Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook bug promoted misinformation and harmful content on news feed for over six months, now fixed Facebook is back in news, and it is back to back in… Guntas SinghApril 1, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global Google Internet News Google Meet gets picture-in-picture, emoji reactions, YouTube streaming and more features in latest update Google is bringing a slew of new features to Google Meet, which… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 1, 20223 minute read
Apple Culture & Policy Internet News Netflix, Spotify and other “reader apps” can now include in-app links to their websites on Apple’s App Store With increasing heat from regulators and consecutive fines levied on it, Apple… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 31, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Messenger gets new Slack-like shortcuts, including an ‘@everyone’ tag to notify participants in group chats Facebook’s messenger, which had 988 million monthly active users as of January,… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 30, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Elon Musk says he’s giving “serious thought” to creating a new social media platform Elon Musk is no stranger to the social media sphere, especially since… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 28, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram users get more control over what they see on their feed with ‘Following’ and ‘Favorites’ Meta-owned Instagram has now come forward to finally make chronological feed a… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 24, 20222 minute read
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
