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Google to shut down local Q&A app Neighbourly in India

Google has announced that its hyper local social networking app- Neighbourly will…

Warner Music Group renews its global licensing agreement with Spotify, expands library in India

Ever since Spotify launched in India, it had been in the cross…

Apple acquires weather prediction app Dark Sky, announces end of availability for Android users

Apple has acquired weather app Dark Sky, famous for its accurate hyper-local…

Disney+ to launch in India on April 3

After a rather muddling ride to its India debut, the long wait…
Snapchat

Snapchat launches ‘App Stories’ to finally allow users to post their stories on other apps

Snapchat, after teasing it at last year’s Partner Summit, has finally launched…
Edge

Microsoft adds vertical tabs, smart copy, tracking prevention and more to its Chromium-based Edge browser

Microsoft made a slew of announcements today, including a ton of new…
WhatsApp

WhatsApp tests limiting the length of videos in ‘Status Update’ to 15 seconds in India

Following measures announced by streaming companies last week, Whatsapp is now testing…

Streaming platform Hooq has filed for liquidation due to restricted growth

Hooq, a Singapore based streaming platform backed by Singapore Telecommunications limited, has…

Facebook announces a ‘Coronavirus Community Hub’ on Messenger to contain misinformation spread

Facebook announced yesterday, a coronavirus community hub for people who use its…

India’s MX Player expands into a dozen new international markets, including the US and UK

At a time when most people across the world are staying indoors…
Netflix

Netflix to lower traffic on Indian internet providers by 25% without much quality compromise

After interventions requested by Indian telecom companies through Department of Telecommunications, Netflix…
PhonePe secures SEBI approval for IPO

PhonePe will continue to pay contractual workers during mandatory Work From Home order

PhonePe, one of India’s leading payments apps, has announced that it will…
Paytm logo on a tent roof

Paytm creates ₹5 crore (~$660K) fund for innovators working on COVID-19 related medical solutions

Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 300, and the country is now…

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…
Meta fixes Instagram’s violent content glitch

Instagram is reportedly working on a “disappearing messages” feature of its own

Instagram is reportedly working on a “disappearing messages” feature, adding to the…
Microsoft

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…
PhonePe secures SEBI approval for IPO

Flipkart-owned PhonePe launches one click payments in partnership with Visa

PhonePe, the primarily UPI-powered digital payments services owned by Flipkart (which is…

Urban Company, formely UrbanClap, acquires Australian on-demand beauty services startup Glamazon

Urban Company (formerly known as Urban Clap) has acquired an Australia based…
Disney+ Hotstar

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…

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…