Author: Rudra Sharma
Rudra Sharma
Techcrowder is an imprint of Authority Media dedicated to consumer electronics and digital services. Beyond our expertise in mobile tech, our coverage has expanded to include everything from robot vacuums to streaming services to innovations in artificial intelligence.
Twitter on Thursday introduced the launch of its encrypted DMs characteristic, which is geared toward securing messages on the platform. Whereas that is Twitter’s first transfer in its aim of supporting end-to-end encrypted messages on the service, the corporate has warned that the present implementation has a number of limitations. Solely verified customers can begin encrypted chats, whereas Twitter would not presently assist encrypted group messages on the app. There’s additionally a restrict on the variety of gadgets that can have entry to encrypted conversations, in line with the corporate.The corporate explained in a weblog publish that the brand new…
YouTube is reportedly planning to disable the power to dam advertisements for non-premium customers. The video streaming platform has been noticed testing a brand new characteristic to dam advert blockers from utilizing YouTube. Which means customers who’ve been utilizing the advert blocker will. not be capable to play movies till they disable their settings. To take pleasure in ad-free content material on the platform, YouTube recommends customers to subscribe to YouTube Premium. In India, YouTube Premium is priced at Rs. 1,290 for a yr.A Reddit consumer has shared the screengrab of a YouTube Pop-up notification which reads “Advert blockers will…
The IT Ministry will ship a discover to WhatsApp on the difficulty of spam calls from unknown worldwide numbers, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday stated, asserting that the onus of guaranteeing person security lies with the digital platforms.The digital platforms are accountable and accountable for guaranteeing the protection of ‘digital nagriks’, the minister stated, including that the federal government will reply to each occasion of alleged misuse or alleged breach of customers’ privateness.The minister’s feedback assume significance as WhatsApp customers in India have reported a large surge in incoming worldwide spam calls over the previous few…
Google I/O 2023 kicked off on Wednesday as Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai took to the stage to disclose a number of new adjustments coming to the corporate’s apps and providers. Google’s annual developer convention for 2023 is sort of focussed on synthetic intelligence (AI) know-how and the agency introduced a number of new AI-powered options which are coming to providers like search, Google Maps, Google Photographs, and Gmail. A few of these options will likely be rolled out to clients within the coming weeks, whereas some will solely be obtainable later this 12 months, Google stated, whereas reiterating…
From R-rated sci-fi to teen biker gang adventures, streaming platforms are locked in an intensifying battle for dominance in one of many leisure sector’s hottest and most profitable mediums: anime. Fuelled partly by the pandemic, the recognition of the cartoons pioneered in Japan has created a goldmine for streaming giants corresponding to Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime.The worldwide anime market was valued at $28.6 billion (about Rs. 2,34,825 crore) in 2022, in accordance with Grand View Analysis, and is forecast to double in worth by 2030. “The height should be forward of us,” Aya Umezu, CEO of Tokyo-based leisure consulting…
Google has introduced a number of new options coming with the newest Put on OS 4 replace at its I/O 2023. The brand new replace will carry enhancements and options together with WhatsApp name help, new controls within the Google Residence app, Google Calendar help in addition to Gmail. All these options will likely be rolled out as a part of the replace within the coming months. The Put on OS 4 replace will allow customers to test their schedule in Google Calendar, hearken to podcasts on Spotify, and customise watch apps and tiles.Google in its weblog publish has shared…
JioCinema continues to set world benchmarks on the planet of digital sports activities viewing for IPL 2023 because it clocked over 1,300 crore video views within the first 5 weeks of the cricket match. Viewers have been glued to JioCinema’s fan-centric presentation as the typical time spent per viewer per match touched 60 minutes. TATA IPL 2023 on digital streaming has reached twice the variety of viewers on HD TV. “JioCinema continues to develop from energy to energy each week and it’s primarily based on clear proof of shopper’s outright choice of catching the TATA IPL on digital,” stated Viacom18…
Disney+ and Hulu content material will quickly be mixed right into a single app within the US. Throughout Disney’s earnings name held early Thursday, CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the corporate will launch a brand new, merged app by the top of the calendar yr, with additional particulars within the coming months. For now, the choice will probably be accessible to those that are subscribed to each companies. Hulu content material is already bundled into the Disney+ app in choose nations like India the place it is known as Disney+ Hotstar, and packages even FX and Star content material into…
The second season of the fantasy comedy collection Good Omens will arrive on Amazon Prime Video on July 28. The British collection is initially based mostly on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s worldwide bestselling novel ‘Good Omens: The Good and Correct Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.’The brand new season, consisting of six episodes, will see lead stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant return as angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley, respectively.The official Twitter web page of Good Omens shared the premiere replace on Wednesday night time.“And on the tenth of Might, we got a date for season 2, and it’s ineffably…
Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and [Guneet Monga Kapoor’s Sikhya Leisure have reportedly entered a strategic alliance to provide content material throughout theatrical and digital codecs. As per Deadline, the events would reveal particulars within the subsequent couple of months, and intention to set new benchmarks throughout the trade. The 2 manufacturing corporations beforehand labored collectively on 2013’s Irrfan Khan-led The Lunchbox, which was co-distributed in India by Dharma, following its debut on the Cannes Movie Competition. Extra lately, Sikhya Leisure gained the Oscar for Finest Documentary Quick Topic for The Elephant Whisperers.“We’re extraordinarily excited to collaborate with Sikhya Leisure. As…