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Chrome Facebook How tosMay 9, 2020May 14, 2021

Facebook Dark Mode – How to enable it and use the new design

Alongside a new design, you can now enable Facebook dark mode on desktop, in Chrome and Firefox web browsers. The update is not available for Safari and mobile web browsers yet, even though the new design works fine in responsive…

Games Android iOSMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Pokémon Go Battle League Season 2 is starting on May 11

Kashaf Musvi

Pokémon Go’s season 2 faced a slight delay but it is back on track to launch soon. The season was scheduled to start from May 1 but developer Niantic delayed it due to some technical issues which were discovered shortly…

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Exposure Notifications – Apple and Google Share Concepts and Sample Code

Kashaf Musvi

Apple and Google have provided additional resources for developers working with the new COVID-19 Exposure Notification API. Exposure Notification framework is being developed by both companies to provide a reliable way of notifying individuals in case of potential exposure to…

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

Google Pixel Buds 2: Features, Price and Availability

Kashaf Musvi

After many months of waiting, Google Pixel buds 2 wireless buds are here with improved sound quality. The new Pixel earbuds are comfortable to wear and execute their core features more sensibly than their predecessor. They are priced at $179…

Games AndroidMay 3, 2020

Pokémon Go releases bonus Field Research task, buddy gifts and new avatar items

Rida Imran

Pokémon Go has received some interesting new updates this week. Trainers can purchase new avatar items in the Shop, complete mid-night Field Research tasks, and send gifts to fellow trainers via their Pokémon buddy. Niantic, the developer behind the game,…

May 3, 2020

Google Meet is now free for public, in-call limit extended to 100

Kashaf Musvi

Google announced via a blog post on April 29th that the company is making Google Meet free for everyone, and anyone with an email address can sign up for it. The product is a premium video conferencing app first introduced in 2018…

Android iOSMay 3, 2020May 3, 2020

COVID-19 Exposure Notifications – Story Behind Apple & Google’s Collaboration

Kashaf Musvi

This is the story of how Apple and Google collaborated to work on exposure notifications and COVID-19 contact tracking framework, which will soon be available for billions of smartphones worldwide, as reported by CNBC. Exposure notifications is undoubtedly one of…

Android How tosMay 3, 2020May 14, 2021

How to Connect AirPods to Android Phones

Kashaf Musvi

Here is how you can connect your AirPods or AirPods Pro to any Android smartphone or tablet using Bluetooth. First released in 2016, Apple’s AirPods are widely regarded to be the company’s best products. They offer portability, great battery life,…

Android iOSApr 30, 2020Apr 30, 2020

iOS 13.5 Beta Released with COVID-19 Exposure Notifications for Contact Tracing

Rida Imran

Apple and Google have released the first series of tools for their COVID-19 related joint digital effort to stop its spread via contract tracing. The companies have rolled out COVID-19 contact tracing/exposure notification development tools for app makers. Through iOS…

Android Facebook iOS iPhoneApr 29, 2020

WhatsApp group call limit increased to 8 users at a time

Kashaf Musvi

As expected, WhatsApp has increased its user limit for group video and voice calls to 8 participants at a time, while keep the calls end-to-end encrypted. WhatsApp is a trusted platform among users due to its end-to-end encryption for text…