Twitter Down? Company Responds as Thousands of Users Report Issues With Accessing Twitter

Twitter Down? Company Responds as Thousands of Users Report Issues With Accessing Twitter

Twitter was down for thousands of users on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The microblogging service currently has over 33,000 reports on the downtime tracker, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources, showed more than 15,000 outage reports. Meanwhile, the service appears to…

Google Launches Campaign to Pressure Apple to ‘Fix Texting’, Adopt RCS Messaging

Google Launches Campaign to Pressure Apple to ‘Fix Texting’, Adopt RCS Messaging

Google has launched an online campaign asking Apple to “fix texting” by adopting the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol for messaging. Currently, Apple uses the outdated SMS and MMS technology for communication with users outside the company’s ecosystem. According to Google, this has led to users sharing low resolution videos….

US Treasury Department Levies Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash for Being Used to Launder Money

US Treasury Department Levies Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash for Being Used to Launder Money

The US Treasury has sanctioned zero-knowledge proof-based private transaction protocol Tornado Cash for its complicity in a crypto laundering case. The digital currency mixing service has allegedly been used to launder more than $7 billion (roughly Rs. 55,672 crore) worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019, the Treasury…

Vivo X80 Lite 5G, iQoo Z6x Surface on Google Play Supported Devices Website, Likely to Launch Soon: Report

Vivo X80 Lite 5G, iQoo Z6x Surface on Google Play Supported Devices Website, Likely to Launch Soon: Report

Vivo launched the regular Vivo X80 and the Vivo X80 Pro earlier this year in April. The company is reportedly also working on the Vivo X80 Pro+ 5G, which might arrive in October. A new report suggests that the Chinese smartphone brand could also be gearing up to introduce the…

Fresh Solar Storm Spotted Heading Towards Earth, May Impact GPS Devices: Report

Fresh Solar Storm Spotted Heading Towards Earth, May Impact GPS Devices: Report

The space prediction centre of American agency National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has spotted a fresh geomagnetic storm on the Sun’s surface that will have some effect on life on Earth. The G2 category storm was spotted on August 7 with another smaller G1 storm expected on Monday, according…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 to Hide Its Under-Display Camera Better Than Predecessor: Report

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 to Hide Its Under-Display Camera Better Than Predecessor: Report

Samsung will host the Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday where it is likely to unveil its next generation of foldable smartphones — Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. Close to its apparent launch, there have been several rumours regarding the specifications and design of these handsets. In…

WhatsApp Users to Get Ability to Control Online Presence, Leave Groups Silently, and More: All Details

WhatsApp Users to Get Ability to Control Online Presence, Leave Groups Silently, and More: All Details

The new features will be rolling out soon to users. WhatsApp has announced three new privacy features today that include the ability to control your online presence, leave groups silently, and screenshot blocking for view once messages. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new features in a press release. The…

BTC Grows, ETH Dips as Crypto Price Chart Reflects Mix of Greens and Reds

BTC Grows, ETH Dips as Crypto Price Chart Reflects Mix of Greens and Reds

The cryptocurrency market is undergoing volatility in the backdrop of back-to-back hack attacks hitting the sector. Bitcoin on Tuesday, August 9, grew by 2.87 percent. As per Indian exchange CoinSwitch Kuber, BTC is currently trading at around $25,080 (roughly Rs. 20 lakh). The oldest cryptocurrency also saw minor hikes on…

Google Search, Maps, Photos, YouTube Recover Following Outages in Some Parts of the World

Google Search, Maps, Photos, YouTube Recover Following Outages in Some Parts of the World

Multiple Twitter users are reporting an outage that affects several Google services including the company’s iconic search engine. Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Drive, Google Duo, GMail, and YouTube are some of the other services that users are reportedly experiencing difficulty accessing this morning, according to Downdetector. The issues began…

BSNL Rs. 2,022 Prepaid Recharge Plan With 75GB Monthly Data, 300 Days Validity Announced

BSNL Rs. 2,022 Prepaid Recharge Plan With 75GB Monthly Data, 300 Days Validity Announced

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a Rs. 2,022 prepaid recharge plan that brings benefits including unlimited voice calling as well as 75GB of high-speed data access on a monthly basis for 300 days. The new BSNL prepaid plan is available to all prepaid users of the state-owned telecom…