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Tinder to stop charging older users more for premium features
The report, from Mozilla and Consumers International, detailed just how much Tinder+ pricing can vary based on users' age, reports Engadget. The report relied on "mystery shoppers" in six countries -- the US, Netherlands, New Zealand, Korea, India and Brazil -- who signed up for Tinder+ and reported back how much the app charged for the subscription.
This is how Samsung rewrote smartphone history in last decade
Samsung said in a statement that it has been leading the industry by introducing hardware (HW) and software (SW) that break the existing mold every year for the past 12 years since the unveiling of the first Galaxy S device in 2010.
Acer launches its 2nd 'Make in India' laptop
The company said that the price point it is aiming to bring is below Rs 30,000 and Acer believes this is a unique offering at a price point which "we don't see any other competing models which are made in India". The laptop is manufactured at the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Noida. This is the second laptop to come out of the manufacturing line after the acclaimed TravelMate series laptops.
Meta to crack down on hate and terror speech in Pakistan, UK
Meta's Redirect Initiative, already available in Australia, the US, Germany and Indonesia, is now entering Pakistan and the UK to "disrupt the connection between followers and the violent, extreme content they seek". Now, when someone in Pakistan or the UK searches on Facebook using words associated with organised hate or violent extremism, the top search result will be a link to resources and support for how to leave violence and extremism behind.
Apple announces contactless payments via new iPhones
Tap to Pay on iPhone will be available for payment platforms and app developers to integrate into their iOS apps and offer as a payment option to their business customers in the US first, Apple said in a statement late on Tuesday.
Meta not 'threatening' to pull FB, Insta from Europe over data transfer
The clarification came after Meta comments made headlines across the globe, with German Economy Minister Robert Habeck and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire reportedly clapping back at Meta's "threat" by saying they would be okay with Facebook not having a presence in Europe.
Speed up or slow down video playbacks on Twitter soon
Currently being tested with a select set of users on Android and Web, the tools will also be available for iOS users. Twitter plans to expand the test to iOS in the future, he added. It means you can watch a video at as slow as 0.25x speed or as fast as 2x, giving some fun to the videos and voice playbacks.
Instagram rolls out bulk delete features, security checkup worldwide
The company said that people will now be able to bulk manage -- delete, archive -- their content and their interactions including comments, likes, story sticker reactions, etc. In addition, people will be able to sort and filter their content and interactions by date and search for past comments, likes and stories replies from specific date ranges, all in one place.
Google introduces smarter search history in Chrome browser
Rolling out in the latest version of Chrome for desktop, the tool will let you revisit past explorations grouped by topic. When you type a related word into your search bar and click on "Resume your research" or visit the Chrome History Journeys page, you see a list of relevant sites you visited and can quickly pick up where you left off, whether it was earlier today or weeks ago.
Oversight Board tells FB, Insta to protect users from 'doxing'
In 'doxing,' previously private information is made public in order to shame or harm the victim. The Oversight Board, constituted by Facebook with 20 members from across the world, issued its first policy opinion late on Tuesday, asking Facebook and Instagram to improve their policies to protect users against doing. Last year, Meta requested a policy advisory opinion from the Board on the sharing of private residential addresses and images and the contexts.
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