Google Meet to cap group video calls at 60 minutes for free users
Washington: Tech giant Google has brought an end to its unlimited group video calls in Meet for free Gmail accounts. Now users with free accounts logging on to the service will have group calls capped at an hour rather than the previous 24-hour meeting duration. As per Mashable, Google Meet calls with three or more […]
Karnataka HC to pronounce order on Twitter MD Manish Maheshwari’s plea on July 20
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court, which is hearing Twitter India managing director Manish Maheshwari’s plea against the notice issued by the Uttar Pradesh police to appear before them in person, said on Tuesday that it will dictate its order on July 20. During the hearing today, Justice G Narendar said he would dictate the order […]
WhatsApp rolls out disappearing messages feature to iOS beta users
Washington: Months after testing the new feature, the instant messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out the disappearing messages feature titled ‘view once’ to iOS beta users. The new feature is similar to snaps on Snapchat, and according to Mashable, the attached images or videos will disappear after being viewed, which may prove good for confidential […]
Mi 11 Ultra to Go on Open Sale in India on July 15
Mi 11 Ultra will go on open sale in India on July 15 at 12pm (noon) via Xiaomi’s website and Amazon. The flagship smartphone from Xiaomi was launched in April and has been on sale a couple of times since then. A dedicated microsite on Amazon mentions that the Mi 11 Ultra will be available […]
Nothing Ear 1 India Price Announced at Rs. 5,999, Ahead of July 27 Launch
Nothing Ear 1 price in India has been revealed on Flipkart to be Rs. 5,999. This is an unusual strategy by the new brand, which is backed by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, with the price revealed around two weeks prior to the official launch of the product on July 27. The company had also already […]
iPhone 12 or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra: What Is the Best Premium Flagship Phone to Buy in India?
The best premium phones you can buy in India are categorised as ones that start over Rs. 50,000. But which ones are the best? From iPhone 12 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra on one end to Redmi 9 and Realme C2 at the other, the smartphone market is full of options. You’ll get […]
Twitter India MD seeks quashing of police notice asking him to appear in person
Bengaluru: Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari on Thursday sought the quashing of a notice issued by the Uttar Pradesh police seeking his physical presence in connection with a case registered for uploading and circulating a “communal sensitive” video on the platform. Appearing on behalf of Maheshwari before the single bench of Justice G Narendar […]
WhatsApp May Start Public Beta Testing of Multi-Device Support Soon
WhatsApp may begin early testing of the much-anticipated multi-device feature soon. This feature, as the name suggests, will enable users to login into multiple devices with the same WhatsApp account, without having to log out of any of them. This feature is expected to allow users to link up to four devices with the same […]
Twitter directed to inform by when it will appoint resident grievance as per IT Rules
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed Twitter to inform it by July 8 as to when it will appoint a resident grievance officer in compliance with the new IT Rules after the microblogging platform submitted that it was in the process of doing so. Justice Rekha Palli took exception to the fact the […]
Twitter Inc failed to comply with new IT Rules: Centre tells HC
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that social media giant Twitter Inc has failed to comply with India’s new IT Rules, which could lead to losing its immunity conferred under the Information Technology(IT) Act. The Centre, in an affidavit filed in the high court, said as per the details obtained […]
India gets devices to indigenously map its terrain from space
Nellore: Garmin, a renowned manufacturer of navigational products, has recently launched in India NavIC-enabled handheld devices GPSMAP 65s and GPSMAP 66sr, which enhance accuracy and availability of signals irrespective of the terrain. Acknowledging Garmin’s initiative to incorporate NavIC in the two GPSMAP 65s and 66sr handheld devices, Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO has asked the […]
WhatsApp faces glitches for over one hour
Hyderabad: Popular messaging app WhatsApp was paralysed for some time on Thursday evening, which was purportedly caused by a glitch in its server. Many people have complained that they could not download photos or forwarded videos at 10 pm. The issue got resolved after one hour. According to IT experts, the problem could have been […]
Instagram may launch ‘Exclusive Stories’ feature
Washington: Similar to Twitter’s ‘Super Follows’, photo-sharing platform Instagram is working on a feature that would let creators offer exclusive stories to their followers. As per Mashable, Twitter recently rolled out a feature ‘Super Follows’ which allows users with a certain number of followers to provide offer exclusive content for a fee, similar to YouTube’s […]
Twitter down for some users, few features inaccessible
New Delhi: Many users faced glitches while accessing Twitter on Thursday morning. The Twitter App seemingly worked. However, users faced problems while accessing the microblogging site via browser site. Twitter flagged the issue and has assured users that it would be fixed soon. Twitter acknowledged the glitch and tweeted in reply to the users. “Profiles’ […]
Twitter to let users set security key as only two-factor authentication method
Washington: The micro-blogging site Twitter, on Wednesday, announced that it has rolled out a new feature to use a security key as the only two-factor authentication method on both mobile and web. This new feature comes after Twitter announced the same in March. According to The Verge, physical security keys have advantages over other two-factor […]
Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari booked in Uttar Pradesh over distorted India map
Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari was booked in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on Tuesday amid fresh controversy over the website showing a distorted map of India. An FIR was lodged against Maheshwari along with another company official by a Bajrang Dal office-bearer’s complaint at the Khurja Nagar police station. This is the second FIR that […]
Facebook, Google officials appear before parliamentary panel over misuse of platform
New Delhi: Facebook and Google officials here Tuesday deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the issue of misuse of social media platforms. The panel chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had asked the officials of the social media sites to appear in-person on the issue. While from Facebook its country public […]
Twitter website displays distorted India map; J&K, Ladakh shown as separate country
Delhi: Amid a stand-off with the Indian government over compliance with new IT rules, the Twitter website is displaying a wrong map of India, showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country. The glaring distortion appears on the career section of Twitter website under the header ‘Tweep Life’. This is the second time […]
Twitter website displays distorted India map; J&K, Ladakh shown as separate country
Delhi: Amid a stand-off with the Indian government over compliance with new IT rules, the Twitter website is displaying a wrong map of India, showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country. The glaring distortion appears on the career section of Twitter website under the header ‘Tweep Life’. This is the second time […]
Microsoft adds Android apps to Windows 11 using Amazon’s appstore
Washington: American tech giant Microsoft, during its Windows 11 launch event on Thursday revealed that it is bringing Android apps to the platform. They will run natively on Windows 11 and will be downloadable from Amazon’s Appstore, via the new Windows Store that’s included in the operating system. According to the Verge, apps will be […]