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Home Jio Platforms receives Rs 43,574 cr from Facebook after approvals
New Delhi: Jio Platforms has received Rs 43,574 crore from Facebook, which now owns 9.99 per cent in the company. In a filing with stock exchanges, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) said this is further to the announcement on April 22 that Facebook is to invest Rs 43,574 crore in Jio Platforms for a 9.99 per cent stake. "We hereby inform that, after receipt of all requisite...
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Home TikTok rival Mitron hits over 25mn downloads from Google Play
Bengaluru: Homegrown short-form video app Mitron on Tuesday said it has achieved over 25 million downloads from Google Play Store and more and more content creators are making a beeline to join the app. Mitron emerged as an homegrown alternative to TikTok as anti-China sentiment rose in the country amid border tensions in Ladakh. The app, however, was briefly removed from Google...
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Home TikTok to exit Hong Kong after China imposes new national security law
London: Chinese short-video making app TikTok has said it will quit Hong Kong after China imposed a new national security law. TikTok's decision to stop operations in Hong Kong of its popular video app looks unusual but is strategic, reports BBC. "In light of recent events, we've decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong," a spokesperson...
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Home PUBG Mobile's lifetime revenue hits $3bn, India tops download chart
New Delhi: Battle Royale title game PUBG Mobile has seen a global revenue gain of $1.3 billion (roughly Rs 9,731 crore) in the first half of this year, bringing its lifetime collection to $3 billion (nearly Rs 22,457 crore) with the highest number of downloads in India which ranks at the top with 175 million installs. With people staying home owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and...
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Home Lockdown: 65% children became device addictive, reveals study
Jaipur: Around 65% children have become device addictive in recent months and are unable to stay away from the device even for half an hour. Children are expressing anger, crying, not listening to parents, showing irritable behaviour when asked to leave the device. These facts have come to light in a sample survey carried out by physicians at JK Lone Hospital in Jaipur on 203...
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Home 'Threatened' Zoom says not worried about JioMeet competition
New Delhi: With Reliance Jio launching a Make in India free video-conferencing application JioMeet that directly takes on Zoom, the US-based company said on Saturday they are not worried about the upcoming competition and know what it takes to become a successful unified communications platform. JioMeet offers enterprise-grade host control and security that and can be used for 1:1...
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Home Chinese apps ban: JioMeet joins 'local ke liye vocal' call
New Delhi: In a filip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for local ke liye vocal amid the ban on 59 Chinese apps, Reliance Jio has launched a free video-conferencing application called JioMeet that takes on various other such apps which are growing in leaps and bounds as millions of people work from home in India. The application that has already been downloaded more than...
- 6 days ago
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Home JioMeet takes on Zoom, can support up to 100 participants
New Delhi: Amid growing calls for 'Made in India' digital tools, Reliance Jio has launched a free video-conferencing application called JioMeet, taking on US-based Zoom platform. According to the JioMeet description on Google Play Store, the application can be used for 1:1 video calls and hosting meetings with up to 100 participants with enterprise-grade host controls. Other...
- 6 days ago
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Home Likee, Bigo Live suspend services, TikTok says no legal action
New Delhi: Short-video platform Likee on Thursday said it has temporarily pulled off the app from Google Play and Apple App Stores and has suspended its service in India. Likee, a product of BIGO Technology Pte Ltd, is one of the 59 Chinese apps banned by the Indian government. "We respect the Indian government's order and have temporarily taken off Likee from Google Play...
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Home Security researcher finds flaw in Chingari site, firm says app safe
New Delhi: Well-known French security researcher Elliot Alderson claimed that the website of Globussoft, the company behind social media app Chingari, a desi alternative to Chinese TikTok, has been compromised. The company said that the app is completely safe. According to the security researcher, the website's drop script has reportedly been inserted with a malicious...
- 7 days ago
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