Facebook: News
29 Feb 2020
iOSFacebook is giving Messenger a cleaner new look: Details here
Facebook is finally giving Messenger, its dedicated product for instant messaging, a cleaner new look.
29 Feb 2020
Instagram#TechBytes: How to make your Instagram private, dodge creepy stalkers
With over a billion active users, Instagram dominates as one of the most popular (and controversy-free) products from Facebook.
29 Feb 2020
MicrosoftGDC 2020 postponed over coronavirus fears: Details here
This year's Game Developers Conference, aka GDC 2020, has been postponed.
29 Feb 2020
GoogleGoogle employee in Zurich contracts coronavirus: Details here
A Google employee has contracted the novel coronavirus.
28 Feb 2020
BMWGeneva Motor Show canceled over coronavirus concerns
After Mobile World Congress and Facebook's F8, the 2020 Geneva Motor Show has also been canceled.
28 Feb 2020
CoronavirusFacebook's F8 developer conference canceled over coronavirus concerns
Facebook has canceled the in-person portion of its F8 developer conference due to concerns stemming from the outbreak of coronavirus.
27 Feb 2020
Social MediaFacebook to ban ads creating 'sense of urgency' over coronavirus
As coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak continues to claim lives around the world, Facebook is working to tackle the misinformation associated with it.
26 Feb 2020
InstagramNicknames to love animation, all new features coming on Instagram
A week ago, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri claimed that they have far more important things to work on than an iPad app.
26 Feb 2020
WhatsAppSoon, WhatsApp Web will also get a dark mode
After months of internal tests, WhatsApp is finally making some progress with the rollout of dark mode.
24 Feb 2020
GoogleAndroid 11 likely to bring handy new Pixel Launcher features
Google's Pixel Launcher will soon get a new batch of features in a matter of months.
22 Feb 2020
XPrivate WhatsApp numbers, groups are being exposed on Google
WhatsApp and Google take a lot of pride in their security standards.
21 Feb 2020
SecurityNow, Facebook is paying people for their voice recordings
Facebook's ever-increasing appetite for user data is going to a whole new level.
20 Feb 2020
XBefore big speeches, Zuckerberg gets his armpits blow-dried: Report
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has made a name for himself - for both good and bad reasons.
19 Feb 2020
XIndian ed-tech start-up Unacademy raises $110M from Facebook, others
Unacademy, one of the fastest-growing ed-tech start-ups in India, has now been backed by the biggest social media company in the world - Facebook.
19 Feb 2020
Samajwadi PartyAmar Singh says he regrets his overreaction against Bachchan
Once close friends, former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and actor Amitabh Bachchan, infamously grew apart in the last few years.
18 Feb 2020
WhatsAppCoronavirus hoax viral on WhatsApp; claims garlic can cure disease
Adding to the growing threat of a coronavirus outbreak, a false cure is being circulated on the messaging app WhatsApp.
17 Feb 2020
XWhatsApp is expected to get these new features soon
WhatsApp is constantly adding new features to make the messaging platform more functional and secure for its billions of users.
15 Feb 2020
Narendra ModiI'm number 1 on Facebook, Modi is number 2: Trump
Before his maiden visit to India as the United States President, Donald Trump has sort of compared his Facebook popularity with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
15 Feb 2020
iOSFacebook launches 'Hobbi', a Pinterest-like app
Facebook has announced a new Pinterest-like app that is designed to help you document your personal projects and hobbies using photos and videos.
14 Feb 2020
MyanmarPorn video filmed at Myanmar's sacred Buddhist site sparks outrage
A pornographic video filmed at a sacred site in Myanmar has invited severe backlash from locals.
13 Feb 2020
XSoon, government could ask Facebook/Twitter to reveal anyone's identity
Social media platforms take a lot of pride in the efforts they put to keep the personal information of their users under the wraps.
13 Feb 2020
Mobile World CongressMobile World Congress 2020: Tech show canceled amid coronavirus outbreak
Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show in the world, will not be taking place this year.
13 Feb 2020
ForbesApple 'intercepts' emails to flag child abuse: Here's how
Apple follows strict security protocols for iPhones and all its key products. But, when the matter is as serious as the sharing of child pornography, the company can 'intercept' emails to help the authorities with investigations.
11 Feb 2020
WhatsAppElon Musk says Facebook is 'lame' and should be deleted
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has never been a fan of Facebook or its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
09 Feb 2020
Reliance Jio#NewsBytesWeeklyRecap: Auto Expo EVs, POCO X2 launch, Facebook hacked, more
This week, some major developments were noted in the world of tech, thanks to Auto Expo 2020 and the beautiful display of electric cars put up there.
08 Feb 2020
X#WeirdNews: Someone just hacked Facebook's official Instagram and Twitter accounts
In what would certainly qualify as a weird news, hackers broke into the official accounts operated by Facebook on Twitter and Instagram.
06 Feb 2020
WhatsAppWhatsApp flaw could have let hackers access your PC
Even after amassing more than 1 billion users, WhatsApp doesn't appear to be doing enough on the security side of things.
05 Feb 2020
XiaomiRedmi Note 6 Pro explodes at service center, video captured
According to reports, Xiaomi's Redmi Note 6 Pro has exploded at a service center in Gujarat.
04 Feb 2020
Sheryl SandbergFive years after losing husband, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg announces engagement
Facebook's number two in command, Sheryl Sandberg announced her engagement to Tom Bernthal on Monday, less than five years after she lost her husband.
02 Feb 2020
Instagram#NewsBytesWeeklyRecap: UN hacked, Avast selling data, HomePod, Instagram leak, more
This week, we witnessed some major developments and hardware launches, including that of Apple's Homepod in India.
01 Feb 2020
AndroidPixel 2 camera breaking after updates: What to do?
The sales of Pixel phones have been riding high, thanks to the devices' impeccable cameras and handy software updates.
29 Jan 2020
Social MediaFinally, Facebook lets you take control of your shared data
Finally, Facebook is giving its users some control over their personal data.
27 Jan 2020
SecurityFacebook tracks you regularly - how to stop it?
Facebook operates on people's data - it collects personal information from users and then sells the same to advertisers to show personalized ads to each individual and make money.
24 Jan 2020
SecurityGovernment will launch its own internal messaging app, like WhatsApp
India has been at loggerheads with Facebook-owned WhatsApp over non-traceability of messages.
24 Jan 2020
AndroidNow, Facebook is testing dark mode for Android users
After Instagram and WhatsApp, the main Facebook app appears to be gearing up for its own 'dark mode'.
21 Jan 2020
YouTube#ScareAlert: This app can pull name, other details from images!
As Europe mulls banning public use of facial recognition systems, a new and potentially scary avatar of the technology has come to light.
20 Jan 2020
YouTubeFinally, Instagram is dropping that IGTV button
In a minor, albeit welcome change, Instagram is dropping the annoying IGTV button from its Android and iOS apps.
20 Jan 2020
IslamHindus threaten to leave Pakistan after another forced conversion
The alleged abduction and forced conversion of yet another Hindu girl to Islam has raised tensions in Pakistan's Sindh province. Demanding security, Hindus staged a demonstration in Jacobabad.
20 Jan 2020
Xi JinpingFacebook translates Xi Jinping's name to 'Mr Shithole'; apologizes later
Facebook is drawing flak for translating the name of China's President Xi Jinping to 'Mr Shithole'.
17 Jan 2020
WhatsAppFacebook taking U-turn, drops plan to show WhatsApp ads: Report
For more than a year, we have been hearing about Facebook's highly ambitious plan to monetize WhatsApp by showing ads.
