Facebook is said to be testing a new ‘Map view’ in Nearby Friends feature which is already present in the app. The ‘Near By’ feature lets you know approximately where your friends are in your area. This new feature that Facebook is testing will let you see the rough locations of friends in your area. Continue reading “Facebook said to be testing map view for Nearby Friends”
Opera Touch was launched for Android back in April and now, the company has launched it for iPhone. It brings fast access to search where you can launch the browser and instantly start searching using text or QR/barcode search features. Continue reading “Opera Touch mobile browser with easier one-handed mode, Fast Action Button now available for iPhone”
Facebook engineering team has clarified that it has discovered a security issue that affected almost 50 million accounts. It also mentioned that the investigation is still in its early stages but said that it’s clear that attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that impacted “View As” a feature that lets people see what their own profile looks like to someone else. Continue reading “Facebook security breach allowed hackers to control 50 million accounts”
Back in June, it was reported that Facebook is testing with a set of users giving them the ability to add copyrighted music to their photos. Looks like the company is expanding the same; starting this week, Facebook users will see the option to add songs to their photo and video posts. This feature will be available for both Stories and News Feed posts. Continue reading “Facebook testing the ability to add music to photos and videos on news feed and Stories”
Google with an aim to make travel planning easier today is announcing a new update to Trips which starting from October will help you manage the travel by organizing what you’ve saved and searched for and letting you resume where you left off before.
Continue reading “Google Trips planning gets customized suggestions, flight price tips and more”
Microsoft today announced that it is integrating its Translator within Swiftkey keyboard for Android. The Translator uses artificial intelligence to provide translations for more than 60 languages. Continue reading “Microsoft integrates AI Translator within Swiftkey for Android for real-time translations”
Oculus today has announced its new headset; the Oculus Quest which is its first all-in-one VR gaming system. It offers six degrees of freedom and Touch controllers. The company has lined up around 50 titles for launch including games like Robo Recall, The Climb, and Moss. It also unveiled the Oculus Insight that powers inside-out tracking, Guardian, and Touch controller tracking. Continue reading “Oculus Quest standalone VR headset announced at $399; Rift Core 2.0 update to roll out from October”
Facebook today announced that Facebook Stories ads available to all advertisers around the world. The company says according to Ipsos survey of stories users commissioned by Facebook IQ, 68% of people say they use stories on at least three apps regularly, and 63% plan to use stories more in the future.
Vivaldi today has launched a new version of its browser; Vivaldi 2.0 with features like customizable sleek user interface, private and secure syncing across computers, tools for smart browsing, revamped theming, and more. Continue reading “Vivaldi browser 2.0 with refreshed UI, tab management and more released”
Google’s ARCore is getting a new update that brings support for more phones and tablets including the likes of Galaxy Note9, OnePlus 6T, and ROG Phone, and the Sony Xperia X. The list of supported devices is compiled from the device profiles included within the ARCore APK. Continue reading “ARCore update brings support for Razer Phone, Galaxy Note 9, upcoming OnePlus 6T and more”
Google is rolling out a new search overhaul to ‘Android Messages.’ Now you can find more of the content shared in your conversations in Android Messages, by simply searching by contact or type of content.
Continue reading “Android Messages app update brings advanced search features”
Snap.Inc today announced that beginning this week, it will be testing new ways to search for products on Amazon right from the Snapchat camera. It also said that it will be rolling it out slowly and hence it is making this announcement ahead of the release. Continue reading “Snapchat testing option to purchase products on Amazon right from Snapchat camera”
Instagram might have just confirmed that Regramming; the ability to instantly repost someone else’s feed post to your followers is “not happening.” This comes after the company is rumored to be testing the feature a while back and this is a good move by Instagram. Continue reading “Instagram denies testing ‘regram’ feature”
Google might be testing new Color Pop, along with manual bokeh effects. as some users are reporting to have gotten the new editing tools The Color Pop keeps the focus of the photo in color and desaturates the rest of the shot. The manual bokeh lets you do something similar by blurring the background instead of desaturated. Continue reading “Google might be testing Color Pop, manual bokeh effects in Google Photos”
Facebook said to be finally planning on launching Video chat device for home next week. It will function similarly to an Amazon Echo show with social features and will come in two screen sizes. This is the same device that Facebook initially planned to launch at its annual F8 developer conference in May but delayed due to anti-trust. Continue reading “Facebook ‘Portal’ video chat device said to launch next week”
