How to Turn Still Images Into Animated Avatars Using TokkingHeads

Ever since the introduction of GIFs, animated pictures have taken the spotlight. Animated images are typically short clips of moving people or objects cut from longer footage. But what if we told you that you can add motion to a still image with a simple tap? The TokkingHeads app allows you to turn still images of people’s faces […]

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Google Play Temporarily Stops Auto-Renewing Subscriptions in India

Google has temporarily paused new signups for auto-renewing subscriptions in India for the foreseeable future. The company has sent an email to developers in the country informing them about this change. Google has been forced to pause offering auto-renewing subscriptions in India due to the new e-mandate notification rolled out by the country’s central bank, […]

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Epic Games Invades the Art Scene With Acquisition of ArtStation

In an interesting turn of events, one of today’s biggest online art communities has joined the Epic Games family. Epic Games: From Partner to Owner of ArtStation Epic Games has announced that it has acquired online art portfolio and community ArtStation, making two changes effective immediately: ArtStation Marketplace standard platform-holder fee lowered to 12 percent (the same amount that […]

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Use This Handy Site to Find Out if You’ve Been Affected by a Data Breach

It’s not uncommon for someone to have so many online accounts, they can’t remember them all off the top of their head. Between customer accounts on e-commerce sites to forum memberships and community platforms, it isn’t easy to keep track of which websites have your information. While you usually don’t have to worry too much […]

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EU Charges Apple With Antitrust Violations Over App Store Payments

The European Union’s European Commission has charged Apple with antitrust violations, alleging that the company is abusing its control over music streaming apps on its platform. A charge sheet issued on Friday 30 April alleges that Apple is squeezing music streaming competitors that want to distribute their apps via the App Store, forcing them to […]

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Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct Chats Won’t Be Encrypted Until 2022

Messenger and Instagram Direct are among the two most popular messaging services out there. Despite millions of people using them every day, Messenger and Instagram Direct are not really privacy-friendly as they do not end-to-end encrypt chats by default. Facebook has now promised that it will roll out end-to-end encryption for Messenger and Instagram Direct “in 2022 at […]

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