following which new codes will pop up on the rewards redemption site.
Garena Free Fire Max Redeem Codes for September 15, 2022, are as follows:
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Wordle 453 Answer for September 15
Wordle is one of the most important web-based games we have today that has achieved immense popularity in a short while and continues to grow with each passing day. It is the perfect game for those who want to enhance their brainpower via focus and concentration on the task at hand.
Wordle is a game where you have to guess the correct word via subtle hints and clues for which you will get six attempts and if you’re able to guess it within the set limit then you’re declared the winner.
There are times when we are oozing with confidence on solving a riddle or puzzle in a single or, at most, three attempts, but each wrong guess leads to confusion and loss of face that you are unable to guess and ultimately give up.
A big mistake that many players make is that they follow a set procedure or strategy and are not prepared for sudden setbacks and therefore are not able to improvise and keep themselves going.
However, if you are able to check the given hints and apply your mind at the right place then guessing the answer will not be so difficult and you can gauge it immediately or, at least after one or two attempts.
Wordle for September 15, 2022, is a pretty common word but a complicated one. It has two vowels, one of which is ‘O’ while the other is ‘U’, and begins and ends with two consonants, D & T, respectively.
“Our aim is to reach and appoint right partners as each of our products have some uniqueness in terms of features and specifications. Durability is our major strength due to which we are confidently offering a 2 year warranty for majority of our products lineups. It is these major points that, we believe, will make us stand out from the crowd.” In Conversation with Divya Mohindroo.
The electronic industry, is massive, deep, and crowded, so we are very eager to know what made “Promate” enter this humongous industry and what is its brand story and what values does it provide to its customers?
Promate began its journey in Taipei, Taiwan in 2001. The brand is a brain child of industry leaders from Asus, Foxconn and Pegatron and now Promate is a leader in electronic and computing DMS, with 20+ categories that spreads through Powerbanks, Wall chargers, Wireless chargers, IT and Media Hubs, Audio, IT Peripherals and many other verticals. Our latest entry will be into Smartwatch category and the global launch is expected to happen in October.
Promate strategy is to have strong growth and success once it enters any territory and that’s how the brand is establishing its growth steadily for the last 18 years in 100+ countries. We will be following similar strategies with our strength in quality, durability and other unique selling points including 2 years warranty to enter India and drive success.
So we would like to know what is, Promate’s target segment, and how its accessories provide value to its customers.
Promate is one stop solution for all IT and Non IT accessories requirements of consumers. Our strength is our categories and huge number of SKU’s we have under each category which will enable us to target all types of consumers and every consumer can be our customer.
So, how was Promate’s market experience so far in India, in terms of the high competition, market penetration, and local business conditions?
WE are just entering India market, it is early to comment on this question.
Promate is a young brand, and it had to face cut-throat competition, in the Indian consumer market, so we would love to know how is Promate managing to do this.
Promate is young considering India market, but the brand has experience in the global market for the last 18 years. We will be using all our good learnings and plan a suitable strategy to make a right entry into the competitive India market. Also, we will be taking all required support from our partners to build the right strategy to reach and sustain our customers.
With the advent of social media, trends are changing much faster than before, So we would like to know, your view in terms of the ever-changing and non-lasting trends and do you take this as an opportunity or as a challenge.
Social and Digital Media play a vital role in decision making of todays consumers when it comes to gadgets and electronics buying. WE are certainly having our plans to focus more on Social, Digital and influencers campaign to reach as many consumers as possible. In the meantime we plan to be proactive than reactive.
What is the biggest challenge and what is the biggest opportunity, that you foresee while planning for the future?
WE always foresee challenges in this dynamic and ever changing industry. But being globally present, we always foresee the future needs and build our products accordingly which reduces our challenges considerably. This proactive approach is our biggest opportunity, as this makes our partners feel confident and give their fullest support in taking us or reaching us to our customers.
Standing out from the crowd, lets a company flourish well, so we would like to know how you separate yourself from the rest of the competition.
Our aim is to reach and appoint right partners. Each of our products have some uniqueness in specifications, durability is our major strength and because of it we confidently offer 2 years warranty for majority of our products lineups.
These major points are what we believe to make us stand out from the crowd. Our goal is to reach a customer through our partner and making them understand why they choose Promate over other competition and ensure one of our product solution is enriching their lives. We always believe one happy customer will lead us to many.
So which platforms work well for you regarding sales, is it the online platform or the offline channels?
All channels are important for any brand. The goal is to ensure our customers have the accessibility convenience to procure Promate whether its offline or online channel. Hence our vision is to have our presence on as much as channels as possible.
We would like to know, that being in an Indian market, what do you strike for while launching a new product, is the quality or the price of the product?
Promate always believe in quality at the right price to the customer.
Twitter has quite a few data centres like one in Sacramento, California that houses many departments. The city is no stranger to heat waves and its netizens have experienced the worst of them for especially in the past decade or so.
A heat wave can be quite dangerous for you if you’re not careful because it can lead to side effects like dehydration, loss of appetite, skin problems due to blisters, and many others, which is quite dangerous to even think of.
Twitter is an important social media platform with billions of followers across the globe that every person wants to log into to pour their heart out in the form of tweets and pictures so when the site itself goes down due to technical issues, it becomes difficult for many users to handle the situation because they have become so dependent, even addicted, to it.
In Brief
It is quite astonishing to know that the data centre of one of the most popular social media platforms was taken offline due to a massive heat wave in that particular region due to which quite a few users were unable to access twitter on their desktop and apps.
In parallel to all this, Twitter is currently in troubled waters as it is engaged in a legal tussle with Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, after he offered to buy the microblogging service for a whopping $44 million in early 2022 but later backed off in July of the same year citing issue of payment to a former employee at Twitter.
The offline incident has occurred mere days after Twitter shareholders unanimously voted in favour of Elon Musk’s deal to acquire the service although the legal hearing is set to take place in October 2022.
The weather conditions were so severe in Sacramento that physical equipment services had to totally shutdown due to circumstances as a result of which service operations have lost redundancy with the only data centres operating being the ones in Portland and Atlanta.
For the unversed, redundancies are multiple data centres whose job is to ensure that services of large firms are readily available to users even if one of the data centres is inaccessible.
The company has not provided any detailed information about the situation but an inside source from Twitter has claimed that disruptions have not affected Twitter accessibility as the team was well equipped with tools and resources to manage things out properly.
Whatever the current situation maybe, Twitter might release official information on the matter very soon and put to rest all the rumours circulating regarding the matter once and for all.
It looks like Apple is in no mood to stop and wants to register 2022 in its name by perhaps churning out the maximum number of devices this year. After the successful ‘Far Out’ event where everyone witnessed the launch of the much awaited iPhone 14 series alongside other devices, now users can tune in to Apple laptops.
It is not easy for a massive tech giant like Apple to live up to its sky high reputation and prove it at regular intervals with flying colours. To sustain yourself at the top spot is far more difficult than reaching it and the fact that Apple has been there for so long is testimony of its powerful status.
There are many tech giants renowned for creating some of the best laptops in existence like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, and some others but when Apple brings out a brand new model of laptop, it becomes the talk of the town and both tech experts and common users start talking about it all the time until it is released in the market.
Brief Up
Apple is gearing up for the new MacBook Pro laptops that are 14 and 16 inches that will soon enter mass production phase in Q4 of 2022 and will be first ones to have new 5nm chipsets.
The shipments that were going on at a steady phase some time back have slowed down considerably but it won’t affect the company as much because it will suffer only a slight decline when compared to the top 6 PC brands in 2022.
It is the other PC brands that have been worst hit in terms of shipments with Acer declining to 33.2%, Asus experienced a YoY decline of 9.2%, Lenovo at 14.7%, Dell at 18%, and HP at 22.6%, which goes to show that Apple has been least affected due to decline of shipments when compared to its illustrious counterparts.
Whenever a new device is nearing its launch, it leaves users and tech lovers excited to try them out because they always want an upgraded version of the current model that they have, which they become extremely bored of within a short space of time especially the millennial generation.
There is a healthy competition between all tech giants and 2022 has been a great year for most of them be it Apple, Samsung, OPPO, iQOO, and many others with the former having just hosted the ‘Far Out’ event to launch their new iPhone 14 series of smartphones alongside other Apple devices.
Infinix too is a big gun this year that is all set to launch its new smartphone model called Infinix Zero Ultra 5G as per certain tipsters who are constantly on the lookout for relevant information that they can share with the public prior to the launching of any device and pique their curiosity to gain as much info as possible.
Features & Specifications of Infinix Zero Ultra 5G
Infinix Zero Ultra 5G was recently spotted on the BIS India Database labelled with the model number U1800XIA, which is a subtle hint that the handset will be launched in India in due course and when it was flashed on the website with a 180W fast charging adapter, it left many people excited to learn more about it.
It will come with a 6.7 inch AMOLED display screen and 120Hz refresh rate with a hole punch cutout at the centre that will house a selfie camera along with a 200 megapixel triple rear camera setup that will have an LED flash.
The handset will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 920 5G SoC with a storage variant of 8GB RAM + 256G internal configuration. There are reports that it will be launched with in single storage configuration that may cost anywhere between Rs.25,000 to Rs.30,000, which many users might find affordable.
Coming to the battery power, it might be 4,700mAh units that will support 180W Thunder charge technology while the device itself, if reports are to be believed, could charge a 4,500mAh battery up to 50% in just 4 minutes.
In this day and age, we have become totally dependent on electronic devices mainly because they have reduced manual labour to a great extent. It is well known that the millennial generation is physically, mentally, and psychologically adept in multitasking, for which numerous examples can be given.
Kids pick up everything right from a young age, in stark contrast to the previous generation who took their own sweet time to learn things. In other words, they were late bloomers who had none of the modern day conveniences at their disposal like the millennials do.
In Brief
When it comes to learning, it has become easier nowadays due to e-books, which kids find far more interesting than the hardbound books containing countless pages that they get from school, which have become obsolete with the passage of time.
Now, people of all age groups prefer reading and learning via electronic (e)-books and the trend has become quite popular since the past few years because everything is going digital then why should knowledge and education be left out?
Amazon has launched the brand new e-books on September 13, 2022, Amazon Kindle (11th Gen), and Amazon Kindle Kids (2nd Gen), which are basically entry level e-readers that have many interesting features to their credit.
Not only will the kids learn everything in a simple manner but will enjoy doing so, which will not only renew their interest in learning new stuff but also increase their focus and concentration on their studies and help them in performing better academically.
Price & Specifications
Amazon Kindle (11th Gen) will be available at a starting price of $99.99, which is approximately Rs.7,900, while Amazon Kindle Kids (2nd Gen) is available at $119.99, which is around Rs.9,500, although they are available on in US from October 12, 2022, while their global launch in other parts of the world, including India, is yet undecided.
Amazon Kindle will come in four colour options viz. Dark Emerald, Black, Denim, and Rose fabris covers, while Amazon Kindle Kids will have three cover designs, which are Space Whale, Ocean Explorer, and Unicorn Valley.
Apart from the above, both Amazon Kindle and Amazon Kids will have 16GB of storage and a battery life of six weeks, a fact which has been confirmed by Amazon during their launch.
Both are equipped with a USB Type-C Port, thereby making them the last in the line of Amazon Kindle models to drop the micro-USB Port while, in addition, Kindle Kids will have a subscription offer with Amazon Kids+ Service where people can access content meant for kids.
