WhatsApp’s Upcoming Desktop App Will Work Without a Phone: Report WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new version of its desktop app that will work without needing to be authenticated by the a phone. According to a recent tweet by well-known WhatsApp tipster, WABetaInfo, the new desktop client is based on the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and, will enable users to use it even when their phone’s not connected to the internet....

‘Jio Saarthi’ Voice Assistant Launched to Help Users With Online Recharges Reliance Jio has launched a new interactive voice-based digital assistant called ‘Jio Saarthi’. In a press release over the weekend, the company said that the new software is integrated within the MyJio app and, has been designed to make the recharge process more seamless for users.Jio Saarthistarted rolling out to MyJio on bothAndroidandiOSstarting July 27. According to Reliance Jio, the featurewill be available only in Hindi and English to start offwith, before rolling out in 12 Indian languages....

Canon Has Patented a Lens Cap You Just Can’t Lose One of the most painful moments of being a photographer is when you lose the protective lens cap of your camera. Once the lens cap is lost, the chances of lens getting scratched and dirty increases putting you in a constant state of anxiety and pressure to handle the camera with extra care. Spare lens caps can come handy but the fact is that most of the photographers don’t have one....

Emoji Mashup Bot Combines Existing Emojis to Come up with Hilarious Hybrids Emojis have evolved to be one of the most efficient mediums to express one’s feelings without being elaborate in texts. While new emojis are being added every year, a Twitter bot named Emoji Mashup Bot mixes and matches the existing emojis to create interesting emojis which never existed before. Emoji Mashup Bot is developed by student developer Louan Ben....

Indian Government to Set Up 1000 EV Charging Stations It looks like India is making serious efforts to embrace electric transport and making electric vehicles mainstream. The Department of Heavy Industry has proposed a major call to interested companies for setting up electric vehicle charging stations in various cities in the country. According to theproposal, the government has plans to set up about 1000 Electric Vehicle charging stations in major cities....

Indians Mainly Buy Amazon Prime Subscriptions for Prime Video: Report The days when people used to pirate movies are gradually starting to fade away in India, thanks to streaming services like Netflix, Hotstar, JioCinema, and Amazon Prime Video. While an Amazon Prime subscription is much more than providing access to a streaming service, a recent study has shown that the number one priority of Indians opting for Amazon Prime subscription is just for the videos....

NotifyBuddy Brings a Notification LED to Your Phone’s AMOLED Display Even though they are getting more feature-rich, most modern smartphones are now missing out on a dedicated notification LED which can be quite annoying at times as it involves lifting or turning on the display of your phone to check if you have any pending notifications. If your phone sports an AMOLED display, you should definitely check out NotifyBuddy, which is an app that simulates notification LED on your phone’s display....