Google is working to introduce Dark Mode to Google Maps app for iOS. The search engine giant has also announced a slew of new updates, including the Dark Mode. It said that iPhone users soon will be able to use the app in the Dark Mode. Dark Mode is a feature that changes the app’s […]

Microblogging platform Twitter is discontinuing its Fleets feature. Twitter had launched Fleets in November last year. But the service is not being permanently shut by the company within a year of its launch. Twitter introduced Fleets to allow users to share full-screen pictures and videos. The content disappeared after 24 hours from the time of […]

Twitter Spaces is getting an update. It is related to 2*the audio feature. The feature will make it easier to share and discover live audio on the platform. This feature will allow users to share a new tweet from the Live Space directly. The tweet will link to the audio chat. Also, it will connect […]

Google has been asking employees to return to offices after the number of Covid-19 cases started plummeting. But chief executive officer of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, Sundar Pichai has now decided to delay it amid rise in cases of Delta variant in the United States. In an email to employees, the CEO said […]

Chinese gaming giant Tencent has announced facial recognition technology to prevent children from playing games late at night. The company said that it will scan the faces of gamers late at night in order to discourage kids from joining online battles using the identity of someone else. The company has termed this scheme as ‘midnight […]

Microblogging Twitter is rolling out a new feature to limit replies to tweets. This will give more control to users over who can reply to their tweets. Twitter had first introduced the ability to limit replies in 2020. The company has now announced plans to expand the feature. It will now allow users to change […]

Monetization is becoming an integral part of social media platforms. Social media Facebook is on a spree to monetize its platforms. Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram is adding ads to Reels. Facebook is the parent company of Instagram. The company has announced to roll out full-screen ads to businesses and advertisers. The ads will loop and […]

E-commerce giant Amazon is in an expansion mode. The company is planning to expand its podcast footprint. It has announced to acquire a monetization firm. The firm is Art19. It is a podcast hosting and monetization company. Amazon didn’t reveal the amount it paid to acquire Art19. The company said that Art19 will help in […]

Fossil is the biggest Wear OS wearables maker and it is now planning to launch a premium Gen 6 smartwatch that will be running on the next-gen version of Wear OS. According to the company, the new smartwatch is expected to be launched by this fall. The company said that all the upcoming Android smartwatches […]

The Android operating system has strong dominance in the mobile operating system market today. There are nearly three billion devices today that are powered by Android. The operating system was developed by a consortium of developers. The consortium was sponsored by tech giant Google. It was released in 2008. The OS has since then grown […]

YouTube has decided to launch a reward program to promote creators to use YouTube Shorts and consciously post content on the platform. YouTube said that it has plans to reward top creators of the YouTube Shorts platform over the next year. For this, it has earmarked a USD 100 million fund. The fund will be […]

WhatsApp has been reminding people to accept its new privacy policy before May 15 for quite some time. However, the instant messaging app has now scrapped the deadline and stated that no account will be deleted for not accepting the new policy. “No account will be deleted and users will not lose any functionality on […]

Facebook already has one of the best messaging apps but the company is adding more features. The social media giant has announced that it would add several new features to both Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs. It said that new features will enhance the experience of users while allowing them to be more expressive in […]

The Stories feature of Instagram is one the most popular features of the platform. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing social media platform wants to make the feature more engaging to attract the user pool. It has now announced to introduce a new sticker to Stories. It is an auto-captioning sticker. The feature will allow users to add […]

Google Lens users have a reason to cheer. The company has announced to add support that can translate screenshots. Google said that the new feature can now automatically translate texts in screenshots. It is called Google Lens Screenshot UI. This is, however, available to devices running Android 11 OS or higher version. Google Lens is […]

GameStop Chief Executive Officer George Sherman will be stepping down from his position on or before July 31 this year. Sherman can leave the company if the successor is appointed before this date. The company has provided information in this regard in its ‘Chief Executive Officer Succession Plan.’ The Board of Directors expressed gratitude towards […]

The foldable smartphone market is gaining traction. The segment is headed for tough competition from existing players. South Korean electronics giant Samsung commands a handsome share in the foldable device segment. Now, another tech giant is planning to venture into the market. Google is believed to be working on developing its own foldable devices. The […]

An apparent technical vulnerability on WhatsApp is allowing third parties to stalk users through the online status feature. Security researchers said that third parties are able to exploit the online status feature of the instant messaging app. This allows them to track the location of users without asking for their consent. Cybersecurity firm traced has […]

Microsoft has won a USD 22 billion contract for delivering augmented reality headsets to the US Army. The tech giant will deliver 120,000 such headsets over the time span of 10 years. These headsets will be based on the HoloLens technology. Base on HoloLens, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) will be augmented by Microsoft […]

Adding emojis in text messages helps inject a language. They are an alternative way to express nuances. Such signs are very popular during informal talks on social media platforms. Almost all social media platforms provide a wide range of emojis to their users. Microblogging service Twitter has announced that it is exploring emoji reactions just […]