Update: The WhatsApp Beta UWP beta app is now available for download from the Microsoft store. Since this is beta, there are bugs which should be fixed in a stable release in the future. Continue reading “WhatsApp UWP beta app for Windows released; new app for macOS said to be in the works”
Amazon has finally released the Prime Video app for Mac, a year after it released the Windows UWP app. This lets Mac users download movies and TV shows offline for viewing them later. You can also turn on auto downloads and select the download quality from the settings. Continue reading “Amazon releases Prime Video app for Mac with support for offline viewing”
Twitter Blue, a monthly subscription service that was rolled out first to Australia and Canada earlier this year, is now rolling out to the U.S. and New Zealand. With the rollout, the service is also getting a couple of new features such as Ad-free articles, custom navigation options, Labs features and more.
Update: Nov 9 – Netflix has released its games for iPhone and iPad, after releasing them for Android last week. Starting tomorrow, it will also be available through the Netflix app globally. Continue reading “Netflix Games now available globally on Android [Update: iPhone and iPad as well]”
The latest release of WhatsApp beta reveals new details of a feature that the company is currently working, called Communities. The feature is an extension of WhatsApp’s groups feature, where group admins have more control over other groups in in WhatsApp.
Continue reading “WhatsApp beta update reveals new Communities feature”
Clubhouse has finally added a Replay option that lets users replay the entire experience of a live Clubhouse room including Leave Quietly, PTRs, mic taps and more. This is an optional feature that lets creators choose to toggle on or off for any public room. Continue reading “Clubhouse gets Replays, Download audio for creators, total attendee count”
Telegram rolled a fresh update to their messaging apps that adds a couple of new features. These include a better experience when scrolling through shared media, join requests for Groups and Channels invite links, global chat themes on iOS and more.
Clubhouse has announced that it is rolling its first wave of local language support. It has added thirteen new languages including French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Tamil, and Telugu. Continue reading “Clubhouse adds support for 13 new languages, including 5 Indian languages”
A couple of months ago, Twitter introduced their subscription service called Twitter Blue that offered a selection of premium features. Subscribers can now access two new features – pinned conversations on iOS and longer video uploads on the desktop client.
Continue reading “Twitter Blue introduces Labs feature with two new experimental features”
Just as Facebook announced their rebranding to ‘Meta‘, new leaks have surfaced that showcase an upcoming product of the company – a smartwatch. Images of the device reveal a rounded square design and a front-facing camera, and it will likely compete in the market against the Apple Watch.
Continue reading “Meta smartwatch with front-facing camera surfaces”
During their Connect 2021 yesterday, Facebook announced that the company is rebranding to ‘Meta’. The goal behind this rebrand is to announce the company’s change in direction from being a collection of social media apps to a collection of apps and technologies that form a ‘metaverse’.
Continue reading “Facebook company announces rebrand to ‘Meta’; Oculus brand to become Reality Labs”
Google introduced the Magic Eraser tool for Google Photo, which uses AI to remove distractions and objects in photos, at the Google Pixel 6 launch event. At that time, Google did not reveal if other devices will get this feature. Continue reading “Here’s how you can get Google Photos Magic Eraser tool on older Pixel phones”
Social media giant Twitter has released their earnings report for Q3 2021, which records an earnings of $1.28 billion in revenue, and a 13% YoY growth in Monetizable Daily Active Usage (mDAU). As part of the total revenue, Advertising revenue contributed $1.18 billion, while Data licensing and other revenue totaled $143 million.
WhatsApp officially started rolling out the ability to move WhatsApp history from iOS to Android last month, starting from Samsung devices running Android 10 or higher. At that time, WhatsApp said that that feature will be available for more Android devices soon. Continue reading “WhatsApp iPhone to Android chat history transfer now available for Pixel, coming to other Android 12 devices”
