Instagram has been pushing music-related features in the recent past, and now it has further integrated its third-party app integration with Shazam support. Users of the Shazam app can now […]
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‘Facebook for Disasters’ App Helped Indonesian Neighbours Save Lives
A fledgeling social media app that connects neighbours in disaster-prone communities across Indonesia has saved lives and reduced financial losses, researchers said on Wednesday. Used by 1 million people in […]
Amazon Updates Alexa App With Ability to Control Multiple Smart Devices in a Group
Amazon has updated the Alexa app with a visual redesign treatment. The updated Amazon Alexa app additionally makes it easier to set up Alexa-enabled devices and control multiple smart lights and other connected […]
Yahoo Together Group Chat App Launched for Android and iOS to Rival Slack
Remember the Yahoo Squirrel app that was launched in May and was in testing ever since? The messaging app is now out of beta, and is called Yahoo Together. The group chat […]
Google Translate Gets New Features, Design Elements on Android, iOS, and Web
Google Translate, the tech giant’s popular language translation service, is getting new features and design changes on Android, iOS, and Web. Starting off with iOS, the app now gets support […]
Facebook’s Brian Marcus Calls WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton ‘Low Class’
Denying WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton’s claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to undermine the instant messaging app’s encryption technology, a top Facebook executive called Acton “low-class”. Acton started WhatsApp with Jan Koum. Facebook acquired the messaging service […]
Ola Guardian Real-Time Ride Monitoring System Unveiled for Passenger Safety
In a bid to step up passenger safety, Indian cab-hailing major Ola has rolled out a real-time ride monitoring system, the company said on Tuesday. “Ola Guardian, the real-time monitoring system to […]
Instagram Says CEO Systrom, CTO Krieger Resign
Co-founders of Facebook’s Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer, respectively, the photo-sharing app company announced late on Monday. Systrom and Krieger […]
Instagram Adds GIFs to Direct Messages
Facebook-owned image and video sharing platform Instagram on Thursday announced the extension of GIF support into the Direct Messages (DM) section of the app. A collaboration with Giphy previously enabled the support of GIF-based […]
Instagram Adds GIFs to Direct Messages; Spotted Testing Feed Reposts, Secret Hashtags, and Geofencing
Facebook-owned image and video sharing platform Instagram on Thursday announced the extension of GIF support into the Direct Messages (DM) section of the app. A collaboration with Giphy previously enabled the support of GIF-based […]