Whats New On The Net
Whats New On The Net
Whats New On The Net
The World Wide Web riding on the back of the Internet is a world pulsating with a life of its own. Things are happening in this (virtual) domain every hour. The Web has become an indispensable part of people’s lives. You need someone to track the day-to-day events for you as you go about your busy life. Whats New On The Net keeps readers updated on the major developments from the World Wide Web. Not only news, we also profile startups, new phone apps; report on new bots, and emerging tech. The sole touchstone against which all our stories are tested — how does it affect, you, the end-user.
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Almost Half The Internet Went Down For A Few Minutes
In this week's podcast (June 20 - 26, 2022): Half the world’s Internet went down early Tuesday following an outage of Cloudflare’s servers. Also, listen in to the interview of Evan Davidson, Vice President, Asia Pacific Japan, at SentinelOne. Evan speaks on various aspects of cyber-security, and the challenges before it. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
Jun 26, 2022
15 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: It's Curtains For Internet Explorer
In this week's podcast (June 13 - 19, 2022): It was a year ago that Microsoft had announced it would be retiring Internet Explorer, & beginning this week, it stopped support for the 27-year-old browser. In more news: Singapore has the highest Internet speed in the world, shows survey. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
Jun 19, 2022
4 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Jack Dorsey Announces Web5
In this week's podcast (June 6- 12, 2022): Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has announced that he was launching Web5. In more news: Apple wants to kill passwords. Here's how. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
Jun 12, 2022
8 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Instagram Is A Big Platform For NFTs
In this week's podcast (May 30 - June 5, 2022): Influencers and digital artists non-fungible tokens are taking Instagram by storm. In more news: ExpressVPN decides to move servers out of India because of new law. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
Jun 5, 2022
7 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: DuckDuckGo Search Engine Is Not So Private, After All
In this week's podcast (May 23 - 29, 2022): After security researcher Zach Edwards 1st realized & tweeted about it, privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo is trying to douse the fire. In more news: Microsoft to offer more collaborative features in Teams. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
May 29, 2022
6 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: WhatsApp Cloud API Now Available To All
In this week's podcast (May 16 - 22, 2022): Meta has now made available worldwide the WhatsApp Cloud API which was being beta tested since last November. In more news: YouTube rolls out activity graph to all. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
May 22, 2022
6 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Elon Musk Puts Twitter Acquisition On Temp Hold
In this week's podcast (May 9 - 15, 2022): Elon Musk announced that his US $44 billion Twitter deal was ‘temporarily on hold’. In more news: Ex Facebook Messenger boss & Paypal executive David Marcus has set up his next company, Lightspark, which will be building on Bitcoin’s Lightning network. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
May 15, 2022
6 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple may remove apps not updated in 3 years
In this week's podcast (May 2 - 8, 2022): Apps over 3 years old not updated may be removed from App Store: Apple. In more news: Google ups “Bug Bounty” offer for Android 13 beta. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
May 8, 2022
7 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Elon Musk Buys Twitter
In this week's podcast (April 25 - May 1, 2022): Elon Musk buying Twitter this week set the social networks on fire. In more news: TikTok was most downloaded app globally in 1st quarter of 2022, says report. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
May 1, 2022
6 min
This Week, Those Tech Headlines: For 1st time, China overtakes US as No: 1 app developer
In this week's podcast (April -18-24, 2022): This week came the news that China surpassed the United States in a new ranking of the Top 52 app publishers in the world. In more news: Brave and DuckDuckGo browsers bypass Google AMP in search results. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/
Apr 24, 2022
6 min
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