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Truecaller Adds Group Voice Calls, Smart SMS Filter, and an Inbox Cleaner Tool After addingcaller ID verification for businessesand aCOVID-19 healthcare directoryon its platform, Truecaller has todayannounceda few new features for its users. This includes support for group voice calling, a smart SMS filter, and an inbox cleaner tool. The company says that these features were added following user feedback and are designed to“cater to the evolving needs”of its users....

Twitter Loses Its Status as an Intermediary Platform in India; Here’s What It Means Following the implementation of thenew IT Rules in India, social media companies such as Facebook and WhatsApp have adhered to the new guidelines. However, Twitter did not comply with the new rules as it did not appoint a Chief Compliance Officer in time. As a result, the micro-blogging platform has now lost its position as an intermediary platform in India....

Twitter Will Allow You to ‘Unmention’ Yourself From Unwanted Tweets and Conversations To help users stay away from unwanted tweets and conversations,Twitteris all set to introduce a new feature for its micro-blogging platform. This feature will allow users to “unmention” or “untag” themselves from tweets and conversations and prevent anyone from mentioning them in the future as well It is a nifty new addition that aims togive Twitteratis more control over their privacy....

What is Privacy Dashboard in Android 12 and How to Use It? Google announced Android 12 at its I/O 2021 developer conference last month. Given the radical UI overhaul, many Pixel users have already installed the Android 12 beta on their devices, making it themost downloaded Android beta ever. While the wallpaper-based theming system and one-handed mode are excitingAndroid 12 features, a major privacy-friendly change in Android 12 is the addition of a “Privacy Dashboard”....

You Can Now Book Vaccine Appointments on Paytm; Here’s How While the vaccination program in India continues to move ahead in full force, Paytm has introduced a new feature thatallows users to easily book a vaccination slotin their nearest healthcare centers. For the unaware, Paytm added theCOVID-19 VaccineFinder feature on its app back in May. It lets users check for available vaccination information using advanced filtering options on the platform. Now, however, users can also book a vaccine appointment in their nearest vaccination center using this feature....

Airtel Starts Testing Its Mid-Band 5G Network in Gurgaon Aftergetting the green light to start 5G trials in Indialate last month, Airtel has begun its mid-band 5G network trials in the country. The telecom giant is currently testing its 5G network in Gurgaon’s DLF Cyber Hub located in Millenium city. Citing relevant sources,Economic Times’Danish Khanreportsthat Airtel is currently operating in the 3,500 MHz band, following DoT’s guidelines. Airtel is using Ericsson’s 5G equipment for the trial asthe use of Chinese components has been prohibitedin the country....

Niantic to Release Transformers: Heavy Metal AR Game Later This Year There’s great news for Transformers fans!Niantic, the company behind the uber-popular mobile title likePokemon Go, is currently working on a new AR-based mobile game. It is called Transformers: Heavy Metal and will see you fight Decepticons. The company aims to release the mobile game globally later this year. Niantic Labs announced Transformers: Heavy Metal viaan official blog post. So, as per the post, Niantic has partnered with toy-making companies Hasbro and TOMY to develop the new AR-based, real-world mobile title....