Flipkart launches ‘Shopsy’ digital platform to boost local entrepreneurship

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 begins testing sticker with links for wider userbase

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 Office apps get a design refresh; 64-bit Office for ARM devices announced

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 update brings message organization tabs and OTP auto-delete features for India

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.

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U.S. federal Judge dismisses anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook

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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WhatsApp beta update reveals voice waveforms UI for Voice messages

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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Ex-Amazon Pay India Director Manesh Mahatme appointed as Head of WhatsApp Pay in India

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 will soon let you publish posts directly from desktop

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 Chrome delays blocking third-party cookies until 2023

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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Zoom v5.7.0 update adds Pronouns, robocall protection and improved Zoom chat

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 “Suggested Posts” feature will soon appear in the regular feed

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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Twitter opens applications to try out Ticketed Spaces and Super Follows

Twitter has finally opened the application process for users to apply for two premium services – Ticketed Spaces and Super Follow. These two features introduce new ways of monetization on the platform, allowing users to engage and earn money from their audience.

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Twitter for iOS now lets you share tweets directly to Instagram Stories

Last year, Twitter introduced a feature that allows users to directly share their tweets in Snapchat and Instagram Stories. While support for the feature was rolled out for Snapchat, sharing to Instagram was only being tested with a limited set of users. Now, the feature is rolling out to all Instagram users for iOS.

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Facebook Live Audio Rooms and Podcasts begin rolling out starting from the US

After months of development and testing, Facebook has begun rolling out two social audio-focused features in their platform, namely Live Audio Rooms and Podcast. Live Audio Rooms will be available to select public figures and Facebook Groups in the U.S., starting with iOS users, and select Podcasts are also available in the US now.

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YouTube making changes to ‘Autoplay on Home’ feature with audio, captions and progress bar

The YouTube app has been seeing changes lately, with new features like the ‘Shorts’ tab replacing the ‘Explore’ tab. Similarly, Google is experimenting with the ‘Autoplay on Home’ feature on the YouTube app with some users. Continue reading “YouTube making changes to ‘Autoplay on Home’ feature with audio, captions and progress bar”