The report comes from Bloomberg, based on people familiar with the talks. Also, according to the report, a deal between ByteDance and Oracle will probably look more like corporate restructuring than an outright sale. According to people familiar with the matter, Oracle may take a stake in a newly formed US business and serve as TikTok’s technology partner. That would mean that TikTok’s US data will be stored in Oracle’s cloud servers....

Twitter Might Soon Charge You for a Blue Tick It is reported (via The Verge) that Twitter will start asking users to pay for their Blue Tick. Elon Musk has directed employees to soon increase the cost of the Twitter Blue subscription plan and make the Blue Tick a part of its exclusive features. People close to the matter have revealed that the Twitter Blue price might exponentially increase from $5 to $19....

VideoProc Vlogger: What It Is and Who Is It For? So, what is VideoProc Vlogger. Simply put, it’s a video editing software, but unlike some of the more complicated options out there, Vlogger is intuitive and easy to learn and use. What’s more, it’s free to use, and still brings in a ton of useful features that will make it a solid option for you when you’re thinking of editing your next video....

Vivo Y21T: Specs and Features The Vivo Y21T comes with a 2.5D flat frame and weighs 182 grams to offer a slim chassis to users. It can be bought in either the Midnight Blue or the Pearl White color. The device sports a 6.58-inch Full HD+ Incell display that supports a 90Hz refresh rate. It also has the Eye Protection mode to filter out blue light to avoid eye strains. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 680 chipset, which is also seen on the Vivo Y32 that launched in India recently....

Apple Watch Respiratory Rate Tracking If you are an Apple Watch user, chances are you have been using Apple Watch for sleep tracking already. And it’s pretty good at it. Moreover, you can track your blood oxygen levels, sleep time, and more when you wake up with Apple Watch. Now, you also get respiratory tracking while you sleep. In this article, we will take a look at what exactly is respiratory tracking, how respiratory tracking is different from SpO2 monitoring, how to use it, and more....

Wireless Charging: What it is and How it Works Wireless charging has been available in Android smartphones for years, but it really caught the attention of the mainstream media globally after Apple introduced it in its iPhone X and iPhone 8-series in 2017. It has since expanded to all high-end iPhones like the iPhone 12 series, and even some mid-range smartphones, like the iPhone SE (2020), and is expected to become more mainstream in the coming years....

WhatsApp Aims to Bring Digital Payments to 500 Indian Villages WhatsApp has announced the Digital Payments Utsav program to expand the reach of digital payments in rural areas of India. To make this a reality, the messaging platform has partnered with Bengaluru-based rural-development company 1Bridge. The pilot program has been introduced in 500 villages across Karnatak and Maharastra and is a part of its initiative to have a 500 million user base of WhatsApp Pay in India....

The addition of a handy shopping button to the business chat window made it easier for shoppers to explore what’s on offer. But, there was no way to place an order with the business. Now, WhatsApp is rolling out the ‘Carts’ feature to further simplify the shopping process for users. Now, while browsing through a company’s product catalog, you can select the dress, handbag, or scented candle that you like, and add them to a cart....

WhatsApp Self Message Feature to Arrive Soon A report by WABetaInfo reveals that WhatsApp is working on a feature, which will let you send messages to yourself via any linked device. The messages sent to your number will also show up on all the linked devices to easily continue the conversation on any device. This is being tested on WhatsApp Desktop beta and a shared screenshot shows what the feature will be like....

WhatsApp Groups to Display Members’ DPs WABetaInfo reveals that WhatsApp is testing the ability to show profile photos of participants within groups on its Desktop client. This comes after it started testing the same feature for its iOS beta version. With this, a group chat will now showcase the DP of a person alongside the name in a message bubble. And if there’s no DP, the profile picture will have the same color as the person’s name on the group....

WhatsApp Self-Messaging Feature Available WhatsApp is now rolling out the ‘Message Yourself’ or ‘Self Message’ feature (however you want to call it) to some beta users on Android. This is part of the WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.22.24.11. With this new feature, you will be able to open a chat with your number. You just need to select your number from the contact list. Your number will also have the ‘Message Yourself’ tag indicative of the fact that you can use the feature....

Windows 11 Build 25217 New Features In an official blog post, Microsoft confirms that the widgets board in Windows 11 is about to become even more useful. The widgets board currently hosts only content from Microsoft apps, news, weather, and sports updates. However, Dev build 25217 follows the release of the WinApp SDK 1.2 Preview 2, made available last week. This SDK will “allow developers to create widgets for their packaged Win32 apps and test them locally on the Windows 11 Widgets board,” says Microsoft....

Summer Game Fest 2022 Is Happening! Geoff Keighley recently took to Twitter to confirm that the Summer Game Fest, which will be hosted by Keighley himself, will be live on June 9 at 2 pm EST (11:30 pm IST). According to the tweet, it will be “a live cross-industry showcase” with game announcements, reveals, and the Day of the Devs event. It will be the 10th edition of the Day of the Devs event, which is presented by Double Fine and Iam8bit....

Sync and Migrate Data from One Cloud to Another Using Wondershare Using cloud storage services are handy when it comes to online collaboration. But they become harder to manage and handle once you use more than one such service. I have lost files, worked on different versions of files as they were not in sync, and had many other minor problems in the past few months. After testing Wondershare InClowdz for over a week now, I can confidently say that I no longer have those problems....

Xiaomi 12: Specs, Features, Price This is the vanilla model in the lineup and comes with slightly toned-down specs. As rumored, it gets a rectangular Mi 10T-like rear camera hump with one big camera housing, two small housings, and LED flash. Upfront, there is a center-placed punch-hole screen. It weighs just 180 grams and comes in 4 color options: Classic Black, Blue, Purple, and Wild Green. The screen spans 6.28-inch, which is relatively compact and is AMOLED in nature....

Bluetooth Auracast Audio Broadcasting Technology Announced The Bluetooth SIG recently took to an official blog post to announce a new audio broadcasting technology called “Augmenting Reality Audio Broadcasting” or simply Auracast. This technology will allow supported TWS earbuds and hearing aids to connect to any Auracast-enabled device at home or in public places. Confused? Let me explain. Currently, Bluetooth Audio sharing features on iOS and Android only allow users to connect up to two pairs of Bluetooth earbuds at a time to share audio with a friend or family member....

First spotted by The Verge, Microsoft has now decided to ship a big Xbox app update with a workaround that will enable iOS users to stream games to their mobile phones. The company has now decided to enable remote play in its iOS app. This means Xbox owners will be able to stream any game from their console to their iPhone. You might have understood by not that we are not talking about Project xCloud, i....

iOS 15.2.1 Released The new iOS 15.2.1 update fixes the issue that didn’t load photos sent using an iCloud link in Messages. It also fixes a CarPlay bug, wherein the third-party CarPlay apps didn’t respond to the user input. The new iOS update, as suggested by a security document, also provides a fix for a HomeKit issue, which could have caused a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. This would have caused the iPhone to crash or freeze....

iOS 16 Compatible Device List Leaked A report by French publication iPhoneSoft reveals that this year, Apple will exclude a few devices from the list of iOS 16 supported devices. These devices will be ones that are powered by the A9/ A9x chipset. The list is likely to include the iPhone 6s, the iPhone 6s Plus, the first-gen iPhone SE, the iPad 5, iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2, and the first-gen 12....

The DPC is reportedly conducting two separate inquires over the situation. As reported by The Telegraph, the first investigation will focus on Instagram’s account settings, while the other is dedicated to the availability of contact details on business accounts. “The DPC has been actively monitoring complaints received from individuals in this area and has identified potential concerns in relation to the processing of children’s personal data on Instagram which require further examination,” Graham Doyle, a deputy commissioner with DPC told The Telegraph....