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WhatsApp For iOS Adds Multi-Device Compatibility For Beta Users
WhatsApp is now releasing the multi-device beta programme for some beta testers of the app.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 25, 2021
1 min read
YouTube Hits 10 Billion Play Store Download Milestone
YouTube app for Android users has surpassed a whopping 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 23, 2021
1 min read
Snapchat Reaches 293 Million Daily Users
Snapchat, an American multimedia messaging app has announced that it now has 293 million daily active users in the second quarter this year, an increase of 55 million year-over-year.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 23, 2021
1 min read
Intel CEO Says Chip Shortage Could Stretch Into 2023
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has said that the massive chip shortage will continue for at least two more years before the industry is able to completely catch up with the demand.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 23, 2021
2 min read
Samsung Expands Its Lineup of SDN Solutions
Samsung Electronics announced it is expanding its portfolio of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solutions with new capabilities designed to help mobile operators and enterprises manage networks more easily.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 23, 2021
2 min read
Instagram Can Now Automatically Translate Text In Stories
Facebook-owned Instagram has announced the ability to automatically translate text in story posts.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2021
1 min read
Twitter Is Testing Upvote And Downvote Buttons On Tweets
The microblogging site Twitter is working on new upvote and downvote reactions for tweets to accompany the usual options to retweet and reply.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2021
1 min read
Netflix Prepares To Enter Mobile Gaming
The streaming giant Netflix said that it is in the early stages of further expanding into games, building on its earlier efforts around interactivity (Black Mirror Bandersnatch) and 'Stranger Things' games.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2021
2 min read
Snap Acquires 3D AR Solutions Provider Vertebrae
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired 3D & augmented reality (AR) commerce solutions provider Vertebrae for an undisclosed sum.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 20, 2021
1 min read
WhatsApp Will Let You Join Group Calls After They Start
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new joinable calls feature that will let you hop onto group calls after they’ve started, the company announced Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 20, 2021
1 min read
Samsung’s 2021 The Wall Is Now Available Worldwide
Samsung Electronics launched the 2021 model of its boundary-pushing modular display The Wall (Model Name: IWA) globally.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 19, 2021
3 min read
Zoom To Buy Five9 In $15 Billion
Video conference giant Zoom is buying cloud software provider Five9 for about $14.7 billion to target business clients looking to boost customer engagement.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 19, 2021
1 min read
Japan Smashes World Record For Data Transmission Speed With 319 Tb/s
A team of researchers at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has broken the Internet speed record with a stunning 319 terabits per second (TB/s).
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2021
1 min read
Tesla Launches Self Driving Subscriptions For $199 A Month
Elon Musk owned Tesla has introduced an option for some customers to subscribe to its advanced driver assistance software, dubbed "Full Self-Driving capability", for $199 per month, instead of paying $10,000 upfront.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2021
1 min read
Apple Removes ‘Fakespot’ App From App Store Following Amazon’s Request
Tech giant Apple has removed an app called 'Fakespot from its App Store, following a request from Amazon.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2021
1 min read
Google To Roll Over 900 Redesigned Emojis Soon
Tech giant Google is sharing new designs for 992 emoji that it has revamped with a focus on "making them more universal, accessible and authentic".
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2021
1 min read
WhatsApp Tests Encrypted Cloud Backups On Android
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is finally rolling out end-to-end encrypted backups for beta testers!
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Rolls Out New Emojis With Sound
The social media giant Facebook announced that it is rolling out emojis with sound on Facebook Messenger that is called "Soundmojis".
Bijay Pokharel,
July 16, 2021
1 min read
Google To Let You Instantly Delete Last 15 Minutes Of Search History
Tech giant Google is rolling out a new feature in its Search that will let users instantly delete last 15 minutes of browsing history on mobile.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 16, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Pay Arrives On 3rd Party Online Shopping Platform Shopify
Facebook Pay is arriving on other online shopping platforms, starting with the e-commerce platform Shopify, which will help businesses ensure a seamless checkout experience for their customers on their own websites.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 16, 2021
1 min read
