Nepal earthquake has been one of the most nasty ones this year with over thousand people already dead and many more injured. Multiple web services have extended different tools to check up…
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Nepal earthquake: Google’s Person Finder service lets you track your loved ones
For those of you who have their relative and loved ones in the Nepal at this troublesome time, Google’s Person Finder service can help track missing loved ones. Nepal was hit by…
Twitter rolls out new ‘Highlights’ feature
Twitter has rolled out a new feature dubbed ‘Highlights’ to help users sieve through the large number of tweets on their feed each day. The new service offers a twice-daily summary “of…
KickassTorrents forced to switch to kat.cr post kickasstorrents.im seizure
KickassTorrents has been on the radar of many government agencies and copyright holders owing to the huge amount of internet traffic it gets from people searching for free downloads of movies, games,…
Equip teens to thwart online risks instead of stopping them from using Internet
The best way to ensure that teens stay safe online is to enable them to cope with the risks rather than stopping them from using the internet, a new study has revealed….
Google marks Earth Day with animated doodle, quiz
Google, in keeping with its tradition of celebrating important days of a year with doodles, has come up with yet another animated doodle to wish its users Happy Earth Day along with…
Google’s search algorithm update to take on not so ‘mobile-friendly’ websites
Google, on Tuesday, rolled out new search algorithm to take on not so ‘mobile-friendly’ websites. Under the new search algorithm, websites not optimized for viewing on mobile devices will drop down in…
Facebook: Crackdown on fake likes has tripled in past six months
Facebook on Friday announced its fight against ‘fake’ likes has paid off well as it has successfully detected and eliminated them in big numbers. The social networking giant said its “new recognition…
Twitter now lets you send ‘Direct Message’ to users you don’t follow
Twitter has tweaked its popular direct message feature to allow users to have a private conversation without even following each other. Until now, Twitter’s direct message system required users to follow each…
Facebook’s new feature will make sure your name is always pronounced right
Facebook is reportedly testing out a new name pronunciation feature which will ensure that your current and future friends pronounce your name the ‘correct’ way. According to a report on Yahoo Tech,…
Twitter aims to woo non-users with revamped informative homepage
Twitter has rolled out a new homepage that aims to woo non-Twitter users to sign up. “People who log in get the full experience: they can browse the complete catalog of public…
Microsoft rolls out private YouTube like service ‘Office 365 Video’
Microsoft is rolling out a new service dubbed ‘Office 365 Video’ which will allow companies to upload and share video content with their entire organization on desktops and mobile devices. Office 365…
Instagram turns strict against pornography and online harassment
Photo sharing service Instagram has rolled out a significant update to its community guidelines to take on online harassment and pornography. The updated guidelines now clearly detail content which is allowed or…
Microsoft, Yahoo update search partnership deal
Tech giants Yahoo and Microsoft on Thursday announced they have revised their search partnership deal with key changes to maintain a “strong and productive” alliance. The partnership deal, which was agreed in…
European Union formally files anti-trust charges against Google
The European Union on Wednesday accused Google of illegally abusing its internet search market dominance to favour the company’s own services over rivals. The antitrust charges are the result of a five-year…