Digital world

  Rumors are going strong on social media about Google’s journey with Gmail coming to an end. And that too as early as this year. If you paid witness to such a shocking hoax that’s fast spreading online too then we can confirm that it’s not true by any means. The Android maker is addressing the need for users to calm down after the hoax emphasizing the company’s goodbye to Gmail. Many versions of this hoax can be found online  on the Twitter (X) app . But Google has rest assured everyone to take it easy and that it’s not going anywhere. However, a clause also mentions how users would now be defaulted to new views on Gmail. So other than those cases where you had specifically requested for the basic HTML version, nothing is going to change. The search engine giant  just made  updates to its respective  support page  too instead of this hoax and how it will now change to Standard display after the issuance of a deadline date. Reports by users on tech outlet...

  A hacker has just raised the alarm amongst Facebook users after confirming that 200,000 personal data record entries were reportedly stolen from the firm’s database. The news is alarming for obvious reasons as the claims further went on to delineate how the cybercriminal dubbed ‘alogoatson breached contractors’ efforts that are in charge of Facebook’s cloud services. They stole part of the user database that featured a significant number of entries. The information was rolled out by a leading threat actor dubbed ‘IntelBroker’ which is notorious for a long list of leaks that entailed data stolen through General Electric and a long list of high-profile attacks taking place. This sample entails lists featuring full names, profile image links, and hashed passwords. Other than that, profile ratings, settings, and plenty of reviews were on display. The hacker explained how the data that was compromised included the likes of Physical IDs. This database was first rolled out in February a...

  Social media giant TikTok is sharing a series of updates linked to election integrity. This includes how it plans on controlling the spread of misinformation across the platform which has soon transformed into a major weapon in recent polls arising around the globe. As per a statement released  by the social media giant recently, close to two billion individuals in more than 50 different nations are set to enter polls in 2024. And they boasted about how they’ve been countering the unlawful acts for the past four years and are more experienced now than ever to tackle this year’s election wave too. Sharing overviews of their continued investments means saying hello to a safe and creative environment where historic election results are set to arise. For starters, the company plans to roll out a dedicated election center for every major poll out there today. This will highlight plenty of critical data from a host of trusted providers and assist in dispelling fake reports from al...

  It’s no surprise that tech giant Meta has been scrutinized in the past and continues to face major criticism for its apps in terms of the safety they offer to minors. Plenty of research and bombshell documents have called out Facebook’s parent firm and how it needs to be doing more than rolling out a limited set of tools to combat the issue. Keeping this in mind, Meta has just unveiled a new feature for Instagram users that prevents teens from using the app excessively at late-night timings. The rollout comprises a feature called nudges where teens would be prompted to log off when they hit curfew hours. And what better source of reminder or alert than this, right? The alert will be displayed whenever a minor uses the app for more than ten minutes in a particular area like Instagram Reels or Instagram DMs during odd times at night. The company mentioned through  a newsroom post  how the goal was to generate a tool because nothing is more important than sleep, especially...

  Social media giant TikTok is currently under scrutiny from Iowa’s Attorney General who accused the company of putting out apps with misleading age labeling. The lawsuit  was rolled out in the firm’s direction which spoke about how the platform exposed minors to all sorts of explicit material linked to suggestive themes, alcohol, drugs, and more explicit findings. In the same way, prosecutors added how such acts are misleading parents too because it keeps them in the dark in terms of how their kids are exposed to so much yet they are unaware of it. From abuse and self-harm to sexually themed material, it’s getting worse with time, they added. More light was also shed on how the company sneaked past all types of parental blocks by misrepresenting the degree of the content on display. TikTok mentioned how it’s a suitable app for all kinds of audiences that are above the age of 12. While the platform did claim it was a platform for those above the age of 12, the material on disp...

  When it comes to instant messaging, there are only two major players in the game with all things having been considered and taken into account. The first is iMessage, which has a strong grip on the market due to the iPhone’s universal popularity in the US, and the other is the Meta owned WhatsApp. Apple’s messaging app clearly has a lead, but in spite of the fact that this is the case, WhatsApp has been making considerable ground as of late. With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that WhatsApp’s daily active users in America grew by  9% in 2023 . Its downloads also increased by  5% year over year , and it should be acknowledged that iPhone users are becoming especially amenable to giving it a try. Does this mean that WhatsApp might soon overtake iMessage in the future? Chart: Apptopia While Apple is quick to boast about iMessage being the very best messaging platform, it’s not available to Android users. That can be limiti...

  Whatsapp is now working on launching two new versions of preexisting features including the  online status  and the  camera feature , reports WBI. Whatsapp has changed the placement of the camera from the community tab to somewhere more accessible. This new feature came forward only recently and is available for only Beta users. It is still under development so we do not know when it will be out for all of its users however we believe it will be a part of the next update. The app is also going to have a major change in the camera button settings. Users will now have separate buttons for photos and videos. In the current version, there is only a single button that users need to press and hold to record videos. However, in the new update, users will have a video button on the left and a photo button on the right. Along with this, Whatsapp is also finally fixing the bug that has annoyed thousands of Whatsapp by now. Have you ever scrolled through a chat and landed on ...

  TikTok is on a roll recently as the popular video-making app was seen launching an array of new updates for users. For starters, the app has spoken about the  launch  of a new dislike button. This has been rolled out for viewers worldwide and will certainly outline any irrelevant comments witnessed across the app. So you can find this feature in the Comments section and while we first heard about the feature way back in April of this year, it’s great to be seeing it being rolled out now. The idea is to promote kindness on the app, claim experts. See, the whole initiative is to identify comments that are not only irrelevant but inappropriate. In this way, users can better provide their feedback on a topic and also make the comments section better. After a user opts to dislike the comment, only they will be the ones getting the notification on their app. So that means others like the owner of the content and the other audience members won’t be notified. Hence, there won’t...

  Recently, the social media giant WhatsApp hinted at some updates that left its users in complete excitement. In the following update, WhatsApp is all set to release the new version where android users would be able to link an android tablet to their existing WhatsApp accounts based on different devices. This update is named companion mode - tablet support, which is currently available for some beta testers. According to  WaBetaInfo , it will be compatible with Android devices 2.22.21.5 and 2.22.21.6. As per the leaker, the following feature is still under development and will be available soon to android users. Through this update, the users can link their WhatsApp accounts to any secondary device, whether an Android tab or a TV. Currently, WhatsApp has over 2 billion users. The companion mode feature can be helpful to the company as it has the potential to make its user smart enough. With the following update, the users can simultaneously use Whatsapp on up to 4 devices. Th...

It appears as if Instagram is not the only one to hop onto the daily image-sharing trend. And that’s because we’ve got more news about TikTok taking inspiration from BeReal and launching a new  experiment . The feature will ask users to put up a new image through any of their cameras. The other option is to put up a 10-second video to inform friends about your daily chores or routine. All users are going to get a very small and discreet window to share their details after getting the randomly-timed prompt. You can look at it as your next update regarding visual status. This new test is designed to take place over the next few weeks, as confirmed by the app this week. Moreover, it’s going to be available via the usual American app. However, you just might find it your next favorite dedicated app across different nations. What isn’t surprising is how quite a few features are very limited for teenagers Therefore, anyone seen on the app that’s between the age group 13 to 15 will get co...

Snap fans are going to fall in love with this next piece of news. Snapchat for the  web  is out for different users worldwide. And while it may have been a long time coming, considering the high anticipation involved, it’s time for the app’s fans to celebrate. The app’s features related to video chats and standard messaging were made available to different browsers in July of this year. But the launch was restricted to a selected few, such as a limited part of the market or those with a paid subscription. But things are changing for the better, and the feature is up for grabs to those avid users that adore typing or have a bucketload of texts to send out. After all, there’s a much bigger screen involved, not to mention complete access to a whole keyboard too. While the company says the interface for the web is straight and to the point, you may also utilize it to send images. Did we mention the feasibility of making both video and audio calls? One of the app’s spokespersons me...

  For a while now, Instagram spoke about how keen it was on competing with its fellow archrival TikTok. And they planned on doing just that through the introduction of short video content such as Reels. But a new internal report that has been critiqued by  WSJ  says Reels isn't standing where the tech giant had envisioned it to be. To put it simply, it’s just lagging far behind all forms of competition. The document went on to detail how most Reels' users on the app are failing to get any engagement. Seeing the news of the platform falling flat on the ground is generally concerning for Meta and the experts feel it’s got a long way to go if it plans on affecting TikTok’s share of the competitive market. On average, the document went on to prove how out of 11 million content creators that use the app, only 21% are involved in putting up Reels on a monthly basis. And out of those, there has been zero to no engagement at all. The report that is titled Creators x Reels State o...

  In the past year, Search Ads from tech giant Apple have turned into an increasingly popular venture. You’ll be amazed to learn how so many huge firms have set aside giant budgets that ensure the right spending takes place on the App Store. And then we had the app tracking transparency from WhatsApp come forward, which really helped a lot. But how many leading iOS apps actually make use of search ads? Well, a new App Intelligence study by  AF  used state-of-the-art suite tools to find the answer. And according to that analysis, the results are surprising. To keep it short and sweet, the answer is a lot! The top 100 biggest earning applications were analyzed in each subject on the App store. They were then ranked according to the number of apps they were running through Search Ads. And that’s when they found out that 61% of top iOS apps ran Apple’s search ads, wow! As far as categories are concerned, well, it’s education that people appear to show the greatest investments...