At the sixth annual Facebook Communities Summit today, Meta unveiled new features for Facebook Groups in addition to announcing a number of adjustments to help users engage more deeply with the issues that matter to them, strengthen community culture, and make managing their groups simpler for admins. Continue reading “Meta adds Reels and more new features to Facebook Groups”
Instagram has announced new enhancements to protect users and creators from hate speech and abusive language. Improved blocking options, Hidden Words updates, and more are among the new features. Continue reading “Instagram announces new enhancements to protect users from abuse”
Apple showed off DaVinci Resolve for iPad along with the iPad Pro without revealing any details. Today, Blackmagic Design has confirmed that DaVinci Resolve for iPad will be available in the next two months. Continue reading “DaVinci Resolve for iPad to launch this year for free”
Google has announced a major update to its Messages app, as well as a new icon for it, as well as the Google Phone and Contacts apps. The new icons are intended to work with Android’s ‘Material You’ themes. The Messages app now includes the ability to watch YouTube videos within the app, as well as voice message transcription and other enhancements. Continue reading “Google Messages gets replies, YouTube PiP, emoji reactions”
Google has rolled out iOS 16 lock screen widgets along with updates to Maps and Search that are officially accessible from today. Additionally, it notes how easy it is for iPhone users to access features from their favourite Google apps with a short tap or even just a brief glimpse at their iPhone lock screen. Continue reading “Google rolls out new Lock Screen widgets for iOS 16”
Google has launched a new version of Chrome for Android that makes it simpler to switch between tabs and complete tasks more quickly on Android tablets. The firm further believes that we will make it simpler to switch between tabs and complete tasks on your tablets with the upcoming version of Chrome for Android. Continue reading “Chrome for Android tablets get productivity improvements”
Netflix has announced the availability of “Profile Transfer,” a feature that allows users to move from one existing account to another without having to rebuild their profile. This prevents their personal information from being deleted, such as their viewing history, list of favourite episodes and movies, personalized recommendations, and other settings that would be inconvenient to lose and reset. Continue reading “Netflix “Profile Transfer” tool can export your data to a new profile”
A few weeks ago, Google partially tested a modification to YouTube Premium that would have prevented free users from watching 4K videos. Now, YouTube has confirmed that it ended its test where you needed a premium account to watch videos in 4K. Continue reading “YouTube ends Premium subscription trial for 4K videos”
In partnership with eDAO, a Polygon-incubated organization that designs and launches global art, media, and entertainment IPs at scale into Web3, Flipkart, India’s home-grown e-commerce marketplace today launched Flipverse, a metaverse space where consumers can discover products in a photorealistic virtual destination and shop on the Flipkart App. Continue reading “Flipkart launches ‘Flipverse’ Metaverse shopping experience”
Tata Play (formerly Tata Sky) has announced that the Tata Play Binge, its OTT entertainment app, is available for all smartphone users, with no prerequisite of needing a DTH subscription. Continue reading “Tata Play Binge OTT aggregator app becomes standalone”
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update to its beta app with the version number 2.22.22.14 via the Play Store and 22.22.0.70 for iOS. Recent beta updates showcase new features that are currently in development, such as “Editing messages” and bringing back the format text shortcut in iOS. Continue reading “WhatsApp is working on Editing messages, rolls out Format Text shortcut for iOS 16”
Instagram started testing the procedure in the US at the beginning of this year, and it has now been extended to Brazil and India as well. The company, which is under fire from safety advocates, began testing a programme earlier this year to confirm customers’ ages when they indicated they were 18 or older. Continue reading “Instagram rolls out teen age verification test in India”
An experimental feature of Twitter uncovered by app researcher and engineer Jane Manchun Wong allows users to entirely block mentions of themselves. Twitter’s privacy designer, Dominic Camozzi, also acknowledged the functionality is in development in a since-deleted tweet and asked for user comments. Continue reading “Twitter is working on “Don’t @ Me” mention control feature”
After confirmation earlier this year and a partnership with Microsoft, Netflix has announced that it will launch a new lower priced ad-supported plan in 12 countries in November. It offers 720p/HD quality playback on one supported phone, tablet, computer, or TV at a time, similar to the Basic plan, but shows ads. Continue reading “Netflix ad-supported plan to launch in 12 countries in November”
At the Surface event, Microsoft confirmed that Apple TV and Apple Music apps will be available for Windows next year. Previews of these apps will be available in the Microsoft Store later this year, said the company. This will join Netflix and Prime Video apps that have offline viewing capabilities. Continue reading “Apple TV and Apple Music apps are coming to Windows in 2023”
