Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Apple acquires radio-like podcast platform Scout FM Apple is diving deeper into the podcast business, with yet another silent… Shashank RajSeptember 25, 20202 minute read
Apps News Meet the new LinkedIn-it has Stories and video chatting Searching for jobs is tough and boring as it is. Add to… Shashank RajSeptember 24, 20202 minute read
Apps News Startups Twitter backed Sharechat gets $40 million in a Twitter-led Pre Series E round One of the very few Indian social media startups that have seem… Upneet SinghSeptember 24, 20202 minute read
Apps News Instagram Reels will now allow 30 second videos and easier editing Instagram Reels, the blatant TikTok clone from Facebook, is set to receive… Upneet SinghSeptember 24, 20202 minute read
Apps Mobile News Adobe’s ‘Liquid Mode’ will make reading PDFs through smartphones bearable PDFs (Portable Document Format) have been around for over 30 years now.… Upneet SinghSeptember 24, 20202 minute read
Apps News Apple services including iTunes store and Apple TV+ restored after prolonged outage Majority of Apple’s services suffered a prolonged outage, which are now restored.… Sanjoy GhoshSeptember 22, 20201 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News TikTok removed over 104 Mn videos for policy violations, including over 37 Mn from India, in 1st half of 2020 ByteDance owned TikTok has been in scrutiny for putting user privacy in… Sanjoy GhoshSeptember 22, 20203 minute read
Apps Internet News Google’s Area 120 launches a new experimental work tracking tool called ‘Tables’ Working on projects can be an organizational nightmare, with teams often spending… Upneet SinghSeptember 22, 20202 minute read
Apps News Vulnerabilities in UP government’s COVID-19 tracking software put security of millions at risk India has not had the best record when it comes to contact… Upneet SinghSeptember 22, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News China-linked lending apps on government’s radar amid potential data breach threat With the rising acrimony between India and China due to tensions at… Sanjoy GhoshSeptember 22, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News China unlikely to approve the new TikTok deal, says China’s Global Times (wtf?) Hasn’t it been exasperating to follow all the news around Tiktok/Oracle/Walmart deal?… Shashank RajSeptember 22, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News Confusions galore as Oracle claims ByteDance will own 0% in TikTok Global, while ByteDance claims it will retain a majority It has not even been 48 hours since the TikTok-Oracle-Walmart deal was… Shashank RajSeptember 21, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook introduces new Rights Manager for images to protect Creators’ images from misuse Creators on Facebook and Instagram no longer have to worry about their… Shashank RajSeptember 21, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Paytm CEO expects a long drawn fight against Google’s digital monopoly Paytm CEO and founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma in an interview, has expressed… Sanjoy GhoshSeptember 21, 20202 minute read
Apps Business Gaming News Startups Mobile Premier League (MPL) gets $90 million in Series C as esports soar during pandemic Esports are soaring, becoming one of those select few industries to have… Shashank RajSeptember 21, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Trump’s WeChat ban put on hold by U.S. federal Judge order US President Donald Trump’s concerted efforts to weed out Chinese apps from… Sanjoy GhoshSeptember 21, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News [Update: It’s confirmed]TikTok-Oracle deal receives Donald Trump’s go-ahead Update: TikTok has officially confirmed the report, announcing the formation of TikTok… Upneet SinghSeptember 20, 20202 minute read
Apps News TikTok will stay functional in America till 12th November, WeChat goes down this Sunday American TikTok fans would be heavily disappointed today as the US Commerce… Shashank RajSeptember 18, 20202 minute read
Apps News [Update: It’s back] Paytm taken down from Google Play Store due to violations around gambling UPDATE: The app has been restored to the Play Store a few… Upneet SinghSeptember 18, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News ‘TikTok Global’ set for an American comeback; this time with majority US holding A recent report from Reuters has all but given us a clear… Sanjoy GhoshSeptember 18, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News Facebook launches ‘Facebook Business Suite’ to help small businesses kick start their post pandemic recovery With startups and small businesses turning towards online marketing as their primary… Sanjoy GhoshSeptember 17, 20203 minute read