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Home WhatsApp launches 'View Once' that deletes photos, videos once seen
New Delhi | WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature called 'View Once', that deletes photos and videos from the chat after they have been opened, giving users even more control over their privacy. For added privacy, you can now send photos and videos that disappear from your WhatsApp chat after the recipient has opened them once. "Media will not be saved to the...
- 2 days ago
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Home Google won't let users sign in on old Android devices from Sep 27
New Delhi | Google will no longer allow sign-in on Android devices that run Android 2.3.7 or lower starting September 27. If you sign into your device after September 27, you may get username or password errors when you try to use Google products and services like Gmail, YouTube, and Maps. "If your device has the ability to update to a newer Android version (3.0+), we...
- 4 days ago
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Home Telegram expands group video call feature to 1K people
San Francisco | Encrypted messaging app Telegram has expanded its group video calling feature that now allows up to 1,000 people to join a group video call. The company said that its group video call allows up to 30 users to broadcast video from both their camera and screen - and now 1,000 people can watch anything from online lectures to live rap battles. "Group video calls now have...
- 5 days ago
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Home Soon transfer chat history from iOS to Android on WhatsApp: Report
San Francisco | Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature for its users to transfer their chat histories from iOS to Android operating system. According to 9To5Google, Google's 'Data Transfer Tool', the standard tool for copying files from one Android to another or from iOS to Android, is preparing to offer a way to copy your WhatsApp chats...
- 7 days ago
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Home Banned 2 million accounts in India: WhatsApp report on new IT rules
New Delhi | Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Thursday filed its first monthly grievance redressal report as required under India's new IT norms, saying it banned two million accounts in India alone from the May 15-June 15 period attempting to send harmful or unwanted messages at scale. More than 95 per cent of such bans are due to the unauthorised use of automated or bulk...
- 3 weeks ago
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Home Jio tops subscriber race in April, Vodafone Idea user base erodes
New Delhi | Reliance Jio topped the subscription chart for April as it added over 47.56 lakh users during the month. With this addition, Jio's subscriber base has increased to over 42.76 crore users, showed data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Bharti Airtel added over 5.17 lakh users during the month under review, taking its subscriber base to...
- 3 weeks ago
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Home Privacy Policy update on hold till Data Protection Bill comes into force, WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
New Delhi | WhatsApp on Friday accepted that "the government is the administrator" in its case and informed the Delhi High Court that it will put its privacy policy update "on hold" until the Data Protection Bill came into force. This is a significant development after the new Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw...
- 4 weeks ago
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Home Etisalat announces of starting work towards 6G
Dubai | While the world seems to be consumed by the potential of 5G, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) leading telecom operator Etisalat revealed that it has already started working towards the transition to 6G, a mobile network that is expected to be 100 times faster than 5G. Haitham Abdulazzak, Etisalat's Chief Technology Officer, revealed that the UAE is "conducting research and...
- a month ago
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Home Microsoft announces Windows 11 operating system
San Francisco | After weeks of leaks and hype, tech giant Microsoft has officially announced the next version of its desktop operating system (OS) - Windows 11. The new OS will be a free upgrade for Windows 10 users and will start rolling out "this holiday". "We have simplified the design and user experience to empower your productivity and inspire your creativity.
- a month ago
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Home RJio launches JioPhone Next in partnership with Google
Mumbai | Reliance Jio has announced the launch of the much-expected JioPhone Next as the new addition to its JioPhone line-up. Developed in partnership tech giant Google, the JioPhone Next will provide ultra affordable 4G phone to the consumers. It will run an optimised version of Android, the smartphone operating system developed by Google. Announcing the launch at the annual general...
- a month ago
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