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Facebook reaches 1 billion users on both Whatsapp and Messenger, no ads introduced yet
Apart from the 600 million active users that Whatsapp has, Facebook has recently announced that about 500 million users are currently using Messenger, making it a billion active users in all. In speaking of its functionality given this milestone, the company, in a blog post, wrote, “Messenger was the first of our standalone apps, and
Apple will offer Beats Music Service with iTunes, release slated for March
Apple, in all probability, will be offering its Beats Music service along with the more general iTunes music offerings while also shipping it across its mobile devices as well as iPhones and iPads. If this is true, then this service will have access to millions of new customers and which will give it a big
Twitter sues government over data transparency requests, Justice Department reviewing its suit
Twitter wants its users to know that it takes requests for data from the government very seriously when it comes to transparency. And which is why it is suing the government for the right to share data in more granular form while the government itself would like for the data requests to be opaque. In
Galaxy Note 4 vs. iPhone 6 – Which One is Better?
With two phones being going neck-to-neck at this time, namely the iPhone 6 and the Galaxy Note 4, one might wonder which of the two is the best according to experts. So, here’s a review of their features that can help us find out: #1: The Screen With both screens being just as user-friendly and
46% of iPhone users have adopted iOS 8 in a week, still impressive compared to Kit Kat adoption rate
As of September 21, almost 46% of iPhone users have adopted iOS 8 while another 49% are still using the iOS 7 update. According to iClarified, which was responsible for putting these figures together, has noted that prior to user switching to iOS 8 since September 17, almost 90% of its iPhone users were using
Data Privacy Civil Class Action Lawsuit filed against Facebook, 25000 participants have signed up already
A data privacy civil class action lawsuit that has been brought against Facebook by Max Schrems, Europe vs. Facebook campaigner, has reached its maximum with 25000 participants signing up in a week. In explaining the administrative burden on organizers and why there is a limit on participation, Schrems said, “The current maximum has nothing to
Small but important change to Google Adwords in September, tech giant reveals
According to an announcement, Google has decided to carry out a small but very crucial update in the month of September that pertains to Google Adwords. Until now, there have only been two options that are available to advertisers: either show the ad only when the words used in the queries match the keywords that
Apple launches a blog on Swift, developers express surprise over openness
Apple has recently launched a blog pertaining to its new language, Swift, which makes it easier to build applications for Mac OSX and iOS. This comes as a change for the tech giant that believes in concealing a product until the very last moment. Of course, since this is a language, Apple recognizes that in
Twitter adds new “Twitter Card” feature, experiments with a select user base
While the best thing about Twitter is that it allows only 140 characters, that’s also the worst thing about it. The problem is that you end up with a stream of steady Tweets that hogs up the your Twitter feed. In order to fix this, Twitter is now experimenting with a new feature called “retweet
Google admits to hiring too many white males, Asians the only minority present
In being one of Silicon Valley’s biggest employers, Google has finally admitted that it hires too many white males because there aren’t enough women among other minorities in tech. In the valley itself, and for a giant tech firm, the ratio of male is to female is about 7 is to 3 but if one