YouTube testing new smart download feature

The online video platform YouTube is testing a new smart download feature for its mobile app. According to ANI, the feature will be able to automatically download 20 videos each week. The app will download the content only using Wi-Fi which saves the mobile data. The new feature can be accessed only by Premium subscribers […]

Instagram testing vertical scroll for stories

Social media platform Instagram is testing on a new vertical scroll feature for Stories in Turkey and Brazil. According to ANI, Instagram said back in February 2021 that it was working on vertically scrolling stories which have been horizontally scrollable until now. With this new feature, users would be able to go from one user’s […]

3.8 trillion hours spent on mobile in ’21; Indians averaged 4.7 hrs/day: App Annie

As the world starts traversing 2022, it’s increasingly becoming clear that people are heading into a mobile-first environment more than ever.  More time than ever before is being spent on mobile apps, reaching 4.8 hours per day in the top mobile-first markets, a new report from App Annie said. A record 3.8 trillion hours was […]

Times Network announces 7th edition of Digital India Summit

India’s Times Network on Friday announced the 7th edition of Digital India Summit (DIS), envisioned with the purpose to accelerate India’s digital transformation by defining an action plan for progress. The theme of the latest edition is ‘Enabling A Revolution’ and would be hosted virtually comprising 12-episodes scheduled to start telecasting on January 15, 2022 […]

FB faces $ 3.2 bn British class action over dominance abuse

Social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, faces a 2.3 billion pound plus ($3.2 billion plus) class action in Britain over allegations it abused its market dominance by exploiting the personal data of 44 million users. Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, a senior adviser to Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) watchdog and a competition law […]

Veteran broadcast journalist Kamal Khan passes away

Indian broadcast journalist and NDTV’s Lucknow-based Executive Editor Kamal Khan passed away on Friday. He was 61 and is survived by his family. In a statement, NDTV said that Khan suffered a massive heart attack on Friday morning while he was at his Lucknow residence. Tributes poured in from all walks of life, including from […]