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Chakri K June 16th, 2018 6:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Will Soon Let Businesses Showcase Their Products on Online Catalogue

WhatsApp Business service has been an instant hit for the Facebook-owned company as it garnered over three million active users in less than three months of launch. But the features are very limited at the moment, but WhatsApp is working so hard on some exclusive features to its Business application. WhatsApp is working on a massive feature for its Business users with which they can showcase their products in an... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 16th, 2018 3:52 PM 1 COMMENTS

Google Rolls Out AI-Based Priority Notifications for Gmail iOS Users

Gmail for iOS will now make use of Google’s AI and ML capabilities to display notifications only when users receive an important email. This is not the first time we are coming to hear about this feature. In April, when Gmail talked about its biggest revamp, it also announced a host of new features which would show up on the platform. Besides the selective notifications, Gmail will also be rolling... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 15th, 2018 6:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Instagram to Not Inform Users Whenever Their Publicly Posted Story is Screenshotted

In February this year, Instagram had reportedly started testing out a new feature which informed the users whenever another Instagram user took a screenshot of their publicly posted story. Now a news has surfaced which tells us that Facebook, the holding company of Instagram has clarified that the testing of the feature has been stopped. The company also made it public that the feature will not be rolled out to... Read More

Chakri K June 15th, 2018 8:36 AM 0 COMMENTS

Features Which Make the Gboard App a Must Need One for Every Android User

Google’s beloved keyboard app, the Gboard has gone through a serious revamp and now it comes with even more cool features. Gboard is that one app which comes pre-installed with almost every stock Android smartphone, so chances are that a lot of people already have it on their devices. Good for the users, as the new Gboard app comes with a lot of very useful and interesting updates which will... Read More

Chakri K June 14th, 2018 5:25 PM 3 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Will Not Work On 3.9 Million Android Gingerbread Devices After February 2020

WhatsApp has made a massive change to its supported list of devices. WhatsApp will now support Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread or older devices until February 1, 2020. As per the recent Android distribution numbers, there are still 0.3% of Android Gingerbread smartphone users, which accounts for close to 3.9 million users. Since 2010, WhatsApp is supported on Android Gingerbread devices, so the new deadline means the instant messaging platform will be... Read More

Chakri K June 13th, 2018 6:46 PM 24 COMMENTS

Airtel TV to Offer Free Live Stream of FIFA World Cup in Hindi, English and Other Local Languages

Airtel TV, the OTT content application of Bharti Airtel announced the free live streaming of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018 football matches in Hindi, English and various local languages. Airtel stated that it rolled out a new update to both Android and iOS users bringing in a lot of new features to optimise the user experience throughout the tournament. All the Airtel users can watch the entire tournament for... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 12th, 2018 7:09 PM 45 COMMENTS

Government Enraged Over the Use of WhatsApp for Anti National and Illegal Activities

The Indian government is sceptical about the way that people are using the end-to-end encrypted messaging services in the country. In a meeting held in Delhi, the threat of “anti-national” people was discussed who used these services to conduct their illegal activities. The officials of the Home Ministry showed disappointment over the way in which the encrypted messaging service was being used in India. The recent arrest of JeM (Jaish-e-Mohammed)... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 12th, 2018 2:25 PM 3 COMMENTS

Uber Launches a Lite Version of its Android App for 2G and Ancient Smartphone Users

Launching a heavy application for Android in India has its own complications. Further, problems increase for the consumers when the app is resource intensive like Uber’s. India being a big market for the American convenience giant, the company has now decided to bring a lite version of the original Uber application. The Uber Lite app which cuts down on the heavy animation and the default map view will prove useful for... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 6th, 2018 7:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Gboard 7.3 Beta Build for Android Comes With Battery Saver, Image Annotations and More

The Gboard keyboard app by Google has been the favourite keyboard app for many Android users around the globe. Google has constantly been able to innovate it and has filled it with quirky and useful features thanks to its monthly updates. Speculations have come up that Google is now looking to advance the version of Gboard and is also testing new features for Gboard using a Beta build. The new... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 6th, 2018 11:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Pay Broader Rollout Under Scanner as Facebook Battles Privacy Concerns

WhatsApp was expected to make its payments service open to its 200 million users in India this week. However, it is now said that WhatsApp's parent company Facebook is battling various privacy concerns related to the service such as how the data will be stored and shared. According to a new report by ET, it's unknown when the WhatsApp Payments service will be opened to all the users in the... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 5th, 2018 7:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Lens Gets a Standalone Application, But Not For Everyone

Google has released a standalone application of the Google Lens service, which used to be limited to the camera and photos application in smartphones until now. Users can access the Google Lens right from their smartphone's home screen or app drawer without having the hassle of going to Google Photos or Google Assistant for accessing it. However, there's one catch right now as the application seems to be limited to... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 2nd, 2018 2:33 PM 2 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Payments Under RBI Scrutiny After NPCI Assigned to Check Compliance

WhatsApp will be vetted before it rolls out its payment service in India, as the ministry of electronics and IT has directed National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) to check whether or not WhatsApp Payment’s methods are adhering to the guidelines set by the RBI for data security. An official source said, "MeitY has asked NPCI to check if WhatsApp Payments is working in conformation with RBI permissions, where is... Read More