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The founder of WhatsApp, Jan Koum, today confirmed that the popular messaging service is dropping its $1 yearly subscription fee across all platforms. The founder hopes that by dropping the yearly subscription fee, WhatsApp will become more accessible to people who don’t have a credit card. Koum said that the yearly subscription fee model “doesn’t work that well” and that the company does not “want people to think at some point their communication to the world will be cut off....

But, if you’re looking for a true theatrical experience, there’s nothing else like an in-home projector system. Not only does it capture the feeling of going to the movies, but you can also easily blow up the picture to massive sizes. Sadly, there is usually a trade-off in picture quality and light leakage. Plus, you can’t walk in front of the stream without throwing your shadow over what you’re watching....

Earlier this year, the software giant changed the blue error screen to black to match the new black logon and shutdown screens. This was the first major change to BSOD since the company added to screen in Windows 8. Microsoft Windows 11 to Show Blue Screen of Death The change made by the company did not go well and is now being reverted in Windows 11 update. In the recent patch notes Windows 11 build 22000....

The Xbox Series X and Series S are both currently available, offering different capabilities for significantly different prices. If you don’t want to spend $500 on the Xbox Series X, but still want to choose from hundreds of games, the Series S is more than $250 cheaper than the Series X. (You have the option to pay in monthly installments without the use of a third party like Klarna if you buy an Xbox from Microsoft directly....

The third quarter of the year is not too far, really, because it starts in the month of July. So from then on, we can wait for the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 7. It was an interesting terminal for many other reasons, although to some extent relegated to the shadow of the newly released Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, but now it is even more relevant because it will be the first Android smartphone that will come with Face ID technology that the tech giant Apple already includes in its iPhone X....

Yahoo! Is DEAD! Will Be Renamed “Altaba” Well, we all know that Yahoo was hit by two major security breaches in recent years that affected over 1 billion user accounts. Yahoo had openly admitted about the data breach in the second half of 2016, months after Verizon announced their plans to buy Yahoo at almost $5 billion. If the security breaches were not enough, Yahoo even helped the US government in a massive spying operation that allowed it to search every email address associated with Yahoo for specific terrorism-related content....

One of the services where advertising is most intrusive is YouTube, even preventing videos from starting without being seen. But this behavior will change with Google’s decision to abandon its most annoying advertising of all. It will not be this year, but in 2019, Google will rethink the advertising it presents to YouTube users and will make some of it disappear. Of all the ones that are going to be removed, the one that interests more is one of 30 seconds, that blocks the access to the videos and that can not be circumvented....

Will this shift in buyer habits stick around for the future? Or is it just a passing trend in light of global events. One thing is for certain: The web’s biggest companies may never be the same again. April 2020 outdoes Black Friday 2019. Every. Single. Day. Now imagine those kinds of numbers happening for 30 straight days. A billion dollars is already an obscene amount of money — enough to live comfortably for several lifetimes without ever having to work....

The publisher of Bloomberg assures that the new Pixel 3 will be announced during the month of October of this year, and the older brother aims to be the one that receives the greater amount of novelties, whereas the smaller one will conserve much of the aspect that we saw in the Pixel 2. ‘Notch’, but only for the bigger version According to Gurman, the Pixel 3 XL will have a renewed design that will bring us a screen with reduced frames where the famous notch will be released....

How can you not tune in to your phone when there is so much to do with it? Phones do everything from checking your email to playing games to video chatting with others, text messaging and just about everything else. But trying to have family dinner with the kids constantly staring at their phones is annoying. Now there is a word for people who can’t put their phone down. You might be shocked to know that this term has been around for almost a decade....

In Summary A VPN allows users to stay anonymous and secure while using the Internet. The use of VPN has consistently accelerated in the past decade but more so after 2020 with more people working from home and looking to stay entertained. Most free VPN providers are unreliable and appear suspicious, but there are a few that actually offer a better experience. To be safe, opt for free VPNs from services that have a subscription fee as well....

But choosing the right streaming service for you and your family can be challenging. Each service has its own strengths and weaknesses, not to mention the exclusive movies and shows you can’t find anywhere else, that it takes a bit of research to nail down the best streaming service for you. Netflix and Prime Video Showdown 1. Pricing Netflix Currently, Netflix has three plans to choose from. Depending on your streaming quality needs and the number of simultaneous screen access, you might prefer one plan for another....

The biggest photo-sharing site is Instagram, Social media site Facebook & Chat messenger Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger not loading due to server down. Whatsapp, Facebook & Instagram Down Globally, Report Users Instagram, Facebook, and Whatsapp are experiencing downtime everywhere. Likewise, the Photo sharing Social Media giant is experiencing downtime Worldwide. Whatsapp, Facebook & Instagram has gone down on the worst day possible, as it’s Thanksgiving, and people cannot post pictures!....

Earlier, Whatsapp rolled out migrating chat history features from iOS to Samsung and Pixel phones. The CEO, Cathcart, has announced that soon Whatsapp will get a new feature that will let you transfer your chats from Android to iOS. At present, you can move your chat history from iOS to selected Samsung and Pixel phones. Soon, the feature will be available on all Android 12 phones. Transfer Whatsapp Chat History from Android to iOS Now, Whatsapp is testing the possibility of allowing users to transfer chats from Android to iOS....

Now Delhi high court on Friday allowed WhatsApp to roll out its new privacy policy but have some conditions. Delhi high court said that WhatsApp cannot share data of its users collected up to September 25, 2016. The high court also told WhatsApp that data of every user who deletes his/her WhatsApp account before September 25 will have to be deleted from WhatsApp servers. We could easily assume that court had given a hint to WhatsApp’s new privacy policy as well as it’s users who don’t want WhatsApp to share any data with Facebook, to delete their account in case they value privacy....

This article begins with event logs and discusses their headers’ structure and the structure of their building blocks—the headers of the event records. It mentions some open source tools that can parse event logs and briefly explores event logs on versions of Windows below and above Windows Vista, along with an exploration of their characteristics. Links to pages of the MSDN are provided for further reference on event logging. Then the article continues with a brief examination of the three computer sleep modes (sleep, hibernation, and hybrid sleep) and their significance for forensic analysts....

Easy to Use Windscribe is an easy-to-use VPN that doesn’t require you to meddle with complex settings. All you have to do is to turn it on. Prevent Tracking Windscribe prevents your government from blocking any website or content in your country. In fact, this VPN prevents anyone from learning whatever you are doing. You will also be able to prevent companies and marketers from tracking your personal information and selling them....

WhatsApp has traditionally been slow in adding new features to its Android client. However, since the beginning of this year, the official WhatsApp client for Android has received a number of new features and enhancements. Most of these new features are first rolled out to the beta version of the client before they make their way to the stable channel of the Play Store. Continuing that trend, the beta version of WhatsApp for Android has now gained two new features: voicemail and monospace text....

After a few tries and some prototypes, the South Korean giant Samsung has patented its technology for this purpose. Manufacturers are continually looking to improve the usability of their devices, as well as the ease and security of their unlock. Initially, the security was in charge of the pin and standard codes, however, it quickly evolved to fingerprint physical button unlocking and facial and iris recognition. Although the latter is supposed to increase security, the truth is that in certain situations it is not more practical than digital printing....

The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 inherits design and build from its siblings as it flaunts the usual aluminum clamshell aesthetic. However, the corners are now a bit more curved. There’s a 5.5-inch HD display up front which is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass (variant not revealed yet). It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor, Adreno 505 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage which is expandable and a 3080mAh non-removable battery....