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WhatsApp rolls out video and voice group calling feature

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WhatsApp is a major success in this part of the world. Today, people rely more on WhatsApp than SMSes. Although late, WhatsApp has started rolling out the group calling feature for video and voice. As per WhatsApp, their users spend over 2 billion minutes on calls per day.

WhatsApp group call feature is limited to four people. This feature is been gradually rolled out to devices on Android and iOS. To initiate group calling, one needs to start a one-on-one voice or video call and tap ‘add participant’ button located at the top right corner (highlighted in red in the above image) to add more contacts to the call.

WhatsApp also encrypts these group calls and they are optimized to work on various networks across the world.

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Audible is now in India

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Amazon’s premium audiobook service, Audible has officially launched in the Indian market. While the service was live at audible.in for a few months as closed beta, the service was opened to the public during Diwali last week.  Audible India brings a selection of more than 200,000 audiobooks, including from some Indian classic and contemporary authors. […]

Prime Video now supports Hindi

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Amazon has a good mix of Hindi as well as regional language content in its Prime Video library and the next step to localise the service is to introduce Indic languages that will allow users to scroll through the app in their preferred language. The first Indic language to be available is Hindi that can […]

The new Kindle Paperwhite is now waterproof

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Amazon’s best selling Kindle got a meaty upgrade with a new thinner and lighter design. Measuring at 8.18mm, it is the thinnest the thinnest Kindle Paperwhite yet with a flush-front design and a soft back. The device is now IPX8 rated that is designed to withstand accidental water splashes (up to two meters of fresh […]

Sony unveils $100 PlayStation Classic

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Taking a leaf out of Nintendo’s page, Sony today announced the PlayStation Classic. Celebrating 25 years of the original PlayStation, the new PlayStation Classic looks and feels like the original but is 45 per cent smaller, comes with and bundles two PlayStation-esque controllers.  The good thing about the mini console is that it will be […]

Apple announces iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max

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As expected, Apple introduced the new iPhone models – iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. The iPhone XS takes over from last year’s iPhone X with improved performance and battery life. The iPhone XS Max, on the other hand, takes the mantle from iPhone 8 Plus with a huge display, better battery life and performance […]

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