You can now search for verified government contacts via Truecaller

Truecaller has announced the launch of a new government director available within its app to help people find verified contact details of government officials. The idea is to ensure that citizens can contact officials. This digital government directory has been created to enhance the trust between people and local government rulers, protect them from fraud and spam, and empower citizens to take an active role in local governance. While Truecaller currently has over 240 million users in India, this service may lead to a spike in numbers.

The new Truecaller feature lets you access verified government  contacts

Why has Truecaller launched this feature?

This new feature will offer citizens better access to law enforcement agencies, helplines, educational institutes, embassies, hospitals, and other critical government departments across the whole country.

According to the app, the contact details have been taken directly from official government sources to ensure that they are accurate. The main aim is to help streamline access to pertinent government representations and make things easier for users in India. 

Truecaller revealed that the most effective scams that occur through random numbers are carried out by impersonating different government officials. As the average citizen does not have the contact details of these officials or their offices, they have no way to verify who is actually calling them. The directory should help reduce such cases of fraud, while also allowing customers access to the numbers if they require them. Phone calls from a verified government number will appear with a green background and a blue tick mark to indicate that the number is an authentic one. 

Truecaller is currently working with different departments of the government in order to expand its directory and make it as comprehensive as possible. The next phase will include adding the contact details of representatives who are at the municipal and district levels. 

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Realme UI 40 India launch date has been scheduled for December 8: Here are its top features

The Realme 10 Pro series is right around the block and it will be coming with Realme UI 4.0. Both the phone line as well as the software version is already out in the Chinese market. Today, the brand’s chief Mr Madhav Sheth revealed that we will be getting the new Android 13-based Realme UI update with the Realme 10 Pro smartphones out of the box. He has classified Realme UI 4.0 improvements in 4 key areas viz. design, interaction, fluidity, and security. 

We are officially rolling out realme UI 4.0 with our upcoming #realme10ProSeries5G . The new operating system aims to enhance 4 critical areas - design, interaction, fluidity, & security to ensure a seamless user experience. pic.twitter.com/CS4gqiEeq0

— Madhav Sheth (@MadhavSheth1) December 6, 2022 Realme UI 4.0 features 

One of the new and noticeable UI elements would be Realme UI 4.0’s card-style layout, which arranges information across the interface in customizable ‘cards’. 

Always-on-display on Realme UI 4.0 gets interactive music player controls which means you don’t have to unlock the phone lock screen to adjust the playback.

You can even personalize the AOD with your expression-based Bitmoji emojis.

So, that pretty much addresses the design and interaction aspects of Realme UI 4.0.

Now when we speak of fluidity, you get Dynamic Computing Engine for optimum resource allocation, Quantum Animation Engine 4.0 for a smoother UI, and the brand claims a 10% boost in performance whilst offering a 4.7% gain in terms of power efficiency. 

As the name suggests, Auto Pixelate lets you automatically pixelate personal information on screenshots.

Lastly, for security, you have a Private Safe equipped with the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

There are many more small yet ‘could-be-useful’ features sprinkled throughout the new Realme software. We’ll get to know them on December 8, which is when both the software and the phones carrying them will launch. So, stay tuned.

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PLAYGO DURA launched in India Here are its top 5 features

PLAY has announced the launch of its latest offering, the PLAYGO DURA, which is an affordable TWS available for purchase on Play’s official website as well as most e-commerce websites like Amazon  and Flipkart. The earbuds are feature-rich and available for just ₹1,499. 

PLAYGO DURA launched in India

Speaking about the product, the brand said "At PLAY, we have always focused on designing and delivering premium products at suitable budgetary price targets of our discerning consumers. We pride ourselves in understanding the ever-evolving needs of our consumers and accordingly design products to make their lives more convenient and hassle-free with a mix of fashion and the latest technology. The latest product, PLAYGO DURA is also crafted in line with this philosophy. We are extremely motivated to bring PLAYGO DURA to our consumers and feel that the product will surely strike chord with the consumer on account of its fashionable and handy design aided by the best-in-class device audio experience. We hope to receive an equally compelling user delight as has been experienced for our other portfolio. We will continue to launch more fashionably innovative products and strive to establish tech leadership in the AioT category."

PLAYGO DURA Top Features

Some of the top features offered by the PLAYGO DURA are as follows: 

1. Long battery life

The  PLAYGO DURA offers a total playtime of 30 hours, with 10 hours from the buds and the remaining charge from the case they are stored in. The brand claims that you can get up to 5 hours’ worth of battery life after charging it for just 10 minutes.

2. Environmental Noise Cancellation 

The  PLAYGO DURA is equipped with Environmental Noise Cancellation technology which can help users enjoy seamless phone calls even in a crowded setting. To facilitate the same, the earbuds are also equipped with HD microphones. 

3. Enhanced Bass Extra Loud drivers

The  PLAYGO DURA also comes with the brand’s proprietary Enhanced Bass Extra Loud (EBEL) drivers, which promise to deliver deep bass and crisp sound. 

4. Easy touch controls

The accessible touch controls that are built into the earbuds allow users to control the volume, start and stop the music and even call upon voice assistants like Google Assistant or Siri. 

5. In-ear design

Finally, the  PLAYGO DURA comes with an in-ear design that promises to reduce ear fatigue when listening to music or podcasts for a long time. 

The earbuds are available in black and white. You can buy them on Flipkart and Amazon, as well as the brand’s official website. 

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Amazon Prime Gaming Service Launch Teased in India, Will Offer Free PC Games Every Month to Subscribers

The Amazon India website recently teased the launch of Prime Gaming in the country, promising free monthly PC games and more. The service, which comes bundled with a Prime membership, is currently unsupported in India and provides mobile gaming offers only, in addition to other Prime benefits.

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Musks Neuralink probed for killing 1500 animals in clinical trials: Can this be justified

Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has reportedly come under the scanner of a federal investigation pertaining to a massive number of animal deaths during tests and clinical research. We will address what resulted in this, but more importantly, if such tests should even happen. 

First, here’s what happened at Neuralink.

Neuralink: What are they doing and why are animals being used in tests?

Neuralink is involved in developing a brain-machine interface that would theoretically allow you to control a computer with your human brain. Well, it is not just about lofty and cool applications, but there are aims to help the paralyzed walk and blind people to see the world around them. There are plans to even aid people with Alzheimer's and dementia in getting a better grasp of their world. 

Now, for all these things to work, a chip will be implanted inside your skull that communicates with the machine via neural signals. And since this is a technically difficult and dangerous task, Neuralink is currently doing tests on animals and as part of these tests, around 1,500 animals, comprising monkeys, sheep, and pigs have been killed since 2018 when Neuralink began its research.  

Animals are usually used in clinical research as they can be lethal or result in some uncalled-for health effects which most people wouldn’t want to be risked on humans. 

Every year, thus, more than 110 million animals of different kinds get killed in U.S. labs for various tests and trials. 

That brings us to the most important question:

Should animals be killed for the sake of science?

The reason we overlook animal deaths in the pursuit of science is the belief and empirical evidence that such tests contribute to scientific advancements and achievements. For instance, research in cows resulted in the world’s first vaccine and helped us put an end to smallpox. Studies in monkeys, mice, and dogs have apparently resulted in the discovery of the polio vaccine. Similarly, we have got drugs for cancer, AIDS, hepatitis, malaria, and Alzheimer’s happened thanks to tests on primates. 

Or so we believe. 

A simple Google research will reveal research papers and published articles that discount the linkage between animal tests and the discovery of cures.“Patients and physicians should remain cautious about extrapolating the finding of prominent animal research to the care of human disease … poor replication of even high-quality animal studies should be expected by those who conduct clinical research,” warns The Journal of the American Medical Association.

A sentiment shared by former National Cancer Institute Director, Dr Richard Klausner who remarked, “We have cured mice of cancer for decades, and it simply didn’t work in humans.”

So, things may not be as what regular folks assume. Well, in a focus group experiment, it was shown that naive people can turn a blind eye to animal cruelty for the sake of science.

Moreover, when authoritative figures push you to hasten the research for whatever reason, things could go haywire. 

Back in 2021, Musk said, "First @Neuralink product will enable someone with paralysis to use a smartphone with their mind faster than someone using thumbs," but over the years, the company has time and again failed to hit the deadlines. In the recent Neuralink 2022 event, he announced the human trials could kick off in 6 months. So, the pressure is on him, his employees, and needless to say the animals. 

The animals could struggle in the test, succumb to diseases, die in the process or by accident, or be euthanized. Well, there are other ethical alternatives like rehabilitation but are not always considered. In Musk’s defence, he has always mandated the best life possible for lab animals prior to their euthanization. 

In any case, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently regulating animal care over at Neuralink and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handles the verification of medical devices and trials. The company is being probed by USDA under the U.S. Animal Welfare Act. 1966. 

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God of War Ragnarök’s Photo Mode Now Live, Lets You Change Facial Expressions for Kratos, Atreus, Others

God of War Ragnarök’s photo mode is finally here, as part of a version 3.00 update. The feature can be accessed by pressing the ‘Square’ button in the game’s options menu, and lets you apply facial expressions to lead characters namely Kratos, Atreus, Freya, Brok, Sindri, Tyr, Angrboda, Thor, and Thrúd. Similar to photo mode in other AAA titles, players can ...

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Samsung Galaxy A14 5G has been listed on the brands website, could launch soon

Over the course of the last few months, we’ve seen plenty of leaked reports surrounding the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G. Most of its specifications have already been revealed (though not confirmed), however, the missing piece of the puzzle - the launch timelines and corresponding countries - was always kept tightly under wraps. Today’s leak has confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G will be launched in India fairly soon. 

Samsung has a support page for the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G 

Samsung’s official India website now has a support page dedicated to the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G, and this indicates that the smartphone will be launching in India soon. More often than not, brands tend to roll out support pages for smartphones right before their launch, and the fact that Samsung has now made this page live could mean that the launch is almost upon us. The support page does not offer any concrete information though. 

Samsung Galaxy A14 5G specifications (rumoured)

Previous leaks have indicated that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A14 5G will be equipped with a 6.8-inch LCD display with a Full HD+ resolution. Based on Geekbench listings, the smartphone may be available in two variants, one with an Exynos 1330 chipset and one with a MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC. Geekbench scores also show that one of the smartphones will be available with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The same will run on Android 13.

The Samsung Galaxy A14 5G also received its FCC certification, confirming that it comes with a 5,000 mAh battery capacity, USB Type-C port, Bluetooth 5.2, sub-6GHz 5G, and Wi-Fi 6. 

Leaked renders of the smartphone have shown that there will be a triple camera setup, with a 50MP primary shooter. 

Samsung Galaxy A14 5G price

The Samsung Galaxy A14 5G is believed to be priced slightly higher than its predecessor, which was the Samsung Galaxy A13 ( priced at ₹15,999). However, this will be confirmed once the phone actually launches. 

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