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.
The Indian authorities’s open e-commerce community ONDC has expanded its operations into 236 cities within the nation whereas including greater than 36,000 retailers, a senior firm official mentioned on Thursday.The federal government launched the Open Community for Digital Commerce (ONDC) final yr to present small companies and retailers entry to processes and applied sciences often supplied by huge e-commerce platforms resembling Amazon and Walmart.The non-profit firm’s community at present shows services from all taking part e-commerce platforms in search outcomes throughout all apps on its community. “ONDC is handholding small retailers whereas aiming to make e-commerce extra inclusive and accessible for…
WhatsApp has responded to the Indian Authorities’s name to ship discover to the Meta’s messaging platform concerning a rise in worldwide rip-off calls. Promising to safeguard consumer’s privateness and safety, WhatsApp says it gives choices like ‘Block’ and ‘Report’ for customers to keep away from any undesirable calls or messages. It additionally ensured to have ramped up its AI and ML system, which is anticipated to deliver down the present calling price by no less than 50 p.c. “Our customers are on the coronary heart of every part we do and we’re absolutely aligned with the Authorities’s aim of retaining customers…
Google has launched the App Streaming function to Chromebooks that can let customers entry their Android cellphone apps on the machine. It can synchronize apps between ChromeOS and Android. The tech big has rolled out the app streaming means by Cellphone Hub in ChromeOS Beta. With the function enabled, customers can now reply to a dialog, examine the standing of a supply, or do different app features by merely streaming their Android cellphone’s apps on Chromebook. Android App Streaming for Chromebooks is presently out there on chosen telephones operating Android 13 or extra.Google introduced the flexibility to stream Android apps…
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…