While two of the new security features are meant to remove and report disruptive meeting participants, the third one is an internal tool that the company is using to help prevent meeting disruptions, or ‘Zoombombing‘, before they happen. At-Risk Meeting Notifier Called ‘At-Risk Meeting Notifier’, the aforementioned internal tool is the most notable security addition to Zoom. According to the company, the new software can help identify which meetings are at risk of getting disrupted by unwelcome visitors....

WhatsApp Faces Global Outage As per several users, WhatsApp stopped working at around 12:45 PM IST (or 12:25 PM PST) for many around the globe. DownDetector has seen a massive surge in the number of complaints over the past over. Users have since taken to social media to discuss the outage, and they are unable to send messages, update their profiles, or sign up for new accounts. We independently verified these claims and were unable to share messages or images on WhatsApp....

The company has announced four different tiers of Apple One bundles. Here’s what they offer. Apple One Individual Plan The Apple One Individual Plan is priced at $14.95 per month and offers 50GB iCloud storage, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade. Apple One Family Plan For people looking to get their families in on the fun, the Apple One Family Plan brings Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade along with 200GB iCloud storage for $19....

According to recent reports, the incident happened near Los Angeles (LAX) Airport. The ground control of the airport was faced with this unusual situation when two separate pilots reported that there is someone with a jetpack flying alongside the passenger planes near the airport area. The suited-up flier passed several airplanes near the LAX airport and was flying at the same level as the commercial planes. It was an air-traffic controller who took the report from the pilots and started warning other pilots to remain aware of “a person with a jetpack”....

Swift 5 The Acer Swift 5 is Acer’s first laptop to be certified under Intel’s new Evo platform. It comes with a 14-inch Full HD display covering 100% of the sRGB colour gamut, and a hinge that slightly elevates the laptop for a more comfortable typing experience and better thermals. The display is also covered with Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass, and users will have the option to get an antimicrobial solution on the keyboard, trackpad, and all covers of the device....

New Android Features Arrive! First in line are the new custom text stickers, which are a new addition to Gboard. These are a result of whatever text you type in English-US. This functionality was initially introduced for just the Pixel phones and has now started rolling out for all Android phones. To recall, it was spotted as part of a test back in March. Another Gboard change is new emoji mashups for Emoji Kitchen....

Apex Legends Mobile Now Launches on March 7 Respawn took to its official blog to announce that it pushing back the soft launch for its much-awaited battle royale mobile game by a week. That means Apex Legends Mobile will release in the selected countries on March 7. You can read the official statement from the developers right here. “Due to current world events, we made the decision to shift the limited regional launch of Apex Legends Mobile....

Apple Has a Smart Water Bottle for You! Apple has listed two HidrateSpark water bottles on its website in the US. While one comes with a Tritan plastic build, the other one has a stainless-steel body. Both of them come with Apple Health integration, allowing you to record every sip of water and see the data on the Apple Health app. The HidrateSpark Pro Steel is vacuum-insulated that can keep water cold for up to 24 hours....

Foldable iPhone Launch Reportedly Delayed Renowned analyst Ross Young from Display Supply Chain Consultants aka DSCC has hinted (via a new report) that the foldable iPhone launch has been delayed to 2025, a two-year delay from the previously expected timeline. It is said that the decision comes after discussions with supply chain sources. Although, if this is true, we don’t have an exact reason for the delay. Young also reveals that Apple isn’t in the hurry to launch a foldable smartphone, and hence, a delay isn’t a problem for it....

Bajaj Announces Electric Autos Bajaj is expected to announce the first batch of electric autos in Q1 2023. However, there’s no word on the exact date of launch. The company has been reportedly testing its innovative battery-powered electric autos for the past years and is now ready to launch the vehicle for different applications. “The three-wheeler development is now nearing its final phase and we expect putting it up for approvals by end of this fiscal....

boAt Xtend Talk: Specs and Features The boAt Xtend Talk comes with a built-in speaker and a mic to support the Bluetooth Calling feature. It also has a Dialpad for easy calling. Another highlight is support for Alexa to get tasks done with simple voice commands. The smartwatch has a square dial and sports a 1.69-inch HD 2.5D curved display. There’s support for over 150 watch faces. Users can make use of health features like a heart rate sensor, a SpO2 sensor, and a VO2 Max monitor as well....

Now, as we already know, before releasing Android 10, Google gave dessert names to its Android versions. It started with Android 1.5, which was called Cupcake at the time, and continued till Android 9 that was officially called Android Pie. Starting with Android 10, Google started using dessert names internally. The company, for instance, referred to Android 10 as Quince Tart, Android 11 as Red Velvet Cake, and Android 12 as Snow Cone internally....

Simone Giertz, if you don’t know, is a Swedish inventor and a multi-talented person who loves dog photos. She states that although dog pictures are quite popular on the internet, there aren’t many dog-selfies out there in the world. Because as much cute as they are, those paws cannot hold a smartphone and click the shutter button. However, they can push a pedal with those legs and that’s enough. Giertz recently shared a tweet (below) in which she announced that she made a selfie booth for her dog....

Now, for the unaware, Vertu was a company under Nokia that made luxury versions of the Nokia handsets back in the days. It got liquidated due to financial issues back in 2017 leaving 200 of its employees unpaid and unemployed. Now, the chief designer of the company, Hutch Hutchison founded Xor (pronounced as “Eggsor”) to combine the essence of dumbphones with the elegance of luxury. An Elegant “Dumbphone” With High-End Security So, their first handset, the “Xor Titanium” is pretty self-explanatory as it comes with a strong chassis made of titanium....

The feature currently exists behind a flag and works as intended after flipping the switch. Once enabled, you can capture screenshots in incognito tabs as you would usually do in regular tabs. To test out incognito screenshots on Chrome, open Chrome Canary, and visit chrome://flags. On the page that appears now, search ‘Incognito Screenshot’, and enable it. After enabling the flag, restart the browser, and you are all set to take screenshots in incognito mode....

The new changes are part of the company’s continued efforts to bring cross-platform compatibility to its multitude of online services, including Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. In an official blog post announcing the change, Facebook mentioned that the new look reflects a shift to “the future of messaging”, which will make the app “a more dynamic, fun and integrated way to hang out with your favorite people, on your favorite apps and devices”....

There’s no more information about Flipkart’s plans right now, but it won’t be the first time the company will be selling handsets under its own brand. The e-tailer had first entered the Indian mobile phone market with ‘Billion’-branded devices around three years back but failed to compete with better-priced and more feature-rich Chinese and Taiwanese phone makers, which were ruling the roost at the lower-end of the market back then....

Unlike Adaptive Sound found on Pixel Buds 2 TWS earbuds that increases volume in noisy environments, Adaptive Sound on Pixel 5 will improve the audio quality by automatically adjusting equalizer (EQ) settings to better suit the environment. As a result, the feature eliminates the hassle of manually adjusting EQ. Image Courtesy: Mishaal Rahman / XDA In its description, Google notes that Adaptive Sound may be less noticeable at higher volumes....

Fix for Pixel 6 Pro Screen Flickering Issue According to 9to5Google, some Pixel 6 Pro users have noticed that the screen starts flickering if they partially hold down the power button when the device is turned off. However, it won’t appear when you press and hold the power button to switch on the device and doesn’t last when the handset is on. Google has acknowledged Pixel 6 Pro’s display residual light issue and has promised to fix it in the December software update....

More Pixel Watch Details Appear A report by 9to5Google suggests that the Pixel Watch will be backed by a 300mAh battery, which could last between 24 and 48 hours. The smartwatch is compared with a few renowned names like the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, Fossil Gen 6, and the Skagen Falster Gen 6. While the speculated battery life on a single charge appears good enough, we still don’t know if this will be the case....