Last year, Google’s YouTube granted a huge wish of its viewers to bring a dark UI mode. The new mode made it possible for viewers to turn the regimes of YouTube’s interface on the web browser to a darker shade, which helped reduce strain on eyes while binge-watching before goingRead More

WhatsApp has now finally launched the group calls for voice and video feature and it is already live. Facebook first introduced this feature at its annual F8 developers’ conference. Reports earlier suggested that the company might also venture into the dating space where more popular apps such as Tinder haveRead More

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus aims to expand its retail store presence in India, a company executive said on Tuesday, as the firm plans to make the world’s No.2 smartphone market its second headquarters by end 2018. Shenzhen-headquartered OnePlus, which sells a bulk of its phones through Amazon.com’s India unit, plansRead More

Seeking to scotch rumours and identify fake news on social media platform WhatsApp, a team of experts at a New Delhi-based institution is working on developing an application that may be able to tell you whether a message is fake or not. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru, associate professor of computer science atRead More

India is considering asking e-commerce and social media firms to exclusively store customer data locally, in a move that could affect global giants that operate in the country such as Amazon, Facebook and its messaging service WhatsApp. The government is also thinking of tightening scrutiny of mergers in the e-commerceRead More

A newly released patent suggests that the Apple will provide a solution to the problem of an iPhone running out of battery when you are on the move. While the patents don’t confirm anything, speculations are rife that Apple has been working on a truly wireless charging solution for futureRead More

Revenue forecasts from Facebook Inc that alarmed investors, fueling the worst day ever for its shares, add to the pressure on its Instagram unit to win over more of the ad buyers that have long found success on the company’s flagship app. Instagram and Facebook users see about the sameRead More

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube is creating scripted series and other original programming for international markets including France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and India to try to draw new customers to its paid subscription service, a senior executive said on Friday. The programming will come in the form of multiple genres such asRead More

Twitter reported fewer monthly active users than analysts expected and warned the closely-watched figure could keep falling as it deletes phony accounts, sending shares tumbling. The company said the work it was doing to clean up Twitter by purging automated and spam accounts had some impact on user metrics inRead More

Facebook has set up a subsidiary in China with registered capital of $30 million, according to an official business registration, hinting that the US firm may be ramping up its presence in the restrictive market where its social media sites remain blocked. The subsidiary is registered in Hangzhou, home ofRead More