Tech NewsWrap: Koo reaches 15 million user base… and more

Koo reaches 15 million user base

Koo’s user base has touched about 15 million mark. The homegrown microblogging platform saw a massive growth in its user base when Union ministers and various government departments in India endorsed the app – it is an Indian microblogging platform and an ambitious rival of Twitter. The popularity of the app has soared phenomenally with as many as 5 million users added in just the last quarter alone, said co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna.

Redmi Note 11 launch on October 28

Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi announced it will launch the Note 11 series on October 28 in China at 19:00 local time (4:30 PM IST) and the event should be live-streamed on the company’s China website. The Redmi Note 11 lineup is expected to have three variants; the Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11 Pro, and Redmi Note 11 Pro+, which will offer high-end features compared to the other two variants. The specifications about the latest budget device have already leaked online.

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Clubhouse to soon let users pin links to top of rooms

Clubhouse will soon let users to share outside links. In addition, it will allow users to monetize their work on the popular social networking app. The changes will arrive both on Android and iOS platforms on October 27. Paul Davison, Clubhouse CEO and Maya Watson, global head of marketing told The Verge that a new pinned links feature will be rolled out that will allow moderators to place outside links at the top of a room. These links would direct listeners to whatever moderators want, including a news article, or a podcast.

Rajinikanth to launch country’s first voice-based social media app dubbed Hoote

Rajinikanth is all set to launch a special social media app. The superstar will launch what is said to be the country’s “first voice-based social media platform”. The actor himself said that he will be launching the “first of its kind” app in his own voice. The app Rajinikanth is about to launch, is very much different, it is voice based. What is noteworthy is that Rajinikanth will launch the app that has been created by his daughter Soundarya Vishagan. He revealed that Soundarya, by “her independent efforts, has pioneered the making of a very useful app for people called Hoote.”