Google has rolled out an update to Assistant on iOS which brings support for Siri Shortcuts. The company is trying hard to make Assistant a best replacement for Siri which currently is deeply ingrained within Apple’s platform. However, Google doesn’t want to miss any chance. Continue reading “Google Assistant for iOS gets support for Siri Shortcuts”
Weeks after announcing the ‘Your Time on Facebook,’ Facebook has finally started rolling the feature across the world. This is designed to help users manage social networking habits similar to what we have with Instagram’s usage insights. The dashboard reveals how many minutes you’ve spent on Facebook’s app on that device each day for the past week and on average. Continue reading “Facebook ‘Your Time’ dashboard to check usage finally rolling out worldwide”
Tencent games; makers of PUBG is rolling out a new update which brings the new M762 automatic rifle, which can be found on all maps. It is the first 7.62mm automatic rifle that accommodates stocks. The update also brings Scooter to Sanhok that accommodates up to 2 players. Continue reading “PUBG Mobile 0.9.5 update with Royale Pass Season 4, M762 automatic rifle, dynamic weather in Sanhok and more released”
Google has announced that starting from January 7th, 2019, SMS notifications from Google Calendar will no longer be available. Since Calendar offers in-app notifications, you can still get notified, regardless of your device or connection. Continue reading “Google to remove Calendar SMS notifications on January 7th”
Skype has announced that Skype calling will be available on Amazon Alexa devices. With Skype on your Alexa-enabled device, you can connect hands-free with family and friends around the world just by saying, “Alexa, call Mom on Skype.” Continue reading “Skype calling rolling out to Amazon Alexa devices”
Google Photos for iOS gets the ability to adjust the background blur and change the focus. To edit, just pull up a portrait photo in Google Photos, then tap the editing icon to get to the editing menu, then click it one more time to edit depth and focus. Continue reading “Google Photos for iOS gets the ability to adjust background blur and change focus”
WhatsApp Status currently has over 450 million daily active users, while Snapchat has a little 188 million. This is despite the lack of features like AR selfie masks, animated GIFs, or personalized avatars like Bitmoji. Snapchat lost total daily users in Q2 and Q3 2018 and even in Q2. Continue reading “WhatsApp could bring ephemeral messaging to rival Snapchat”
Facebook is said to be internally working on bringing ‘Watch Videos together’ feature within Messenger. Meaning, you and your friends can watch a synchronized video over group chat on your respective devices. The company is aiming to make users spend more time on Facebook Messenger while creating shared experiences that are more meaningful and positive. Continue reading “Facebook said to be testing ‘Watch Videos together’ feature within Messenger”
Back in September, Instagram expanded shopping on its platform with the introduction of product stickers in Stories, and also introduced shopping channel in Explore section. Now, the company is announcing three new ways to discover new products, shop from brands and keep track of all your shopping inspiration in one place on Instagram. Continue reading “Instagram adds three new shopping features to make it easier to shop”
Months after it got acquired by podcast publishers: NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago / This American Life Pocket Casts has received a major update that brings several new features including Siri Shortcuts Integration
for iOS, Improved Discovery, Episode Search,Play Without Subscribing, Up Next Syncing, Filters, New Web Player, New archiving features, playback effects while streaming, enhanced Apple Watch support, listening history and much more.
Facebook confirmed that it is working on bringing ‘Unsend’ feature to everyone after CEO Mark Zuckerberg unsent messages and now it looks the feature is finally here. Facebook Messenger now gives the ability to unsend messages so they can remove their sent messages from the recipient’s inbox. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out Messenger ‘Unsend’ feature for Android and iOS”
WhatsApp in the recent day has been on a roll as it is pushing new features in regular intervals. New to join the list is the ability to share own contact info and to quickly add contacts. The feature, however, is not available yet, but the company is seriously working on the ability to bring Share Contact Info via QR. Continue reading “WhatsApp said to be working on Instagram Nametag-like ‘QR Code’ and ‘Add Contact’ features”
Spotify has finally introduced its app for the Apple Watch giving users the ability to seamlessly access and control music and podcasts. With this new app, users can enjoy an improved experience with better control and the ability to connect to your speakers or devices. Continue reading “Spotify for Apple Watch introduced”
With an aim to help web developers optimize their web pages, Google’s Chrome Labs has released a new web tool called Squoosh that can downsize, compress, and reformat images. Squoosh’s top priority is speed and the demo showcases the improvements and new capabilities to Chrome. Continue reading “Google Chrome Labs introduces Squoosh browser-based image optimization tool”
Snapchat has introduced friend’s Bitmoji; a new way to celebrate friendships on Snapchat. In each profile, you’ll find the images, videos, messages, links, and more than you and your friends have saved in Chat. The company says that this feature will make it easy to find your favorite memories and the important information you’ve saved over time. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces Friendship Profiles and Bitmoji Stories comic strip”
