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TikTok Emerges As Most Downloaded Non-Gaming App Worldwide For October
TikTok, known in China as Douyin, emerged as the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for October 2021 with more than 57 million installs.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 7, 2021
1 min read
Xiaomi 12 Could Be First Snapdragon 898 Phone
As chipmaker Qualcomm is soon expected to unveil its next flagship mobile chipset, which will be a direct successor to the Snapdragon 888, Xiaomi 12 is tipped to be the first phone to be powered by the new chip.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 7, 2021
1 min read
US-Based Meta Company To Sue Facebook For Infringing Upon Its Name
A tech firm called Meta Company is going to court against Facebook, saying the social network stole its name and "livelihood" after it rebranded its name to Meta.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 7, 2021
2 min read
Samsung Sued For Flawed Chromebook Hinges Cracking Displays
Samsung electronic is being sued for selling the Samsung Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 even though they allegedly knew for years of a defect that caused displays to break
Bijay Pokharel,
November 7, 2021
3 min read
Whatsapp Rolls Out Multi-Device Feature
The feature is officially rolling out to all WhatsApp users in the most recent update of WhatsApp on both Android and iOS versions.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 6, 2021
2 min read
Phhhoto Sues Meta For Copying Its Main Feature For Instagram
Meta (formerly Facebook) has been sued by a photo app called Phhhoto for allegedly copying its features for Instagram.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 6, 2021
1 min read
Tesla Adding Cloud Sync Feature To Driver Profiles
Billionaire Elon Musk-owned Tesla is working on moving driver profiles to the cloud for backing up driver profiles.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 4, 2021
1 min read
Zoom Starts Showing Ads To Free Users
Zoom has rolled out a pilot advertising programme to start showing ads to free users.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2021
1 min read
Netflix Starts Rolling Out Mobile Games For Android Users
Video streaming giant Netflix has announced that it is launching its first mobile games worldwide, initially for Android devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2021
2 min read
Facebook Is Shutting Down Its Face Recognition Tagging Program
The social media giant Facebook announced that they will no longer use the Face Recognition system on their platform and will be deleting over 1 billion people's facial recognition profiles.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2021
2 min read
Fortnite Officially Shutting Down In China On November 15
Fortress Night, the Chinese version of the popular video game Fortnite, is shutting down its services entirely on November 15.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2021
1 min read
Xiaomi To Start Manufacturing Phones In Pakistan
Chinese smartphones maker Xiaomi plans to manufacture phones in Pakistan, its local partner, Air Link Communication Limited, revealed in a material disclosure statement filed in the Pakistan Stock Exchange, as reported by Geo News
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2021
1 min read
Amazon Lifts Mask Mandates For Vaccinated Warehouse Employees
E-commerce giant Amazon is lifting its mask mandate for fully vaccinated warehouse workers in the US.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2021
1 min read
TikTok’s Fire Tv App Is Available In The US
Video-sharing social networking service TikTok is making its way to Fire TVs in the US and Canada, according to a blog post from Amazon.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2021
1 min read
Signal Now Lets You Report And Block Spam Messages
Cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal has added an easy way for users to report and block spam straight from message request screens with a single mouse click.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2021
1 min read
Instagram Launches Diwali-Special Stickers And Story Feature
he social media giant Facebook-owned Instagram has launched three new Diwali-special stickers.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2021
1 min read
Samsung Starts Mass Production Of Components For Galaxy S22 Series
Tech giant Samsung is planning to launch its next premium flagship, the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ as well as the Galaxy S22 Ultra, and now a new report has claimed that the South Korean tech giant has started mass production of some of the components...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2021
2 min read
Microsoft Overtakes Apple To Become The World’s Most Valuable Company
Tech giant Microsoft has surpassed Apple’s market cap on Friday to become the world’s most valuable public company.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 30, 2021
1 min read
iOS Users Can Now Super Follow On Twitter
The microblogging site Twitter is allowing all iOS users to Super Follow select creators.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 30, 2021
1 min read
TikTok Is testing A New Tipping Feature For Some Creators
TikTok, a video-sharing social networking service owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, is experimenting with a new tool that allows TikTok users to tip some creators directly on their profiles.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 29, 2021
2 min read
