Apps Internet News Amazon’s Prime Video joins Netflix, Youtube in lowering streaming bit rates to lessen network strain After Netflix and Youtube decided to lower streaming bitrates in Europe, where… Upneet SinghMarch 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Instagram is reportedly working on a “disappearing messages” feature of its own Instagram is reportedly working on a “disappearing messages” feature, adding to the… Sajid SaleemMarch 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Disney delays Disney+ launch in India The impact of COVID-19 outbreak is now reaching Disney as well. The… Sajid SaleemMarch 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Microsoft Teams hits 44 Million DAUs as COVID-19 outbreak makes work from home, the new normal The COVID-19 pandemic has brought humanity to its knees- literally. The deadly… Sajid SaleemMarch 20, 20201 minute read
Apps Business News Startups Flipkart-owned PhonePe launches one click payments in partnership with Visa PhonePe, the primarily UPI-powered digital payments services owned by Flipkart (which is… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 19, 20202 minute read
Apps News Startups Urban Company, formely UrbanClap, acquires Australian on-demand beauty services startup Glamazon Urban Company (formerly known as Urban Clap) has acquired an Australia based… Upneet SinghMarch 17, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Hotstar rolls back Disney+ content, says launch will happen on March 29th as scheduled People have been religiously waiting for Disney+ to make its debut in… Upneet SinghMarch 14, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Existing agreements with record labels could defer Apple Music combined subscription bundle Apple had reportedly been working on an all-encompassing subscription for its users… Shalabha SarathMarch 13, 20202 minute read
Apps News Tik Tok launches “Transparency Centre” as it scrambles to clean its image Social media app Tik Tok has announced the launch of a content… Sajid SaleemMarch 11, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Disney+ arrives in India two weeks ahead of scheduled launch, premium pricing unchanged, starts at ₹299 (~$4) Disney+ has launched in India, two weeks earlier than scheduled, with the… Upneet SinghMarch 11, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News Robinhood goes down again as US stocks, equities tank Robinhood just can’t seem to catch a break as the app went… Upneet SinghMarch 10, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter flags Trump’s doctored video of Joe Biden as “manipulated media” In what may be termed as the ultimate regulatory move, Twitter labelled… Shalabha SarathMarch 9, 20202 minute read
Apps News UPI doubles transaction limit for credit card, mutual fund payments The National Payments Cooperation of India, which controls the United Payments Interface… Shalabha SarathMarch 5, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter is testing ‘Fleets’, its own version of stories that remain active for 24 hours The entire pack of social media platforms in today’s time feels more… Upneet SinghMarch 4, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Tiktok parent Bytedance launches ‘Resso’ music streaming platform in India After months of testing, ByteDance(TikTok’s parent company) has finally launched its music… Upneet SinghMarch 4, 20202 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp launches dark mode for Android, iOS users After teasing for about a year, WhatsApp has finally launched its dark… Shalabha SarathMarch 4, 20202 minute read
Google to provide free access to ‘advanced’ Hangouts Meet as coronavirus disrupts usual school and work routines In a welcoming gesture at trying times like these, Google today announced… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 4, 20202 minute read
Apps News Spotify tests ‘Follow Feed’ for real-time updates on new releases from artists you follow Spotify is supposedly working on a brand new feature, that would aim… Upneet SinghMarch 1, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News TikTok is ‘fundamentally parasitic’, says Reddit CEO Steve Huffman Love it or hate it, there is no denying the popularity of… Sajid SaleemFebruary 27, 20202 minute read
Apps News Samsung confirms a data breach caused the weird ‘Find My Mobile’ notification A few days back, Samsung users reported receiving a weird notification from… Sajid SaleemFebruary 26, 20201 minute read
Apps News Google bans close to 600 apps with 4.5B+ downloads from play store for ‘disruptive’ ads Google has recently banned 600 apps from Play store, banning their developers… Upneet SinghFebruary 21, 20202 minute read