Apps Internet News Apple’s privacy labels will apply to both third-party and native apps WhatsApp criticized Apple’s mandatory privacy labels initiative for its iOS App Store… Maaz AhmedDecember 10, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News WhatsApp introduces ‘Carts’ to help businesses manage orders better WhatsApp has announced that it will be adding a new feature in… Swastik BhattacharjeeDecember 8, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Mark Zuckerberg looking forward to a “more digital India” as WhatsApp payments launched in the country Facebook, the company that rules the world of social media as we… Upneet SinghNovember 6, 20202 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp gains NPCI approval to roll out its payment system in India, Google and Walmart suffer new restrictions The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has given the nod of… Shashank RajNovember 5, 20202 minute read
Apps News Whatsapp introduces ‘Disappearing Messages’, allowing automatic deletion of chats after 7 days Whatsapp, the most widely used messaging app across the world, is receiving… Shashank RajNovember 5, 20202 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp rolls out a redesigned storage management tool to address users’ storage woes WhatsApp has announced a new redesign of its storage management tool, which… Maaz AhmedNovember 3, 20202 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp is testing disappearing messages which vanish after 7 days WhatsApp has been teasing disappearing messages numerous times, and now it looks… Upneet SinghNovember 3, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Whatsapp now delivering nearly 100 billion messages in a day One phrase describes Whatsapp pretty aptly: ‘In a league of its own’.… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalOctober 30, 20201 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp tests multiple device support, including chat history sync on up to 4 devices Whatsapp is developing a new feature that will allow users to access… Chinni SinghAugust 10, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp launches ‘Search the Web’ feature in limited geos to limit misinformation spread Whatsapp today introduced a new feature to restrict the spread of misinformation-‘Search… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp now fully compliant with data localisation norms for its payments service in India WhatsApp Pay has been stuck in a bureaucratic sea of impediments and… Upneet SinghJuly 29, 20202 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp plans small scale financial services pilots in India WhatsApp is planning to introduce multiple pilot programs in India over the… Upneet SinghJuly 23, 20203 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News India’s Supreme Court allows delivery of official court summons via WhatsApp and E-mail Accepting a long pending demand from the country’s legal fraternity, India’s Supreme… Upneet SinghJuly 12, 20202 minute read
Apps News Whatsapp Business gets QR codes and a new way to share catalogs After quietly building a strong 50M MAU base of mostly small and… Chinni SinghJuly 9, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Brazil’s central bank orders Mastercard and Visa to halt money transfers through Whatsapp payments Whatsapp’s payment service, which officially debuted through a launch in Brazil, is… Chinni SinghJune 24, 20202 minute read
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, 20202 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp payments finally make a debut starting with Brazil, India next? WhatsApp has finally launched digital payments on its platform in Brazil, months… Upneet SinghJune 15, 20203 minute read
Internet News India’s competition watchdog probes antitrust complaint against Whatsapp’s payment service launch India’s competition commission is reviewing a complaint filed against Whatsapp, for using… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 16, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook now has a combined monthly user base of over 3 billion While announcing its quarterly financial numbers, Facebook also gave us a pretty… Upneet SinghMay 1, 20202 minute read
Apps Business Internet News Whatsapp eyes lending services in India There’s a phrase that has become quite common in big tech these… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 29, 20203 minute read
Apps Internet News Whatsapp records 70% drop in viral messages after limiting forwards While governments globally struggle to fight the human side of coronavirus pandemic,… Shalabha SarathApril 27, 20202 minute read
