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WhatsApp updates terms of service and privacy policy: Accept it by Feb 8 to continue using the service

WhatsApp has started pushing a new notification for Android and iPhone users as part of an upcoming global roll-out, asking them to either accept the changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy by February 8 or delete the account. Back in 2016 for the first time after it was acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp updated its privacy policy saying that it will share user’s data with Facebook, but it had opt out option. Continue reading “WhatsApp updates terms of service and privacy policy: Accept it by Feb 8 to continue using the service”

Twitter acquires social podcast app Breaker to help with Spaces

Last month, Twitter began beta testing a new audio-based platform called Spaces for a limited set of users. To help with its development, Twitter has acquired Breaker, which is another podcast app that has some community and social elements.

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Google Search app begins showing video search results directly from Instagram and TikTok

Searching for videos on TikTok and Instagram will soon become much easier as Google has begun testing an update to its mobile Search app that will show content directly from these two apps. With this update, Google is making another attempt to keep users on their Search app, while giving them a way to search for social video content.

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Telegram Channels to soon feature ads; new update brings voice chats and more

Telegram has announced two new updates to their platform — the first is a new app update that adds a feature called voice chat room, and the second is an upcoming change to the platform where Telegram will begin showing ads in public one-to-many group chats as a way to generate revenue and sustain their free messaging service.

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Zoom to reportedly integrate email and calendar services with their video conferencing app

Zoom’s video conferencing service saw an extraordinary rise to popularity in 2020, thanks in large part to the pandemic and work from home situation. Now, Zoom is reportedly building a new email and calendar service, with the aim to compete against Google and Microsoft.

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WhatsApp beta testing voice and video calls on desktop

WhatsApp made it simple for its user to carry out long conversations even when they are away from phones through desktop mode. But, when it comes to calls, users need to run back to get the phone. Well, that changes now. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta testing voice and video calls on desktop”

Twitter testing voice-based social networking platform called Spaces

Twitter is testing a rather different social media experience called Spaces that is centered around the human voice. The product is now being beta tested with a small group of individuals, and is designed to provide an alternate platform for those who wish to have a better conversation experience that isn’t possible with just 280 characters.

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Google Photos update adds cinematic Memories, new collage designs and more

Google has announced a new update for Photos that improves and adds to its Memories feature. It can now show memories through a new animated cinematic view, added new collage templates and added new themes for Memories itself.

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Instagram Lite app with size less than 2MB is coming back starting from India

Facebook has begun rolling out a new Lite version of Instagram app to Indian smartphone users as an attempt to expand their user base and reach more people in India. The app size is really small, less than 2MB and is claimed to provide the core Instagram experience that will be able to run fast and smooth on low-powered smartphones. It initially rolled out in Mexico back in 2018, but Facebook pulled the app later.

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Twitter to shut down Periscope app by March 2021

It wouldn’t be a wrong to say that Twitter’s standalone live-streaming app, Periscope, has been struggling to maintain a user base over the last couple of years. Add the rise in operation costs and Twitter has decided to discontinue the app by March 2021.

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Spotify Premium Mini subscription plan for mobile users launched in India starting at Rs. 7

Spotify has launched a new daily and weekly premium subscription plan specially for Indian mobile users. The plan starts at Rs. 7 per day, and provides most of the benefits of the yearly premium with some corners cut, encouraging users to sign-up with no commitments.

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Facebook officially launches TikTok rival ‘Collab’ app

Facebook has officially launched Collab, an experimental app for making collaborative music videos on the App store. Notably, the social media giant launched it as an invite-only-beta back in May. This is one of the many products from Facebook’s New Product Experimentation (NPE) team. Continue reading “Facebook officially launches TikTok rival ‘Collab’ app”

Reddit acquires short-video platform Dubsmash

Back on 2014-2015, one of the most popular apps in the social media space was Dubsmash, a video sharing platform that took the internet by storm thanks to innovative short creative format. Reddit has now announced their acquisition of Dubsmash, bringing over the platform and its team under Reddit itself.

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Google Chrome to soon feature improved permissions for browser extensions

Extensions in Google Chrome are a great way to add extra functionality to the browser. However, in recent times, extensions have become a source of data vulnerability and privacy attacks. In response, Google has announced new security features that are coming to Chrome in 2021 that will give users more control over what data can be accessed by extensions.

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