Social Media Updates Archive
09 May 2016
Facebook loses round one in privacy fight over photo tagging feature
Facebook loses round one in privacy fight over photo tagging feature A federal judge yesterday rejected Facebook’s request to throw out a lawsuit that alleges the company “secretly amassed the world’s largest privately held database of consumer biometric data.” The dispute centers around a feature added in 2010 that allows Facebook users to tag themselves,
07 May 2016
Pakistan, India Subject to Most Malware Attacks in the World
Pakistan, India Subject to Most Malware Attacks in the World Microsoft just released its bi-annual report on global malware threats and the highest rates of malware attacks were reported from Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Palestine, Bangladesh and Nepal. This puts these countries as the most insecure places for digital gadgets. The fewest malware threats were reported
06 May 2016
KP Announces Free WiFi Internet for All Universities Across Province
KP Announces Free WiFi Internet for All Universities Across Province After Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has sprung into action by announcing free Wi-Fi facility at universities across the province“. They are calling it “KP Open Wi-Fi”. But the question raises, how to ensure its best use and avoid untoward situations or risks? Will it
30 Mar 2016
Pakwheels Launches Android App in Urdu
Pakwheels Launches Android App in Urdu The online car portal Pakwheels has launched its Android App in Urdu. Developed for the facilitation of millions of online users and general public, the Urdu app of the website would contain the same contents of the English version converted into Urdu language with a similar user-friendly design
18 Mar 2016
Fake social media accounts could soon be illegal in the UK
Fake social media accounts could soon be illegal in the UK There’s been a long-running war on the Web against fake user accounts, often because ad-funded platforms like Facebook need to know who you are so they can serve you ads, but police are now cracking down on this in the UK. That’s because people can’t
18 Mar 2016
Google engineer promises Plus won’t be a ‘den of infamy’ after hiring 4Chan founder Chris Poole
Google engineer promises Plus won’t be a ‘den of infamy’ after hiring 4Chan founder Chris Poole With the hiring of Chris Poole, Google got everyone talking about Plus again, but not in the way it may have wanted. According to one engineer, Plus won’t be the new 4Chan, so we can rest easy. Yonatan Zunger
16 Mar 2016
Pak Suzuki Profits Up By 203% in 2015
Pak Suzuki Profits Up By 203% in 2 Punjab Rozgar Taxi Scheme has resulted in 203% more profit for Pak Suzuki in 2015 as compared to the corresponding period of 2014. According to official results announced by the company recently, the overall profit of the company increased to Rs 5.842 billion in 2015 as compared
16 Mar 2016
Book a Ride from Uber Straight from Google Maps
Book a Ride from Uber Straight from Google Maps Another exciting Google update that makes commuting and deciding on routes much easier. You can now book a cab right from Google Maps instead of jumping between apps. Uber will be Google’s global partner for the integration, while popular taxi services in select countries such as
15 Mar 2016
Top 5 Healthcare and Medical Apps for Pakistani Patients
Top 5 Healthcare and Medical Apps for Pakistani Patients When it comes to robust app development, we are still far from getting it right in comparison with medical apps like Medscape or the likes. However, the good thing is, Pakistani app developers aren’t lost in oblivion and are making every effort to come to the
11 Mar 2016
Twitter Moments now has embedded links that support AMP mobile pages
Twitter Moments now has embedded links that support AMP mobile pages Twitter Moments now have embedded links, so users can get more out of newsworthy snippets. Embedded links take you to an article or blog post, and users can navigate back to Moments at any time. You’ll also be taken back to the Moment you