Instagram’s “Limits” feature gives users an emergency option to instantly lock down their accounts temporarily, keeping targeted harassment away from them. (Photo : by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)A picture taken on October 1, 2019 in Lille shows the logo of mobile app Instagram displayed on a tablet. The new safety function of the social media platform adds to the current features that attempt to curb both harassment and bullying. As per SlashGear, Instagram already enables users to limit who can leave a comment on their posts, as well as restrict specific words in the comments section, to name a…
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Urian B., Tech Times 23 July 2021, 02:07 am (Photo : Screenshot From OnePlus Website) OnePlus Comes Up with Apple AirPods Pro Alternative with Just a Tiny Difference OnePlus is coming up with an Apple AirPods Pro alternative, and sources say it sports just a tiny difference from the latter. OnePlus has been making their own wireless earbuds for a few years now, but it sort of feels like the company could be finally ready to compete directly against big brands. OnePlus Buds Pro vs Apple AirPods Pro According to Gizmodo, OnePlus could compete with bigger brands with the announcement…
Have you ever wondered how content creators and pages monetize their content on Facebook? The process is actually relatively straightforward, but can overwhelm anyone trying to monetize content on Facebook for the first time. If you are trying to figure out how to make money from content on Facebook, here is a quick guide on how to go about it. How to Monetize Content on Facebook: Check Your Eligibility The first step on how to monetize content on Facebook begins with checking your eligibility first. Doing so will save you from all the hassle if you happen to not be…
Google has given the name Wear OS 3 to its unified smartwatch platform, but it may seem that the good news ends there for now, especially if you are excited to buy a compatible smartwatch this year. According to reports, the system update will not happen until the latter half of next year instead of this year. Aside from that, compatibility will be an issue as not all smartwatches will be compatible with the system update. Wear OS 3 will also require a full factory reset. The unified Wear OS 3 is a collaboration between Google and Samsung that was…
Kaseya, a Florida-based IT company that found itself at the center of a REvil ransomware attack at the beginning of the month, has obtained a decryptor key that can restore encrypted data from the attack. According to an announcement on Kaseya’s website, the company obtained the tool from a third party source. “We’re working to remediate customers impacted by the incident,” reads the announcement. Kaseya also said that it has “teams actively helping customers affected by the ransomware to restore their environments.” The Florida-based IT company has also received confirmation from a partner it is working with that the universal encryptor is “effective…
Jack Dorsey has expressed that the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, will be key to Twitter’s future-will continue to live on and be used in the platform. Several features from Twitter would soon be associated with Bitcoin and they would be in the form of Super Follow and the Tip Jar. These features would be the expanded money-generating efforts for influencers to earn. Content Creators will soon have a blast as Twitter empowers them with better features for their income generation via the platform. And it may be that this would focus on Bitcoin as the income they would receive. Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin…
Urian B., Tech Times 22 July 2021, 10:07 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Microsoft Website) Microsoft Edge 92 Browser Comes with Password Health Dashboard | No Same Password Across Multiple Sites Microsoft Edge 92 browser is coming out to mainstream users with a new feature that prevents them from using their own password in multiple sites. Having the same password spread out through multiple sites can be very dangerous to the security. Here’s how Microsoft Edge 92 prevents them. Microsoft Edge 92 Browser According to ZDNet, on July 22, 2021, Microsoft started rolling out its new version 92 of the…
(Photo : Pexels) Cannon’s new and old users may have undoubtedly experienced CR2 file opening problems. Fortunately, CR2 files offer a lot of exceptional benefits, but managing them is a little tricky. CR2 is a standard digital format for photos taken from a Canon camera. CR2 is an abbreviation for Canon Raw 2nd edition. The RAW format image file is not processed by a camera sensor, so it is huge and makes editing better than JPG images files. Each photograph is made available in the raw, unedited version in a digital version that reveals the precise detail the photographer desires…
Social media companies are going to face penalties if anti-vaccine posts get boosted on their platforms when the US Amendment’s Section 230 gets suspended by a Democratic Bill. Senators have already passed the said bill to the higher offices, and it aims to make these platforms reliable for anti-vaccine propaganda that circulates online. Facebook initially announced its stronger efforts to combat misinformation, and it is through its combined and approach via Overwatch and its AI. However, it seems like this is not enough as user posts have still been determined to be going against the country’s vaccination efforts. Drafted Bill to…
Apple Spatial Audio has been launched by the company but was found to be “not working” for other models of the iPhones and iPad. It seems that the Apple Music feature is not available for all of its devices, and it would only be for specific devices from the company. The iPhone XR is one of those which are not capable of playing it, alongside older iPads. The popular audio devices of Apple from the AirPods Pro to the AirPods Max have been the firsts of its devices to feature “Spatial Audio,” which makes people aware of their surroundings. It…