Bard in India, no more waitlists! As part of Google’s announcement, made during the Google I/O 2023 event, that there wont be any more waitlist process and will now be available across 180 countries! As India begins playing around with Bard, lets try to understand...
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Ubuntu 23.04 released just days prior to the release of Linux Kernel 6.3. Ubuntu 23.04 came built with Linux Kernel 6.2 and as with every other updates on a OS, every new Kernel gets support for new processors and devices. For this additional stability and...
Linux Kernel 6.3 Released with support for new Intel VPUs and AMD Automatic IBRS
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
April 25, 2023
Linux kernel 6.3 include a new DRM accelerated driver for Intel VPU (Versatile Processing Unit) that supports VPU IP 2.7 integrated into 14th Generation Intel “Meteor Lake” client CPUs, Rust code support for x86_64 user-mode Linux, AES-SHA2-based encryption for the NFS file system, and support...
Nokia’s love for pure(ity) seems to never go away, since the days of the Nokia PureView to the current Nokia Pure UI. Nokia had announced its new logo as part of MWC 2023 with the spirit of keeping the future more digital. Today with Nokia...
Happy Birthday SMS – First SMS was sent 30 years ago!
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
December 9, 2022
Celebrating 30th Birthday of SMS – Short Message Service! The first SMS, wishing ‘Merry Christmas’ was sent by a software engineer on 3rd December 1992! Most of the first generation mobile phone users would have sent a free SMS as the first operation on their...
Take notes on WhatsApp. Now you can message yourself!
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
November 15, 2022
WhatsApp has rolled out a feature where you can now message yourself! Have you been amongst those people, who would simply send your friends and family members a message or share a link, just so it stays noted for you to refer back to later?...
Google starts third-party billing with Spotify and Bumble
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
November 11, 2022
Google starts third-party billing in play store with Spotify and Bumble’s users as the chosen ones for the pilot testing. It hasn’t been a secret that Google and Apple have long been restricting their App developers to use only their own payment gateways for any...
Whatsapp, with its latest update, rolled out a much hyped feature – Whatsapp Communities. The feature lets users connect multiple groups under one umbrella to help them better organize group conversations on the platform. Designed to help organizations, clubs, schools and other private groups better...
Google Hangouts – Shutdown of the messaging platform
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
November 3, 2022
Google Hangouts – One of the most powerful messaging app with SMS, messaging and voice all integrated into one – is shutting down on the 1st of November 2022. They have put up a notice urging users to move to Google Chat. Starting November 1,...
Way back in 2018, Fedora 28 had introduced EPEL 8 modules, which allowed one to install multiple versions of the same software and switch between them, making them modular. For example, one might need to keep switching between a nodejs 8.x, 10.x and 12.x based...