Apps Consumer Tech Internet Twitter leads $100Mn round in India’s regional social networking platform, ShareChat As Twitter battles out a rather stagnated user-base in the world’s most… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 16, 20192 minute read
Apps Consumer Tech Netflix rolls out a ₹199 (~$3) mobile-only monthly plan in India After months of speculation and anticipation, Netflix had finally launched a cheaper… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 24, 20192 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy TikTok owner ByteDance announces plans to establish a data center in India ByteDance, the Chinese firm that owns the controversial video-sharing app TikTok, announced… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 23, 20192 minute read
Apps Consumer Tech Startups Zomato is shutting down its ‘Piggybank’ rewards program If you are as frequent a Zomato user as I am, you’d… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 16, 20192 minute read
Amazon Prime Video and ZEE5 are currently negotiating a content deal: Report Amazon’s Prime Video and and Indian media conglomerate Zee Entertainment’s ZEE5 video… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 16, 20192 minute read
Apps Internet Google to revamp ‘News tab’ on desktop site, making it more readable for users Looks like Google News tab would be revamped. Google announced this week,… Vinol TauroJuly 12, 20192 minute read
Apps Google Maps now offers discounts on restaurant bookings for Indian users Google is getting closer to its ‘for everything, there’s Google’ kind of… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 11, 20192 minute read
Apps Business Consumer Tech India’s Ola gets approval to run on London streets Ola will now have their vehicles running the streets in London. Ola’s… Vinol TauroJuly 4, 20192 minute read
Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram services now restored after global tech glitch If you have experienced issues with downloading images on any of three… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 4, 20192 minute read
Apps iOS 13 update fixes eye contact issues while making FaceTime calls When separated by distance due to work or the like, video calls… Diya RustagiJuly 4, 20191 minute read
Apps Samsung ceases its AI-powered ‘Samsung Mall’ app in India Samsung has silently withdrawn its AI-powered Android app called Samsung Mall, that was designed… Diya RustagiJuly 2, 20192 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet Indian Government considers Whatsapp like IM platform for official communication : Report India’s Government is in talks to design and develop a messenger app… Diya RustagiJune 28, 20193 minute read
Apps Internet Google is testing offline storage for Google Drive, currently in beta We all have been super frustrated about not being able to access… Vinol TauroJune 26, 20192 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Google’s community app ‘Neighbourly’ gets ability to post photos, create events and more Google’s yet another attempt at creating a community driven social network, ‘Neighbourly’,… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 20, 20191 minute read
Apps Truecaller now provides free VoIP calls Truecaller, which has been an Indian fan favourite for screening calls from… Diya RustagiJune 18, 20192 minute read
[UPDATE : Its now up] Google Calendar is down for users worldwide Not only you, but several users are unable to access Google Calendar… Vinol TauroJune 18, 20191 minute read
Apps Internet Mobikwik expands mobile recharge coverage to 150 countries with DT One partnership In what will mark a first for India’s growing digital payments setup,… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 18, 20192 minute read
Apps Microsoft rolls out its To-Do app for Mac Microsoft has finally launched its productivity app “To-Do”, for the Mac App… Vinol TauroJune 18, 20192 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy TikTok bills $9M in revenue from in-app purchases The TikTok craze has prevailed over the youth for quite some time… Vinol TauroJune 15, 20192 minute read
Apps Google Maps tests out a new feature that will warn you if your taxi driver takes you off route Google Maps is a blessing in disguise when one is travelling to… Diya RustagiJune 11, 20192 minute read
Apps Startups Twitter could lead a $100 Mn round in Indian regional social networking app ShareChat After delivering perhaps one of the best financial results the company’s ever… Diya RustagiJune 7, 20192 minute read
