How A 'Crusade' Is Making Chhattisgarh's Koriya A Drug-Free Society

Nijaat (Riddance) is a crusade against drugs that is gaining momentum. It is fighting drug abuse and trafficking and aims to achieve a drug-addiction-free Koriya district in north Chhattisgarh, according to a report in The New Indian Express.   The cops took an initiative to wipe out drugs and they decided to use tough action, intensive …

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Big TV vs. projector: Pros and cons of huge home theater screens

For nearly 20 years I’ve used a projector as my main “TV.” Watching some of the best shows in history on a 100-inch screen has been a joy. Movies on a 10-foot-wide screen are the ultimate in immersion. All TVs are postage stamps compared to that. For years I’ve advocated getting a projector over a big TV, as the images they created …

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Disney parks were already facing heat from fans. Then an AWS outage came along

Not even Disney’s vaunted magic could save its Disneyland park app from a widespread Amazon Web Services outage temporarily wrecking the day for its guests this week. But for fans of “the happiest place on Earth,” this was just the latest in a string of problems.  Disney has been increasingly pushing its theme park guests to use their mobile devices to do …

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Oppo’s new foldable phone may have solved the crease problem

There’s a new foldable phone in town: The Oppo Find N. After teasing its new foldable last week, the Chinese electronics-maker launched its latest Find N foldable phone on Wednesday, during the second day of its “Inno Day” event.  The new phone, which will be sold only in China starting on Dec. 23, is a little smaller than rival foldable devices like …

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Ready to join TikTok in 2022? Here’s what you need to know

Short-form video app TikTok has come a long way since its 2016 launch, reporting 1 billion active monthly users in September, despite its conflicted history with the US government. TikTok’s popularity skyrocketed in the US during the pandemic and the app seems to have found a permanent place in our cultural zeitgeist.  Hubspot reported that 96% of surveyed consumers said …

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TikTok school shootings threats, and a new millipede really has 1,000 legs

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Custom Slack emoji brighten my workday. Here’s how to make your own

Chatting with coworkers on the Slack productivity app for desktop or phone has become a way of life. While being helpful for work communication, the software isn’t without its Easter eggs, like the ability to create custom emoji to go with the 2,000-plus emoji that are already in there. Big whoop, right? But trust me, start making and using custom emoji …

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Nvidia quietly launches RTX 2050, MX570, MX550 budget laptop graphics

For a company that likes to trumpet everything it does, Nvidia’s pre-CESannouncement of its entry-level laptop graphics chips seems oddly low-key. Not that the GeForce RTX 2050, MX570 and MX550 need or merit trumpeting. They’re just the 2022 versions of the silicon that allows notebook manufacturers to use the attention-grabbing “starts at $999” in searches for “laptops under $1,000” — …

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LG unveils flagship soundbar for 2022 with up

LG has unveiled what it says is the first soundbar with an upfiring center channel, its flagship model for 2022: the S95QR. The S95QR features five up-firing channels in total – three on the soundbar, and two in the separate rear speakers. The center is designed to make voices appear to come out of your screen – the way they …

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iPhone 14 Pro: Here’s how Apple could remove the notch for good

The iPhone 13 was released three months ago, and alleged leaks for the iPhone 14 are already flowing in at a steady pace. One rumor, which is as hopeful as it is persistent, is that the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will get new displays without a notch and instead use a hole-punch cutout for their selfie cameras. …

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Schools, police warn of US school shooting threats on TikTok

Law enforcement agencies and school districts across the country said they were aware of anonymous posts on short-form video app TikTok that alleged school shootings would take place in the US on Dec. 17 but concluded the threat wasn’t credible. The alleged threats prompted school districts across the country to take precautions. Police departments around the country also said they’d keep …

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Huawei plans to launch new foldable phone next week

A new clamshell foldable phone from Huawei was shown off in a photoshoot on Chinese social media ahead of its global launch next week. Known as the Huawei P50 Pocket, the device which looks similar in appearance to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3, was teased in a series of photos posted on Harper’s Bazaar China’s official account on Weibo, China’s …

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Use your GoPro as a webcam for your Zoom meetings

It’s been almost two years since so many of us started working and socializing from home. And while coronavirus vaccines are now being distributed, chances are that not much is going to change for a while in terms of how often we use video chat apps and services — so it may be time to upgrade your webcam to make sure you …

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