Apps News Facebook is testing a new ‘Forecast’ app that aims to predict world events, including COVID-19 Facebook has announced an invite only beta for Forecast, a weird app… Upneet SinghJune 24, 2020
Code News WWDC 2020 Here’s what is India specific in Apple’s WWDC 2020 iOS, iPadOS and MacOS upgrades Yesterday was the first day of Apple’s virtual WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference)… Chinni SinghJune 23, 2020
Business Gaming News Facebook acquires VR behemoth Red Dawn Studios to expand on its gaming capabilities Facebook has been putting its back into expanding into the world of… Upneet SinghJune 23, 2020
Culture & Policy News Donald Trump signs executive order temporarily restricting work visas for H1-B holders On 23rd June 2020, US President Donald Trump signed a “Proclamation Suspending… Chinni SinghJune 23, 2020
Code News WWDC 2020 WWDC 2020: iPadOS 14 gets ‘scribble to text’, better trackpad and more WWDC 2020 turned out to be an onslaught of shiny new Apple… Upneet SinghJune 23, 2020
Gadgetry News WWDC 2020 Apple upgrades Airpods with spatial audio and automatic cross-device switching While announcing major new upgrades to iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS and more, Apple… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJune 22, 2020
Code News WWDC 2020 WWDC 2020: Here’s iOS 14 with ‘App Clips’, new ‘App Library’, Widgets and more After a long wait, Apple has finally come out and announced the… Upneet SinghJune 22, 2020
Business E-commerce News Startups Ecommerce in India posts strong recovery, back to 90% of pre COVID-19 levels: Report In early May 2020, the Indian government removed its lockdown restriction rules… Chinni SinghJune 22, 2020
News Startups Online grocer Milkbasket raises $5.5Mn in fresh round led by Inflection Point Ventures Grocery delivery platform Milkbasket is announcing a fresh $5.5Mn round led by… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 22, 2020
Internet News Security Government warns of possible mass phishing attacks using ‘Free COVID-19 testing’ as bait COVID-19 has, by a long margin, been one of the biggest health… Upneet SinghJune 21, 2020
Business Gadgetry News Apple to shut down shops in various parts of U.S. after new wave of COVID 19 cases With COVID 19 on a worldwide rampage, “normal” and “routine” seem like… Upneet SinghJune 20, 2020
E-commerce News Startups Amazon, BigBasket gain clearance to deliver alcohol in India’s West Bengal: Report In an ecommerce trend that has gained widespread momentum both politically and… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 20, 2020
Apps News Whatsapp says it is now fully compliant with RBI’s data localisation norms for payments roll out After years of efforts, Whatsapp seems to have finally complied with India’s… Chinni SinghJune 19, 2020
Business News Startups Palantir secures $500 million from Japanese insurer Sompo as it gears up for potential IPO After speculations of an Initial Public Offering, the much storied U.S. data… Upneet SinghJune 19, 2020
News Startups Zomato will part ways with TechEagle, a startup that it had acquired to speed up work on drone deliveries Zomato announced, on Friday, that it will part ways with the TechEagle… Chinni SinghJune 19, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Trump’s tweet on fake news gets flagged for “Manipulated Media”, hours after Facebook removed his campaign ads Twitter and Donald Trump seem like an abusive couple, for neither can… Upneet SinghJune 19, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook removes Donald Trump’s controversial campaign ads for going against its policies on ‘organised hate’ Facebook, on Thursday, removed a set of ads run by Trump’s re-election… Chinni SinghJune 19, 2020
E-commerce Internet News Amazon Flex, the service that lets independent contracters deliver orders, is now available in more than 35 Indian cities Amazon has scaled up Amazon Flex’s delivery reach to more than 35… Chinni SinghJune 19, 2020
Business News Jio Platforms gets $1.5Bn from Saudi sovereign fund PIF Reliance-owned Jio Platforms has been raising money left and right from the… Upneet SinghJune 18, 2020
Business News India’s government-owned teleco BSNL asked to limit Chinese equipment usage amid heated border row The incident at Galwan valley has instigated the Indian government to take… Upneet SinghJune 18, 2020
Internet News Twitter introduces Audio Tweets for iOS users Twitter on Wednesday, launched audio tweets which will allow users to share… Chinni SinghJune 18, 2020