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PayPal Launches New Crowdsourced Fundraising Platform With Limits
PayPal is expanding its fundraising efforts with today’s launch of the Generosity Network. Unlike the PayPal Giving Fund, which helps people support charities through online donations, the new Generosity Network lets people raise money for themselves, other individuals in need, or organizations like a small business or a charity, Techcrunch...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 20, 2020
1 min read
Twitter Rollout Disappearing ‘Fleets’ Worldwide
The micro-blogging site Twitter has launched a new feature worldwide called ‘fleets’: tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature on Snapchat and Instagram. Twitter launched these ephemeral tweets, dubbed “fleets”, after having tested the feature in Brazil, Italy, India, and South...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 19, 2020
1 min read
Mastercard Enables Google Pay Rollout Across Europe
Mastercard will extend the Google Pay service to cardholders across Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania together with its issuing partners. With Google Pay, users with eligible Android devices will be able to make secure, fast and convenient purchases in stores and...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2020
3 min read
Firefox To End Flash Support On January 26, 2021
On January 26, 2021, Firefox will end support for Adobe Flash, as announced back in 2017. Adobe and other browsers will also end support for Flash in January. “Firefox version 84 will be the final version to support Flash. On January 26, 2021 when we release...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2020
1 min read
Zoom Released New Security Features To Combat Zoom Meeting Disruptions
Zoom released two new security features to remove and report disruptive meeting participants. Now you can temporarily pause meetings so you can kick out “Zoombombers” or disruptive individuals, the company announced in a blog post. Suspend Participant Activities Under the Security icon, hosts and co-hosts now have...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2020
2 min read
What is PHP Programming?
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. It was originally created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2020
2 min read
Zoom To lift 40-Minutes Meeting Limit On Thanksgiving
Zoom is lifting its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases nationwide and various new and existing restrictions on interstate travel,...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2020
1 min read
Facebook Adds ‘Vanish Mode’ For Messenger And Instagram
The social media giant Facebook introduce vanish mode on Messenger, which lets you send messages that disappear automatically. How it works is simple—messages disappear after they’re seen and you leave the chat. To turn it on, swipe up on your mobile device in an existing...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 13, 2020
1 min read
YouTube Rewind Is Cancelled This Year
YouTube has cancelled YouTube Rewind for the year 2020. The announcement was issued on Twitter just a day after the company experienced widespread outages. In the statement, YouTube said that Rewind has always been meant to be a celebration of its users, but that celebrating wouldn’t feel...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 13, 2020
1 min read
Google Photos To End Its Free Unlimited Storage On June 1st, 2021
Google Photos will start charging for storage once more than 15 gigs on the account have been used. The change will happen on June 1st, 2021, and it comes with other Google Drive policy changes like counting Google Workspace documents and spreadsheets against the same...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2020
2 min read
After Massive Outage, YouTube Is Back Online
YouTube has recovered from a seemingly worldwide outage that prevented videos from loading for roughly an hour. If you’re having trouble watching videos on YouTube right now, you’re not alone – our team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. We’ll follow...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2020
1 min read
VPN vs. HTTPS | Do You Need A VPN If HTTPS Is Secure?
Both HTTPS and VPNs do similar things in different ways. HTTPS secures your information when you visit websites where VPN encrypts your entire internet traffic. They both have to deal with encryption. In this article, we are going to explain what are the differences &...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2020
5 min read
What Is Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network address translation (NAT) is a method of remapping an IP address space into another by modifying network address information in the IP header of packets while they are in transit across a traffic routing device.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 8, 2020
2 min read
United States Files A Civil Action To Forfeit Cryptocurrency Valued At Over One Billion U.S. Dollars
The United States filed a civil complaint today to forfeit thousands of Bitcoins, valued at over $1 billion dollars, seized by law enforcement on November 3, 2020, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson of the Northern District of California and Special Agent in Charge...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 6, 2020
4 min read
You Can Now Send Payments In India With WhatsApp
Facebook is rolling out its WhatsApp payment service for users in India after receiving approval from the country’s regulators. Starting today, people across India will be able to send money through WhatsApp. This secure payments experience makes transferring money just as easy as sending a...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 6, 2020
1 min read
WhatsApp Introduce New Disappearing Messages Option
Facebook owned WhatsApp is introducing a new disappearing messages option this month. The feature will allow WhatsApp users to enable disappearing messages on chat conversations between friends, to automatically delete messages after seven days. Anyone can enable the option in individual chats, and group admins...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 5, 2020
1 min read
Google Messages Can Now Schedule Texts For Some Users
The tech giant company Google is rolling out text scheduling in Messages for Android. Twitter user Sai Reddy and others have discovered that Google is rolling out the option to schedule texts in Android’s Messages, saving you the trouble of finding a third-party app. Google provides a...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 5, 2020
1 min read
Nikon Will Let You Use Its Cameras As High-End Webcams
Nikon has at last released software that turns your fancy DSLR or mirrorless camera into a high-end webcam. With the Nikon Webcam Utility Software (via Engadget), users can connect some of the Nikon cameras to a computer via USB connection to use them as a real webcam....
Bijay Pokharel,
November 5, 2020
1 min read
You Can Now Use Custom Background On Google Meet
The tech giant Google is introducing custom backgrounds for its Meet videoconferencing platform, the company announced in a blog post. If you use Meet in Google’s Chrome browser you should be able to access the feature in Chrome OS as well as on Windows and Mac...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2020
1 min read
Raspberry Pi 400 Is A Compact Keyboard With Built-In Computer
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the Raspberry Pi 400, a compact keyboard with an ARM-based computer built in. Just plug it into a TV or monitor using one of its two micro HDMI ports, insert a microSD card, attach a power cord and mouse,...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2020
2 min read
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