Guwahati: TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, which allows users to upload and share short videos and is spectacularly popular in India is expected to lose upto USD 6 Billion (Rs. 45 thousand c…
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Five apps you can use as alternatives to TikTok
GUWAHATI: The Government of India on Monday banned TikTok alongside TikTok alongside some other Chinese-made apps citing that they were, “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defen…
realme X3 with 60X Super Zoom creates ripples online
GUWAHATI: All those realme fans waiting for the realme X3 Super Zoom are not going to get disappointed. If the promos and the headers are to be believed, the realme X3 Super Zoom is going to deliver a…
Digital media mode to support youth wellbeing during COVID-19: Study
Washington D.C.: With or without physical separation (social-distancing) due to COVID-19, youth are using social media to connect and support each other, according to a recent report based on youth ma…
Facebook’s new feature will warn users before they share old news articles
NEW DELHI: Facebook has come up with a new feature, globally, that will warn users before they share an article that is over 90 days old. Reported by The Verge, the new feature which was announced in …
Google introduces ‘Fact-Checked’ labels to image search results
California: Tech company Google announced that it will start identifying some misleading photos in its specific search tool for images with a fact-check label. This new feature is introduced to help p…
Facebook takes over Swedish street mapping startup Mapillary
California: Social media giant Facebook has acquired the Swedish mapping startup Mapillary and is venturing into the street level maps game. According to Mashable, Mapillary announced in a company blo…
Twitter rolls out ‘voice’ tweet for iOS
Washington D.C.: After introducing the Fleets feature recently, Twitter on Friday rolled out the new ‘audio’ tweet feature for iOS users. According to Mashable, each audio tweet allows us…
Facebook commits USD 200 mn to support “black-owned businesses”
California: Social media giant Facebook will contribute USD 200 million to support “black-owned businesses and organizations” in one of its several initiatives announced by COO Sheryl Sand…
Samsung rolls out blood pressuring monitoring app for its Galaxy smartwatch
Washington D.C.: Samsung on Thursday released its new health monitoring application for the Galaxy Watch Active 2 smartwatch in South Korea. According to The Verge, the new health monitor application…
