HIGHLIGHTS An update was released for iOS alongside Android users can now send 1-minute-long video messages Users can now kick other users out of group conversations Both Android and iOS platforms are receiving the Hangouts v11.0 update, and the biggest highlight of the iteration is that Google’s mobile operating system has finally got video messaging, more than two years after ... Read More »
Japanese messaging app Line’s initial public offering has raised more than $1.1 billion despite a lukewarm IPO market. Shares priced at 3,300 yen each, or $32.84 per US-traded share, Monday, the top of the predicted range. That suggests strong demand. Renaissance Capital, an IPO research firm, says it’s the biggest US IPO of the year. The stock will begin trading ... Read More »
A new commercial data pact between the European Union and the United States entered into force on Tuesday, ending months of uncertainty over cross-border data flows, and companies such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft can sign up from August 1. The EU-US Privacy Shield will give businesses moving personal data across the Atlantic – from human resources information to people’s ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS GoChat helps finding nearby PokeStops and Pokemon The app lets you send direct messages to other players in game GoChat for Pokemon Go works as a cross-platform app Pokemon Go has been a runaway success and no matter where you go, you will find people playing the game and trying to catch ’em all. One feature that has been ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Twitter now supports gif images up to 15MB in size Mobile apps still adhere to 5MB size limit for gif images It is unclear if Twitter will bring the new size limit to its apps Don’t we all just love to post hilarious Simpsons gif images as replies to our friends or famous celebrities on Twitter? Of course we ... Read More »
A group of Israelis and Americans filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking $1 billion in damages from Facebook Inc. for allegedly facilitating deadly Palestinian militant attacks on their loved ones. The plaintiffs, relatives of four Israeli-US dual nationals and one visiting US citizen who died in attacks in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem or the occupied West Bank between 2014 and 2016, ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS People can watch the convention live alongside tweets on the same Twitter had recently started its live streaming feature with Wimbledon Twitter will also stream NFL games later this year Twitter says it will live-stream CBS News’ online coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions later this month, a first for the social media outlet. People will be able ... Read More »
Following allegations that Facebook “censors” viewpoints its employees don’t like, Finland-based cyber-security company F-Secure has suggested certain steps that people can take to “uncensor” the Facebook News Feed to give users some control over what they like to see. According to the cyber-security expert, Facebook users would never be able to control the ‘Trending’ section of the site, which the ... Read More »
PostGhost – a nascent website that kept copies of deleted tweets sent by verified users – has decided to shut operations after micro-blogging site Twitter sent the start-up a notice. PostGhost kept copies of tweets sent by verified users with more than 10,000 followers, the Verge reported on Monday. Twitter sent a notice to PostGhost that recording deleted tweets was ... Read More »
In a bid to address the issue of harassment of women on social media platforms, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi met Twitter India team on Friday. A Ministry statement said that if any woman or child faces abusive behaviour or violent threats (direct or indirect) on social media platforms, they should report it to the Ministry. It was ... Read More »
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