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Bad News – Netflix has stopped 30 days of free trial across all markets
In news that will surely dampen the mood of a good number of internet users, Netflix has reportedly stopped free trial service on its platform across all its markets. This means that henceforth new users will have to straightaway subscribe to Netflix’s paid plan if they desire to use the streaming service. It must be noted that this is not the first time that Netflix has pulled the plug on free service. It has done so in quite a few countries in the past. To know more click here.
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HBO is planning a short tribute series for Elon Musk & Space X
HBO is in the process of planning a six episode limited series on Elon Musk and SpaceX, according to The Variety. The series will focus on the initial days of SpaceX and how Musk went about in building one of the most successful private space companies. However, if grapevines are to be believed then Musk is not going to be part of this series. It is probably for the first time that a high profile television network is planning a series on Musk, who always keeps hogging the limelight as much for his entrepreneurial achievements as for his eccentric behavior. To know more click here.
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India’s Twitter community rant over an ad with Hind-Muslim Angle
On Tuesday India’s Twitter was reduced into a battle ground between the liberals and right wingers. What triggered this battle was a television ad of a prominent Indian jewelry brand that showed a marital union of a Hindu and Muslim. While the right wing supporters scorned the ad, liberals were more than supportive of this ad. Right wingers eventually won the day as the controversial ad was pulled down.
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SnapChat becomes the first app to use iPhone 12 Pro’s Lidar Scanner for AR
Barely 24 hours ago, Apple rolled out its new flagship phone iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Max. Among all the talking points, iPhone 12 Pro’s Lidar Scanner has attracted much attention. Now Snapchat has confirmed that It will be among the first to try this technology. To know more click here.
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WordPress introduces new feature that will allow to tweet your entire blog post automatically
Few months back, world’s most popular CMS WordPress launched a new feature that allowed bloggers to tweet their blog posts as a threat directly on Twitter. Now WordPress has made a new update to this feature by allowing bloggers to tweet out every word of their blog post including videos and images. To know more click here.