Apps Internet News UK antitrust watchdog probes Facebook ‘s $400 million acquisition of Giphy Facebook ‘s acquisition of Giphy and the subsequent addition to Instagram was… Upneet SinghJune 13, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Instagram announces a ton of new special features to support the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month Instagram has today announced a slew of new features on for its… Upneet SinghJune 12, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook tests Google-like Wikipedia info panel in search results Facebook’s battle to take on Google as the web’s search platform, is… Chinni SinghandStaff@The Tech PortalJune 12, 20202 minute read
Apps News Twitter launches its own version of Stories called ‘Fleets’, in India Twitter had started testing its own version of the over saturated ‘Stories’… Upneet SinghJune 10, 20202 minute read
Apps News Uber launches ‘Hourly Rentals’ in India after a successful US launch Uber is launching a new service, dubbed ‘Hourly Rentals’, which will let… Upneet SinghJune 9, 20202 minute read
Apps News Startups Zomato to scale down grocery as food delivery expects to make a comeback Zomato will now return to its homebase, and put its weight behind… Upneet SinghJune 6, 20202 minute read
Apps News Snapchat removes Donald Trump from its ‘Discover’ section Snap Inc., as a result of a decision made last week, has… Chinni SinghJune 4, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News After Spotify, now Facebook inks global licensing deal with Saregama Facebook said on Wednesday that it has entered into a global licensing… Chinni SinghJune 3, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook announces “Manage Activity’, a quick shortcut to deleting old posts When Facebook was created, Mark Zuckerberg couldn’t have imagined in his wildest… Upneet SinghJune 2, 20202 minute read
Apps News Security Over 7 million personal and financial records of BHIM users, including UPI IDs, leak on the web On 23rd April 2020 vpnMentor’s research team discovered a massive amount of… Chinni SinghJune 1, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Google further delays Android 11 launch by a month amid nationwide protests in the US We have been stuck with Android 10 for a while now, and… Upneet SinghMay 30, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook’s NPE launches ‘Venue’, a second-screen experience to let fans interact during live events Facebook’s R&D group, NPE team is on a roll. In what would… Upneet SinghMay 30, 20203 minute read
Apps News Uber’s new ‘Hourly’ feature lets riders pay by the hour and take multiple stops Uber is announcing a new ride option in select cities in the… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 30, 20201 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg calls out Twitter on fact-checking Trump’s tweet, says private companies “should not be arbiter of truth” The Trump vs Twitter battle just saw a major participant joining in… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 28, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook launches ‘Collab’, an app that lets you create music with friends in real-time There is yet another experimental app out from Facebook’s NPE team, this… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 27, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Trump threatens to “shut down or heavily regulate” social media after Twitter labels his tweets for misinformation Donald J. Trump said that he, as President of the United States… Upneet SinghMay 27, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook launches Catchup, an experimental audio calling app that lets you know who’s up for a chat Facebook has announced the launch of its audio-only calling app, CatchUp, that… Upneet SinghMay 26, 20202 minute read
Apps Crypto News Facebook announces ‘Novi’, its rebranded digital wallet for users to hold and send ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency Facebook is rebranding the ‘Calibra’ digital wallet that it had earlier proposed… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 26, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News India’s COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu is now open source India announced today, that it will be open sourcing ‘Aarogya Setu’, one… Upneet SinghMay 26, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Paytm records over 8.5 million Flight searches as India allows limited domestic flights during lockdown The enforcement of the nationwide lockdown caused many people to be stranded… Upneet SinghMay 25, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Netflix offers free upgrades for new subscribers of basic and standard plans in India Netflix’s new marketing tactic offers users a tease of an upgrade, inviting… Shalabha SarathMay 25, 20202 minute read