Author Archives: Loknath Das

Twitter Hires Castleberry Singleton as New VP of Inclusion and Diversity

In line with its goal of having six percent or more under-represented minorities in leadership roles, Twitter has hired Castleberry Singleton to lead its diversity efforts. “Excited to announce I’m joining @Twitter as the new VP of Inclusion and Diversity. Can’t wait to help build on the company’s great progress!” Singleton said in a tweet on Wednesday. She previously founded ... Read More »

Facebook Now Has 2 Billion Users, Mark Zuckerberg Reveals

Facebook said Tuesday it now counts two billion active monthly users, as the social giant’s founder Mark Zuckerberg highlighted his new mission – not just connecting people, but helping them find common ground. “As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially 2 billion people!” Zuckerberg wrote in a post marking the milestone. “We’re making progress connecting the world, ... Read More »

Android Nougat update hits Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom

The official Asus forum where the information showed up at first also mentions that the update will introduce few more changes. It says that the Zenfone 3 Zoom will also receive portrait mode support, improved performance and bug fixes. It has also been reported that the latest update for smartphone also brings some major changes to enrich the user experience. ... Read More »

Asus to launch five ZenFone 4 Series smartphones in July

Well, the smartphones that are going to be launched will reportedly be the Asus ZenFone 4 (ZE554KL), Asus ZenFone 4 Max (ZC554KL), Asus ZenFone 4 Pro (Z01GD), Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie (Z01M), and Asus ZenFone 4V (V520KL/A006). Interestingly, there will be two different variants of the Zenfone 4 flagship. The company might be planning to offer the device in two ... Read More »

Real life Meizu Pro 7 image shows off its secondary E-Ink display

Almost every day, we come across some new information about the flagship smartphone. Yet again, some renders said to be of the Meizu Pro 7 has appeared on Gizmochina. While we can’t guarantee you the authenticity of these images, they kind of look genuine. The images have allowed us to take a look at both the front and back of ... Read More »

MTNL Seeks Delhi, Mumbai Mobile Licence Extension Till 2021

HIGHLIGHTS MTNL is seeking an extension to its license till 2021 at no extra cost Cellular license of state-owned MTNL is valid through April 2019 MTNL’s wireless subscriber base stands at over 36 lakh in the two metros State-owned MTNL has asked the government to extend the validity of its mobile licence for the lucrative circles of Delhi and Mumbai ... Read More »

NTT Docomo Launches ‘Japan Welcome SIM’ Offering Free Data to Foreign Visitors

HIGHLIGHTS The Japan Welcome SIM is valid for 15 days It will be available form July 1 You can earn free data by watching video ads and filling surveys Japanese telecom operator NTT Docomo is launching a new prepaid SIM for foreign travellers, called ‘Japan Welcome SIM’, which will offer users free Internet service that is valid for 15 days ... Read More »

WhatsApp for Android Beta Gets Photo Bundling, Refreshed Call Screen

HIGHLIGHTS We don’t yet see the new features, despite being on the beta Users can now share media files as a bundle, reports claim WhatsApp call screen is said to have been refreshed as well Last week, WhatsApp slowly started rolling out the ability to share files of any type, and now, users of the Android beta report that one ... Read More »

Facebook Video Creation App Launch Announced

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook has announced it is planning to launch a new app for creators It’ll essentially be first made for just celebrities & star broadcasters Facebook is also reportedly running a small video tab test in India With an aim to empower its creator community, Facebook has announced that it is planning to launch a new app just for them ... Read More »

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Form Global Working Group to Combat Terror Content

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube announced anti-terror partnership It’s called the ‘Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism’ All platforms will mutually share each other’s resources to fight terror Social media giants Facebook, Google’s YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft said on Monday they were forming a global working group to combine their efforts to remove terrorist content from their platforms. Responding to ... Read More »