Mumbai: Rumours of Instagram getting Vine-like video capabilities are growing stronger by the day, even as Facebook prepares for its all-important event on June 20.
Reports are now suggesting that the addition of video capacity to Facebook-owned Instagram will be the only revelation the social networking giant will make at the event. The video-capability is something that sources claim Instagram has been working on for the past couple of years, reports All Things D.
Facebook's press events this year have been causes of much excitement for both the press and the users of the social networking service. While it revealed Graph Search earlier this year, the social networking giant also went on to unveil Facebook Home, a launcher for Android.
When Facebook announces an event, it sends the rumour mills working overtime. However, looking at the number of new products it has been launching, video capabilities for Instagram does not seem too far-fetched an idea. ...
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12:17 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Paris: Fabio Capello is set to be announced as the new manager of French club Paris Saint-Germain, according to a report in ESPN Soccernet. Current PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti would then be allowed to make his highly-rumoured move to the vacant position at Real Madrid. Current Russia national team boss Capello has been chosen ahead of Tottenham's Andre Villas-Boas, with the young Portuguese coach rumoured to have resisted the French...
09:32 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Mumbai: Reliance Industries on Tuesday toppled state-run oil major ONGC to become the country's second most valued firm after TCS. Shares of ONGC on Tuesday fell by 1.47 per cent, bringing its market valuation down to Rs 2,63,466 crore, which was lower than RIL's m-cap of Rs 2,66,548 crore at close. Reliance Industries dropped by 0.18 per cent on BSE. IT major TCS holds the top slot with a market...
03:24 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Los Angeles: Actor Tom Hiddleston reportedly will not be reprising his role as Loki in Joss Whedon's 'The Avengers' sequel. The 32-year-old actor, who played villainous Asgardian god Loki in the first film, is unlikely to return for the action blockbuster's 2015 sequel, according to director Joss Whedon, reported Empire magazine. "Everyone is going to be looking for the Loki-Hulk smash moment and you'll be looking for 'quim'. First of...
11:30 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Director Martin Scorsese reunites with Leonrado Di Caprio to narrate the 1998 financial scam of Wall Street that led to the loss of millions of dollars in 'The Wolf Of Wall Street'. The actor and director have earlier worked together in 'The Departed'. Leonardo Di Caprio plays the role of stock broker Jordan Belfort, who was arrested in 1998 for duping investors million of dollars. ...
10:05 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Malda: Three bodies have been recovered and around 12 people were missing when a boat capsized in the river Ganga in Malda district of West Bengal on Friday. Five more bodies have reportedly been spotted by the villagers on Friday. The victims were going to an island in the Ganges for agricultural purposes. The boat carrying around 50-55 people mostly daily labourers and farmers capsized in midstream in inclement weather...
03:08 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Malda: An overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganga river in Manikchak area of Malda district in West Bengal. Around 40 people are reportedly missing and three bodies have been recovered so far. The victims were going to an island in the Ganges for agricultural purposes. Rescue operations are on with local divers and teams from the civil defence deparment. Officials said a country boat carrying around 60 passengers, mostly daily...
01:26 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Valencia: Levante have hired Joaquin Caparros as coach for the 2013-14 season. Levante announced on Sunday that Caparros would be taking over for Juan Ignacio Martinez, who was not offered a contract extension. The 57-year-old Caparros has coached several Spanish clubs, including Athletic Bilbao, Deportivo La Coruna and Sevilla. Most recently, he was fired by Mallorca midway through last season. Under Martinez, Levante played in the Europa League, having qualified...
07:08 PM, Jun 09, 2013
London: Superstar Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly invited Robert Pattinson to Miami for holiday so that the 'Twilight' star can change his mind after split with Kristen Stewart. DiCaprio, 38, who has had many failed relationships, asked Pattinson to join him in Miami to take his mind off Stewart and her cheating ways, reported Sun online. "Rob has been mooching around LA and staying on friends' couches. Leonardo rang him and...
10:46 AM, Jun 09, 2013
New Delhi: Opposition BJP on Saturday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for her "magic wand" comment on power tariff reduction and said they were ready to share the reduction formula with her but wondered was her government ready to implement it. "BJP is ready to share its power tariff reduction formula with you but is your government ready to implement it? Why the CM has never called an all-party...
12:54 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Shillong: A police officer arrested for raping two minor girls escaped from police custody in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district on Sunday, a district official said. "Nurul Islam, who was in charge of the Ampati police station, and was arrested yesterday (Saturday) on charges of raping two sisters, escaped from police custody this morning (Sunday) from Tura (the district headquarters town of West Garo Hills)," Ram Singh, district magistrate of...
05:34 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Patna: Senior BJP leader CP Thakur on Sunday said the party wants to win the hearts of Muslims through development in the party-ruled states, and does not want to "mislead them by providing skull caps". "The BJP neither intends to mislead Muslims by providing skull caps for them in the party-ruled states nor wants to advertise their photographs with the minority people in the newspapers.... all the BJP wants is...
01:54 AM, Jun 03, 2013
CNN-IBN sports editor Gaurav Kalra speaks to former cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Adam Gilchrist about various facets of the game in an exclusive interview. ...
11:45 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Frankfurt: Crowds of anti-capitalist protesters on Friday blocked streets leading to the European Central Bank in Germany's financial capital, Frankfurt, to protest its role in pushing for austerity cutbacks as a way to fight the continent's debt crisis. Members of the Blockupy alliance linked arms for several hours in a steady rain and strong wind on the streets leading to the bank. A few demonstrators grabbed and shook the metal...
07:03 AM, Jun 01, 2013
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Tuesday asked lenders to disclose structure of capital instruments issued at least on a half-yearly basis along with financial earnings report. "This disclosure requirement is intended to meet the Basel III requirement to provide a description of the main features of capital instruments," said the RBI's guidelines on Composition of Capital Disclosure Requirements. These guidelines will become effective from July 1 and therefore, the first...
03:26 AM, May 29, 2013
Mumbai: India captain MS Dhoni chose to remain quiet when confronted with spot-fixing questions in a press conference here on Tuesday evening. Dhoni, who was to address the media ahead of the team's departure to England for the upcoming Champions Trophy, didn't say a word every time there was a question regarding the latest spot-fixing row that has rocked Indian cricket. Evidently, Dhoni was gagged by the BCCI on the...
07:39 PM, May 28, 2013
London:'Departed' star Leonardo DiCaprio believes a life behind the camera is not for him as he fears getting more obsessive. The 38-year-old actor said that he gets too much involved into any character he plays and so is careful of following fellow actors turned directors such as Ben Affleck and James Franco. "I've been talking about directing a lot. But I'm still not sure I'm going to do it. When...
04:59 PM, May 28, 2013
While Baz Luhrmann's 3D film adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' hit Indian theatres on the May 17, here's the director himself along with his cast - Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire - talking about the challenges of creating Fitzgerald's Jazz age of the 1920s. ...
01:40 PM, May 24, 2013
The twelve day long Cannes festival which will see the best from Hollywood, art house and even Bollywood come together to celebrate world cinema opened with the screening of Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' which stars Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo Di Caprio and even features Amitabh Bachchan. ...
11:18 PM, May 22, 2013
