After PUBG ban, Indian gamers can soon turn to a patriotic replacement called FAU-G

Sep04
by on September 4, 2020 at 12:52 pm
Posted In: gaming, India


Earlier this week, India banned popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s BattleGround (PUBG) Mobile along with 118 other Chinese apps. Days after this move, an Indian startup, nCore Games, has already announced a multiplayer game named FAU-G: Fearless And United Guards. nCore describes the title as “a new multiplayer mid-core” game based on the real scenarios faced by Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley at the Indo-China border. Days after banning 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and Helo, Narendra Modi announced a challenge for Indian developers to make apps under the name Atma Nirbhar Bharat (Self-dependant India) banner, including games. The company said FAU-G…

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Facebook Messenger wants to curb misinformation by limiting forwards to 5 contacts at a time

Sep03
by on September 3, 2020 at 12:32 pm
Posted In: Apps


In 2018, WhatsApp introduced a limit on forwarding messages to only five contacts at a time. Now, Facebook is bringing that limit to Messenger, starting today. The company thinks it’s an “effective way to slow the spread of viral misinformation and harmful content.” And it’s not entirely wrong. Often misinformation is spread through people sending messages without really checking information. After the company rolled out limits on forwarding viral messages in WhatsApp, it observed a 70% drop in these kinds of messages.  In a statement, the company said the new limit will help control misinformation: We are introducing a forwarding…

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