Snapchat today is launching a new lens that responds to voice commands. These series of lenses will animate when users speak simple English words like “hi,” “love,” “yes,” “no,” and “wow.” When you say ‘Hi’ the new lens will launch an animation that surrounds you with a flock of chatty birds. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces its first lens that responds to voice commands”
WhatsApp for Business app is getting a new update with a bunch of features that makes it easier and powerful for Businesses to communicate with their customers. The list includes requesting helpful information, start a conversation, get support. Continue reading “WhatsApp launches Business API, will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours”
Facebook today announced new tools to help users of Instagram and Facebook manage their time; an activity dashboard. It is a daily reminder using which you can limit notifications and keep your usage in check. Facebook says that it developed these tools based on collaboration and inspiration from leading mental health experts and organizations, academics. Continue reading “Facebook and Instagram activity dashboard time management tool announced”
Google today is rolling out a new update to the Google Clock app where you can set your favorite music on Spotify as alarm sounds. You can now swap classic alarm tones with any song of your choice. Continue reading “Google Clock app now lets you set music on Spotify as default alarm sounds”
Google Maps for iOS is getting a new update that brings a new feature ‘match.’ This feature will help you by suggesting new restaurants that it thinks you might enjoy. Google will collect the data including the places you’ve visited and interests you provide, to predict if you would like a particular restaurant. Continue reading “Google Maps ‘Your Match’ for iOS uses machine learning to suggest places you might like”
Fornite maker; Epic games back in May announced that Fortnite for Android will be available in Q3 of 2018. But the company is yet to officially announce a launch date, however, sources claim that the game will be launched as an exclusive for the Samsung Galaxy Note9 on August 9th. Continue reading “Fortnite for Android said to be launched alongside Samsung Galaxy Note9, might not be available on Google Play Store”
Google today is introducing a new feature to its Calendar application that enables users to schedule meetings more efficiently. Now each guest you invited to meetings can propose a new time, and the organizer can easily review and accept time proposals. Continue reading “Google Calendar now makes it easier to reschedule meetings”
Google today is launching Chrome on Google Daydream View and the Lenovo Mirage Solo with Daydream. This will let you open and browse Chrome directly from the homepage to interact with any webpage while in VR. Continue reading “Google Chrome for Daydream VR headsets launched”
Facebook-owned WhatsApp back at the F8 in May said that it will roll out group calling feature in coming months, and started testing the feature soon after. Today it has announced that it has started rolling out the group calls for voice and video for everyone starting today. Continue reading “WhatsApp Group Voice and Video Calling now rolling out for all Android and iOS users”
Google is finally working on bringing native e-mail scheduling of its own without making users go through with any workarounds to schedule emails. Since Google is working on e-mail scheduling for mobile, it should be coming to the web as well. Continue reading “Gmail update for Android hints at email scheduling”
Update – July 30, 2018: Even though the company said that Dark Theme is coming to Android soon, a Reddit users has received the feature, so we can expect it to roll out for Android in the coming weeks.
A new beta update of Google app is now rolling out and like always, there aren’t any major changes right out off the bat, but it does hint at some upcoming possibilities. The latest additions include an upcoming Pixel Stand Smart Dock, settings for a YouTube TV content filtering, and finally in what appears to be an enhanced voice-controlled feature for the car. Continue reading “Google app beta for Android hints at Pixel Stand smart dock, in-car improvements with Herbie and more”
YouTube today has announced it is pushing an update to the YouTube video player on the desktop. The player now automatically adapts to provide the best viewing experience based on the video’s size and your screen size. After Android and iOS, this update is now coming to the desktop. Continue reading “YouTube web player updated to adapt to different aspect ratios”
Twitter today announced financial results for its second quarter 2018. The company’s Q2 revenue totaled $711 million that is a solid increase of 24% year-over-year. Twitter’s Advertising revenue was around $601 million, a growth of 23% YoY. it reported a net income of $100 million in Q2 2018. Continue reading “Twitter reports $711 million revenue, 24% YoY growth in Q2 2018, has 335 million monthly active users”
Telegram today has introduced a new feature; Telegram Passport a unified authorization method for services that require personal identification. Once you upload the documents, you can share the data with services that require a real-world ID. Continue reading “Telegram 4.9 brings ‘Passport’ that securely stores and shares identification documents”
