Internet News Several Apple services have now recovered from a global outage Last year saw a host of outages, whether it be Amazon Web… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 22, 20222 minute read
Futurism Internet News NFTs will be coming to Instagram in the “near term”, says Zuckerberg NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have surged in popularity in recent times. Today,… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 16, 20222 minute read
Gadgetry Internet News Latest Apple software updates bring Universal Control, Face ID while wearing a mask, and more Since the pandemic struck, sales of masks have skyrocketed as wearing them… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 15, 20223 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Instagram ceases operations in Russia starting Sunday midnight Instagram users in Russia were notified that Instagram will cease to operate… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 14, 20222 minute read
Business Global Google Internet News All paid services of Google and YouTube suspended in Russia as sanctions pile up As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prolongs, more and more tech companies are… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 11, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News UPI payments in India can now be done using feature phones, won’t require internet connection UPI (Unified Payments Interface) has been nothing short of a revolutionary fintech… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 8, 20221 minute read
Business Global Google Internet News Google removes Russian state-funded news outlets like RT from its news related features The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has been condemned by many countries… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 2, 20222 minute read
Business Gadgetry Global Internet News Tech Mahindra enters metaverse arena with TechMVerse The metaverse has been garnering international attention for quite some time and… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 1, 20222 minute read
Apps Business Global Internet News Instagram’s standalone IGTV app’s run comes to an end as focus shifts to keeping videos on the main app Back in 2018, the standalone IGTV app was rolled out so that… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 1, 20222 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Google Play Pass comes to India at ₹99 per month (or ₹889 per year) Advertisements and in-app purchases are some things that are present in most… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 28, 20222 minute read
Internet News Amid declining engagement levels, Facebook ‘Reels’ now rolls out globally along with more ad options Facebook Reels was born as part of Meta’s push to capitalise on… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20223 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Spotify removes waitlist, launches Car Thing to Premium users in the US for $89.99 As of Q4 2021, Spotify had 180 million Premium subscribers across the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram revises daily time limit options, removes limits lesser than 30 minutes You’d remember, that last year, Instagram started testing a new ‘Take a… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News You can now see when a Youtube channel is live streaming with TikTok-like Live Rings When TikTok came, it brought along with it a fresh breeze in… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 21, 20222 minute read
Internet News Startups Social commerce platform Dealshare adds another $45Mn to ongoing round, from ADIA Joining in the bandwagon of a slew of high-profile investors investing in… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 17, 20222 minute read
Internet News Twitter partners with Paytm for its ‘Tips’ feature in India The growth of the creator community has attracted the attention of social… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 17, 20222 minute read
Futurism Internet News Reliance Jio to launch its own Satellite broadband network to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink, Airtel-owned OneWeb Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has been making big ticket entries into future-looking… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 14, 20222 minute read
Business Internet News Zomato stock slumps despite improved financials in Q3’22, growth looks flat, quick commerce in focus Zomato, which reported its Q3’2022 results late yesterday, hasn’t seen any respite… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 11, 20222 minute read
Business Internet News Twitter generates $5Bn in revenue in FY2021, clocks 217Mn average mDAUs in Q4 Micro-blogging site Twitter has come a long way from its initial days,… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 10, 20222 minute read
Internet News Startups YC-backed ‘Better Opinions’, which lets users trade on chance of an event happening, gets $1Mn in pre-seed ‘Better Opinions’, a rather unique startup that lets users trade their opinions… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 10, 20222 minute read
Internet News Startups Virtual events platform ‘Airmeet’ gets $35Mn in new round from Sequoia, Sistema Asia, others It is an understatement to say, that offline events, conferences, seminars, workshops… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 8, 20222 minute read