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Chakri K July 27th, 2017 1:15 PM 5 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Hits 1 Billion Daily Active Users and 250 Million Daily Status Feature Users

Facebook is apparently winning the race in the instant messaging platform, even though it's lifting the features from its counterpart Snapchat. Facebook announced that WhatsApp currently has one billion active users every day, and the Snapchat-clone Status feature is being used by 250 million users on a daily basis, which is a bit of surprise. WhatsApp rolled out the Snapchat like status feature a few months ago and even added... Read More

Shruti R July 26th, 2017 4:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Introduces ‘SOS Alerts’ To Maps; ‘Trusted Contacts’ Now Available for iOS and Gets New Features on Android

Google has added a new tool to its Search and Maps service called the SOS Alert to help users get easy access to actionable information in times of any natural, man-made or other crisis. The internet search giant intends to help its users promptly and effortlessly figure out where and how they can stay safe when disaster strikes. The new feature will display a feed with top stories, emergency hotlines... Read More

Shruti R July 23rd, 2017 7:04 AM 21 COMMENTS

Netflix vs Amazon Prime Video : Which is The Better Online Content Streaming Service?

India - the fastest growing market for smartphones in the world - has witnessed a massive surge in content consumption in the recent years. This includes the web world as well, with streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video contending to claim the top spot. Since the entry of Jio into the telecom market and other telcos offering cheaper 4G data tariffs, the rate of content consumption has... Read More

Shruti R July 21st, 2017 3:53 PM 1 COMMENTS

WhatsApp To Bring Picture-in-Picture Support For its Video Calls

WhatsApp is reportedly working on stepping up its video-calling game by introducing a Picture-in-Picture mode to the feature. This function was spotted in the Android O developer’s preview and is expected to be rolled out to all Android phones along with the next OS update. According to the reports, this new upgrade in the form of Picture-in-Picture mode will be part of the next WhatsApp beta Android version 2.17.265. The... Read More

Shruti R July 20th, 2017 8:49 PM 6 COMMENTS

Uber Adds a New Payment Option in India ; Integrates UPI on its App

Ride-hailing app Uber has integrated the UPI (Unified Payment Interface) on its platform. So the next time you book an Uber ride, you will see a new payment option where users with existing virtual payment addresses for UPI transactions can pay for the ride using bank-to-bank payment platform. With this move, Uber becomes one of the first global giants to have shown interest in India’s payment technology including companies like... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas July 20th, 2017 5:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Truecaller Introduces Themes and Spam Inbox With the Latest Update for Android Users

Truecaller, the leader of caller ID identification service today rolled out a new update for its Android app. With this update, Truecaller is adding two new features to the application. Sadly, the new features are available only for Android users at the moment; iOS users have to wait a bit longer to get these features. The two new features included in the Truecaller v 8.21 is support for themes, and... Read More

Shruti R July 17th, 2017 6:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

Amazon Working On Its Own Messaging App Named ‘Anytime’: Report

There is no shortage of messaging apps in the market and Amazon is reportedly going to dip its feet into this instant and private messaging services industry very soon. Called ‘Anytime’, this new Amazon venture is claimed to be an all-inclusive medium for communicating in groups or personally with someone. Going by the reports, Amazon has been working on its new messaging app for... Read More

Shruti R July 17th, 2017 1:54 PM 6 COMMENTS

Google Duo Crosses Over 100 Million Downloads On Google Play Store

The Google Duo app crossed the 100 million download mark on Google Play Store yesterday. The mobile video calling service went off to a good start last summer, garnering over 5 million downloads on the Play Store within just one week but, unfortunately, the service saw sluggish response following its debut week. Google had initially launched the app in August last year, and it seems that the Google Duo is... Read More

Shruti R July 15th, 2017 7:26 AM 6 COMMENTS

App Wars : WhatsApp V/s Hike Messenger

In this age riddled with technology and effortless connectivity, we spend most of our time on messenger apps and social media. India’s homegrown social messaging platform, Hike Messenger, and the Facebook-owned WhatAapp are two such instant messaging apps that have the massive user base in the country as well as globally. Reports estimate that the number of people to have installed at least one messaging app is expected to reach... Read More

Chakri K July 11th, 2017 3:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp in Talks With NPCI to Enable Support for UPI-Based Payments on the App

Earlier this year, a report cited that WhatsApp will soon foray into the digital payments department by enabling UPI-based payment system to send and receive money directly within the app. And today, a new report says that the Facebook-owned company will roll out the UPI-based payment system by the end of the year. A report from Gadgets360 claims that the "WhatsApp is in advanced talks with banks and lobby organisation... Read More

Shruti R June 29th, 2017 7:08 AM 9 COMMENTS

6 Features Introduced By Whatsapp for Android and iOS Recently

WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform across the globe with an excess of over 1.2 billion monthly active users. Ever since Facebook acquired WhatsApp, it has changed the fate of billion user company. We have all witnessed Whatsapp continue its dominance over the past few years and even said that the company would explore ways to contribute to “India’s vision for digital commerce," because India is the biggest market... Read More

Shruti R June 22nd, 2017 5:15 PM 1 COMMENTS

Snapchat’s New Snap Map Feature Lets You Track Friends’ Whereabouts in Real Time

We are all well aware of Snapchat and the ceaseless mimicking of its interface by other major messaging apps. The company has since been trying to differentiate its image-messaging app by introducing unique features. Earlier today, Snapchat announced a brand new feature dubbed as the ‘Snap Map’, which gives the users an overview of where their friends are and what they’re up to. The ‘Snap Map’ is pretty straight-forward –... Read More