Skip to main content

Posts

Twitter to roll out much-awaited Edit Tweet feature for Blue subscribers on Sep 21

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Twitter is set to roll out its much-awaited Edit Tweet feature on September 21, which will be available first for its Blue subscribers who pay $4.99 per month. The Edit Tweet feature lets people make changes to their tweet after it's been published. Edited Tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp, and label so it's clear to readers that the original Tweet has been modified. Tapping the label will take viewers to the Tweet's Edit History, which includes past versions of the Tweet. Casey Newton of Platformer said in a tweet on Friday that the feature is likely to be rolled out to the public starting next week. "Twitter is planning to begin the public test of editing tweets on Wednesday 9/21, per internal documents shared with me," he posted. Twitter users have been asking for an edit button for years to fix typos and grammatical errors. Earlier this month, Twitter announced a small test for the Edit Tweet feature with an internal te...

Apple iPhone 14 series, Watch Series 8 now available in India

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The new Apple 14 series and Apple Watch Series 16 went on sale in India on Friday, as the company keeps pushing India on the global map with every year's launch. Those interested can now buy iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch SE from Apple Authorised resellers and Apple Store Online in the country. On Apple Store Online, customers get up to Rs 6,000 instant savings on orders over Rs 54,900 with HDFC Bank credit cards. In addition, there are No Cost EMI with credit cards from most leading banks. According to industry experts, within the new series, iPhone 14 Pro and 14 are going to be the best-sellers in India. Apple Authorised Resellers in the country have received robust demand for the new series. The customers in India can get the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 for Rs 79,900 and the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus for Rs 89,900 (iPhone 14 Plus will be available from October 7). They can get iPhone 14 Pro for Rs 129,900 and iPhone 14 Pro Max ...

Garuda Aerospace maps 7,000 villages in UP with drones under Svamitva Scheme

Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) The Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace, a Drones-as-a-Service (DaaS) startup, has successfully mapped 7,000 villages in Uttar Pradesh under the Svamitva Scheme. The company won the tender from the nodal agency, The Survey of India in September 2021. As per the tender, Garuda Aerospace was authorised to deploy drones for large-scale mapping and digitisations of land records in rural areas, thereby empowering land-owners and farmers with accurate digital land certificates and a unique identity that enables them to get a layout of their entire land with precise and all information. As the winner of the largest order, Garuda Aerospace deployed 15 fixed-wing drones for the purpose of mapping at the speed of 8 to 10 sq kms per hour. Of the 140,000 villages, Garuda Aerospace has successfully mapped 7,000 villages, the highest number of villages mapped by any drone company within a year. "We have completed over 7,000 villages in UP in the last one year and hope to ...

Microsoft to allow real-time document signing during Team meetings

San Francisco, Sep 15 (IANS) Tech giant Microsoft has created a sample app for Teams that allow people to sign documents during remote meetings. According to Windows Central, the application lets users add a document to a meeting for attendees to sign, such as a purchase agreement, invoice, or NDA. The sample app was made by Teams Ecosystem Engineering as a proof of concept aimed at independent software vendors (ISVs) or other customers implementing it. The entire project is available and documented on GitHub, which should help organisations that would like to use it within meetings, the report said. The app allows users to add a document to a meeting to be reviewed or signed by attendees. It supports Teams single-sign-on (SSO) for authentication. The report mentioned that it also supports sharing content during a meeting stage, adaptive cards, and the Teams people picker. Microsoft noted that the app could be adapted to work with other scenarios that require signing off, such as...