Apps Culture & Policy Internet News “Now is the time for us to act”, TikTok is suing U.S. government over incoming ban TikTok is taking it up to the U.S. government and has sued… Upneet SinghAugust 24, 20203 minute read
Apps Business News Zoom notes service outage with some users unable to attend meetings With offices around the world Zooming their way to work, the video… Upneet SinghAugust 24, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter flags Trump’s tweet for potential misleading of people on Mail Drop boxes Twitter has flagged another tweet by Donald Trump for “making misleading health… Chinni SinghAugust 24, 20202 minute read
Apps News Startups Uber and Lyft gain temporary relief from California court in driver reclassification case Uber and Lyft have been fighting for their lives over a ruling… Upneet SinghAugust 21, 20202 minute read
Apps News Android 11 new features: limited access for 3rd party apps and wireless android auto connection Just a few days away from its official announcement, Google announced some… Chinni SinghAugust 21, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News Airbnb confidentially files for IPO, hopes to go public by the end of 2020 Delivering on a promise from last year, Airbnb has decided to go… Upneet SinghAugust 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News [UPDATES: Resolved] Gmail, Google Drive and now Youtube are experiencing service disruptions Update: Google has just updated that all issues associated with Gmail are… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalAugust 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News More ads on Instagram incoming with the new ‘Suggested posts’ feature A competitor to Facebook at the beginning, Instagram has went on to… Upneet SinghAugust 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter announces a new Transparency Center with multi-lingual support, new visual dashboards Twitter is one of the most ‘open’ social media platforms we have… Upneet SinghAugust 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram launches QR codes that can be scanned to open profiles from any camera app Instagram today launched a new feature that will allow users to generate… Chinni SinghandUpneet SinghAugust 19, 20202 minute read
Apps News TikTok launches an information hub and a Twitter account to counter ‘misinformation’ around its data security practices TikTok has now launched a new information hub and twitter account to… Chinni SinghAugust 18, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Google betters Chrome on Android with new ‘fast page’ labels and protection against unsecured HTTP forms Google is testing a slew of new features to provide better experience… Upneet SinghAugust 18, 20203 minute read
Apps News Facebook starts merging chats on Instagram and Messenger in a new update Facebook has been eyeing an integration of all its messaging platforms for… Upneet SinghAugust 17, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook will allow pages to host online events, including paid ones, straight from its main app With COVID 19, the landscape of entertainment has changed, and online events… Upneet SinghAugust 15, 20202 minute read
Apps News Telegram launches one on one video calling on its 7th anniversary Telegram, a platform launched in 2013 to compete with the likes of… Upneet SinghAugust 15, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook tests yet another TikTok lookalike named ‘Short Videos’ within its main app in India After gaining massive success from the launch of Reels in India, Facebook… Chinni SinghAugust 14, 20202 minute read
Apps News Instagram retained deleted user data such as DMs and photos, dating back to over an year Saugat Pokharel, an independent security researcher, has found a bug in Instagram’s… Chinni SinghAugust 14, 20201 minute read
Apps Business News Amazon pilots medicine delivery through Amazon pharmacy launch in Bengaluru Amazon has set its eyes on India’s evolving and highly lucrative medicine… Upneet SinghAugust 13, 20203 minute read
Apps Internet News Trump administration wants the court to toss out Big tech’s lawsuit against social media executive order Donald Trump and social media have a weird love-hate relationship, where he… Upneet SinghAugust 13, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Google introduces ChromeOS.dev to make it easier for devs to build Android apps for Chrome OS Google wants to expand the catalogue of app that it offers as… Upneet SinghAugust 12, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News TikTok used a known security loop to track MAC addresses of Androids: WSJ report We have all heard governments arguing that TikTok is ‘stealing user data… Upneet SinghAugust 12, 20202 minute read