- Technology
WhatsApp rolls out ‘Avatars’ to some beta testers
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has rolled out customised ‘Avatars’ to some beta testers. According to WABetaInfo, an avatar is the best way to express yourself on WhatsApp. Users might experience…
- India
Study reveals yearning for old style news; 49% prefer bulletins, 12% for debates
New Delhi: News bulletins are preferred by nearly half of the news viewers compared to only 12 per cent favouring debate shows, a study on media in India found, highlighting yearning among…
- Technology
Meta starts anti-iMessage ad campaign to promote Whatsapp
San Francisco: Meta has launched a new advertisement campaign to target Apple’s iMessage platform. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, revealed the campaign in which Apple is criticised for only…
- India
SC dismisses pleas challenging CCI probe into WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the pleas by Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of…
- Delhi
SC refuses to entertain WhatsApp-Meta pleas against CCI probe into privacy policy
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Delhi High Court order, which dismissed the appeals filed by WhatsApp and Facebook (now Meta) challenging a single judge bench order refusing to stay…
- Technology
WhatsApp now a spam factory, 1 in 2 Indian swamped with promotional messages
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has become a spam factory as more than one in two Indians now say that they are facing four or more spam messages each day, a report showed…
- Technology
WhatsApp allows some beta testers to add up to 1,024 users to groups
San Francisco: After announcing several new features, the Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is now releasing the ability to add up to 1,024 participants to groups, for some beta testers. According to WABetaInfo,…
- Business
WhatsApp rolls out optional subscription plan for businesses
San Francisco: After announcing that WhatsApp is working on a new feature that lets businesses assign chats to certain linked devices, the platform is now rolling out another feature for business accounts…
- Hyderabad
You can now buy Hyderabad Metro Rail tickets through Whatsapp
Hyderabad: The L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail on Monday became the first to roll out an e-ticketing system through Whatsapp in association with its delivery partner Billeasy. Billeasy is India’s most successful Fintech…
- Technology
Telegram reduces subscription fee for premium users in India
New Delhi: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has reduced its monthly subscription fee in India for premium users, down to Rs 179 from Rs 469. In a message sent to its users in…
- Technology
WhatsApp bans 23 lakh bad accounts in India as new PDP bill takes shape
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said it banned over 23 lakh accounts in India in the month of August in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The messaging platform, which…
- India
WhatsApp privacy policy: New data protection Bill is underway, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The contentious Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill 2019 has been withdrawn and a comprehensive data protection Bill is being prepared, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday. The submission…
- Technology
WhatsApp discloses critical bug in older versions, now patched
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has revealed a critical bug that could affect older installations on various devices that have not been updated with latest software versions. The vulnerability could allow an attacker…
- Technology
WhatsApp discloses critical bug in older versions, now patched
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has revealed a critical bug that could affect older installations on various devices that have not been updated with latest software versions. The vulnerability could allow an attacker…
- Technology
WhatsApp to roll out call links feature, tests 32-person video chats
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): Instant messaging and calling service Whatsapp will be rolling out a new feature that allows users to share a direct link to a call, making it easier…
