Just 16 months after demonetisation forever changed the way Indians pay for things, WhatsApp is set to disrupt the market yet again. With more than 200m Indians already using its messaging, WhatsApp is piloting a
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Social media giant Facebook has joined the chorus of criticism of government’s Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, warning in a submission to the department of telecommunications & postal services that
BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement, claiming the social media giant uses technology invented by the former smartphone maker in Facebook’s massively popular messaging applications. Apps like
Facebook is losing its swagger with young users, who are increasingly migrating to rival platforms including Snapchat, according to a new study. Seventy-one percent of UK social network users between 12 years and 17 years
Facebook is testing a button that would let users “down-vote” other people’s comments on public posts. The button, which simply says “Downvote”, appears to the right of “Like” and “Reply” options below a comment. The
Twitter has posted a surprise gain in revenue, the first growth in four quarters, driven by improvements to its app and added video content that are persuading advertisers to boost spending on the social
Microsoft, Google and Apple have thrown their support behind proposals in the US congress to deal with cross-border data requests from law enforcement – even as the issue heads for review before the supreme court
At Google, some employees use a tool that restricts time spent on e-mail. A senior Apple executive said his wife used a device that sets iPhone and iPad limits for their children. Members of a venture capital firm meditate before phone
It’s been about a year since Rishi Gorantala deleted the Facebook app from his phone, and the company has only become more aggressive in its e-mails to win him back. The social network started out by
In the social and political saga surrounding the question of network neutrality, what is often overlooked is the data war going on behind the scenes. The real fuel behind the debate is the enormous volume of data we generate