Technical Tips & Tricks

How to remove the ‘blue tick marks’ in Whatsapp The ‘Read receipts’ feature, which allowed users to check if their messages have been read, can be disabled now. Much to the consternation of users, Whatsapp had introduced ‘blue tick marks’ against messages that have been read. So here’s how you disable the feature: 1. Download the latest update of Whatsapp here 2. Once installed, goto settings>Account>Privacy 3. Uncheck ‘Read receipts’ Whatsapp...

Review: Google's new email service, Inbox NEW YORK: My first reactions to Google's new email app, Inbox, boiled down to one part frustration, one part irritation. It's meant to make your life easier, but it's more complicated to use than Google's Gmail app. With Inbox, you keep your Gmail email address and contacts. The Inbox app adds organizational tools. For many people, email is a place to store information. I rely on it for bills, shopping-delivery...

iPhone, iPad malware affecting 350,000 devices discovered Palo Alto Networks has discovered a new family of malware that can infect Apple desktop and mobile operating systems, underscoring the increasing sophistication of attacks on iPhones and Mac computers. The "WireLurker" malware can install third-party applications on regular, non-jailbroken iOS devices and hop from infected Macs onto iPhones through USB connector-cables, said Ryan Olson,...

Apple's next iPhone to have glasses-free 3D display: Report Apple may be planning to introduce a glasses-free 3D display in the next iPhone, according to a new report from Economic Daily News (via MacRumors). The report claims Apple is working on a "naked eye 3D screen" alongside a new 3D "hardware and software ecosystem" for next year's iPhone. This would be Apple's first use of 3D in any of its consumer devices, and while Economic Daily...