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• Spotify Premium Users Can Now Download Music for Offline Listening on Apple Watch

  22-05-2021 15:57
  
  Spotify is rolling out the ability to download songs, playlists, albums, and podcasts on Apple Watch for offline playback. The new experience requires users to have a Spotify Premium subscription.
  
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• Netflix Could Enter Gaming Industry Soon, Said to Be Looking for Executive to Lead Expansion

  22-05-2021 15:47
  
  Netflix is said to be looking for an executive to lead its expansion into the video gaming industry. Part of the details were reported by The Information on Friday citing a source familiar with the matter.
  
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• Government Asks Twitter to Remove ‘Manipulated Media’ Tag From Tweets Related to COVID-19 Toolkit

  22-05-2021 15:34
  
  Centre has asked Twitter to remove ‘manipulated media’ tag from tweets related to the veracity of a COVID-19 toolkit including those from BJP leaders. The government said Twitter’s “unilateral” action dilutes its credibility.
  
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• Apple's Latest iPad Pro Is Overburdened With Power

  22-05-2021 15:00 via wired.com
  
  The 12.9-inch tablet has some small upgrades and a phenomenal display, but it needs a robust software update to bring out its true potential.
  
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• PUBG India Avatar Battlegrounds Mobile Should Be Banned, MLA Says in Letter to PM Modi

  22-05-2021 14:28
  
  PUBG Mobile’s Indian avatar Battlegrounds Mobile India is aimed to deceive the government and citizens and should be banned in the country, Arunachal Pradesh MLA Ninong Ering demanded in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  
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• How to Back Up Your Digital Life

  22-05-2021 14:00 via wired.com
  
  Backups are boring, but they’ll save your digital bacon. Here’s how to make sure your data lives on even when your PC doesn’t.
  
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• US, Japan, EU Space Agencies Will Host Hackathon to Study COVID-19 Impact On Environment

  22-05-2021 13:06
  
  Space agencies of the US, EU, and Japan are organising a hackathon aimed at studying the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the environment.
  
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• The 16 Best Weekend Deals on Headphones, TVs, and Outdoor Gear

  22-05-2021 13:00 via wired.com
  
  Whether you'll be chilling indoors or in the sunshine this summer, we've got discounts on TVs, headphones, and outdoor gear.
  
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• GTA 5 Player UnNameD Beats Game Without Taking Any Damage in Record 9 Hours

  22-05-2021 12:25
  
  GTA 5 player UnNameD claims to have become the first person to beat the game without taking any damage in record nine hours.
  
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• Microsoft Office for Android Finally Gets Dark Mode

  22-05-2021 11:58
  
  Microsoft Office Android app is finally getting the ability to switch to a dark theme. The built-in Dark Mode now debuting on Android was introduced a long time ago on the Microsoft Office iOS app for iPhone and iPad. Microsoft's Office app for combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a single application.
  
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• Pope Francis to Get a Pure Electric ‘Popemobile’ from US Automaker Fisker

  22-05-2021 11:42
  
  Pope Francis will soon get an all-electric car featuring a solar panel roof and interiors made out of recycled ocean plastic from US automaker and Tesla competitor Fisker.
  
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• Oppo Reno 5A With IP68 Build, Snapdragon 765G SoC Launched: Specifications

  22-05-2021 11:25
  
  Oppo Reno 5A has been launched with an IP68-certified build and quad rear cameras. The Oppo phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC.
  
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• Zomato, Swiggy Kick Off COVID-19 Vaccination Drive for Their Delivery Partners

  22-05-2021 10:20
  
  Zomato and Swiggy have started a COVID-19 vaccination drive to start vaccinating their delivery workers in India. While Swiggy has begun vaccination in Bengaluru, Zomato started vaccinating its delivery fleet in NCR last week and is expanding to Bengaluru and Mumbai.
  
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• Travelling Through a Wormhole in Space May Be Possible, New Research Suggests

  22-05-2021 10:06
  
  The research on travelling through wormholes in space is a progress on previous studies on wormholes — speculative tunnels that could create shortcuts for journeys across the universe
  
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• 5 Misconceptions about transferring money online

  22-05-2021 09:56 via techguide.com.au
  
  Online money transfer is a relatively new concept. That’s probably why there are many myths and misconceptions about it. Lack of proper information and customer education has led to speculations about the security and legitimacy of this new-age money transfer method.
  It was almost impossible to send someone money and expect them to receive it the same day in the past. But with the introduction of online payments, people can easily send and receive money almost instantly. Several online pay
  
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• Snap to Buy Augmented Reality Company WaveOptics for Over $500 Million

  22-05-2021 08:24
  
  Snapchat parent company Snap announced on Friday that it will acquire WaveOptics, a British augmented reality (AR) technology company, for over $500 million (roughly Rs. 3,645 crores).
  
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• Social Media Firms Asked by Government to Remove Reference to 'Indian Variant' of Coronavirus

  22-05-2021 08:11
  
  The IT ministry in a letter issued on Friday has asked all social media companies to remove down any content that refers to an "Indian variant" of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 11 that the coronavirus variant B.1.617, first identified in India last year, was being classified as a variant of global concern.
  
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• Global Chip Shortage: Nissan, Suzuki Said to Halt Production in June

  22-05-2021 07:47
  
  A global chip shortage is forcing automakers including Nissan, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi to temporarily halt production at some of its plants in June.
  
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• People Adapt to Extra Robotic Thumb in Days in Fascinating Body Augmentation Study

  22-05-2021 07:46
  
  A new research has shown that the human brain can adapt to body augmentation much faster than expected. The study conducted by University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford researchers attached an artificial robotic thumb to the hands of the participants who were able to perform functions with it in a matter of days.
  
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• WhatsApp Says Still Discussing Data Collection Update in Turkey

  22-05-2021 07:32
  
  WhatsApp said on Friday that it was still discussing the rollout of its updated privacy policy in Turkey, despite a statement from Turkey's Competition Board saying the update would not be issued.
  
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• Mudra Band gesture control Apple Watch Band

  22-05-2021 07:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mudra Band lets you control your Apple watch using subtle finger movements, and supports discrete, continuous, and air-touch interactions. Early bird pledges are available from $139 offering a 44% savings off the recommended price. – Discrete gestures are individual finger movements – such as a single finger moving, or the soft tap of a finger […](Read More ...)The post Mudra Band gesture control Apple Watch Band appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.
  
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• Spaceship Network for Intercontinental Travel? Yes, Japan Plans to Have One Ready by 2040

  22-05-2021 07:23
  
  The Japanese government plans to develop an intercontinental passenger spaceship network that will enable people to fly to the major cities of the world in two hours or even lesser.
  
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• Bitcoin Price Falls Further As China Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency Mining, Trading

  22-05-2021 07:19
  
  Bitcoin price fell further on Friday after China doubled down on its efforts to crack down on cryptocurrency mining and trading. China's Financial Stability and Development Committee singled out Bitcoin as the asset it needs to regulate more.
  
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• Apple, Epic Trial: App Store Would Be 'Toxic' Mess Without Control, Says CEO Tim Cook

  22-05-2021 07:03
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday said that App Store would become a "toxic" mess if the iPhone maker were forced to allow third-party apps without reviewing. He was the last scheduled witness in the case brought by Fortnite maker Epic Games in the US.
  
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• Air India Says Personal Data of 4.5 Million Flyers Like Passport, Credit Card Numbers Leaked in Cyberattack

  22-05-2021 06:26
  
  Air India has issued a statement to inform of a massive cyberattack that has compromised the data of 4.5 million passengers registered between August 11, 2011, and February 3, 2021. The attack targeted Air India’s service system provider SITA and leaked personal details of flyers including passport, ticket and credit card numbers.
  
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• Top 6 gadgets to help you sleep

  22-05-2021 03:20 via techguide.com.au
  
  Over the years, it has been difficult to accurately observe just how important sleep is but thanks to technological advancements, we can now do just that. And it turns out sleep affects many things in daily life. Unfortunately, many find it hard fall asleep and there are numerous sleeping conditions that make falling asleep almost impossible for many people.
  2 out of 5 Aussies struggle with sleep related issues. This is an issue for the whole country as we all know what a good night sleep can do
  
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• Burn DVD: How to Create or Burn Video Files to a Playable DVD

  22-05-2021 03:11 via techguide.com.au
  
  Looking for a convenient and efficient way to burn all kinds of videos to DVD for further management? A video to DVD burning tool will simplify our task of burning video to DVD.
  You may have ripped your DVD movies to common video files for easy playback, but sometimes, you might want to play your videos on the DVD player for enjoying an excellent watching experience. For this, you need to burn videos to DVD and this article will explainhow to burn a copy of your videos or movies to a playable DV
  
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• How to understand the next generation

  22-05-2021 00:12
  
  They’ll push back having family, may never own a car, remain glued to their digital devices and be as woke as Greta Thunberg – meet Generation Alpha.
  
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