Now, a “mute” on Twitter isn’t quite the same as learning how to block a user on the platform. Not least of all, because a mute just puts a stop to an account showing up in your feed. As opposed to silencing them entirely. And, of course, you won’t get notifications from the user either. Which can be useful. Particularly if you don’t want to remove somebody entirely or clue them in about having been silenced....

The Ulefone Armor 12 5G factory assembly process shown in a 1-minute video Ulefone released a new video to show us the process. That video is embedded below the article, and has a duration of around 1 minute. It shows the phone’s assembly process, and gives us a glimpse of its testing process as well. Ulefone says that it wanted to give its consumers, and potential consumers, a chance to see the entire assembly process of the device....

If you’re unfamiliar with audio messages, it’s nothing but a voice note that has been forwarded a few times. As strange as it may sound, the ability to control playback speed was only available for voice notes before this update. WABetaInfo notes (via) that WhatsApp will bring a playback speed button for audio messages in an upcoming update. The feature is currently available on WhatsApp beta for iOS, though it should inevitably make its way to WhatsApp beta on Android as well....

WhatsApp is planning to turn your avatar into in-app stickers This feature has been discovered in WhatsApp beta 2.22.21.3, for Android. It doesn’t seem to be widely accessible in that beta build either, at least according to reports, we haven’t tried it. Only some people seem to have access, though. Chances are this feature will roll out to other beta users really fast. If everything goes according to plan, we may see it in the stable build not long from now....

Message reactions on WhatsApp work akin to other messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and Slack. You can long-press on a message to react to it with an emoji. To start with, WhatsApp is supporting six of the most popular and expressive emoji reactions. It will eventually add more reactions with multiple skin tones. Reactions will help declutter your conversations, particularly in groups with a large number of people. Instead of everyone reacting to a message with a separate emoji message, they can simply react to the original message itself....

WhatsApp is a go-to app for people who want to communicate with their contacts. Other contacts on your phone, if they also have WhatsApp, will be able to contact you. This could be good for business, but you’d want to have control over who has access to sensitive information about you. The Contacts Except feature on WhatsApp will give you that control Right now, there are settings to hide and show your Last seen status, profile, and About page....

The language of the phone now determines the language of the WhatsApp application. WhatsApp is currently available in more than 60 different languages, but it is impossible to select the language manually. However, that seems to be changing. According to the information found in the latest beta of WhatsApp by WABetaInfo, a new feature will be added to the app that allows picking a favorite language from a list. The feature is spotted at WhatsApp beta for the Android 2....

The Xiaomi 12 & 12 Pro charging and display info confirmed The Xiaomi 12, on the other hand, will ship with a 6.28-inch fullHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. This display won’t be an LTPO panel, though. The Xiaomi 12 will include a 4,200mAh battery. The vanilla Xiaomi 12 will also support extremely fast charging, but not 120W charging. We’re still not sure how fast it will be, but knowing Xiaomi, it may offer 60W charging, or something similar to that....

The Xiaomi CyberOne joins the company’s CyberDog robot, which got announced last year. CyberOne is quite interesting. It has both arms and legs, while it supports bipedal-motion posture balancing. The Xiaomi CyberOne humanoid robot can detect emotion and comfort people Xiaomi says that it reaches peak torque of up to 300Nm. It can detect human emotion, while it has advanced vision capabilities. It also has functionality that allows it to create three-dimensional virtual reconstructions of the real world....

It has been quite some time since Xiaomi announced a Mi MIX device that actually went on sale. The company probably waited for some advancements in the under-display camera department. The Xiaomi MIX 4 is the company’s first phone with an under-display camera That manages to differentiate this device, though that’s not the only thing it has going for it. The Xiaomi MIX 4 has a bezel-less design, essentially, and the under-display camera manages to bring out the wow factor here....

Xiaomi TV Stick 4K: Design and specs The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K keeps the overall form factor of the original Mi TV Stick from last year. It sports an identical dual-tone finish but one of the shades is now longer. And that’s because the device itself is slightly longer than the 2020 model (92.4mm vs 106.8mm). If it matters, the new model is also significantly heavier at 42.8 grams (vs 28....

Magic ToolFlash can make flashing ZIP files easier A lot of tech-savvy people like to root and unlock their devices. Doing so will break down walls that were pre-built into the software. Avid rooters should be familiar with command prompts and the device’s root menu. If you’re used to these things, then Magic ToolFlash will feel just like home. This app was created by XDA senior member huskydg. You can use this app to install ZIP packages onto your device, and it creates an isolated namespace....

Platforms like Twitch, Reddit, etc are made so much better due to moderators. They delete unneeded comments and ban those who post them. Having a team of moderators can really make or break a live streaming session. Instagram adds moderators to live streams Meta-owned Instagram is no stranger to the live streaming game. You’ve been able to host streams to your audience for years now. The issue is that not everyone in that audience makes the best comments....

The feature works in the same manner as following an account on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, where you get new content from those accounts on your timeline. Here, any new articles published by the sites you follow on Chrome will surface on the new tab page. A new “Following” tab will appear alongside the existing “Discover” tab of recommended articles. If you have followed multiple sites, articles from each site will be listed separately....

Folks can plant trees with Alexa, but it doesn’t stop there The first location is Centre County, Pennsylvania. The companies hope to reforest about 34 acres of land in the county, as the area is unable to regrow its own. The next location is California. With the raging forest fires in 2018, the funds will help foresters prepare for and prevent forest fires and floods in the future. Over in India, the funds will help plant fruit trees to fight hunger in marginalized states....

Google is offering the Pixel Buds Pro in four colors this year: Coral, Fog, Charcoal and Lemongrass. This is the first “pro” pair of truly wireless earbuds that Google has released. They offer active noise cancellation with Silent Seal. So you are able to wear them and drown out everything around you. This can be very useful for Zoom calls, that many of us are still on. Transparency Mode is here to help you hear some of what’s going on around you....

Recording conversations is one of the features that Clubhouse users have been demanding for quite some time now. Fast forward to now, the company is all set to introduce the new feature for its platform this month. After the arrival of this new recording feature, you will be able to record a room. Moreover, you can save it to your profile/club, or even download it. This is a nifty feature if you want to go over the conversation once again, you had with your colleagues, etc....

Pixel 6 devices can’t downgrade to Android 12 following Android 13 installation Google flat out said: “Warning: The Android 13 update for Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and the Pixel 6a contains a bootloader update that increments the anti-roll back version,” while adding: “ “After flashing an Android 13 build on these devices you will not be able to flash older Android 12 builds”. Android 13 stable build started rolling out yesterday for Pixel phones....

This is part of the 2021.24 update, and it brings about a bunch of new features, according to this Reddit post. Disney+ will now be able to be used in the Theater Mode. Along with other apps like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and Twitch. This will allow you to watch some TV shows while you are waiting for your Tesla to charge. New Car Wash Mode and dashcam auto-save are also in this update Also part of this update is a new “Car Wash Mode” which will secure the vehicle for a scrub down....

Hulu started notifying customers on Thursday that prices were going up, even though Disney announced this back in August. Basically, the price of the bundle is going up. However, you can avoid the price increase. Starting on December 8, you’ll see your monthly price for the Hulu + Live TV bundle going up to $74.99 for Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+ with no Ads. Or from $74.99 to $82.99 if you have the bundle that includes ad-free Hulu....