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According to research firm Sensor Tower (via TechCrunch), Instagram added these in-app purchases to its US App Store listing last week. It first added the $4.99 option on November 1, with the $0.99 option following a couple of days later. Users in the UK have also reportedly spotted the new Instagram Subscriptions. Instagram doesn’t explain the purpose of these in-app purchases, at least not just yet. But they should do what the name implies, i....

The July SMR (Security Maintenance Release) for the Galaxy A72 in the Asian market is rolling out with firmware version A725FXXU4BVG1. The update is initially available to users in Russia and India but should soon cover other countries in the region. The official changelog mentions camera-related improvements for the phone. The device is also getting some system stability improvements along with this month’s vulnerability fixes. The latest update for the Galaxy A72 in Latin America, meanwhile, doesn’t bring anything extra....

This explains why the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL got an update this month, without any new security patch. Launched back in 2019, the duo hit their “guaranteed security updates” deadline in May this year. Google recently said the phones will get their last software update by July. It should merge all pending security patches between May and July. But they got a surprise update this month. It’s a minor OTA (over the air) package weighing just about 10MB and doesn’t bring any new features nor does contain an updated security patch....

Democrats in the House and Senate Monday issued a joint statement saying Facebook’s decision to pause the development of the Instagram app for kids under 13 is “insufficient.” “Facebook has completely forfeited the benefit of the doubt when it comes to protecting young people online and it must completely abandon this project,” the statement reads. “Time and time again, Facebook has demonstrated the failures of self-regulation, and we know that Congress must step in....

The Garmin Forerunner 955 will be available in solar and non-solar versions As per Gadgets and Wearables (via TechRadar), the Garmin Forerunner 955 will be available in a whitestone color variant. Based on the name, this new model could resemble the whitestone version of the Forerunner 745. The listing also reveals the inclusion of five hardware buttons plus solar charging. This aligns with previous reports claiming the Forerunner 955 will be available in solar and non-solar models....

According to the source, the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP camera can capture 12,240×16,320 pixels resolution in the full 200MP mode. As expected, it will boast pixel binning technology, allowing you to capture 50MP photos in low-light conditions when the full sensor can’t take in enough light. These images will come out as 6120×8160 pixels stills. Nothing surprising here. It’s 2×2 pixel binning (merging four neighboring pixels) to absorb more light and reduce the image resolution to one-fourth....

Although we still don’t have a detailed spec sheet about the device, a live image of the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra has surfaced. According to Sparrow News, the image shared by a company official shows the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra from the front. The image was uploaded by Chen Jin, who is the General Manager of the Lenovo Mobile Business Group on the Chinese social network site Weibo. It shows the display of the device in its full glory....

Luna already offers some pretty decent AAA titles, but last night’s additions are some really heavy hitters you’ll want to play if you haven’t played them already. Even if you have, why not play them again? They’re amazing. And they offer some good replay value. So, what are the two new titles? Devil May Cry 5 and Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Both of which have been on our lists for best games for PC and console before....

Tech companies typically tap sports teams and events in order to spread the word about their brands. Suffice to say, sports are really popular, so landing a sponsorship or a deal could really mean a lot of money for the tech company involved. Google sponsorship leads to Google-branded McLaren racecars This is one reason that Google looked to partner with the McLaren MX Extreme E Team. According to 9To5Google, the company stated that it wanted to use this opportunity to help the team overall....

Now as far as the new features go, Google is adding a bunch of features that are going to sound familiar to iMessage users, actually. One of those being the ability to message businesses directly from Google Search and Maps. This is something that iMessage on the iPhone already does, and works as another way for businesses to help out their customers. It’s currently an experimental feature, but it should work pretty cohesively with the other Google services....

If you’re a person living in the United States or in Canada, you’ll be able to freely access the bot, to use. The page itself is pretty unopposing. It’s a blue background with the chat in the middle, a simple face above, and some fancy animations up top. The magic happens when you start your conversation with the bot. Meta crafted BlenderBot 3 to be realistic When you load up the page, you’ll see a starting phrase from the bot, and you can start the conversation from that point....

There are plenty of ways to keep up with your favorite sites nowadays via social media and other means. According to Tech Radar, Microsoft wants users to have another way of following sites. The company is introducing the feature called “Followable Web.” Followable Web lets Edge keep track of your sites It’s pretty easy to keep up with the content that sites post today, as there are always news feeds and social media feeds, but the new Microsoft Edge feature called Followable Web will give you another way to do so....

If you’re unfamiliar, Patch Tuesday is a term used to refer to monthly security updates from Microsoft and other tech companies. The Windows maker usually releases this update on the second Tuesday of the month. The latest release came on December 13, 2022, with around 50 vulnerability fixes across the Windows OS and other first-party Microsoft software. But this release broke the VM functionality for some users. Precisely speaking, users of Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 were unable to create new VMs in some Hyper-V hosts....

Earlier in the year, we got the Moto Edge+ smartphone which uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, and we’re following the rumors for the Moto Razr 3. This means that the company is still interested in the premium smartphone market. The charging speed for the Moto Edge 30 Ultra has been revealed We’re also tailing the Moto Edge 30 Ultra. This is set to be the next main entry into the Edge series of Motorola phones introduced back in 2020....

So, there’s not much to wonder about when it comes to this phone, not any longer. In regards to its design, it seems like we’ll get a plastic build. We’re only guessing, though, based on the images and price range. The Moto G Pure design, specs, and price tag appear The phone will include two cameras on the back, and one on the front. That front camera will be included inside a waterdrop notch....

The Motorola Edge 30 Fusion nears launch The Motorola Edge 30 Fusion renders show the same dual-tone rear camera bump that houses three camera sensors and an LED flash. We have a 50MP primary camera that comes with OIS (optical image stabilization). The Moto S30 Pro uses OmniVision’s OV50A sensor and that’s unlikely to change on the Motorola Edge 30 Fusion. It is flanked by a 13MP ultrawide lens and a 2MP depth sensor....

These images show the Motorola Edge 30 from different angles There were a handful of images leaked by the source, and they don’t leave much to the imagination. For starters, we see that these phones retain the familiar Motorola design language present in modern Moto phones. This phone looks to have a glass back with the Motorola logo right in the center. The triple-camera setup is housed in a little glass module that’s slightly raised....

The Motorola Moto X40 is quite a powerful smartphone, needless to say. A lot of info about it surfaced prior to this launch event too, so we basically knew what to expect. The device is made out of metal and glass. It includes a curved display, with a centered display camera hole. Its bezels are very thin, and there are three cameras on the back. The Motorola Moto X40 includes a 165Hz OLED display, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 The Motorola Moto X40 features a 6....

The Moto G13 and Moto G23 popped up on the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) website last month bearing model numbers XT2331-1 and XT2333-3, respectively. The listing revealed that the former will pack a 5,000mAh battery and will boast 20W fast charging support. The latter was listed with much faster, 33W fast charging support but its battery capacity was not mentioned. Both handsets appear to be heading to the US with dual-SIM support....

Last week it launched the first three episodes of Arcane. An animated series based on League Of Legends which is also available on Netflix. And all year it’s been making strides in updating and improving League Of Legends: Wild Rift, as well as its PC counterpart. And now it has Hextech Mayhem. Hextech Mayhem is set to launch on PC and Nintendo Switch on November 16th. In fact you can already pre-order the game via Steam for $9....