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Tomorrow, Instagram will start testing a new way to create fundraisers in posts. (Photo: PTI/File)

Instagram now allows users to co-author posts, share likes

The new Collabs feature effectively allows two accounts to co-author a post or Reel

20 Oct 2021 11:28 AM

The company's revenue product lead, Bruce Falck took to his Twitter handle and shared a GIF of what the new in-conversation ads will look like. (Photo: PTI/File)

Twitter trying out in-conversation ad format

The Verge reported that users will see ads after the first, third, or eighth reply to a tweet

14 Oct 2021 2:24 PM

The Samsung event titled 'Galaxy Unpacked Part 2'. (Photo: Twitter)

Samsung announces Unpacked 2 event for October 20

Before the event, an Apple event is scheduled for Monday and Google's Pixel 6 launch on Tuesday

14 Oct 2021 11:02 AM

Microsoft enabled Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers last year. (Photo: AP/File)

Microsoft transforms Windows Subsystem for Linux into Windows 11 app

According to The Verge, a preview version of the app is available right now

13 Oct 2021 2:30 PM

The Apple watch series 7. (Photo: apple.com)

Apple Watch Series 7 up for pre-orders

This announcement comes just a few days ahead of the actual launch of the Apple Watch Series 7

11 Oct 2021 10:44 AM

The company's new rules will also apply to Google ads served as part of the YouTube Partner Program. (Photo: AFP/File)

Google to demonetise YouTube videos on climate misinformation

Google will not only demonetise the content, but will also limit monetisation tools to creators

10 Oct 2021 10:24 AM

Facebook's systems are designed to catch such mistakes but in this case a bug in the audit tool prevented it from properly stopping the command, Janardhan said. (Photo: AP)

Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance

Engineers scrambled to fix the problem on site, but this took time because of the extra layers of security, Janardhan said

06 Oct 2021 6:00 PM

Videos posted to the main Instagram feed can now run up to 60 minutes long. (Photo: PTI/File)

Instagram getting rid of IGTV

According to The Verge, on Tuesday, the company will be rebranding IGTV as 'Instagram TV'

06 Oct 2021 1:12 PM

Twitter Inc.’s network stayed online, with Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey tweeting his endorsement of Signal as a suitable WhatsApp alternative and amplifying Snowden’s urging of his followers to move away from the Facebook-owned app. (Bloomberg)

Millions flock to Signal and Telegram after Facebook outage

Signal’s focus on privacy has made it a favorite for secure communications

05 Oct 2021 11:28 AM

Facebook says outage caused because of 'faulty configuration change'

The company apologized and said it is working to understand more about the cause

05 Oct 2021 9:56 AM

Users took to microblogging site Twitter to write about their issues in accessing Facebook and Instagram, using the hashtag #instagramdown and #facebookdown. (Representational Image: ANI)

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp services down globally

Several users, including those in India, were unable to access WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook on both Android and iOS platforms

04 Oct 2021 10:33 PM

Google explained that a single complaint may specify multiple items that potentially relate to the same or different pieces of content. (Photo: PTI/File)

Google removes 93,550 content pieces in August in India, shows compliance report

Google had received 36,934 complaints from users

03 Oct 2021 11:57 AM

Apple CEO Tim Cook with the iPhone 13 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 7 during a special event at Apple Park. (Photo: AFP/File)

Apple to avoid 600 MT of plastic by eliminating plastic wrap on iPhone 13 range

Apple aims to have its entire business carbon neutral by 2030

01 Oct 2021 3:17 PM

Google thinks the feature will be most useful in all-hands meetings and training programs with globally distributed teams. (Photo: AP)

Google Meet can now turn live speech into translated captions

Google announced the rollout of live translated captions in Meet on Monday

30 Sep 2021 9:01 AM

The 'Hey Disney' custom voice assistant is also available for people who aren't staying in Disney parks. (Photo: Twitter)

Amazon, Disney collaborate to bring custom voice assistant for Echo devices in 2022

'Hey Disney' is ultimately used for customer service inquiries, helping visitors find answers to park-specific questions

29 Sep 2021 8:47 AM

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri announced the news in a blog post, saying that the Facebook-owned company would continue to work on parental-supervised experiences for younger users. (Photo: PTI)

Facebook halts plans for 'Instagram Kids' app after criticism

In the blog post and series of accompanying tweets, Mosseri blamed the critics for misunderstanding the purpose of the app

28 Sep 2021 5:43 PM

Marking the special occasion, the company unveiled a special cake-themed doodle on its homepage.

Google celebrates 23rd birthday with a special doodle

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in September 1998, as part of a PhD project

27 Sep 2021 3:44 PM

Twitter's poor video quality has been a long-running frustration for users on the platform. (Photo: PTI)

Twitter says new videos will be less pixelated for better experience

Twitter has removed a pre-processing step in its video pipeline when you upload

27 Sep 2021 8:01 AM

Twitter has been steadily updating Spaces since it started testing late last year. (Photo: AFP/File)

Twitter to add Topics to Spaces, but with a limited start

According to The Verge, it's a small addition to start

26 Sep 2021 10:44 AM

Reportedly, the company has started rolling out the filter feature on Gmail for Android earlier this week. (PTI Photo)

Google introducing new search filter in Gmail for Android

The company added the feature to the web version of Gmail last year and has now extended it to the Android app

25 Sep 2021 4:16 PM

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