Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Game ‘Nohzdyve’ Is Available for Everyone to Play, but There’s a Catch

If you haven’t gotten enough of the new Black Mirror: Bandersnatch interactive film on Netflix, you can now also play one of the games that’s spoken about in the episode, Nohzdyve.

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Googles Messages app is reportedly getting new spam protection feature

Key Highlights: Google is said to be activating Spam protection feature on its Messages app The new feature is reportedly being enabled via a server-side update The spam protection feature could be rolled out soon for everyone   Google is reportedly enabling a new spam protection feature on its Messages app for some users. Android Police reports that some users who launched the app were greeted with a notification stating, “New! Spam protection” and it seems that the new feature, which is said to have been under development for more than a year, is finally being made available. As of writing this article, Google has not posted anything regarding the spam protection rollout and the feature is reportedly being enabled via a server-side update and only for a few people. We checked for the option on some of our devices but they have not received it yet.  As per the report, those who have received the spam protection feature on their Messages app will see a new “Spam protection" option under the Advanced tab of the app’s Settings. Earlier, Android Police reported a section on Google’s Support website that detailed how the new feature works. “When the setting is enabled, some information about the messages you receive (such as inbound phone numbers) is sent to Google, though stripped of identifying content like your phone number or the actual message itself. The inner machinations are undescribed, but presumably, it looks at that data statistically to determine commonalities between spam messages to detect them,” the report reads. In case one sends a spam report manually, the feature still submits the entire message to Google, which is said to include phone numbers of both, the sender, the recipient, along with the message's contents. Speaking of the Messages app, new commits found in Chromium’s Gerrit source code management site suggest that the web interface of the app could be moved from Messages.Android.com to Messages.Google.com. While the URL change might not seem like a big deal for the average user, the change is said to tell Chromebooks to stop using the Android.com URL and instead use the Google.com URL in versions 72 or 73 of Chrome OS. These versions are also said to include the ‘Better Together’ features for integrating Android and Chrome OS. This change should not affect the web interface of the app.    Related Reads: Android Messages web app now lives in Google.com, not Android.com  

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China to land on the dark side of the moon: Report

In what will soon become another first for all of humanity, China is planning to land its lunar probe Chang'e 4 on the dark side of the moon. According to a recent report by the state-owned Xinhua News Agecny, the unmanned spacecraft was launched on a Long March-3B rocket on December 7. Chang'e 4 reached lunar orbit five days later and deployed its landing craft and surface rover in preparation for descent. The planned landing site is Von Kármán, a 180-kilometre crater in the South Pole–Aitken basin. The spacecraft reportedly entered an elliptical orbit around the moon on December 12 at 6:25 AM IST (12:55 AM GMT). From the pericenter, the point of closest approach for any celestial body in an elliptical orbit, the spacecraft is only 14.4 kilometres from the moon's rocky surface. The China National Space Administration reportedly announced that it would soon "prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon".  From the dark side of the moon direct communication with Earth is not possible as the moon itself blocks all transmissions. For this reason, the Chinese National Space Administration set up a communications relay satellite called Queqiao (meaning Magpie Bridge) back in May this year in a halo orbit around the moon. Two other microsatellites, Longjiang-1 and Longjiang-2 (meaning Dragon River), were launched along with Queqiao for additional relay support. Chang'e 4's payload includes a landing camera (LCAM), a terrain camera (TCAM), and a low-frequency spectrometer (LFS) to study solar bursts, among other equipment. Chang'e 4's mission on the dark side of the moon is to measure the surface temperature, chemical compositions of lunar rocks and soils, study cosmic rays, observe the solar corona, and carry out low-frequency radio astronomical research.

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Dell Returns to Market With NYSE Listing, 6 Years After It Went Private

The computer maker is trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'DELL', after it bought back shares that tracked the financial performance of software maker VMware.

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Netflix cancels in-app subscription option for iOS users

Key Highlghts: Netflix will no longer allow users to pay for their plans on iPhone or iPad New Users will have to go to the Netflix website to pay and login to the app in their iOS devices The move is presumably a backlash against Apple's claim of a high 30 percent revenue cut from in-app purchases You can no longer renew your Netflix subscription from your iPhone or iPad. Along with other prominent app developers, Netflix will no longer allow customers to subscribe via iTunes by way of an in-app purchase on iOS devices. While the change was spotted earlier in November, Netflix delved deep into the move in a VentureBeat article on Friday. The report explained users who are already paying via iTunes may continue to do so. However, users renewing after a month or new sign ups will have to bill their purchase in the Netflix website and then login into the iOS app. Netflix is not the only streaming service to do so. Presumably done against Apple’s move to take a larger revenue share from in-app purchases, streaming apps like Spotify and Soundcloud had to charge extra for iOS users. Later, Spotify stopped in-app purchases altogether and iOS users can only pay for their plans via the website. Apple normally takes 30 percent of the revenues made via in-app purchases by an app. This may shrink down to 15 percent for long-term subscribers, but even then, many developers have argued that it takes away a substantial amount of their revenue. It’s partly the reason why most apps on iOS are more expensive as compared to their Android counterparts. Many have argued that the decision to cut away from developer’s profits gives Apple an unfair advantage. For Spotify, where Apple Music is present omnipotently across iOS devices, it is indeed so. It’s also somewhat unfair for Apple to make money out of content it doesn’t produce or even host. Related Links: App developers want better revenue cut from Apple

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OnePlus 6T6 OxygenOS Open Beta 210 update brings caller id feature, new tools for Gallery and more

Key Highlights: OnePlus 6T and 6 are now receiving Open Beta 2 and 10 updates respectively The two phones get the same features with the new update OnePlus is introducing a caller id feature for OnePlus 6T/6 users in India   OnePlus is rolling out the OxygenOS Open Beta 2 and Open Beta 10 for the OnePlus 6T and the OnePlus 6 respectively. Both open beta updates bring the same updates and features for both the phones, which includes optimisations for their System, Phone, Gallery and the Launcher. A notable addition in these builds is the introduction of caller identification feature, which is available only for OnePlus 6T/6 users in India. Do note that the new builds are being seeded OTA and the company notes that since these are in beta, one might encounter some bugs or issues. Those users who are already running beta builds on their OnePlus 6T/6 should soon receive the update and those users who are on the stable builds will need to flash their phone with the new build, which can be done by following OnePlus’ instructions stated here. Going in-depth, the ‘System’ updates brought along with the new Open Beta builds include Improvements for screen brightness control, the feature to confirm pin without tapping for app locker, improved colour adaptation for navigation bar when using third-party apps, along with general bug fixes and system stability improvements. The UI for Call History is also improved and as mentioned above, OnePlus 6T/6 users in India will get to use the caller identification feature. There are some improvements to the Gallery app too and it now features create a collection, copy and move photos options. One will notice new illustrations and design on blank pages. Finally, for the Launcher, OnePlus has added recommended tools in toolbox and Improved Ul for category tags in app drawer. OnePlus surely is rolling out updates at a good pace since a week ago, it rolled out the Open Beta 1 for the OnePlus 6T and now the second one is out as well. Speaking of the OnePlus 6T, the company has announced some year-end offers on the smartphone and is offering discounts for those who purchase the device between December 26, 2018 and January 6, 2019. One will get to avail Rs 1,500 instant discount when purchasing the device via Amazon.in on all EMI transactions carried out using HDFC bank credit and debit cards. There will also be a six-month no-cost EMI on the device who buy the phone via Amazon.in, oneplus.in, Croma outlets and all OnePlus exclusive offline stores. In addition, one can also avail up to Rs 2,000 off when they exchange their old OnePlus device for the OnePlus 6T. Those who don’t have a OnePlus phone to exchange will receive Rs 1,500 off.   Related Reads: OnePlus 6T year-end offers include instant discount, exchange offers and more OnePlus 6T Review OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition: Is 10GB RAM overkill? OnePlus details tech behind Warp Charge 30 on OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition    

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Sony Xperia XA3 will be priced much higher than its predecessor: Report

Key Highlights: Sony will announce its 2019 mid-range lineup of smartphones at CES 2019 in January The price of the Xperia XA3 Plus was revealed in a new report, which is significantly higher than its predecessor The same report also mentioned the Xperia XA3 Plus will be offered in three colour variants -- Black, Gold and Silver Sony has made it a habit to launch its mid-range and entry-level lineup of smartphones at CES every year. The Sony Xperia XA2 lineup was announced in January at CES in Las Vegas, and the successor Xperia XA3 range is likely to be announced in the next few weeks at the same event. Now, a new leak from a news blog citing sources claimed the Xperia XA3 Plus will be priced at EUR 519 (approximately Rs 42,000) in European markets. The price revealed is a significant jump from that of the Xperia XA2 Plus, and while the hardware specs are not clear, it is expected to offer something in return for the premium it will reportedly charge. What’s known so far is that the Xperia XA3 Plus will tout a 6-inch display with Full HD+ resolution and “18:9 or higher aspect ratio”. It may or may not have a notch on the display. Considering the present Xperia XA2 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset, the successor may be powered by something more high-end. The Xperia XA3 Plus will reportedly be offered in three colours — Black, Gold and Silver. The report further states Sony will launch the Xperia L3 at CES 2019 as well. It will allegedly sport a 5.7-inch HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio. There might be a dual camera unit at the back, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Both phones are expected to be powered by Android 9.0 Pie. Earlier reports have revealed Sony will also announced the Xperia XA3 Ultra alongside the regular Xperia XA3. Both phones were spotted on a Russian certification site. Early renders of the two phones had revealed thin bezels, side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a 3.5mm headphone jack. From the renders, it seemed like the phone had a glass back. Related Links: Sony officially announces Xperia XA2 Ultra, XA2 and Xperia L2 smartphones at CES 2018

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