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29/04/2024 Skype rolls out update with new features for both Android and iOS ( General )
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26/04/2024 Korean Air to launch new route to Macau ( General )
26/04/2024 WhatsApp is working on an option to stop notifications when someone reacts to your status updates ( General )
24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
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Retail Asia28/06/2023

Today’s teens are digital natives in an Internet-centric world. They experience the benefits of online exploration, self-expression, and staying informed, but also encounter negative experiences like bullying and harassment. In a move to prioritize the safety and well-being of young users, Meta has unveiled a range of new parental control tools across Instagram, Facebook, and […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2023

Instagram introduced Reels in 2020, and since then, this feature’s popularity has grown, reaching over 2.35 billion monthly active users. Now, Instagram is rolling out a new feature for its users in the US. Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, announced on his broadcast channel that the company will allow users to download Reels to their […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2023

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature allowing users to send high-definition (HD) photos on iOS and Android. The feature, which is currently being tested by a small group of beta testers, will allow users to send images without them being heavily compressed, although a light compression will still apply. As per WABetaInfo‘s reporting, the new […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2023

ByteDance-owned TikTok hopes to more than quadruple the size of its worldwide e-commerce operations to as much as $20 billion in merchandise sales this year, relying on growth in Southeast Asia, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The increase compares to last year’s $4.4 billion in gross merchandise value, representing […]

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Retail Asia12/05/2023

After this month is over, Meta is pulling the Facebook Messenger app from the Apple Watch. Starting on June 1st, Apple Watch users can no longer send or receive messages using the app. The news got out after some users of the wearable spotted a notification on the Apple Watch Messenger app titled “Changes to […]

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Retail Asia02/05/2023

Facebook advertisers say that they experienced a strange glitch last weekend forcing them to pay as much as twice the usual ad rates. These advertisers were charged rates as high as hundreds of thousands of dollars for ads they claim that no one was able to view even though Facebook parent Meta denied this. This […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2023

Messaging app Telegram has just announced numerous improvements coming to its users in the following days. Shareable chat folders, custom wallpapers, better bots, fast scrolling for attachments, and many other new features and improvements are part of the latest Telegram update. Starting with the latest version of Telegram, users can share entire chat folders with just […]

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Retail Asia20/04/2023

Back in 2018, it was revealed that 87 million Facebook subscribers had their personal data used without permission by now-defunct political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica. Over 70 million of those subscribers were Americans and late last year a federal judge ordered Facebook parent Meta to pay $725 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to the […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2023

Introduced last year, Snapchat’s Family Center was one of Snap’s most important steps toward allowing parents to control the accounts of their offspring. Today, the social app announced more improvements are coming to Family Center, which includes additional controls for parents who aren’t content with what they received in 2022. Suggestively dubbed “Content Controls,” the latest feature for […]

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Retail Asia09/03/2023

At this point, is it any wonder that WhatsApp is one of the first-choice IM (instant messaging) apps out there? It is available on both Android and iOS, it has end-to-end encryption for extra security and — most notably — it is constantly getting updated with new features. But people don’t just use WhatsApp for themselves — […]

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Retail Asia16/02/2023

WhatsApp has been hard at work lately, adding features to compete with the likes of Signal and Telegram. However, a few new features are already making their way to the Android app, including one still in the beta testing phase. According to WABetaInfo, the new features are in addition to the status update ones announced […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2023

Telegram typically pushes out major updates once a month, and February is no exception. After adding the ability to hide spoilers in media content and other features in late 2022, Telegram recently released yet another update that brings even more new features to Android and iOS users. The highlights of February’s update include a profile photo maker, […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2023

Some parents are accusing social media app Snapchat of helping their kids find easy access to drugs. These parents have filed a lawsuit against Snapchat and its parent company SNAP. Amy Neville’s 14-year-old son allegedly used the app to connect with a drug dealer who sold him pills that were laced with fentanyl. The latter […]

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Retail Asia20/01/2023

As of today, TikTok content will have flags to signify if a video is coming from a state-controlled media. This feature was initially introduced last year, and was limited only to Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. In the spirit of transparency, however, this feature will become available in more countries. The company’s goal, as described in […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2022

The saga of TikTok and its security issues has taken yet another turn. After news broke that TikTok admittedly spied on journalists a few days ago, US government officials have started to take serious measures against the popular app. First, TikTok was banned on US House of Representatives-issued devices, and now the app will disappear from government devices […]

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Retail Asia22/12/2022

Have you ever wondered why TikTok recommends certain videos to your “For You” feed? Well, if you have, you will soon know the answer. As TikTok announced in a new blog post, it will introduce a new tool in the coming weeks that will allow you to see why a particular video appears in your “For […]

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Retail Asia14/12/2022

Instagram is pretty quick when it comes to iterating new features even considering the time needed for testing. Soon after Elon Musk revealed plans to add the option to write 4,000-character messages on Twitter, Instagram went live with its own take on the same feature The new feature called Notes allows users to send text […]

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Retail Asia12/12/2022

Elon Musk’s revamping of Twitter continues with full force. As the man himself announced via a tweet, the platform is currently working on an update that will show “your true account status,” so you will know if your account has been shadowbanned. In addition to that, you will receive information explaining why your account has […]

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Retail Asia02/12/2022

Elon Musk now officially owns Twitter, and the move caused a big splash in the industry. The tech billionaire started his reign as head of the popular network by laying off staff “en masse” and then trying to rehire some of the valuable assets lost in the process. One such asset seems to be Yoel […]

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Retail Asia01/11/2022

Instagram seems to be down for a lot of people around the globe at the time of this writing, according to users flocking to Twitter to make their plight known to the entire world (oh, the irony) and the always reliable Downdetector platform. The situation is already so widespread that the social network’s PR team has […]

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