Apps Internet News YouTube suffers outage, down for thousands of users After Reddit, YouTube and YouTube TV have become the latest names to… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 23, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp to let users silence unknown calls, rolls out new Privacy Checkup Indian users are (unfortunately) intimately familiar with spam calls, and the increasing… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 21, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta rolls our Instagram broadcast channels to users globally Meta has decided to bring Instagram’s broadcast channels to more countries. In… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News YouTube significantly lowers content monetization eligibility criteria In a move that is sure to increase competition among creators, while… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Twitter Dorsey claims India threatened to shut down Twitter, govt terms accusations as “outright lie” Twitter may count India as one of its key markets, but the… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News Whatsapp gets ‘Channels’ for broadcasting messages and other content Whatsapp has been rolling out additional features in a rather quick release… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJune 8, 20232 minute read
Apps Global News Apple Music Classical comes to Android In an exciting development for classical music enthusiasts, Apple has made its… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 31, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Security IRecorder, a once-popular Android screen recording app, has been found spying on users In a startling revelation, cybersecurity firm ESET exposed the alarming actions of… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 30, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Usernames are coming to WhatsApp It seems that WhatsApp is taking a page out of other social… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 25, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News You can now edit WhatsApp messages within a 15-minute window For a long time, the only recourse to correct a typo on… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 23, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram suffers brief outage, now restored If your social media life went for a spin because your favourite… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 22, 20232 minute read
Apps Business News OpenAI’s ChatGPT goes mobile: Free app debuts on iOS, Android coming soon Ever since OpenAI released ChatGPT to the masses, the chatbot has been… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 19, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp unveils ‘Chat Lock’ to help keep conversations even more private Say goodbye to snooping and hello to a world of clandestine conversations.… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 16, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News Disney+ Hotstar loses over 8 million subscribers in six months, JioCinema ascends with IPL streaming Even though its streaming losses narrowed during the fiscal second quarter, global… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 11, 20233 minute read
Apps Futurism Internet News Google’s AI dance is coming to Workspace for limited testers, publicly available later this year At the ongoing Google I/O 2023 developer conference, Google showed a slew… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 10, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Google Maps gets Immersive View for routes, enhancing navigation experience in 15 cities Google’s I/O 2023 turned out to be the venue for a considerable… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 10, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter to purges inactive accounts It is a common sight to see users create accounts on social… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 9, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News India blocks 14 instant messaging (IM) apps allegedly used by terror groups The Indian government is known to axe apps that prove to be… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 1, 20232 minute read
Apps Gadgetry Internet News Windows finally gets Phone Link for iOS, iMessage, iPhone calls come to world’s most used computer OS Microsoft announced today, the global roll out of Phone Link for iOS,… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalApril 26, 20231 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp’s new ‘Keep in Chat’ feature will let users save disappearing messages WhatsApp introduced disappearing messages back in 2020, and over time, enabled users… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 22, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News WhatsApp, Signal, other encrypted IM apps urge UK govt to ‘rethink’ Online Safety Bill WhatsApp, Signal, and a host of other messaging services have joined forces… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 19, 20233 minute read
