Facebook: News
16 Jun 2017
XAmazon secures patent to prevent online price comparison in stores
After recently launching its physical retail stores, Amazon has been granted a patent that will prevent consumers from using the in-store Wi-Fi to check product price listings online.
15 Jun 2017
InstagramFacebook makes GIFs available for comments
To mark the 30th anniversary of the GIF, Facebook has introduced a new feature enabling users to add GIFs to comments.
12 Jun 2017
Social MediaBinky, the social media app that does nothing. Literally.
Someday, technology would grow to an extent that humans wouldn't even have to think for themselves. It seems we are one step closer.
10 Jun 2017
AppleApple unveils Business Chat, brings customer service /shopping into iMessage
Apple unveiled its Business Chat feature at the Worldwide Developer's Conference 2017 (WWDC17) in a bid to turn its iMessage app into a communication platform which can compete with the likes of Facebook's Messenger.
07 Jun 2017
IndiaFrom Taher Shah to Dhinchak Pooja: The stars of cringe-pop
Music lovers might cringe at the thought, but 'cringe-pop' has emerged as the newest sensation. Sometime ago, Dhinchak Pooja took over our computer screens with 'Swag Wali Topi', clicking 'selfies'.
06 Jun 2017
TechnologyFacebook has been vanishing your friends for some time now
Have you ever wondered what happened to all your friends on Facebook, why do they not post anymore or even if they do, why don't you get to see them anymore in your newsfeed?
03 Jun 2017
SnapchatFacebook to launch a messaging app for teens
According to tech-magazine The Information, Facebook is planning to launch a version of its Messenger app only for teenagers. It would reportedly be called "Talk".
02 Jun 2017
IndiaTruecaller beats Facebook, becomes 4th most downloaded app in India
Leading communication app Truecaller beat Facebook and became the fourth most downloaded app in India on PlayStore.
29 May 2017
SamsungThis week in technology, a wrap-up!
Here is a wrap-up of the week gone by, in technology space!
25 May 2017
HollywoodFacebook ropes in BuzzFeed, Vox and others for its shows
Facebook is leaving no stone unturned to become the all in one solution for the internet savvy millennial.
22 May 2017
West BengalWest Bengal RS polls race heats up
The race for the ensuing Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal is heating up, after CM Mamata Banerjee took to Facebook to announce the candidates from the Trinamool Congress.
22 May 2017
TechnologyFacebook's leaked guidelines shows its content policy
Facebook has recently faced a lot of flak regarding its lack of impetus to combat the unwanted elements that surface regularly on its platform.
22 May 2017
IndiaFacebook's "order food" will ensure you are never logged out
Facebook is becoming that habit, which you want to quit but can't, as you're hooked and the new feature of "order food" is not helping with the quit-urge either.
20 May 2017
IndiaChatbot market will reach $3,172 million by 2021, says report
According to a MarketsandMarkets report, the market size of smart advisors or chatbots will rise to $3,172 million in 2021 from $703 million in 2016.
15 May 2017
Delhi High CourtData sharing: WhatsApp fined $3.3 million by Italian authorities
Amidst brewing controversy over privacy violations under WhatsApp's renewed data sharing arrangement with Facebook, Italy has fined WhatsApp $3.3 million for forcing its users to share personal data with Facebook.
14 May 2017
HollywoodMark Zuckerberg, the man behind a social media empire
The world is on social media and Facebook is ruling the roost with Instagram in the foray; the circle is complete.
12 May 2017
ThailandFacebook faces flak for content critical of Thailand monarchy
In Thailand, there is no room for dissent under the lese-majeste law.
09 May 2017
GoogleGoogle and Facebook are leading the online advertisement revolution
The world is on the Internet and, therefore, the advertisements are following suit.
07 May 2017
YouTubeFacebook is all set to challenge Netflix, Amazon Prime
We have all taken a break while binge-watching on Netflix or Amazon Prime to check our Facebook notifications, just to stay connected with updates and notifications.
04 May 2017
Bharti AirtelFacebook, Airtel to deploy Wi-Fi hotspots in India
Facebook and Bharti Airtel have teamed up to deploy over 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across India to provide affordable internet.
04 May 2017
ISISFacebook for terrorists is in the making, says Europol
Facebook needs to move aside for a major social media revolution that is about to happen, a platform that would bring all the radical extremists together to plot mass genocide and also to complement each other on their dead-body count.
02 May 2017
Madhya PradeshBJP suspends MP leader over his Facebook post on corruption
The Madhya Pradesh unit of the BJP suspended a senior leader from Gwalior, Raj Chaddha, for his Facebook post on widespread corruption in the state.
02 May 2017
Social MediaFacebook is peddling ads by targeting teenagers who feel "defeated"
Facebook currently has more than 2 billion users and it's not shy of exploiting them for revenue.
30 Apr 2017
Bharti AirtelH-1B visas: Sunil Mittal weighs banning big US tech companies
While answering a question on how he would react if Bharti Airtel was prevented from operating in certain geographical locations, telecom kingpin Sunil Bharti Mittal raised the question of whether India should prevent Facebook and Google from operating in the country.
29 Apr 2017
GoogleGoogle, Facebook were scammed of millions by an ordinary scammer
Silicon Valley is nerdy, but that didn't stop one man to trick Facebook and Google of over $100 million by pulling a scam that escaped past seasoned eyes of two organizations that supposedly have the smartest people in the world.
28 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaFacebook: Users can quit WhatsApp if policy unacceptable
Facebook, the owner of WhatsApp told the Supreme Court that users are free to quit the application if they find the company's new privacy policy unacceptable.
28 Apr 2017
InstagramInstagram hits the 700 million user mark
Facebook-owned photo and video sharing platform Instagram just reached the milestone of having 700 million monthly active users.
26 Apr 2017
Delhi UniversityDU considers adding FB posts to Literature syllabus
The Delhi University English department's choice-based credit system core committee is considering introducing a course on writing Facebook posts for literature students, as a part of their "academic writing."
23 Apr 2017
XTwitter hacking for a living, legally
If you think hacking could only put someone in jail then you may have misjudged the potentials of a hacker.
20 Apr 2017
KarnatakaBaahubali director appeals to Kannadigas to allow release
Baahubali: The Conclusion's director SS Rajamouli in a Facebook video appealed to Kannadigas to allow the release of the movie in Karnataka.
20 Apr 2017
Mark ZuckerbergFacebook F8: Day 2 brings in more surprises
Facebook F8 conference held at San Jose, has already showcased new features on day 1 ranging from AR innovation to developing codes to facilitate Messenger bots.
19 Apr 2017
SnapchatFacebook showcases its next big leap at F8 meet
Two billion users of Facebook are to witness yet another developed version of the social media platform following the annual developers' meet at San Jose.
18 Apr 2017
GoogleUndesirable human biases creeping into AI
AI and algorithms are increasingly becoming part of our lives, influencing decisions about what we see on the internet to the likelihood of us committing crimes.
18 Apr 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru Police now on Instagram
Tech-savvy Bengaluru Police are doing everything in their power to ensure dissemination of their campaigns and important messages through social media.
17 Apr 2017
Saudi ArabiaFacebook says it has ended a "coordinated operation" of spammers
Facebook has recently been in news for fake news and spamming which seems to have become rampant on its platform.
14 Apr 2017
AirbnbAirbnb to work on app security after hijackers burgle homes
Three people were robbed as hijackers hacked into verified accounts and, under false pretence burgled the properties of those people, who had listed it on Airbnb.
12 Apr 2017
Mark ZuckerbergFacebook now has 5 million business advertisers on its platform
If you are from the 21st century, you are on social media, so it is inevitable that companies are now more focused on Facebook advertisements than ever.
