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Snapchat utilising India learnings to tap into new markets: CEO Spiegel

'Our expansion efforts in India continue to prove successful, and we are using our learnings to inform how we approach community growth in new geographies,' he said

OPPO Reno 7 Pro review: An incremental upgrade lifted by mesmerising design

The OPPO Reno 7 Pro offers a brilliant design language, feature-rich operating system with tons of options for customisation, and several value-added features for improved everyday experience

TikTok is the future of social media, agree Meta, Snapchat

In an earnings call, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that less time is being spent watching Stories from friends on Snapchat

Meta stock drops 26% in a day, Mark Zuckerberg's wealth down by $29 bn

Meta stock has dropped by more than $200 bn in the biggest single day market value wipeout for a US company; Jeff Bezos, meanwhile, added $20 bn to wealth on Amazon's blockbuster earnings

Apple Car may come with unique sunroof system that can alter transparency

Apple Car is also expected to use LED screens all over the vehicle to inform other drivers what the self-driving system is doing.

TikTok, user base, ad share: Reasons Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is in trouble

The company formerly known as Facebook has hit major turbulence as it suffered its biggest one-day wipeout ever.

Twitter testing new feature to allow users to post longer messages

Jane Manchun Wong, known for finding experimental features within apps, discovered the existence of a 'Twitter Articles' tab, reports Engadget

Facebook loses daily users for first time ever, ad growth slows

The Meta-owned Facebook platform registered 1.929 billion daily users in the fourth quarter of 2021 -- from 1.93 billion in the previous quarter

WhatsApp to get message reactions on iPhone, Android soon: Report

WhatsApp is also working on a new feature that would allow group admins on WhatsApp to delete messages for other members of the group as well.

Sony sold just 3.9 mn PS5 consoles in festive quarter of 2021

According to The Verge, it is a slight bump over the previous quarter's figure of 3.3 million

Telegram's latest update adds stickers, improves message reactions

Telegram has started rolling out a new update that brings easy-to-make video stickers, better reactions with compact animations and extra emoji

iOS 15.4 hints at push notifications coming to web apps

With the first betas of iOS and iPadOS 15.4 released last week, Apple added a 'Push API' toggle in the Experimental settings page for Safari, reports MacRumors

YouTube Shorts hit 5 trillion all-time views: Sundar Pichai

The Google-owned video streaming giant on Tuesday said that this is helping its creator community reach newer and bigger audiences

Unlimited WhatsApp backups on Google Drive may end soon

As per a report by WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, Google Drive might put a limit to the free storage space that it offers to Android users for storing their WhatsApp chat backups

Apple News launches daily local newsletter for San Francisco Bay Area

Apple News is a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.

Apple Watch helping the elderly meet daily activity goals: Study

Apple is also rolling out a series of new heart health resources in February to support users' health journeys to stay moving and informed

Google testing adding visual look-up tool Lens to desktop Search on web

According to a user browsing with Incognito Mode, Lens on google.com appears in the search field next to the voice microphone

Abide by Indian laws or pack up: Andhra High Court to Twitter

The HC's warning came in connection with Twitter not following the orders of withdrawing abusive content against judiciary from the social media platform.

Want to survive at Meta? Accept the virtual reality - or leave

Of the more than 3,000 open jobs listed on Meta's website, more than 24 percent are now for roles in augmented or virtual reality

19.3 mn content pieces 'actioned' on Facebook in India during Dec: Meta

Under the IT rules that came into effect in May last year, large digital platforms (with over five million users) have to publish periodic compliance reports every month