Social Media Updates Archive
14 Jan 2016
Arfa Karim – 4 Years On and Still Alive in Our Hearts
Arfa Karim – 4 Years On and Still Alive in Our Hearts She could’ve been 20 today. And still making Pakistan proud. She may have been the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at 9 years of age. But she was so much more than that. She was more than what her parents and loved ones saw
14 Jan 2016
With 165 Million People Offline, Pakistan is 4th Most Unconnected Country in World
With 165 Million People Offline, Pakistan is 4th Most Unconnected Country in World India tops the list with offline population of 1.063 billion, China 755 million, Indonesia 213 million and Bangladesh 148 million. According to the WB total global population stands at 7.4 billion including 7 billion within mobile coverage, 5.2 billion with mobile phones,
13 Jan 2016
iOS 9 is now on a whopping 75 percent of Apple devices
iOS 9 is now on a whopping 75 percent of Apple devices iOS 9 has been touted as the “fastest adopted iOS version ever,” with adoption hitting 50 percent only a week after it was released in September 2015. Now it’s hit a new high-water mark as Apple has quietly updated its developer page, pegging
13 Jan 2016
Skype will soon let you make group video calls on mobile
Skype will soon let you make group video calls on mobile Six years since Skype introduced video calls on phones, the company hasannounced that it’s bringing group video calls to mobile devices. The much-needed feature will launch on Android, iOS and Windows 10 mobile in the coming weeks. It comes as Skype celebrates 2 trillion
13 Jan 2016
Google’s secretive moonshot division has a new logo and a new plan
Google’s secretive moonshot division has a new logo and a new plan Google X, the company’s secretive research division that works on long-term tech of the future, has been restructured to make it more efficient at seeing successful projects through to fruition. Following the establishment of Alphabet and the subsequent renaming of some services, it’s little
13 Jan 2016
Facebook has just 24 hours to find the 11 million people it says support Free Basics in India
Facebook has just 24 hours to find the 11 million people it says support Free Basics in India The Indian regulator consulting on the future of services like Free Basics has released an update outlining its communications with Facebook in the last two weeks around the social network’s campaign to gather support from users. The Telecoms Regulatory Authority
13 Jan 2016
Instagram Goes Beyond The Feed With Everyday Spotlight Compilations
Instagram Goes Beyond The Feed With Everyday Spotlight Compilations But Spotlight Compilations were so popular that starting this week, Instagram’s community team began spontaneously coming up with themes. They comb through the top relevant clips, and show them off in its “immersive video player” each day so there’s always at least one to watch. The
13 Jan 2016
Photo Evidence Shows Facebook Is Building Messenger For Mac
Photo Evidence Shows Facebook Is Building Messenger For Mac Releasing an official Facebook Messenger For Mac app could make it easy for people to chat whenever they’re on their computer. Instead of getting buried in one of many web browser tabs that users have to switch to so they can text friends, the dedicated Messenger desktop
12 Jan 2016
Twitter says we use its new ‘like’ heart six percent more than the ‘favorite’ stars
Twitter says we use its new ‘like’ heart six percent more than the ‘favorite’ stars If you thought whining about stars and hearts would make Twitter alter its course, think again. At the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco, Twitter’sKevin Weil says users are ‘liking’ posts six percent more than they ‘favorited’ them. Weil says
12 Jan 2016
Twitter finally gets support for new emoji and racially diverse icons
Twitter finally gets support for new emoji and racially diverse icons A few weeks after Apple was first to support tens of new emoji, including taco, cheese slice and rolling eyes, Twitter has quietly added support for the new emoji as well. Today the company has rolled out support for the Unicode 8.0 emoji in