Twitter rolls out ‘Lights out’ AMOLED-friendly true-black dark mode

As per the latest news, Twitter is expanding its dark mode options for iOS users by adding a “Lights Out” option as well as an automatic dark mode. There is an optional setting that makes the current dark mode more of a pitch black. Continue reading “Twitter rolls out ‘Lights out’ AMOLED-friendly true-black dark mode”

Gmail for iOS gets much needed swipe gesture

Gmail

Google recently announced a brand-new mobile redesign for Gmail with many new productivity improvements. The company has added a new swipe action in Gmail on iOS to do any of the following actions: Archive, Trash, Mark as read/unread, Snooze, and Move to. Continue reading “Gmail for iOS gets much needed swipe gesture”

IPL 2019: Track live cricket scores on Amazon Echo with Alexa

As the IPL fever grips the entire nation, Alexa is prepping up with knowledge about the various teams, players, match schedules and trivia. From now, Amazon Echo users will be able to easily track live cricket match scores and follow their favourite teams and cricketers using simple voice commands. Continue reading “IPL 2019: Track live cricket scores on Amazon Echo with Alexa”

Firefox Lockbox password manager released for Android

Mozilla has rolled out Firefox Lockbox for Android users, a secure app that keeps people’s passwords with them wherever they go. Notably, this was another pilot experiment done by the company just like Firefox Send, a free encrypted file transfer service which keeps people’s personal information private unveiled earlier this month. Continue reading “Firefox Lockbox password manager released for Android”

Samsung launches ‘Make For India’ Galaxy Apps Store in 12 local languages

A few days back, Samsung launched the Galaxy Store to bring together all the features from Galaxy Apps and Galaxy Themes. For the uninitiated, the Galaxy Store brings together all the features from Galaxy Apps and Galaxy Themes that Galaxy users love, creating a whole new digital marketplace optimised for individual users. Continue reading “Samsung launches ‘Make For India’ Galaxy Apps Store in 12 local languages”

Apple unveils Apple TV+ and Apple News+ — Everything you need to know

At a special event Apple unveiled its much-expected video streaming service dubbed as Apple TV+. According to the company, Apple’s original video subscription service, will feature a brand-new slate of programming from the world’s most celebrated creative artists, including Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Octavia Spencer, J.J. Abrams, Jason Momoa, M. Night Shyamalan, Jon M. Chu and more. Continue reading “Apple unveils Apple TV+ and Apple News+ — Everything you need to know”

Telegram update provide users with complete control over their private conversation

In a recent development, Telegram, a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service has introduced new features in an attempt to provide users with complete control over their private conversation. Continue reading “Telegram update provide users with complete control over their private conversation”

Facebook Messenger gets threaded messages feature for conversations

Social media giant Facebook has been revamping a lot of its own stuff in recent days to provide users with the smooth, easy user experience. In the recent development, Facebook is adding support for “message replies”. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets threaded messages feature for conversations”

Opera browser for Android gets built-in free VPN, support for crypto-pairing and more

Opera browser for the desktop already offers free VPN. After the beta update last month that got built-in VPN, Opera browser for Android stable version 51 has received VPN support. This lets you hide your physical locationmaking it harder for others to track your behavior on the Web.

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Instagram adds ‘Checkout’ feature to facilitate shopping without leaving app

Spending money just got easier now with Instagram! Facebook-owned Instagram has introduced ‘checkout’ feature on Instagram. With this feature, you can now buy a product without leaving the app. Continue reading “Instagram adds ‘Checkout’ feature to facilitate shopping without leaving app”

Google Photos Express Backup rolls out widely for users in India

Finally, Google is rolling out Express backup in Google Photos to all the Android users in India. After testing the Express backup feature with a small percentage of people in the last December, the company has started releasing to a large number of users. Continue reading “Google Photos Express Backup rolls out widely for users in India”

Google Drive’s AI-driven Priority page with Workspaces exits beta

Google Drive

At Cloud Next 2018 in July, Google announced new “Priority” view that utilizes machine learning to show relevant files, while “Workspaces” group together similar documents, now the company has announced that it is out of beta. You can access the Priority page from the left-hand navigation panel in Drive. Continue reading “Google Drive’s AI-driven Priority page with Workspaces exits beta”

WhatsApp and NASSCOM collaborate for Digital Literacy in India ahead of General Elections 2019

Ahead of General Elections 2019, WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation have announced a partnership to grant digital literacy training to help tackle the challenge of misinformation. Continue reading “WhatsApp and NASSCOM collaborate for Digital Literacy in India ahead of General Elections 2019”

Twitter is testing ‘subscribe to conversation’ feature

Twitter has been testing several features to  make Twitter more conversational. Now it has confirmed that it is testing a new ‘subscribe to conversation’ that would let you follow a thread without liking or replying to it. This button is present on the top right corner of threads. Clicking it will notify you when new tweets are added to the thread.

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Facebook rolls out dedicated gaming section to find and connect around games

What else do you do when you need to pass the time on the Internet? Apart from videos and movies, one of the logical answers could be gaming. There are numerous websites available with a huge collection of online games. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out dedicated gaming section to find and connect around games”