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Spotify vs Apple Music vs YouTube Music: Features, Price in India Compared
Music buffs are spoilt for choice today, with a plethora of music streaming apps available on the market. Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music are among the most popular choices among listeners. While some of these platforms offer a basic tier that offers free, ad-supported music streaming, you have to pay to access others. So, if you’re plann...
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BSNL Bharat Fibre Plans 2025: Price and Benefits of Best Options With 1 Year Validity
BSNL Bharat Fibre offers high-speed wired internet across India, including urban and rural areas, with plans valid for 12 months. Key options include Rural FTTH Voice Unlimited, FTTH Voice Unlimited, Fibre Rural Home Wi-Fi, Fibre Basic Neo, Fibre Basic OTT, Fibre Values Plus, and Super Star PremiumPlus, with prices ranging from Rs. 2,988 to Rs. 11,...
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Google Vids Is Now Free for Everyone: Here's How to Use It
Google Vids, the company’s new video creation and editing platform, is now available to all users for free. The platform was first introduced in November 2024 to all paid Workspace users. Now, the Mountain View-based tech giant is offering a basic, non-AI version of the platform to those who are on the free tier of the Workspace.
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Top Five ChatGPT Prompts to Boost Productivity at Work
ChatGPT has evolved from a basic artificial intelligence (AI) text generation platform to a full-blown assistant. However, AI still remains a tool which needs to be instructed properly to get the desired output. To make the most of ChatGPT and to significantly improve productivity at work, one needs to know the right prompts to use.
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Google One Lite Plan With Affordable Pricing Is Rolling Out in India to Some Users
Google One Lite plan, a new subscription tier for the Mountain View-based tech giant’s cloud storage bundle service, has been spotted for some users in India. The new subscription tier is priced cheaper than the Basic tier, which was previously the cheapest entry to the Google One subscription. The subscription plan offers just free cloud storage...
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Introduces Prepaid Plans With Free Netflix Subscription: See Price, Validity
Vodafone Idea (Vi) introduced new prepaid plans that offer a free Netflix subscription on Wednesday. The telecom service provider is bundling a free Netflix Basic plan with specific prepaid recharges for the entire duration of the plan’s validity. The plans will also offer telecom benefits including daily internet data balance, free unlimited cal...
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ChatGPT Professional Plan Priced at $42 Per Month Surfaces Online, Firm Yet to Announce Premium Plans
ChatGPT, an OpenAI chatbot, has reportedly begun offering a Professional Plan to its users for $42 (roughly Rs. 3,400) per month. The company has yet to make an official announcement. However, earlier this month, OpenAI posted a waitlist for a professional tier with listed benefits.
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PlayStation to Host a Free Online Multiplayer Weekend From December 10 to 11
PlayStation is holding a free online multiplayer weekend, the company confirmed in a tweet. From December 10 to December 11, players will be able to access online multiplayer modes on PS4 and PS5 games, without having to pay for a PS Plus subscription. The lowest tier (Essential) PS Plus subscription costs Rs. 499, and offers free multiplayer acces...
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EU May Fall Behind Digital Decade Goals, Report Warns
The European Union risks falling behind its Digital Decade goals by 10 years unless the governments focus on bridging the skills gap, according to a report by strategic consultancy Public First.
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Facebook Parent Meta to Roll Out Privacy Policy Update From July 26, 'Terms of Service' to Be Modified
Facebook parent Meta has started sending out notification to users to inform them about privacy policy update which will roll out from July 26. Meta has rewritten and re-designed its privacy Policy to make it easier to understand.
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Meta's Express Wi-Fi Affordable Internet Service to Shut Down in India and Other Regions After Six Years
Meta has announced the shutdown of its affordable Internet access program Express Wi-Fi, which was introduced back in 2016. The service partnered with local Internet service providers and mobile operators to provide cheaper Internet to underserved regions. Meta has not provided a reason for winding down the service in over 30 countries.
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Netflix Offers Free Upgrade to Standard, Premium Plans for First 30 Days in India
Netflix is offering free one-tier upgrades for the first 30 days of your subscription, in what is another new promo. That means if you pick “Basic”, you’ll be upgraded to “Standard”. And if you pick “Standard”, you’ll get a month of “Premium”.
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Facebook Discover App Unveiled as Part of Free Basics Programme, Allows Browsing Text Versions of Any Website
Discover is Facebook’s attempt at bringing back its Free Basics program that allows users to browse the internet with some amount of free data.
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In Supreme Court's J&K Order, Opening Lines From Charles Dickens Classic
Suspension of free movement, Internet and basic freedoms cannot be an arbitrary exercise of power, the Supreme Court said today, ordering the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within one week all restrictive orders in place since the decision to end special status in August.
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Free Internet Access a Basic Human Right, Cry Researchers
Exercising free speech and obtaining information is now heavily dependent on having Internet access.
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Spotify vs Apple Music vs YouTube Music: Features, Price in India Compared
Music buffs are spoilt for choice today, with a plethora of music streaming apps available on the market. Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music are among the most popular choices among listeners. While some of these platforms offer a basic tier that offers free, ad-supported music streaming, you have to pay to access others. So, if you’re plann...
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BSNL Bharat Fibre Plans 2025: Price and Benefits of Best Options With 1 Year Validity
BSNL Bharat Fibre offers high-speed wired internet across India, including urban and rural areas, with plans valid for 12 months. Key options include Rural FTTH Voice Unlimited, FTTH Voice Unlimited, Fibre Rural Home Wi-Fi, Fibre Basic Neo, Fibre Basic OTT, Fibre Values Plus, and Super Star PremiumPlus, with prices ranging from Rs. 2,988 to Rs. 11,...
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Google Vids Is Now Free for Everyone: Here's How to Use It
Google Vids, the company’s new video creation and editing platform, is now available to all users for free. The platform was first introduced in November 2024 to all paid Workspace users. Now, the Mountain View-based tech giant is offering a basic, non-AI version of the platform to those who are on the free tier of the Workspace.
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Top Five ChatGPT Prompts to Boost Productivity at Work
ChatGPT has evolved from a basic artificial intelligence (AI) text generation platform to a full-blown assistant. However, AI still remains a tool which needs to be instructed properly to get the desired output. To make the most of ChatGPT and to significantly improve productivity at work, one needs to know the right prompts to use.
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Google One Lite Plan With Affordable Pricing Is Rolling Out in India to Some Users
Google One Lite plan, a new subscription tier for the Mountain View-based tech giant’s cloud storage bundle service, has been spotted for some users in India. The new subscription tier is priced cheaper than the Basic tier, which was previously the cheapest entry to the Google One subscription. The subscription plan offers just free cloud storage...
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Introduces Prepaid Plans With Free Netflix Subscription: See Price, Validity
Vodafone Idea (Vi) introduced new prepaid plans that offer a free Netflix subscription on Wednesday. The telecom service provider is bundling a free Netflix Basic plan with specific prepaid recharges for the entire duration of the plan’s validity. The plans will also offer telecom benefits including daily internet data balance, free unlimited cal...
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ChatGPT Professional Plan Priced at $42 Per Month Surfaces Online, Firm Yet to Announce Premium Plans
ChatGPT, an OpenAI chatbot, has reportedly begun offering a Professional Plan to its users for $42 (roughly Rs. 3,400) per month. The company has yet to make an official announcement. However, earlier this month, OpenAI posted a waitlist for a professional tier with listed benefits.
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PlayStation to Host a Free Online Multiplayer Weekend From December 10 to 11
PlayStation is holding a free online multiplayer weekend, the company confirmed in a tweet. From December 10 to December 11, players will be able to access online multiplayer modes on PS4 and PS5 games, without having to pay for a PS Plus subscription. The lowest tier (Essential) PS Plus subscription costs Rs. 499, and offers free multiplayer acces...
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EU May Fall Behind Digital Decade Goals, Report Warns
The European Union risks falling behind its Digital Decade goals by 10 years unless the governments focus on bridging the skills gap, according to a report by strategic consultancy Public First.
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Facebook Parent Meta to Roll Out Privacy Policy Update From July 26, 'Terms of Service' to Be Modified
Facebook parent Meta has started sending out notification to users to inform them about privacy policy update which will roll out from July 26. Meta has rewritten and re-designed its privacy Policy to make it easier to understand.
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Meta's Express Wi-Fi Affordable Internet Service to Shut Down in India and Other Regions After Six Years
Meta has announced the shutdown of its affordable Internet access program Express Wi-Fi, which was introduced back in 2016. The service partnered with local Internet service providers and mobile operators to provide cheaper Internet to underserved regions. Meta has not provided a reason for winding down the service in over 30 countries.
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Netflix Offers Free Upgrade to Standard, Premium Plans for First 30 Days in India
Netflix is offering free one-tier upgrades for the first 30 days of your subscription, in what is another new promo. That means if you pick “Basic”, you’ll be upgraded to “Standard”. And if you pick “Standard”, you’ll get a month of “Premium”.
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Facebook Discover App Unveiled as Part of Free Basics Programme, Allows Browsing Text Versions of Any Website
Discover is Facebook’s attempt at bringing back its Free Basics program that allows users to browse the internet with some amount of free data.
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In Supreme Court's J&K Order, Opening Lines From Charles Dickens Classic
Suspension of free movement, Internet and basic freedoms cannot be an arbitrary exercise of power, the Supreme Court said today, ordering the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within one week all restrictive orders in place since the decision to end special status in August.
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Free Internet Access a Basic Human Right, Cry Researchers
Exercising free speech and obtaining information is now heavily dependent on having Internet access.
