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Samsung Galaxy S24 phones might come with an added shortcut for Instagram Camera on the lock screen. The feature was revealed by Alessandro Paluzzi, a user on the social media X, where they revealed a screenshot. Currently, only system apps (with minor exceptions) are allowed on the lock screen – music, weather, alarms, routines. The social media widget might be part of One UI 6.1, once it arrives alongside the Galaxy S24 series. A pop-up is expected to appear once you open Instagram for the first time. You'll then…

Google's Pixel 8 series was launched earlier this year in October at the company's Made by Google 2023 event. The Pixel 8 and 8 Pro already launched with the ability to shoot RAW photos. Adobe RAW compatibility has now been incorporated into Google's Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, improving the photographic experience. Compared to JPEGs, RAW image files are richer in data, allowing users greater editing options. The new Adobe RAW support is set to be helpful for heavy image editing.A support page, first spotted by 9to5Google,…

Apple is taking its time with iOS 18 development and a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggest next year’s iPhone 16 generation will come with exclusive generative AI features which will be the key selling points for the new devices. The new report does not reveal any specifics on what these AI features will do but we can assume they will be similar to what Google and Samsung are doing with text-to-image generation, the ability to summarize documents and translate content among others. Apple is also rumored to…

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it was launching the web version of its new text-first social media platform Threads, in a bid to retain professional users and gain an edge over rival X, formerly Twitter. Threads' users will be able to access the microblogging platform by logging-in to its website from their computers, the Facebook and Instagram owner said. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Threads post that the web version would reach users "over the next few days."Mark Zuckerberg posted the image announcing the roll out…

Electric vehicle sales have soared as the price of petrol has jumped in Jordan. Electric vehicle sales are surging in Jordan, a trend drivers and showrooms attribute to high petrol prices more than any concerns about air pollution and climate change. Boosted by low import taxes, especially…

Model schematics. (a, b) Fluid is injected into a permeable fault zone of width w via a line-source that crosses the entire fault zone width. The fault is planar and embedded in an unbounded linearly elastic impermeable host rock. The initial stress tensor is uniform. (c) Fluid is injected at a constant rate Q until t = ts at which the injection is instantaneously stopped. Credit: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and…

The global PC market seems to be stabilising after it saw a 28% decline in Q1 2023. According to a report by Counterpoint, global PC shipments saw an 8% increase since last quarter. The report assures that the inventory levels have continued to normalise in Q2, however, global PC shipments are still down by 15% compared to Q2 2022. The year-on-year decline in Q2 suggests that the shipment downturn since Q1 2022 has relatively stabilised, the report notes. Moreover, the PC market also saw the first quarter-on-quarter…

Ravichandran Ashwin helped India rattle West Indies with his five-fer on Day 1 of the first Test in Dominica. Check out a few photos from the opening day here.…

Sure, Macs come with more ports than they used to but there are still plenty that are missing — and now the UGREEN USB-C Docking Station can put them back while saving you some money.As part of the Amazon Prime Day festivities, you can now pick up a docking station that would normally sell for $200 and pay just $126, making it an even better option than was previously the case. But remember that this deal isn't going to stick around for too long and you should consider ordering soon to make sure you don't wind up…

Threads is set to record 100 million registered users, less than a week after Facebook parent Meta launched its new microblogging platform. The company's app is closely linked to a user's Instagram account and is positioned as an alternative to services like Twitter, which was acquired by Elon Musk last year. Days after it was rolled out globally (except in the EU), the app has seen a meteoric rise in users signing up for the service, hitting new milestones every day. Threads has been able to achieve this fast rate of…