Facebook has launched the Pac-Man community on Facebook Gaming developed by Genvid and, in collaboration, with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. Continue reading “Facebook launches upgraded Pac-Man game with multiplayer feature: Here’s how to play”
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WhatsApp Disappearing Messages gets 24 hours and 90 days options, in addition to 7 days
Last year, WhatsApp introduced a new feature in their chats called Disappearing Messages, where messages in group chats and individual chats would automatically be deleted after 7 days. After testing earlier this year, it is now expanding the feature to include a 24-hour and 90 days option as well. Continue reading “WhatsApp Disappearing Messages gets 24 hours and 90 days options, in addition to 7 days”
Meta is expanding Facebook Protect to 50 countries including India, makes 2FA mandatory for high-risk accounts
Facebook Protect, a security program for groups of people that are more likely to be targeted by malicious hackers, is now being rolled out to 50 countries, including the United States, India, and Portugal. Continue reading “Meta is expanding Facebook Protect to 50 countries including India, makes 2FA mandatory for high-risk accounts”
Apple announces ‘Best of 2021’ App Store winners
Apple today announced App Store Award winners for 2021 that include 15 best apps and games from developers from around the world. Apple said that these are selected based on exceptional quality, innovative technology, creative design, and positive cultural impact. The company also said that this year’s best apps and games offered extraordinary experiences across Apple devices. Continue reading “Apple announces ‘Best of 2021’ App Store winners”
WhatsApp bans 2 million Indian accounts during October 2021
WhatsApp has announced that it has banned about 2 million accounts in India during October 2021. The fifth monthly compliance report says that 2,069,000 Indian accounts were banned on WhatsApp between October 1 and October 31 through its abuse detection technology. Continue reading “WhatsApp bans 2 million Indian accounts during October 2021”
Twitter updates private information policy; bans sharing photos and videos without consent
Twitter has updated its private information policy to disallow users from sharing photos and videos of private people without their permission. Continue reading “Twitter updates private information policy; bans sharing photos and videos without consent”
These are Google Play’s best apps and games for 2021 for India
Every year, Google announces the best apps and games from the Android Play Store, and the list for 2021 has been announced. This year, the title of the best app of 2021 goes to BitClass Learn Anything. Live. Together!
by Livestream Infra Technologies, and the title of the best game of 2021 goes to Battlegrounds Mobile India by Krafton. Continue reading “These are Google Play’s best apps and games for 2021 for India”
Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO, CTO Parag Agrawal to replace him
Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey announced on Monday that he is stepping down from his position, however, he will stay on the board of the company until his term expires in 2022.
The company board has appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal as his successor with immediate effect. Continue reading “Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO, CTO Parag Agrawal to replace him”
Spotify is testing TikTok-style vertical video feed
Recently, Spotify has spotted testing out the vertical video feed similar to TikTok’s. Chris Messina spotted the feature in the music app’s latest iOS TestFlight beta version and published a video of the Discover feature on Twitter. Continue reading “Spotify is testing TikTok-style vertical video feed”
Whatsapp brings custom sticker maker for web app; may extend time limit to delete messages
WhatsApp has updated its web app with a built-in custom Sticker Maker that lets users choose images from their computers and convert them into stickers that can be sent through WhatsApp. Continue reading “Whatsapp brings custom sticker maker for web app; may extend time limit to delete messages”
Truecaller 12 brings redesigned interface, video caller ID, ghost call, call announce and call recording all
Truecaller has released Truecaller Version 12”, a major update which the company says bring several user-focused enhancements, and claims that it is the best version of Truecaller yet. This brings Video Caller ID, a redesigned interface, Call Recording, Ghost call and Call Announce. Continue reading “Truecaller 12 brings redesigned interface, video caller ID, ghost call, call announce and call recording all”
Spotify rolls out ‘Netflix Hub,’ features exclusive music and podcast from Netflix
If you are searching for a soundtrack from your favorite Netflix show/movies, consider yourself lucky! All thanks to Spotify and Netflix’s partnership. Continue reading “Spotify rolls out ‘Netflix Hub,’ features exclusive music and podcast from Netflix”
Twitter partners with Walmart to introduce Live Shopping
Live streaming has been popular among users across various social media platforms including Twitter. Companies are introducing new ways to let users interact during the live stream with call to action buttons and on similar lines now, Twitter has introduced Live Shopping on its platform in collaboration with Walmart. Continue reading “Twitter partners with Walmart to introduce Live Shopping”
WhatsApp said to be working on playback speeds for forwarded voice notes
Meta (previously Facebook) owned WhatsApp has been adding new features lately like end-to-end encrypted backups, iPhone to Android chat history transfer, and more. Following that, the company is now said to be working on expanding features to audio messages. Continue reading “WhatsApp said to be working on playback speeds for forwarded voice notes”
Truecaller clocks 300 million monthly active users globally
Truecaller today announced that it has crossed 300 Million monthly users globally. This comes after it crossed 250 Million monthly users a year back, so it has added 50 Million new users globally since October 2020. Launched over 11 years ago, the Truecaller app crossed 100 million users milestone back in 2014. Continue reading “Truecaller clocks 300 million monthly active users globally”