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The newest iPad mini is a delight to use, thanks to its larger screen, A15 Bionic SoC, and overall portability. However, it’s also 50 percent more expensive than the new iPad. Does it justify the additional cost? → Read More
Is Reliance Jio having network issues? Although none of the users on Gadgets 360 experienced any problems, reports on Twitter and DownDetector indicate that the network is having problems. → Read More
Thousands of users have reported being unable to use any of Facebook's services, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. → Read More
Although Reliance Jio had planned to introduce the JioPhone Next in India on September 10, the company announced via a press release late on September 9 that the phone is currently in advanced testing, and that its rollout will commence before Diwali, on November 4. → Read More
The latest Apple Event invite is in. This is expected to be the launch of the iPhone 13 series, the Apple Watch 7, and the AirPods 3. Here's what we know about these products so far. → Read More
Reddit is down right now. Users visiting the site get a message that it’s CDN can’t access servers, and on the Reddit Status site you can see that most Reddit services are down. However the company said it has identified the problem and is working on a fix. → Read More
Users have been asking WhatsApp for a simple way to transfer their chat history when they switch from iPhone to Android or vice versa for a long time. The Facebook-owned messaging app has finally rolled out a new feature to enable this, starting with iOS to Samsung phones. → Read More
AMC, the largest cinema chain in America, says that it will accept payments in Bitcoin on its websites, so that customers can use the cryptocurrency to book tickets for any AMC theatre. → Read More
Paytm, Hotstar, Sony LIV, PlayStation Network, Steam and many other major Internet platforms are currently down. Early reports suggest that the issue may be connected to Akamai Internet infrastructure. → Read More
WhatsApp has published its first transparency report, as required by the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. In this, it revealed that it banned 20,11,000 between May 15 and June 15, of which 95 percent were banned 'proactively' for automated bulk messaging - spam. → Read More
WhatsApp has put its controversial privacy policy on hold, the company told the Delhi High Court on Friday. The company had first announced its new privacy policy in January, but met with criticism from users and privacy advocates, and faced pushback around the world. → Read More
HDFC mobile banking app is down again, and the bank has recommended that users turn to Netbanking to complete any urgent transactions while it looks into the matter 'on priority'. → Read More
The Delhi government has permitted home delivery of liquor for orders placed through mobile apps and via online portals. Last year, states including Kolkata, Maharashtra, Odisha, Siliguri, and West Bengal allowed online delivery of liquor through platforms such as Amazon, BigBasket, Swiggy, and Zomato. → Read More
Security researcher Sai Krishna Kothapalli found a loophole in the government’s SMS publishing platform that could allow anyone to send a message while posing as an official government account. This particular loophole has been fixed now. → Read More
Telegram got an unexpected boost in new signups, taking it from number 19 on the App Store to number one, and from number four on Google Play to number two, thanks to a huge number of new signups coming to subscribe to bots that are sending alerts about vaccine appointment availability on CoWIN. → Read More
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin donated cryptocurrency tokens worth approximately Rs. 4.5 crore to a covid relief fund for India being organised by tech founder Sandeep Nailwal. Buterin also thanked the Indian investor and entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan for signal boosting the campaign. → Read More
All Facebook services including WhatsApp and Instagram are down around the world, for the second time in just three months. The last major outage that affected people at this scale took place recently, in December 2020. → Read More
A digital collage by artist Beeple has been sold by the famous auction house Christie's for a staggering $69 million. This NFT is a piece of art that has been signed using blockchain, making it unique — while one could copy the image, the original work of art remains one of a kind, and can be authenticated. Will this trigger a gold rush in NFTs? → Read More
WhatsApp has been sharing metadata with Facebook for many years now, so it's new policy wouldn't have changed much for users. But that doesn't mean that people should not be concerned about their privacy. → Read More
Signal app is down globally with thousands of users reporting errors on DownDetector — soon after millions of new users joined the app moving from WhatsApp. → Read More