Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launched, pre-orders beginSamsung launched the Galaxy Note 9 during its Unpacked event in New York yesterday. The device comes with massisve internal storage options, that are 128GB and 512GB, which can be further expanded to 1TB. It also has a massive 4,000mAh battery which Samsung claims can last a day's usage with ease. Other features to look out for are a better camera capabilities and an improved S Pen. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will come with the Snap...

An Israeli cybersecurity research firm, Check Point Research, discovered security loopholes in WhatsApp that can be exploited by hackers to \"intercept and manipulate messages sent in both private and group conversations\".

The limit has started to appear this week for people in India who are on the current version of WhatsApp, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

The government is now reportedly mulling an option of blocking popular apps, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 leaked in a pre-booking advertisementSamsung Galaxy Note 9 price has been leaked in Indonesia and is already available for pre-booking. The Note 9 with 128GB internal storage is priced at IDR 13.5 million which roughly translates to Rs 64,300. The 512GB storage variant is priced at IDR 17.5 million which goes up to Rs 83,400. According to a report by Gsmarena, the new information was sent from an anonymous tipster. However, the prices fall in line with prev...

The application will comprise color codes which will be assigned to messages. Green color will indicate legitimate content; yellow will be displayed when the system is unable to decode the message; while red will indicate that the message is definitely a hoax.

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been testing its payments services in India for a few months now with about one million users and is waiting for clearance from the government for a full-fledged rollout across the country.

The California-based popular instant messaging platform, WhatsApp, will soon release an update which will allow users to view images and GIFs directly in the notification bar.

Regrading WhatsApp Payments, Facebook's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg remains bullish on India - it is, after all, the largest market for WhatsApp, accounting for over 200 million of its total 1.3 billion user base.

As of now, the 'suspicious link' tag can be found on WhatsApp beta for Android devices. The feature will be brought to iOS and Windows Phone in later updates.

Over 100 Google engineers, including some senior ones, are working on a new operating system called Fuchsia. While a definite direction has been not been devised for this new OS, it very well might replace the other operating systems by Google - the popular Android and the Chrome OS. Or Google might take a broader view on it, and develop Fuchsia into a cross-platform software for machine learning and AI needs.

The Facebook-owned application will also delete the quick forward button placed next to media messages. The steps are aimed at discouraging mass forwards in India - a country that WhatsApp says forwards more messages, photographs and videos than any other.

By its very nature, fake news can't be controlled with a top-down approach that Facebook and WhatsApp are trying to adopt. Instead, it needs a bottoms-up approach. It needs to be crowd-tackled.

WhatsApp to limit message forwarding to 5 chats in India to curb fake news circulation; rupee hits all-time low of 69.12 against US dollar and Indian army is set to shut down a project that was suppose to transform it into a high-tech digital warfare machine. BusinessToday.In Editor Rajeev Dubey explains this and more on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

RBI to issue new Rs 100 note in lavender colourAfter giving Rs 500, Rs 50 denomination notes a makeover, the Reserve Bank of India has come up with an all-new Rs 100 denomination notes. The hundred rupee note will come in lavender colour and bear a motif of \"Rani Ki Vav\" on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage.The colour of the thread in the new 100 rupee note changes from green to blue when the note is tilted. It also bears Swachh Bharat logo with slogan on ...

These actions are coming after violent incidents triggered by the circulation of false social media messages in India.

Salaries of central government employees to rise? Govt plans dearness allowance hikeThe Central government is set to modify the index and base year that are used to calculate dearness allowance (DA). The move will result in yet another salary hike of the government employees after two per cent allowance raise approved earlier this year. The DA is a cost of living adjustment allowance paid to government employees and pensioners. It is a component of salary, and is counted as a fixe...

1. Telecom Commission approves Net Neutrality rules for IndiaThe Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making authority under the Ministry of Telecom approved the net neutrality rules earlier this week. These rules mandate that internet service providers cannot diferentiate between web content, ensuring the Indian contiue to get non-discriminatory and unrestricted Internet access. However, mission critical services like autonomous cars and remote access surgery, which need hi...

Telecom Commission approves Net Neutrality rules for India; WhatsApp issues circular to protect users against fake news; JioPhone gets Google Maps support; Oppo Find X launched in India at Rs 59,990; new Apple MacBook Pro laptops launched with better processors; Xiaomi Mi Max 3 to be launched on July 19 and Moto E5 Plus, Moto E5 launched in India. Watch BusinessToday.In Weekly Tech Wrap with Vivek Punj.

A series of lynchings across the country recently led to the death of 27 people. The mob that killed them was triggered by a morphed video about child trafficking on WhatsApp.