WhatsApp rolls out ‘Call Waiting’ feature for Android app on Google Play

WhatsApp has started rolling out a stable update for Android users on Google Play with the useful ‘call waiting’ feature. Earlier, there was no way to process two calls at the same time on WhatsApp’s Android app. The second call used to get disconnected automatically. WhatsApp rolled out same feature was to iOS users last … Read more

Facebook’s new Whale app allows you to create your own memes

Facebook has launched a new meme-making app, which is called ‘Whale.’ It is available on the Canadian App Store. The social media giant is likely to launch this app in other markets soon. The app’s listing confirmed that it has been developed by Facebook’s New Product Experimentation (NPE) team. This team was actually set up earlier … Read more

Facebook changes settings to let users customize the shortcuts and navigation bar

Facebook will let its users customize the shortcuts bar. The company is rolling out a shortcut bar settings update that would allow its users to control exactly what features appear on the navigation bar of its app. The new feature is now out, with most iOS users already equipped with it. According to a report … Read more

Instagram to begin ‘hide like counts’ test in the US

Instagram is set to test ‘hide like counts’ for some US users as early as next week. The Facebook-owned photo-messaging app has been testing option to hide like counts in select markets. Now, it is extending the same to a small set of users in the US as well. Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, announced … Read more

Facebook let Tinder get special access to user data: Report

Despite dismissing Tinder co-founder Sean Rad as irrelevant, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg allowed the dating app special access to user data, as revealed by leaked exchanges between the two executives. Access to Facebook data helped Tinder thrive, but there came a point when it inched closer to losing that access, Forbes reported on Thursday. Released … Read more

MeitY finds gaps in WhatsApp reply on spyware issue

Terming WhatsApp’s reply having “certain gaps”, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has decided to write to the company over its response to the government charges that the messaging company didn’t inform it on time and with details that personal data of Indians were compromised by the spyware, while WhatsApp is learnt to … Read more

Instagram to give users more control over the data they share: All you need to know

Instagram has revealed that users will soon be able to control their personal information they share with third-parties via the app. A new feature will be rolled out gradually over the next six months. Users can navigate to Settings -> Security -> Apps and Websites to see which third-party services have access to their data. “It is … Read more

WhatsApp disappears from Google Play Store for a while

In a bizarre incident, Facebook-owned WhatsApp seemed to have disappeared from the Google Play Store, some users complained on Friday. The app is now back and users can see it again on the Google Play Store. “Users are now reporting that the Facebook-owned instant chat messenger app no longer appears on the Play Store search … Read more

Indian cybersecurity researcher gets $6,500 for spotting Uber hacking bug

Uber has paid $6,500 to an Indian cybersecurity researcher, named Anand Prakash, who discovered a serious security bug. The company has already fixed it as the bug would have allowed any hacker to take over a user’s account. This also included the accounts of partners and Uber Eats users. The researcher was given permission to disclose more … Read more

Facebook database found exposing phone number of over 400 million users

Facebook user data has been compromised once again. This time, the phone numbers of millions of users have been found online. The exposed server reportedly contained more than 419 million records over several databases on users across geographies. This included 133 million records on US-based Facebook users alone. Another 18 million records of users in … Read more

FTC Facebook antitrust investigation will focus on its acquisitions: Report

Some details about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust investigation on social media giant Facebook has surfaced online. These details come about three weeks after the regulatory agency slapped a meager $5 billion fine on Facebook. According to a report, the agency is focusing its investigation on the recent Facebook acquisitions. FTC wants to know … Read more

WhatsApp offering 1000GB free ‘internet data’ on its birthday is a hoax, all you need to know

Have you received a WhatsApp message offering 1000GB free Internet data? Beware, as it is a scam that is spreading fast. Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET received a message on WhatsApp stating that the app was giving away 1000GB of internet data to celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. The fraudulent campaign is hosted by a … Read more

متنازعہ فیس بک پوسٹ کی وجہہ سے گرفتاری اور قرآن کے نسخے تقسیم کرنے کی ہدایت پر ملی ضمانت

رانچی۔ شہر کی ایک عدالت نے 19سالہ کو اس شرط پر ضمانت دی ہے کہ وہ قرآن کے پانچ نسخے کی تقسیم کریں گی جس کی وجہہ سے کشیدگی کا ماحول بن گیا ہے‘ جس کے متعلق مذکورہ لڑکی کا کہا ہے کہ وہ اس فیصلے کے خلاف اپیل کرے گی اور بی جے پی … Read more

فیس بُک پر اسدالدین اویسی اور پرکاش امبیڈکر کے خلاف قابل اعتراض پوسٹ’ نوجوان کے خلاف مقدمہ درج

ناندیڑ:15جنوری(ورق تازہ نیوز) ونچت بہوجن اگھاڑی کے لیڈران کے خلاف فیس بُک پر ماہور کے نوجوان ولبھ وجئے راو آملے نے قابل اعتراض پوسٹ تحریر کیا اس معاملے میں شیواجی دیوی داس جوگدنڈ نے سندکھیڑ پولس اسٹیشن میں شکایت درج کروائی ہے. معاملے میں پولس نے کل رات دیر گئے مقدمہ درج کردیا ہے ۔ … Read more

حکومت کےخلاف مواد؟ فیس بک نے صحافیوں کو بلاک کردیا

ملک کے مختلف میڈیا گھروں کے خودمختار صحافی جنھوں نے حالیہ بابری مسجد و دیگر سپریم کورٹ کے فیصلوں پر تبصرے یا پوسٹ کئے تھے سوشل میڈیا پلیٹ فارم فیس بک Facebook سے انھیں بلاک کردیا گیا اور ان کے فیس بک پیجیس پر اب کوئی نیا موار نہیں ڈال سکتے. فیس بک نے اکاؤنٹس … Read more

فیس بک صارفین کے پانچ کروڑ اکاؤنٹس پر سائبر حملہ

تصویر کے کاپی رائٹREUTERS سماجی رابطے کی سائٹ فیس بک کا کہنا ہے کہ ہیکرز نے اس کے ایک فیس ‘وویو ایز’ کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے پانچ کروڑ فیس بک اکاؤنٹس پر حملہ کیا۔ اس حملے کے بعد انہیں ان تمام فیس بک اکاؤنٹس کا کنٹرول حاصل ہوگیا۔ فیس بک کے مطابق یہ حملہ منگل … Read more

‘میں نے اپنے صارفین کی پرائیویسی فیس بک کو فروخت کردی’ برائن ایکٹن

واٹس ایپ جیسی دنیا کی مقبول ترین مسیجنگ اپلیکشن تشکیل دینے والے افراد میں سے ایک برائن ایکٹن اس بات پر پچھتاوا ظاہر کیا ہے کہ انہوں نے اپنے صارفین کی پرائیویسی فروخت (فیس بک کو) کردی۔ امریکی جریدے فوربس کو دیئے گئے انٹرویومیں واٹس ایپ کے شریک بانی نے ایک سال بعد خاموشی توڑتے … Read more