Reddit has rolled out a major update to their app that brings features like chat function, live comments, theater mode, Safari View Controller and more. The company says that its number one priority with this update is to give moderators more control and all the tools they need to maintain the communities directly from the phone. Continue reading “Reddit updated with chat function, live comments, theater mode and more”
France data privacy watchdog; CNIL has given a 1-month ultimatum to WhatsApp over Facebook data transfers without proper users consent. It ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing data with Facebook without proper permissions, and if WhatsApp fails to follow the order, the watchdog said that it could sanction the company. Continue reading “WhatsApp ordered by French data protection authority to stop sharing user data with Facebook”
Engagement bait posts that ask for like, share and comment are abundant on the Facebook news feed and they are an indirect way from pages, people to gain reach. In order to tackle the issue, Facebook today announced that it will begin demoting individual posts from people and Pages that use engagement bait. Continue reading “Facebook to block Engagement Bait posts from news feed”
Facebook today has announced that it will add snooze button over the coming week that will let you unfollow person, Page or group for 30 days and you won’t see any content from that particular page or person for 30 days in your news feed. Continue reading “Facebook adds Snooze button to mute updates from a person, page or group for 30 days”
Though WhatsApp has always been an ad-free network, Facebook has encouraged advertisements of businesses and individuals. However, that changes today as Facebook is now rolling out Click-to-WhatsApp button; a new ad unit that will let businesses ads create a link between the two platforms. Continue reading “Facebook starts rolling out Click-to-WhatsApp Button in Facebook ads”
Google introduced step-by-step public transit navigation directions for 400+ cities globally, back in 2011. Later it was removed. Now the feature finally back worldwide, after Google started testing if for sometime. Earlier this year Google expanded transit feature to sixteen Indian cities and also said that Google Maps globally provides over 1 billion km worth of transit results every day and has schedules for more than 2.5 million public transit stops worldwide.
Continue reading “Google Maps step-by-step transit navigation is back, tells you when to get off your train or bus”
Apple’s Final Cut Pro X latest update brings support for HDR Support, 360-degree VR video editing, Advanced Color Grading and more. Mac users for the first time can edit 8K videos on a Mac. Continue reading “Apple Final Cut Pro X gets 360-degree VR video editing, HDR support and more”
Snapchat today has launched a new app; Lens Studio for Mac and Windows that lets you design and build AR lenses for Snapchat. The new AR tool from Snapchat lets anyone create World Lenses that can be used to place interactive and imaginary 3D objects in your photos and videos. Continue reading “Snapchat launches Lens Studio app for Mac and Windows to create your own AR filters”
Instagram just in time for Holidays has rolled out new superzoom effects, face filters, and stickers. This new update comes just two days after the follow hashtags feature. The new holidays inspired update brings New Superzoom Effects to the camera which was added to the app during Halloween update. Continue reading “Instagram rolls out new superzoom effects, holidays-inspired face filters and stickers”
Nokia 5 Android 8.0 Oreo Beta update was made available two days ago, while it brings latest OS on the table, there are hidden surprising features in the updated camera app. Nokiamob in association with Suomimobiili.fi have discovered interesting “hidden” features. Continue reading “New Nokia camera app reveals Telephoto, wide-angle support ahead of arrival of Nokia 9”
Facebook’s Messenger platform is visually rich with features like photos, videos, emojis, stickers, and GIFs make and recently the company has also included the ability to send high-res 4K images as well. On the occasion of one-year completion of native Camera feature in Messenger; Facebook has announced new AR-based ‘World Effects’ feature which lets you drop 3D objects into your surrounding. Continue reading “Facebook introduces AR-based World Effects for Messenger; opens AR platform for Developers”
A while ago there was a report that said Instagram is testing follow hashtag feature, and today the company has officially started rolling the feature. Follow hashtag is just like following a friend and you will be able to see posts, videos and more related the hashtag. Continue reading “Instagram now lets you follow hashtags on your feed”
A bulk of the smartphone applications in Google Play Store and Apple App Store are developed and meant to entertain its consumers and it makes sense considering the modern era where most of the smartphone users are very young, dynamic and want to share their creativity with friends and family. Continue reading “Make your videos special and entertaining with the LIKE app”
Google has started rolling out an update to the Google Phone app which brings the app version to v15 along with a set of features like the Assisted Dialing feature for international travelers, users on Android 8.1 will now see the white navigation bar and more. Continue reading “Google Phone v15 brings assisted dialing for international travelers, white nav bar, and more”
Google today has announced appsperiments program with a focus on better usable and useful mobile photography experiences built on experimental technology. The company has also launched three new apps based on the same program; Storyboard, Selfissimo!, and Scrubbies for Android and iOS. Continue reading “Google announces Appsperiments program, launches new Photography apps for Android and iOS”
