Reliance & Facebook to offer free access to popular website via internet.orgeliance Communication have partnered with Facebook, they will be providing free data usage via Internet.org only for Reliance customers. Reliance consumers will be able to access popular websites for free.These services will initially be available in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chennai and Andhra Pradesh. The services have been launched and active as of now. The company is planning to roll out the same all over India within few months.Free internet is available only for reliance consumers – they can access the same by visiting internet.org using their reliance network enabled devices. Users will not get full access but they will be able to access popular websites including Facebook for free.Reliance users can access TimesJobs, Babajob, Wikipedia, some Health and social welfare sites, news sites (TOI, BBC, NDTV, Aaj Tak etc..), can use Bing search, Facebook with messenger, ESPN Crickinfo and utility websites (OLX, AccuWeather, Cleartip and Astro).
If you are using Reliance network try accessing internet.org or using Internet.org Android app. No data charges will be applicable if sites are accessed via internet.org.
Facebook appeared to be down early Tuesday, with the social media site saying it is working on fixing the issue. The company's photo sharing website Instagram too is down with users experiencing issues logging in. "Sorry, something went wrong. We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can," Facebook said on its website. Users from the United States and India reported that they were unable to log on to the website. Representatives at Facebook were not immediately available for comment.
Facebook appeared to be down early Tuesday, with the social media site saying it is working on fixing the issue. The company's photo sharing website Instagram too is down with users experiencing issues logging in. "Sorry, something went wrong. We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon as we can," Facebook said on its website. Users from the United States and India reported that they were unable to log on to the website. Representatives at Facebook were not immediately available for comment.
With more than 700 million monthly active users, there's no doubt that WhatsApp is one of the largest mobile-focused messaging service.A large number of these users have been demanding a PC interface for the service to stay connected with their favourite people even when they switch devices.After a long wait, WhatsApp has finally introduced a way to access the service on a PC. However, there are several limitations attached to it as the interface is limited to a web browser.
It doesn't support iPhoneWhatsApp for web essentially syncs messages between your smartphone and browser via its servers.At this time, the service does not support the iPhone. According to WhatsApp it's unable to provide the web client to iOS users due to Apple's platform limitations.Reports indicate that it intends to support the iPhone in the future but till then, if you use WhatsApp on an iPhone, you'll need to peep into your phone every time you get a WhatsApp message even if you're in front of your computer.
Needs your phone to be on and connected to the internetAfter pairing your smartphone with WhatsApp's web client through a QR code image, you'll be able to send and receive messages through your browser.But what if your phone loses the data connection or runs out of charge? Sadly, the WhatsApp web version will also go offline. Your phone needs to stay connected to the internet for the web client to work.
Doesn't support browsers other than Google ChromeWhatsApp's web interface only supports Google Chrome. So if you use Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer, you're out of luck. A number of IT environments restrict the use of applications not approved by admins.If you're part of one and can't use Chrome, you'll not be able to use WhatsApp for web. WhatsApp's justification is that Chrome's push technology is better.It's surprising that the service doesn't support Internet Explorer given Microsoft's investment in Facebook which owns WhatsApp. Also, it's worth pointing out that Google (the developer of Chrome) competes directly with Facebook.
You can't block usersTo block users, you still need to go to the WhatsApp mobile app. The number of spam messages on WhatsApp has gone up considerably and the only way to deal with these, is to block their number. Unfortunately, the web version does not offer the block feature.
You can't create and leave groupsWhile you can send and receive messages from groups you're a part of, the WhatsApp web client doesn't let you create new groups or leave existing ones. You also can't send broadcast messages via the web client.
