If you wish to join Twitter, the microblogging site has a surprise for you. In its first major update in three years, Twitter has freshened up its sign up page and sign up process for new users. The home screen now features a rotating set of images taken from recent Tweets along with their originalRead More

Social networking giant Facebook has rolled out a new ‘bandwidth targeting’ feature globally for advertisers to help them reach people based on the type of network. The move is especially relevant in emerging countries like India, where limited data plans and feature phones are common. “Targeting by mobile network type helps advertisersRead More

German scientists have developed a software for Google Glass to measure human emotions by analysing their facial expressions, in addition to gauging a person’s age and detecting gender. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits adapted its SHORE real-time face detection and analysis software to work with Google Glass, theRead More

Indian telecom companies have been quite vocal about their dislike for over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp, Viber and the likes. Last month there was a buzz around TRAI implementing fees on such apps, and a new report suggests otherwise. A report by The Economic Times states that TRAI hasRead More

The messaging app Snapchat has left Twitter behind to become the third most used social media app among the millennial group – 18 to 34 year olds. Almost a third of the 18 to 24-year-olds now use Snapchat, compared to 23.8 percent of Twitter app users, said the latest Mobile Metrix report by US internetRead More

Have you tried to change the color scheme of your Facebook profile lately? Beware of virus attack as a “color change” malware is back and has already affected over 10,000 people around the world. The malware has been fixed by Facebook repeatedly but it has resurfaced again, reports added. It begins by advertising an app that tellsRead More

A new research report by research firm IDC suggests that Samsung is still the leader in India but is closely followed byMicromax. An earlier report by Counterpoint Research had suggested that Samsung has slipped to number two spot in the overall mobile MARKET in India and that Micromax had taken the lead.Read More