Facebook is reportedly testing a new way to arrange posts and display them connected to each other, similar to how threads of tweets look on Twitter. The feature is currently being tested with a select number of accounts that belong to public figures.
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Now and then, developers at Twitter tease upcoming features that are still in development. The company showed three new features that they are exploring at the moment, called Reply Language Prompts, Trusted Friends and Facets.
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Google Meet, the video conferencing app of Google Workspace, is getting two new features that will improve its live-streaming capabilities. Users can now invite people from other domains for their live streams, and they can also enable live captions for improved accessibility.
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Just as Twitter begins to roll out their premium “Super Follow” feature to the public, Instagram has been discovered to be developing their own premium feature called Exclusive Stories.
Flipkart today has launched its new digital platform called ‘Shopsy’ that focuses on boosting local entrepreneurship. The platform will offer 15 crore products across Fashion, Beauty, Mobile, Home, and more. Continue reading “Flipkart launches ‘Shopsy’ digital platform to boost local entrepreneurship”
Instagram offers a way for some accounts to include a link in their Stories through a swipe-up gesture. The company is expanding upon this feature and is now testing stickers with links in Stories, this time with a wider user base.
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Microsoft announced its next version of the operating system Windows 11 last week and today, it has released the first build for Insider Preview users. Along with that, Microsoft has also announced its next version of Microsoft Office and a visual refresh of the same. Continue reading “Microsoft Office apps get a design refresh; 64-bit Office for ARM devices announced”
Google Messages is getting a really nice update that introduces two new features for Indian users. Messages will now be organized under various categories for a better viewing experience and there is a new option to automatically delete OTP messages after 24 hours.
Yesterday, social media giant Facebook gained a win in its battle against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), when a U.S. federal court struck down an anti-trust lawsuit that would have potentially resulted in Facebook divesting Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Voice messages on WhatsApp are an extremely convenient way of sending messages without needing to type. The developers of WhatsApp are working on improving the feature’s UI, in particular, they are looking to introduce voice waveforms.
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Back in 2018, WhatsApp started rolling out WhatsApp Payments in Beta and has been gradually rolling it out for all users in India. Today, the company has appointed the ex-Amazon Pay India Director to lead the WhatsApp Pay business in India. Continue reading “Ex-Amazon Pay India Director Manesh Mahatme appointed as Head of WhatsApp Pay in India”
Instagram has been adding new features to its platform lately and has been testing features as well. While until now the Instagram Desktop version allows users to scroll through their feed, like, comment on posts, it did not allow users to publish posts directly. It is going to change soon as Instagram has started testing this feature on the Desktop version. Continue reading “Instagram will soon let you publish posts directly from desktop”
Google’s move to remove support for third-party cookies in their Chrome browser has now been delayed until 2023. The move comes after Google faces scrutiny from multiple governments around the world about their possible anti-competitive behaviours in the advertisement industry, and they are seeking to work with regulators for the best possible solution.
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In an effort to be more gender inclusive and support diversity, Zoom has introduced a new update, v5.7.0, which enables the ability to show pronouns beside the user name. Along with this, Zoom also introduced Caller ID attestation for Zoom Phone, improved chat channel organization, improved user encryption visibility for Zoom Chat and more.
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Instagram introduced a new feature called “Suggested Posts” last year, where the app would show recommended posts at the end of the feed, from accounts that a user does not follow. Instagram is now working on expanding the feature to start showing these suggested posts in between posts on the regular feed.
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