Meta has released their earnings report for the last quarter 2021, along with earnings for the entire 2021 fiscal year. The company recorded $117.9 billion revenue during 2021, which is a 37% YoY growth, and the net income was recorded at $39.37 billion, which is growth of 35% YoY. In Q4 2021, they recorded $33.67 billion in revenue, growing 20% YoY, while the net income was $10.2 billion, declining 8% YoY.
YouTube has rolled out a new video player UI for its Android app that now lets you like, dislike, comment, add to playlist and share when you are watching a video in the full screen mode. The autoplay, casting and closed captions option on the top remain the same, but the three-dot overflow button has been replaced by a settings gear icon. Continue reading “YouTube for Android gets a new fullscreen video player UI”
Since its rebrand last year, Meta has been working towards their goal of creating a metaverse. One of the major components of this metaverse are the digital avatars used by individuals to represent themselves. The company has revealed an updated version of 3D avatars that can be used in stickers, feed posts, Facebook profile pictures and more.
Continue reading “Meta introduces updated 3D avatars for Facebook, Messenger and Instagram”
Telegram has released a new update for Android and iOS devices, that adds a a couple of new features. They include new video stickers, improved message reactions, improved navigation between chats, and a button to review unseen reactions.
Continue reading “Telegram v8.5 update brings video stickers, improved chat navigation and more”
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2021 that ended December 31, 2021 in which the company posted 76.57 trillion won ($63.6 billion approx.) consolidated revenue, up 24.4% YoY which is the new high beating the previous record. This is due to finished product businesses, with expanded sales of premium smartphones, including foldable phones, as well as TVs and home appliances. Continue reading “Samsung once again posts all-time high revenue in Q4 2021 driven by strong sales of foldables, S series phones”
In the latest development, Whatsapp has rolled out a new update to the iOS platform, adding numerous features it has been testing for months. The update brings the ability to pause and resume while recording voice messages, which was being tested since October. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iOS update brings Focus mode and improved voice recording feature”
Inspired by the Facebook Subscription model, which was launched back in 2020, Instagram has also started testing the Subscription model in the US with some creators. However, the company is planning to expand access to more creators over the next few months. Continue reading “Instagram launches Subscription service to help creators earn monthly”
Clubhouse has finally added an option for web listening that allows anyone to listen to a Clubhouse room from their phones or laptops, without needing to download an app or log in. Clubhouse said that this will work with both Replays and live Rooms with Replays enabled, and will include support for most major browsers. Continue reading “Clubhouse finally adds web listening, no log in required”
Telegram has released the 12th update of the year that brings emoji reactions to messages, hidden text (spoilers), message translation, themed QR codes, and lots more. The 11th update that was released earlier this month brought Protected Content, Delete by Date, Device Management and more new features. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Telegram update adds emoji reactions, Spoiler formatting, Message Translation and Themed QR Codes”
WhatsApp, a popular messaging app, is all set to bring a new Quick Replies shortcut for the WhatsApp Business app. To those unaware, the feature allows businesses to send frequently used text replies with the help of keyboard shortcuts without actually typing them. WhatsApp, with a recent WhatsApp Business app update, has added a new shortcut for the Quick Replies feature in the share menu.
Continue reading “WhatsApp adds Quick Replies shortcut, to add end-to-end encryption indicators”
realme already has realme Link companion app for managing its smart devices, including the realme Band and the realme Watch. Now it has silently released a new realme Fit Android app, and the description says that this is a companion app for the TechLife Watch S100, and there is also an iOS app. Continue reading “New realme Fit app hints at body testing and ECG features for its upcoming realme Band / Watch”
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has launched Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for creators to make more engaging vertical videos. Initially, it was announced in May, and the app is now available as an early version to iOS users in select countries. Continue reading “Snap launches Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for creators”
Adobe has launched Creative Cloud Express, a unified task-based, web, and mobile product for creating and sharing multimedia content. This replaces the Adobe Spark app which was released a few years back. Continue reading “Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express to help users create multimedia content”
Telegram has rolled a new update to their messaging apps with a handful of features like preventing others from saving content in groups and channels, the ability to delete messages from specific dates, managing your connected devices, and an option to post anonymously in public groups. Continue reading “Telegram update brings protected content, delete by date, new ways to login and more”
Twitter has made its first acquisition under its new CEO, Parag Agrawal. The microblogging site Twitter announced that it has acquired Slack-competitor Quill to help improve its direct messaging tools. Continue reading “Twitter acquires Slack-rival Quill to improve its messaging tools”
