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Facebook redesign goes live with dark mode and easier navigation

Washington D.C. [USA], May 8 (ANI): After conducting months-long testing, Facebook on Friday made its redesign live.

2020-05-08T17:41:11.849887+00:00 IST

Samsung Pay debit card to be launched this year

Seoul [South Korea], May 8 (ANI): Samsung is set to launch its Samsung Pay debit card backed by a cash management account this year.

2020-05-08T07:30:47.906695+00:00 IST

Twitter testing new layout for threaded conversations

California [US], May 6 (ANi): The microblogging platform, Twitter, on Wednesday announced it is testing a new layout for iOS and web users for threaded conversations that aim to make it clear 'who is talking to whom'.

2020-05-06T09:09:23.054848+00:00 IST

Google, Apple prohibit contact tracing apps to track users' location

Washington D.C. [USA] May 5 (ANI): Two of the tech giants -- Apple and Google -- on Tuesday said that the usage of location tracking in their applications will be banned and they will no longer allow contact tracing applications to track the location of users.

2020-05-05T13:18:58.618179+00:00 IST

Google to show YouTube Music links in search results for albums, artists

Washington DC [USA], May 4 (ANI): As a part of the latest update, Google will now be showing links to YouTube Music when users search for a particular artist or an album.

2020-05-05T10:52:04.116497+00:00 IST

Tumblr began process of removing reblogs of terminated content

New York [US], May 5 (ANI): Updating the platform's hate speech policy, Tumblr on Monday announced that it has begun the process of removing all reblogs of terminated content.

2020-05-05T04:50:45.630072+00:00 IST

Twitter to give researchers, developers access to data set of COVID-19 tweets

Washington DC [USA], May 4 (ANI): Twitter will allow the approved developers and researchers to study the public conversation about COVID-19 in real-time to help them track the spread of the virus.

2020-05-04T10:24:34.803512+00:00 IST

Facebook rolls out tool to transfer photos, videos to Google Photos

Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Social media platform Facebook is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to transfer pictures, videos, and other media to their Google Photos accounts with just a click.

2020-05-02T16:43:41.835560+00:00 IST

Amazon to spend USD 4 billion on COVID-19 expenses

Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): E-commerce giant Amazon on Friday said that it is expecting to spend around USD 4 billion on expenses related to COVID-19.

2020-05-01T16:47:27.960440+00:00 IST

Video streaming service HOOQ shuts down

California [US], May 1 (ANI): The online video streaming service HOOQ has shut down, the company announced.

2020-05-01T16:46:00.920498+00:00 IST

Reddit rolls back chat room feature due to site-wide bug

Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Social media website Reddit has removed its built-in subreddit chat room feature after a day of its launch owing to a site-wide bug.

2020-05-01T09:53:30.151013+00:00 IST

Google Meet to be "free for everyone" with Gmail account soon

California [US], April 29 (ANI): Google on Wednesday announced that it is making Google Meet, its premium video conferencing product, free for everyone having a Gmail account.

2020-04-29T16:41:08.886931+00:00 IST

Spotify's Q1 revenue stands at USD 2 billion, monthly users now at 286 million

Washington D.C. [USA], April 29 (ANI): Seems like music is becoming the new solace for people during lockdown as the Q1 revenue of world's biggest music service Spotify stood at USD 2 billion on Wednesday.

2020-04-29T14:04:03.693111+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Youtube introduces fact-check panels to searches in US to halt spread of misinformation

Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): In an attempt to protect users in US from misinformation amid the coronavirus pandemic, Youtube will add informational panels containing information from its network of fact-checkers to videos.

2020-04-28T16:47:16.085913+00:00 IST

WhatsApp increases video call limit to eight people

Washington D.C. [USA], April 28 (ANI): WhatsApp has stepped up its video call feature to include eight people in a single video call.

2020-04-28T14:26:29.292194+00:00 IST

70 percent drop in forwarded messages after WhatsApp rolled out restrictions

Washington D.C. [USA], April 27 (ANI): Weeks after introducing restrictions on forwarding messages, instant messaging service WhatsApp on Monday said that there has been a drop in the spread of highly forwarded messages on the platform by 70 percent globally.

2020-04-27T12:47:33.389271+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Coursera to make 3,800 of its courses free for the unemployed

California [USA], April 27 (ANI): Online learning platform Coursera will make 3,800 of its courses available for free to people unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-04-27T06:30:05.789542+00:00 IST

Facebook rolls out new video calling feature 'Messenger Rooms'

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): In order to make the video calling experience more seamless, Facebook has introduced 'Messenger Rooms' allowing users to create joinable group video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit.

2020-04-25T07:18:00.835910+00:00 IST

Netflix to premier newest season of Pokemon animated series

California [US], April 24 (ANI): Netflix has announced that the newest season of Pokemon animated series will be premiered exclusively on the video streaming platform in the US.

2020-04-24T07:48:31.476013+00:00 IST

Google Meet to roll out gallery-view just like Zoom

Washington D.C. [USA], April 23 (ANI): Google Meet is all set to roll out a gallery view for meetings just like the one provided by Zoom.

2020-04-23T09:43:39.408772+00:00 IST

Twitter prioritises removal of misleading COVID-19 tweets 'that could potentially cause harm'

Washington D.C. [USA], April 23 (ANI): Microblogging site Twitter has updated its COVID-19 policies in a bid to contain the spread of false information.

2020-04-23T09:15:30.594102+00:00 IST