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NEW DELHI: The social networking giant Facebook announced last year that it will monetise the world's most popular app -- WhatsApp by showing ads. In October last year, Facebook executive Chris Daniels had said that the ads would be the service's "primary monetisation mode for the company". But now it seems that the company had a change of heart and has dropped the same plan. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook is now backing away from its plans of selling ads for placement inside WhatsApp. The team appointed by the company for the task has been disbanded in the recent months and the WhatsApp code for the same has also been deleted. The report further ads, as confirmed by the company representative, Facebook still has plans of introducing ads in the Status feature of WhatsApp but there is no specific timeline for it. Facebook is still working out on how it can monetise WhatsApp, which it acquired in 2014 for $19 billion. The company says that presently, it is focusing on … [Read more...] about Facebook has ‘disbanded’ this team, and why it may be ‘good news’ for WhatsApp users

In a bid to gain footprint into Cloud game streaming market, Facebook has acquired Spanish video gaming firm PlayGiga. According to a CNBC report, the acquisition comes at a time when tech giants like Apple and Google have rolled out Cloud video game streaming services like Arcade and Stadia. Microsoft has also previewed its xCloud game streaming service. A Spanish business newspaper Cinco Dias claimed that Facebook acquired PlayGiga for about $78 million. "We're thrilled to welcome PlayGiga to the Facebook Gaming team," a Facebook spokesperson was quoted as saying on Wednesday. PlayGiga was founded in 2013. "We are excited to announce that the PlayGiga team is moving on to something new. We are continuing our work in cloud gaming, now with a new mission. We want to thank all of our partners and customers for their support over the years," the company wrote on its website. Facebook acquired VR headset maker Oculus for $2 billion in 2014. The social networking giant has also … [Read more...] about Facebook has acquired this video gaming company

Photo sharing app Instagram has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share multiple photos in a single Story post on its platform. The feature, called Layout, has been rolled out globally on both Android and iOS users. The Layout option can be found at the bottom of the Stories section along with other options such as Boomerang, Superzoom, Live and Hands-Free. As soon as you open the Layout mode, you will see different types of collages you can create. There are a total of six collage choices that you will get. There are two ways to create two-picture collage and three-picture collage each. For images more than that, you can choose between four and six picture format also. You can make use of both front and rear cameras to click images to add in the collage. You can create these collages using the images in the photo gallery as well. Once your collage is set, you can add text, stickers, filters, etc to it just like any other Story post. The Layout feature for … [Read more...] about Instagram brings a new feature to its Stories

Apple iPhone 11 Summary performance Apple A13 Bionic storage 64 GB camera 12 MP + 12 MP battery 3110 mAh display 6.1" (15.49 cm) ram 4 GB See Full Specifications Variants Apple iPhone 11 Apple iPhone 11 128GB Apple iPhone 11 256GB … [Read more...] about iPhone has got its biggest competitor, but why Apple is not worried

The Flipkart Republic Day sale has started for Plus subscribers at 8PM, January 18. The sale will officially be hosted between January 19 and 22 but Flipkart Plus subscribers are entitled to get early access to the sales. Flipkart has announced that during the Republic Day sale, it will offer up to 80% off on electronics and accessories. Smartwatches from Apple, Samsung will be available at a discount of up to 50%, headphones and speakers category will see a discount of up to 70% from brands including JBL and Boat. Laptops from Asus, Acer and other will be available starting Rs 31,990. Other product categories too will be available on discount during the Flipkart Republic Day sale. TVs and appliances will get a discount of up to 75% off, fashion products will get a discount of up to 80%, home essentials will sell at up to 80% off and Flipkart brands including MarQ and SmartBuy will also sell at up to 80% off. During the four day sale period, Flipkart will offer ‘blockbuster … [Read more...] about Flipkart Republic Day sale starts for these users