Tag: app

February 10, 2022

In time for Safer Internet Day, Instagram launched a range of new tools that allow users to keep their accounts safe and gain more control over their activities. The company began testing ‘Your Activity’ last year. Now the feature. Can […]

April 15, 2021

Uber Eats is the latest app to add Stories functionality to increase engagement with consumers, especially younger ones that have helped to popularize the feature that temporarily strings together photos and video. Instagram and Snapchat claim that 500 million and […]

February 2, 2021

Instagram is making it easier to bring back deleted posts. The company is rolling out a “recently deleted” feature in the app that’ll allow you to review content you’ve deleted, including photos, videos, reels, IGTV videos, and stories, and restore […]

December 11, 2020

CaliforniaCalifornia rolled out a COVID-19 contact tracing app this week, and officials — including Apple CEO Tim Cook — touted it as an advancement that would help slow their ongoing surge in cases. Using the app will be easy. Measuring […]

December 7, 2020

The customer loyalty market is in a state of flux. While physical cards decline amidst low-contact social distancing, notifications and emails from my favourite brands are more targeted (and appealing!) than ever. With marketing budgets tightening, customer engagement is a […]

December 1, 2020

Apple hasn’t exactly revamped Notes for macOS Big Sur, but it has brought some new enhancements that will be a boon to regular users. In terms of dramatic visual changes for macOS Big Sur, Apple’s Notes app barely registers. If […]

November 23, 2020

Snap is finally ready to compete with TikTok and will pay creators to post on the platform. The company is officially announcing a new section of Snapchat today called Spotlight that’ll surface vertical video content from users that’s more meme-like […]

September 1, 2020

Apple has released iOS 13.7 and iOS 13.7 to the public, an update to the iPhone operating system that includes changes to the Exposure Notification feature, removing the need to install a public health app beforehand. Available to download just […]

July 10, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon on Friday asked its employees to delete the Chinese-owned video app TikTok from their cellphones, putting the tech giant at the center of growing suspicion and paranoia about the app. Almost five hours later, Amazon reversed […]

September 5, 2019

Google is adding personalized TV and movie recommendations to search, in hopes of solving the age old question: what do you actually want to watch? Now, when you search Google for things like “good shows to watch” or “what to […]

August 27, 2019

Today, thanks to your tips, I bring you a scoop: a new app called Threads, now in development at Instagram, designed to promote sharing among close friends. I published it a couple hours ago at The Verge: Facebook is developing […]

December 13, 2018

YouTube has announced that its YouTube Music Charts will now be integrated within the YouTube Music app on users’ home screens, and they will be available through search. Previously, these charts were only parked and viewable at a separate domain. […]

September 28, 2018

There is no such thing as a good email app, technically speaking. Even the best one in the world is still, well, an email app, and that means it delivers you the endless stream of notifications, newsletters, spam mailings, deals, […]

May 8, 2018

Listen up! The latest social media craze is upon us, and we can enjoy it even without endless puppy filters–or any visual filters, really. HearMeOut is the first social media platform to put the focus on audio first, letting users […]

March 8, 2018

Facebook messenger hasn’t been around for that long but it has definitely made an impression. With 1.2 billion active users, ⅙ of the global population is using this app! Messaging apps have become extremely popular overtime, with a lot of […]

October 4, 2017

Polly has been on a roll of late. Today, though, that roll may be slowing. A Snapchat integration for polling, the popular third-party app connects to the platform and allows users to add simple multiple-choice polls in Stories, the ephemeral […]

September 27, 2017

Although the feature has been around for a while, I’ve only just started sending voice messages on WhatsApp to save time typing or avoid fumbling with my phone with just one hand free. Now, Android Police has discovered that you […]

September 21, 2017

Facebook appears to be running a trial that features its subsidiary WhatsApp a lot more prominently in the main app. Users are reporting seeing a dedicated WhatsApp button in the main Facebook app on Android. When clicked, the button acts […]

September 18, 2017

While technophiles might have to wait a few more years (but not really) for most Android phone makers to gather the courage to put a notch at the top of the display – like Apple did with the iPhone X […]

August 29, 2017

Google used to produce a rather bare-bones version of Android, counting on OEMs like Samsung and LG to add in all the other cool features people might want. But today’s stock Android is more powerful, more feature-rich, and more attractive […]