Apps News Twitter tests a new conversation threads layout, and user prompts if tweet replies are offensive Twitter is testing a new layout with a limited section of users… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 6, 20202 minute read
Apps News Google and Apple release sample code for their contact tracing tool It’s not everyday that Google and Apple collaborate on something, so if… Upneet SinghMay 5, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook now has a combined monthly user base of over 3 billion While announcing its quarterly financial numbers, Facebook also gave us a pretty… Upneet SinghMay 1, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News ‘Meet’ JioMeet, the newest video conferencing app from Reliance With security concerns continuing to plague Zoom and relative unpopularity of alternatives… Upneet SinghApril 30, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Zoom admits to having misreported its ‘300 million’ daily active users mark: The Verge Zoom, the embattled video conferencing app, has admitted to having misreported numbers… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 30, 20201 minute read
Apps Internet News Google makes ‘Meet’ free for everyone starting next week As big as Zoom has become in the last couple of months,… Upneet SinghApril 29, 20202 minute read
Apps Business Internet News Whatsapp eyes lending services in India There’s a phrase that has become quite common in big tech these… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 29, 20203 minute read
Apps Business News Oracle surprisingly bags cloud computing deal with Zoom While the coronavirus pandemic continues to press harder on global economy, there… Upneet SinghApril 29, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Whatsapp records 70% drop in viral messages after limiting forwards While governments globally struggle to fight the human side of coronavirus pandemic,… Shalabha SarathApril 27, 20202 minute read
Apps News Startups Twitter-backed regional social media network ShareChat acquires meme sharing app Memer If you thought making memes did not pay anything, you’d have to… Upneet SinghApril 27, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News Reliance JioMart goes live on Whatsapp Reliance industries’ latest venture to expand into the retail market, JioMart, has… Upneet SinghApril 26, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News With ‘Messenger Rooms’ launch, Facebook joins in the video-conferencing battle Facebook has announced the launch of ‘Messenger Rooms’ today. Messenger Rooms are… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 25, 20202 minute read
Apps News Telegram hits 400 million monthly users, announces new features Telegram, the privacy-oriented IM competitor to Whatsapp, has announced hitting the 400… Shalabha SarathApril 24, 20203 minute read
Apps News Whatsapp Pay to adhere to India’s data protection rules, readies for full-scale roll out: Report Whatsapp Pay has been legally clamped down from being rolled out to… Shalabha SarathApril 24, 20202 minute read
Apps News Security Apple says there is “no evidence” of hackers exploiting loopholes in its Mail app Countering yesterday’s reports that suggested data leak and exploitation by hackers using… Shalabha SarathApril 24, 20202 minute read
Apps News Apple and Google’s contact tracing API set to launch for devs next week Couple weeks back, Apple and Google announced a rare collaboration, to roll… Upneet SinghApril 24, 20202 minute read
Apps News Security Zoom announces key security overhaul with AES 256-bit encryption and data center control Video conferencing platform Zoom, after days and weeks of bans, criticisms, hacks… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 23, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Google launches tile layout for ‘Meet’, a brilliant new ‘night mode’ and an even better noise cancellation feature Video conferencing is at an all-time high, thanks to lockdowns imposed globally… Upneet SinghApril 23, 20202 minute read
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. reports better than expected Q1’20 revenue and user growth, does not provide Q2’20 guidance Snap Inc. on Tuesday reported the quarterly revenue and user base growth… Sajid SaleemandStaff@The Tech PortalApril 22, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook expands Messenger kids to 70+ countries, introduces new features Facebook has announced the launch of Messenger Kids across 70 new countries… Shalabha SarathApril 22, 20202 minute read
Apps Gaming News Facebook Gaming launches on Android, iOS launch soon At a time like now, when people have been forced into their… Upneet SinghApril 20, 20202 minute read