Facebook announces Live Audio Rooms, its take on Clubhouse

Facebook has released Live Audio Rooms, its take on Clubhouse in the United States. Clubhouse, in recent times, received a surge in popularity, and with it came a horde of other Live Audio apps. Facebook did test Hotline earlier, a…

Facebook to launch its own smartwatch with messaging and health service

Facebook is reportedly working on a smartwatch that is said to run on open-source Android though it’s also coming up with its operating system that is expected to be used in the company’s 2nd Gen smartwatch arriving no later than…

Facebook and WorldLink partners to provide free Wi-Fi across 7,500 locations in Nepal

Facebook announces the free Express WiFi service across 7,500 locations in Nepal, in collaboration with WorldLink, the largest internet and network service provider in Nepal. The free Express WiFi service is a part of Facebook collaborating with local ISP across…

Facebook is now merging Instagram chats and Messenger in new update

Last Friday, few editors at The Verge came across an update screen on Instagram Mobile app on both Android and iOS platforms that said “There’s a New Way to Message on Instagram” including a new colorful look for the chat,…

WhatsApp rolls out digital payments in Brazil leaving India cold

The payments are powered by Facebook Pay

Twitter launches Fleets in India, its take on Stories

Be it self expression, branding, or advertisement, companies don’t even seem to think twice when it comes to “Stories”. But it was not always the case. We talked about how companies like Facebook and Giphy have flattened the internet culture.…

Instagram set to test new revenue model with badges and IGTV ads

Instagram is trying out IGTV ads and a few other tools that are said to be beneficial for the video makers on the platform. Content creators can simply earn money selling badges to viewers for $0.99 (per badge) during live…

Why Facebook buying GIPHY actually makes sense

Last Friday, Facebook revealed its acquisition over GIPHY, a web-based GIF search engine. Axios reports the deal to be worth around $400 million while Facebook keeps it a secret. Hence, Facebook will now keep its eye on all other GIPHY…

Facebook Avatars: Here’s how to create your ‘avatar’

Last year, Facebook introduced Avatars, which would let users create their custom replica. Now, Avatars is finally making its way to the US. If you are still scratching your heads — users can create and express themselves in the form…

Facebook now rolling out its desktop redesign with dark mode to users worldwide

In 2019, Facebook pitched an idea of redesigning its desktop site. It calls it “The New Facebook”, but it barely reached out to everyone. However, the company is now rolling out the feature worldwide. The new design from Facebook is…

Facebook brings new ‘care’ Reaction on its main app and in Messenger

Update: The Facebook Care Reaction is gradually hitting Facebook’s iOS as well as the Android app. The web version is getting the emoji as well. Some users have reported that uninstalling and installing the Facebook app helped them get it.…

Facebook launches Messenger Rooms, a Zoom alternative

Facebook reveals Messenger Rooms, an alternative to Zoom that gained huge popularity for video conferencing and chats the past few weeks by dint of the ongoing lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic in pretty much every part of the world. Although video…

Facebook is secretly seeing through your iPhone’s camera while you scroll your feed

If you are using an iPhone, Facebook, without your knowledge, is more likely making use of your camera actively while you are scrolling your feed. The issue came forward as a user Joshna Maddux took to Twitter reporting an atypical…