Rishap Gandhi

This Google feature will automatically delete your personal

NEW DELHI: It is a known fact that Google keeps a track of your location, web usage and other activities performed by you on your Android smartphone. By keeping a track of the location history, the company is able to recommend you a nearby restaurant and by allowing Google to access your personal data apps like Google Maps are more useful.

However, some users might have a problem with sharing…

Google killed Inbox by Gmail but here’s a trick to still make it work by Rishap Gandhi

Google made a couple of big headlines this week as it shuttered two of its services – Google+ and Inbox by Gmail. While Google+ is now completely inaccessible, Inbox by Gmail is still there working on iOS and web but not on Android. It will soon be vanishing from the other two platforms as well. However, there is still a simple trick which can allow one to continue using the Inbox by Gmailapplic…

This WhatsApp message is crashing Android and iPhone users’ smartphones globally

NEW DELHI: Here’s another ‘text bomb’ freezing smartphones worldwide. And it’s said to be targeting both Android and Apple iPhone users. In some cases, users have reportedly been forced to restart their smartphones.

A seemingly innocuous string of characters with an emoji at the end received as a forward on WhatsApp is claimed to be the culprit here. The said message reads: “This is very…

How to stop WhatsApp from sharing your data with Facebook

With the whole controversy around Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data leak still brewing, there is a growing awareness about how much and what kind of data is being shared online. Users who were earlier unaware are now getting a bit more vigilant. Recently, Facebook-owned WhatsApp was too under the scanner for allegedly sharing information with its parent company. WhatsApp responded to this by…

20 toughest questions from Google job interviews

Ask a youngster fresh out of college and chances are that his dream company to work would be Google, Apple or Facebook – though we aren’t sure if the social networking giant still holds the same aspirational value as earlier. There’s a reason why tech companies are most-sought after as they offer benefits, top salaries, fun and quirky perks, in short, they tick all the boxes for a dream job. Not…

10 most downloaded apps in India

There’s an app for almost everything these days. Cabs, food, online tickets, banking — we all turn to apps to make our lives convenient. Therefore it came as no surprise that India is a hotbed for all app activities. According to a new report by App Annie, India has becomes the world’s fastest growing market for mobile apps on both Android and iOS combined. The report suggests that there is a…