Apps News WhatsApp issues clarifications after receiving backlash for controversial policy change WhatsApp has been in hot waters in the past week, thanks to… Upneet SinghJanuary 12, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Siply, a micro savings platform, raises $1 million in seed funding led by IPV In a Seed round led by India’s largest angel network Inflection Point… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 12, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Youtube surpasses WhatsApp in MAUs in India, while Signal emerges as an alternative after controversial policy change Facebook-owned WhatsApp has become the go to app for Indians when it… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 12, 20212 minute read
Microsoft announces the new Surface Pro 7+ as world centers around remote working Microsoft has announced the new Surface Pro 7+ at the Consumer Electronics… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 11, 20212 minute read
News PC market grew by 11% in 2020, highest full year growth since 2010: Report While 2020 started with a huge hit to supply chains around the… Upneet SinghJanuary 11, 20212 minute read
Business News Transportation Chinese search giant Baidu to team-up with Geely to make Electric Cars In a bid to diversify revenue streams, Chinese search giant Baidu Inc.… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 11, 20212 minute read
Electric News Transportation Apple and Hyundai could team up on electric vehicles: Report Ever since a report claimed that Apple might be working on a… Upneet SinghJanuary 9, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s personal and campaign accounts After the ‘incident’ that took place in the Capitol building this week,… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 9, 20212 minute read
Electric News Tesla starts taking orders for the cheaper version of Model Y priced at $41,990 Tesla has been talking about a cheaper version of its premium car-the… Upneet SinghJanuary 8, 20212 minute read
Business Gaming News Epic Games acquires game development major ‘RAD Game Tools’ Epic Games, the gaming company that has made its way into the… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 8, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook extends ban on Trump’s FB and Instagram accounts ‘indefinitely and for at least next two weeks’ Even though Donald Trump has returned to Twitter after a brief 12… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJanuary 8, 20212 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News US Trade Representative alleges that the digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy, and Turkey discriminate against U.S. companies The US Trade Representative (USTR) said on Wednesday that the digital services… Swastik BhattacharjeeJanuary 7, 20212 minute read
Gadgets News Samsung introduces the new and cheaper Chromebook 2 with better battery life and QLED display Just a few days before CES 2021, Samsung has decided to drop… Swastik BhattacharjeeJanuary 7, 20212 minute read
Apps Business News App Store users spent $ 1.8 billion during holiday period, breaking many records App Store customers spent a record breaking $1.8 billion in apps during… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 7, 20212 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News US mulls adding Alibaba and Tencent to the ban placed on investing in Chinese companies USA and China have been at each other’s throats for a while… Upneet SinghJanuary 7, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News WhatsApp updates terms of service, will start sharing user data with Facebook Millions of WhatsApp users from India received a notification on the updated… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 7, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News [Update: Restored] Trump accounts suspended on Facebook, Twitter amid Capitol rioting Update: Snapchat has moved to take action against President Trump as well,… Upneet SinghJanuary 7, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital B2B ecommerce unicorn ‘Udaan’ scores $280Mn in fresh round, plans pan-India expansion The mostly unregulated sector of mom and pop shops in India, or… Upneet SinghJanuary 6, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Google could add Privacy Labels on its entire iOS app catalogue this week: Report Last month, Apple introduced “privacy nutrition labels” on its App Store, which… Swastik BhattacharjeeJanuary 6, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Trump issues executive order banning 8 Chinese apps As his term is coming to an end, the current United States… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 6, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Consumer electronics upstart ‘boAt’ gets $100Mn amid plans to shift manufacturing to India India has one of the fastest growing startup markets in the entire… Upneet SinghJanuary 6, 20213 minute read
