Apps Internet News Security Apple expands end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups, brings AirDrop’s 10-minute cap for “Everyone” globally After a long wait, Apple has finally agreed to expand end-to-end encryption… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 8, 20222 minute read
Apps Business News Microsoft brings ‘Communities’ to Teams, takes on Whatsapp and Facebook Groups Microsoft is taking a page out of Facebook and WhatsApp’s books with… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 8, 20223 minute read
Apps Internet News Fake accounts surge leads to further delay in re-launch of Twitter Blue As Twitter tries to continue to navigate the minefield it has found… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 22, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp launches Communities, lets groups add up to 1024 members, and more Earlier this year, Meta-owned WhatsApp introduced Communities, a step further than the… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 3, 20222 minute read
Apps Business Internet News Google holds policy that mandated use of its Play Billing system for developers in India Both Google and Apple have found themselves in hot waters globally, thanks… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 2, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Netflix rolls out Profile Transfer to allow shared users to transfer viewing data to new accounts of their own If there is one Netflix account, then at least two people share… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 18, 20222 minute read
Apps Futurism News Flipkart launches Flipverse, a metaverse space for customers to shop and interact with brands The metaverse is coming to you, and closer than you think. Starting… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 17, 20222 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Global Internet News Instagram expands video selfie age verification option to India and Brazil Social media companies have rolled out a ton of measures to make… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 14, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Netflix to roll out its ad-supported tier in select markets next month, starts at $6.99/month After a long-awaited wait, streaming giant Netflix will finally roll out its… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 14, 20223 minute read
Apps Internet News YouTube is finally rolling out ‘handles’ for channels and creators A handle, which is a pretty common feature across social media platforms,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 11, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Snapchat parental controls make a India debut, access through in-app ‘Family Centre’ After debuting them in the US nearly a month ago, Snapchat has… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalOctober 10, 20222 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter expands available options across its ‘Status updates’ test, but Twitter Blue subscribers left out This July, it was discovered that Twitter was testing a feature that… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20222 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta taken to court for circumventing Apple’s privacy rules on iOS and tracking users on Facebook One of the biggest concerns for users online, is the ability of… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 23, 20223 minute read
Apps Internet News LinkedIn back online after suffering brief outage LinkedIn is the place to go to for building professional connections in… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 22, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Creators on Facebook to get Creator Endorsements, ‘Rising Creator’ Labels, and more With the popularity of the creator economy on the rise, social media… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 21, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Spotify starts selling audiobooks in the US, 300K titles available at launch Audio streaming giant Spotify has shown a keen interest in audiobooks –… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 20, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram is testing an internal prototype of ‘Gifts’, a new monetization feature for creators With creators and influencers proving to be a boon on social media… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 14, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram confirms it is working on a Repost feature Instagram, after being in existence for well over half a decade, is… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 12, 20222 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News India’s finance minister asks RBI to create a “whitelist” of all legal digital lending apps Recent times has seen India, the world’s second-largest internet market, crack down… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 9, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter Twitter confirms that it is testing the much-anticipated edit button After nearly a decade-and-a-half since its debut, Twitter has hearkened to the… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 2, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook Gaming app to shut down from October 28 Facebook, Meta’s flagship social media platform, has decided to pull down the… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 1, 20222 minute read
