BGMI Introduces “Game Responsible” Campaign A new BGMI campaign called Game Responsibly has now kicked off, which wants players to maintain a healthy gaming habit. With this, minors (players under 18) will have to register a parent or a guardian for OTP authentication. The OTP (one time password) will be sent to the parent’s mobile number, and if they approve of the gaming request, then only can minors start playing BGMI....

boAt Airdopes Atom 81: Specs and Features The boAt Airdopes Atom 81 has a semi-in-ear design, resembling that of the AirPods 2, and comes with 13mm drivers to deliver enhanced bass and treble and a four-mic setup. The ENx technology is meant to provide a clear calling experience. The microphone cuts the background noise and isolates your voice to make it easier for you to take calls even when there’s a lot of disturbance around....

Relive Your Childhood Memories with Contra Returns The arcade-based title by Konami invokes a ton of nostalgia. You fill in the shoes of the iconic Contra heroes Bill Rizer and Lance Bean and dropped in a really familiar setting as the original game from back in the 90s. Add to the even nostalgia-invoking background score and the game doesn’t miss a chance to connect with its fanbase. So what should you expect from Contra Returns?...

Heads Up Mode on Android “With the Heads Up feature, you can get reminders to look up and stay alert when you’re walking and using your phone. Launched first on Pixel earlier this year, Heads Up is now available through the Digital Wellbeing setting on devices running Android 9 and newer,” wrote Google in its blog post. To access Heads up mode, open Settings app and navigate to Digital Wellbeing and parental controls -> Heads up....

The report comes from Business Line that cites one of the most popular crypto exchange platforms in India, CoinSwitch Kuber. So, as per the report, CoinSwitch Kuber saw huge investments in Dogecoin during the past few months and it contributed 13.76% to its overall trading volume. The meme-based cryptocurrency was followed by Ethereum at 6.06%, Bitcoin at 6.04%, MATIC at 4.52%, and Internet Computer at 5.08%. The Dogecoin rival, Shiba Inu, has not yet been listed on CoinSwitch Kuber....

Drone Delivery of Medicines in Bengaluru According to a report on The Economic Times, the trial was conducted within a 15-km radius. To be specific, the trial was conducted at Gauribidanur, which is almost 80km away from Bengaluru city. The drone should help in the last mile delivery of medicines. It could also help supply medicine in remote areas. During the test, two drones were tested — Medcopter X4 and Medcopter X8....

Essential’s former head of R&D Jason Keats founded the company. The team includes Chief Marketing and Merchandising Officer Wolfgang Muller, Principal System Software Engineer Jean-Baptiste Théou, Camera Engineering Head Nick Franco, Software Engineer Gary Anderson, Supply Chain Director Kevin Chen, and former Essential’s Head of Operations Wilson Chan. For those wondering, Andy Rubin is not associated with this new company, at least for now and probably for the foreseeable future....

According to Sullivan, controlling the spread of misinformation is critical as several countries, including the US, are preparing to hold general elections even as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage. “Limiting forwarding is an effective way to slow the spread of viral misinformation and harmful content that has the potential to cause real world harm”, he said. According to him, the action will help curb the efforts of those looking to cause chaos, sow uncertainty or undermine accurate information....

Messages sent through vanish mode will disappear after you’ve seen them and leave the chat. So, basically, this feature is just another Snapchat clone. Unlike Snapchat though, where the default experience is ephemeral, Facebook is pitching its vanish mode as an opt-in feature to give users even more control over the context of the conversation. Switching to vanish mode is literally just a swipe away. You can swipe up from a private chat on Messenger and Instagram to enter vanish mode....

This 6.1 MB app recently came to the App Store. There are no ads, in-app purchases, or subscriptions like in many other widget-apps. However, Flex Widgets is a paid app, and it comes for a price of $1.99 (Rs. 179 in India). Truly Customize Your iOS 14 Widgets Now, for its price, Flex Widgets is a pretty cool widget-creation app that lets you create and edit your widgets the way you want....

Flipkart has not only picked up Mech Mocha’s IP (intellectual property) but also their ‘skilled gaming team,’ as per the official press release. The company’s co-founders will also join Flipkart as part of the deal. This will enable Flipkart to bolster its GameZone offering, which is already accessible from within the e-commerce app. You will find the Games tab at the right-most corner in the bottom navigation bar. Now, the Mech Mocha team will operate under the leadership of Prakash Sikaria, the Vice-President at Flipkart....

While the ‘Guest Mode’ is a security feature that the company claims will help protect the privacy of its users, the latter is a new functionality that will enable users to ask Google Assistant to open, search or perform various actions across a number of third-party Android apps. In an official blog post, Google said that the new feature will enable users to do things like playing music, starting a run, posting on social media, ordering food, paying back a friend, hailing a ride, and more, just by using voice commands....

According to XDA’s Mishaal Rahman and Android Police’s Artem Russakovskii, the feature is available in Google Camera 8.1 on at least the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4XL. Some social media users are claiming that it is also available on the Pixel 2XL, but we cannot confirm that independently at this point. This is what it should look like: pic.twitter.com/7rF9eEOEQS — Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) November 16, 2020 According to Google, the Storage Saver mode reduces the size of photo and video files to enable users store more media on their devices....

No Unlimited Group Calls on Meet for Free Users So, Google Meet users who have using the service to conduct unlimited group calls will now be able to conduct group calls on Meet for only 60 minutes. So, if users want to enjoy the 24 hour-limit for group calls on Meet, they will need to get the Google Workspace Essentials plan, which costs $8 (~Rs 600) a month. For those unaware, video calling platforms such as Zoom offer unlimited group calls for a monthly subscription fee....

Now, if you are unaware, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro users have been complaining about the in-display fingerprint scanner on the devices ever since the smartphones were released in the market. Users have complained that the scanner is slow and often requires them to input the PIN to unlock the device. Similarly, when a Twitter user recently cited the issue by mentioning Google in his tweet, the Mountain View giant replied with a vague explanation....

YouTube Shorts Will Soon Show Ads Google recently shared its earnings report for the first quarter of 2022. Although the company might have missed the expected earnings (it was expected to meet the $7.51 billion mark but only reached $6.87 billion), it saw significant growth on YouTube, thanks to the ads on the platform. YouTube saw a 14% YoY growth, with revenues from ads adding the most in that amount. Banking on this growth, Google now aims to bring ads to YouTube Shorts....

Google Wallet UI Seen in Screenshots Mishaal Rahman (senior technical editor at Esper) spotted the new Wallet UI within Google Play Services, which will be a way for users to store and manage their payment cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, and even transit passes. This new Google Wallet UI will be a part of Google Pay to make it more than a peer-to-peer payments platform. Here’s a look at what could be the new “Wallet” interface within Google Play Services....

New Features in Google Pay India (2021) Bill Split Feature in Groups First up, Google Pay is expanding on its recently launched Group feature with the addition of a new “Bill Split” feature. As the name clearly tells, this feature helps you split the expenses of a lunch out, adventure trip, or anything else with friends and family. Scheduled to roll out later this year, you will find a “Split an expense” button at the bottom of an existing group chat or a new one that you can create at any time in the app....

MIUI 13 Update Rollout in India Xiaomi has revealed that the Android 12-based MIUI 13 update will start rolling out to users in India in the first quarter of this year. It has been announced that only 10 Xiaomi phones will receive the update in India in the first quarter. The first batch to receive the MIUI 13 update includes, Mi 11 UltraMi 11X ProMi 11XMi 11 LiteXiaomi 11T ProXiaomi 11 Lite NE 5GRedmi Note 10 Pro MaxRedmi Note 10 ProRedmi Note 10Redmi Note 10 Prime...

Poco X3 Pro: Official Render Now, we have the first look at the design of Poco’s upcoming flagship device. Agarwal got his hands on the Poco X3 Pro official renders and shared them on Twitter recently. You can check them out below. Color Options:– Phantom black– Metal Bronze– Frost Blue#PROformance #POCO #POCOX3Pro pic.twitter.com/QIF6mQKV2O — Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) March 16, 2021 As you can see in the images above, Poco X3 Pro carries a similar design as the Poco X3....