Google has partnered with Twitter to display tweets in its search results in real time. Previously, Google provided links to tweets in its search results for some time. But the new integration…
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Facebook might soon allow businesses to contact customers through WhatsApp
Recent reports suggest Facebook might soon allow businesses to contact customers directly through its instant messaging service WhatsApp. According to Bloomberg, the social networking giant is currently testing some features in its…
European mobile operators to install ad-blocking software on their networks, report suggests
Recent reports suggest European mobile operators are planning to install ad-blocking software on their networks. According to the Financial Times report, one unnamed European carrier has already installed the ad-blocking software and…
Google to turn into a one-stop shop with new ‘buy button’: Report
New reports suggest Google is planning to include a buy button on its search-result pages in the next few weeks. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Google’s search results…
Belgian watchdog accuses Facebook of disobeying European data-protection laws
Belgian Privacy Protection Commission has accused Facebook of not complying with the European data-protection laws as it still continues to track people online without their consent. “Facebook tramples on European and Belgian…
Microsoft Bing, like Google, will give more prominence to “mobile-friendly” websites
Microsoft has announced it will update search engine Bing to add support for a new search algorithm which will give more prominence to “mobile-friendly” websites. “Based on data from user’s interaction with…
Reddit rolls out new tools to take on online harassment issue
Reddit has rolled out a number of new anti-harassment tools in a bid to prohibit “attacks and harassment of individuals” through the platform. According to Reddit, the new anti-harassment tools will let…
Google denied 60% of right to be forgotten requests
Google’s latest transparency report reveals it rejected nearly 60 per cent of the right to be forgotten requests. It was on May 13, 2014 that the Court of Justice of the European…
Facebook finalises nine launch partners for its “Instant Articles” program
Facebook has partnered with nine news publishers to roll out new feature dubbed “Instant Articles” which will allow them to publish news stories directly on to the social network’s mobile news feeds….
Microsoft rolls out Skype Translator beta for all users
Microsoft on Tuesday announced its Skype Translator beta is now available to anyone who wants to download it. Previously, the app, which was first launched in December 2014, had been available in…
Facebook fixes bug which bombarded users with birthday reminders
Facebook has rectified a glitch in its notification system which bombarded users with birthday reminders for the last few weeks. Normally, Facebook sends one reminder notification per birthday to only those users…
Google temporarily disables map editing tool ‘Map Maker’
Google has announced it has temporarily shut down its maps editor, Map Maker, until it comes up with a solution to take on offensive edits. The search giant’s decision follows a recent…
Facebook has silently put an in-app search engine into testing: Report
Recent reports suggest Facebook has already begun testing an internal search engine for its mobile app. According to Techcrunch, the social networking giant is currently testing a new feature which will let…
Fed up of annoying Facebook app and game invites? Here’s how you can get rid off them
There is one thing which just frustrates each and every Facebook user, yes, it’s the annoying app and game invites. Every time a user opens the social networking site’s page, the first…
WordPress releases fix to tackle cross-site scripting vulnerability
WordPress has patched a cross-site scripting vulnerability which otherwise would have resulted in hackers gaining full access to any WordPress website. The security flaw was first spotted by security firm Sucuri. The…