MapmyIndia has announced the launch of Mappls RealView, India’s first and only fully indigenous All India 360-degree Panoramic Street View & 3D Metaverse Maps Service, on India’s own, native, free mapping site, Mappls.com on the web for mobiles and computers, and the Mappls App on Android and iOS. Google Maps Street View was also launched in India today. Continue reading “MapmyIndia launches Mappls RealView and 360-degree street view”
Dell Technologies has announced the discontinuation of its Mobile Connect platform, as well as Alienware Mobile Connect, and that it will no longer be downloadable. The applications, which allow users to send texts and make phone calls through their laptops, are being phased out. The firm’s support document specifies when the applications will be inaccessible or be discontinued. Continue reading “Dell Mobile Connect app to be discontinued on July 31”
Instagram appears to be investing more in Reels and tweaking the platform to support more video creators. This is understandable given the company’s desire to compete with the rapidly developing TikTok platform. Instagram’s new move generated a lot of talk, and many people believe it is losing its uniqueness. Continue reading “Instagram responds to backlash, says video is inevitable”
In order to make tablets and other devices with larger screens easier to use, Android released 12L earlier this year. In order to leverage the additional space on tablets’ larger screens, Google disclosed plans to enhance more than 20 Google apps there during I/O. Starting today, Google Workspace applications will be significantly faster and better on larger Android screens, says Google. Continue reading “Google updates Workspace apps for larger screens”
Apple started enabling “reader” apps earlier this year so that users could log in and pay for a subscription via external connections from locations other than the App Store. Netflix is adding a feature to its iOS app that sends users to its website when they want to sign up for a new membership. Continue reading “Netflix introduces external subscription option for iOS users”
Today, Meta unveiled new tools for Instagram that make it simpler and more enjoyable for users to collaborate, create, and share reels. Recently, Instagram introduced new tools for creators to connect with subscribers. Continue reading “Instagram Reels gets new creative tools; video uploads under 15 min will now be shared as Reels”
The Meta-owned Facebook app is getting a revamp to its interface. This time it’s not the design changes, instead the company has split up the content we consume on the news feed (i.e. the feed we see when opening the app). Till date, we were consuming both our personal content—friends’ posts, posts from pages we follow, etc.—as well as suggested posts from Facebook in the news feed. Continue reading “Facebook is getting new Feeds tab — Here’s how it works”
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, announced today that the company will give Instagram users a new map experience that can be searched and changes over time. People who use the improved map will be able to look at the most-tagged places in the area or sort the places listed by categories like restaurants, cafes, and beauty salons. Continue reading “Instagram rolls out all new searchable map”
Branch, which is well-known among app developers but mostly unknown to users because it works behind the scenes, has bought Nova Launcher, the launcher that many of you use and that has been a key part of the Android experience for years. Also, they bought Sesame Search, which was the search engine that Nova’s search results on the launcher uses. Continue reading “Nova launcher and Sesame Search gets acquired by Branch”
Netflix has reported its quarterly earnings that reveals that it has earned a revenue of $7.97 billion during the second quarter of 2022, a 9% increase YoY, thanks to 6% year-over-year increase in average streaming paid
memberships and 2% year-over-year growth in Average Revenue per Membership. Continue reading “Netflix loses nearly 1 million subscribers in Q2 2022; Ad-supported plan coming in early 2023”
Netflix has been dealing with the issue of households sharing account passwords for a long time. In an effort to address this, Netflix tried a feature called “add an extra member” in a few nations in March. To add sub-accounts for persons they don’t live with, members must pay an additional fee. The service is currently experimenting with a different approach to “Add a Home” in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Continue reading “Netflix is testing ‘Add a Home’ password sharing plans”
Earlier this year, WABeta discovered a new WhatsApp feature called “quick replies to status updates” that would allow users to respond to status updates by using emojis. Thanks to the recent WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.16.10 update, which reveals that WhatsApp is finally working on adding the same feature on the Android app, the feature was discovered during the development of the WhatsApp Desktop beta. Continue reading “WhatsApp is working on quick reactions for status updates, rolling out a redesigned gallery view for desktop app”
Instagram chats, also referred to as Direct Messages (DMs), will now allow users to make purchases straightforwardly from the platform in the U.S. The Meta-owned platform stated that the feature would be supported by a limited number of qualified small businesses. After placing an order in a chat thread, the user would be able to make the payment, track the order, follow-up questions and so on from the same thread. To recall, Instagram recently introduced new tools for creators to connect with subscribers. Continue reading “Instagram to let users buy products directly from chats”
Galaxy Enhance-X is a new app from Samsung that lets you improve your photos using artificial intelligence. With just one click, you can make your photos of higher quality. For those who are experienced photographers, Samsung has the Expert RAW app. However, because of the company’s large customer base, not every Galaxy user is aware of what each setting does. They can now “AI Photo Upscaler & Magic Editor” using the new Galaxy Enhance-X application. Continue reading “Samsung introduces Galaxy Enhance-X AI Photo editor app”
