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iOS iPad iPhoneJun 24, 2016Jun 28, 2016

Google Prompt makes it easier to use 2-Step Verification

Google has made it easier to use two-factor authentication by using their smartphone app to verify your login. It requires users to have the Google app installed and linked to their account to work with Prompt.

Android Facebook iOS iPhoneJun 13, 2016Jun 13, 2016

How to capture and upload 360 Photos to Facebook

Imran Hussain

Facebook has added support for 360 photos upload and viewing to its website and apps for iOS and Android. The photos can be taken using any app or 360 camera and Facebook will allow users to view it by moving…

iOS iPhoneJun 12, 2016Jun 13, 2016

Google’s Motion Stills app for iPhone provides stabilization for Live Photos

Imran Hussain

Google has released a new app for iPhone called Motion Stills which lets users stabilize their Live Photos and combine multiple clips to create a movie montage.

Android Facebook iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchJun 6, 2016

Facebook adds 1500 new Emojis to Messenger

Rida Imran

Staying abreast with the latest messaging trends, Facebook has launched 1500 new emojis for Messenger that are designed to represent and celebrate the diversity of its users. The new emojis follow one design style which brings consistency to them. This new set of…

Chrome MacJun 5, 2016

Enable translucency in Google Chrome’s title bar on OS X with this flag

Imran Hussain

Google has been working on adding material design elements to Chrome on desktop since a long time now. It was expected that Chrome would have completely shifted to material design by now but it seems to still be a work in progress….

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchMay 29, 2016

Google App for iOS updated with performance improvements and AMP

Imran Hussain

Google has updated its iOS app with performance improvements for faster load times, sports highlight videos and accelerated mobile pages. AMP are Google’s version of Instant Articles which load super quickly inside the app. Also included in the update are keyboard…

Android iOSMay 29, 2016May 29, 2016

Uber adds new Trip Tracker feature to Family Profiles

Rida Imran

Uber has added new Trip Tracker functionality to its recently released feature Family Profiles. Trip Tracker allows users to monitor journeys made by family members included in the Family Profile list.

Android iOS iPhoneMay 27, 2016May 28, 2016

Pokémon Go beta testing sign ups open up in United States

Rida Imran

Animated gaming just got more entertaining. Niantic Labs has announced beta testing of Pokémon Go game for iOS and Android in United States. This follows the opening of field testing for users in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. The customers…

Android iOS iPhoneMay 26, 2016May 26, 2016

SoundHound gets ‘Ok Hound’ voice assistant support for music search

Rida Imran

SoundHound has recently been updated to version 7.1.1 with a new voice assistant that responds to natural language queries staring with ‘Ok Hound’ keyword. Unlike Hound, SoundHound’s Siri like voice assistant, the integration is for music related searches which include…

Android iOS iPhoneMay 21, 2016May 21, 2016

Allo and Duo are Google’s new communication apps for Android and iOS

Imran Hussain

Google announced two new communication apps called Allo and Duo for Android and iOS. Allo is a Messenger/WhatsApp like messaging app whereas Duo is a video calling app similar to Apple’s FaceTime. To differentiate them from competitors, Google has introduced some…