Instagram Now Lets You Apply For A Verified Account Instagram will soon make it easier for users to get that covetedblue tick. The company is testing an account verification process in Australia to let users submit requests to get their accounts verified. That blue tick not only makes your profile stand out in search results, but it also lends great credibility to the account and gives users access to some special features....
Netflix Now Automatically Downloads New Episodes of Your Favorite Shows A year and a half after letting users download movies and shows to their mobile devices for offline viewing,Netflixhas started rolling out a ‘Smart Downloads’ feature that automatically downloads new episodes of aTV seriesand deletes older ones. The feature is currently only available on Android, with iOS users expected to get it by the end of the year. Users wanting to keep the old episodes on their devices will need to turn offSmart Downloadsby going into theSettingsmenu of theirNetflix app, and turn off the feature, which is turned on by default when it rolls out to your device....
Nikon Coolpix P1000 Has A 125x Optical Zoom Lens For World’s Highest Zoom Ratio One of the most prominent names in the camera industry, Nikon has decided to take your telephoto photography ambitions to a whole new level. The company has today announced a brand new compact camera called the Coolpix P1000. However, be ready to be amazed, asthis compact camera comes equipped with a large 125x optical zoom lens. It even claims the title of the world’s highest zoom ratio with the 24-3000 mm equivalence lens, so it is a camera with a lot of firsts yet again....
Paypal Apologizes After Threatening Dead Woman With ‘Breach of Contract’ for Dying PayPal has issued an apology to the husband of a recently-deceased woman after sending her a letter, threatening her with breach of contract‘for being deceased’. The incident, originally revealed on Twitter by the bereaved husband, has since beenconfirmed by the BBC, which says that the American firm has acknowledged that the letter was‘insensitive’, and initiated an inquiry into the bizarre episode....
PUBG Streamer Shroud Banned for Teaming Up with Game Hackers PUBG has been facing a lot of issues lately, because of the many bugs andglitches. But the biggest issue that the development team has been facing is cheating. Hackers have been plaguing the game, and PUBG Corp. has been trying hard to crack down on cheating. And their latest action has just showcased that the team is not going back down, regardless of who the cheating personality is....
PUBG Test Server Update On Xbox Brings Tons of Weapon Changes PUBGhas released the patch notes for the latest test server update for the game’sXboxvariant, and it is loaded with changes to weapons, and also introduces of new items, from minor tweaks to some key changes in the damage dealt by weapons. Moreover, there are some major UI changes, improvements in the mechanics of certain in-game items and the overall performance....
Reddit CEO Says Banning Hate Speech Is Really Difficult Social media platforms have connected the world, but they have also brought pain in the form of random strangers hurling abuses and harassing others. While Twitter and Facebook have taken a clear stance on what qualifies as hate speech – even though there are controversies on that front every now and then – Reddit’s approach is quite passive, and its CEO, Steve Huffman, just confirmed that....
