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Thanks to the pandemic, I’ve had to participate in at least a few video calls every week, either for work or to catch up with friends. Most platforms were great to use last year, when they offered unlimited free calls and other features at no cost. But now, these platforms have been scaling back on free features. Last month, Google Meet limited itsfree group calls to 60 minutes. That could be annoying if you’re watching a show or a movie with friends....

The Telegraph is reportedly to introduce a three-tier payment option for users as part of its “Project Plane” paywall due to launch in September,Media Week reports. The project is being led by chief commercial officer Steve McLaughlin, managing director Dave King, and digital editor Edward Roussell who are said to have worked closely with their American counterparts at the New York Times, a publication that implemented its own paywall at the end of last month....

What if you could teleport to anywhere in the world, right now, to see what was going on there? That’s the idea behind a new photo search app for iOS calledTeleportd. While it obviously won’t actually teleport you, it allows you explore photos being shared around the world on Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare and PicPlz via a map in near real-time. When you’re zoomed out, you’ll see only the latest images being shared, and as you zoom further in to a particular area you’ll see more images from a longer time period....

If you consider an average smartphone user, he primarily uses it for 3 main purposes: Communication such as e-mail, IM and social networking, taking photos and playing games. And if you’re like me, you’re probably taking a lot of photos daily. While social photo apps likePicplzandLightboxare cool, no one has thought of going beyond that and looking at ‘the big picture’. When you snap a photo, you’re essentially creating a visual representation of that place and generating location details of that place through geotags, which can be used for mapping purposes....

If you’re reading TNW, you’re probably not going to fall for any typical phishing scheme. However, if you’re reading TNW you’re also likely the one that your friends turn to when something technical goes wrong. That said, there’s a phishing scam going on aroundGmailthat could likely trick your less-astute friends, so we thought it best to give you the heads up. Call it a public service announcement. Chuck Reynolds from over atrYnowebgave us the heads up and, upon looking at my own Gmail accounts, I noticed that I had a number of the exact same messages....