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Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021

Facebook, Ray-Ban debut $299 smart glasses without any AR functionality

Facebook has finally announced its long-rumored smartglasses in partnership with eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica. The $299 Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses are available in 20 different style options and can be connected to an iOS or Android device for full functionality. Facebook…

Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021

Twitter is testing new ‘Communities’ feature on iOS and web

by Rida Imran

Twitter is testing another new feature ‘Communities’. As an invite-based feature, Communities will allow users to connect to other users with similar interests on the platform to engage in informative and fun discussions and more. Currently, the new feature is available…

Sep 8, 2021Sep 9, 2021

Twitter is testing new features to remove followers and share edge-to-edge media

by Rida Imran

Twitter has announced that it is testing two new features on the platform: the ability to remove followers without blocking them and for iOS users to share edge-to-edge photos and videos on the app. The social media company is regularly…

Sep 8, 2021Sep 8, 2021

Twitter hashflag for Apple’s upcoming September 2021 event is now live

by Asma Hussain

Following Apple’s official announcement of its upcoming ‘California Streaming’ event, which will be held on September 14, the tech giant has added a new hashflag to Twitter. When you tweet the hashtag #AppleEvent, the micro-blogging platform will display a mini…

Sep 7, 2021Sep 8, 2021

Rejecting claims of a new privacy report, WhatsApp says it only reads the reported messages

by Rida Imran

A new report by ProPublica claims that WhatsApp does not support end-to-end encryption on the platform and the company has hired thousands of contractors to view users’ text, photo, and video messages. However, Facebook says that report is based on…

Sep 4, 2021Sep 4, 2021

YouTube Music and Premium subscribers surpass 50 million mark

by Rida Imran

Youtube has announced that its Music and Premium subscribers have surpassed 50 million, a milestone the company accredits to content diversity on the platform. As part of the YouTube Premium subscription plan, its Music streaming service integrates “watching, listening, and…

Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021

Twitter is testing new ‘Safety Mode’ to autoblock spammy or abusive replies

by Asma Hussain

Twitter is testing a new feature called ‘Safety Mode’ which is aimed at helping users limit “unwelcome interactions” on their feed. The feature will impose an automatic seven-day block on accounts that use potentially harmful language including unwanted, spammy, or…

Sep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021

Apple spent €3.5 million lobbying in EU, while Google and Facebook spent over €5 million

by Rida Imran

A new survey of lobbying networks in the European Union (EU) by Corporate Europe Observatory has found that the tech lobbying sector in the EU spends more than fossil fuels, pharma, and other industries. While Google and Facebook have invested…

Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021

How to use YouTube picture-in-picture on Android

by Usman Hussain

Android has its own feature called Picture-in-Picture that allows smartphones running on Android 8.0 Oreo or later to multitask while in between apps. The feature can be enabled for select apps with a few simple steps. Picture-in-Picture allows you to search…

Aug 27, 2021Aug 28, 2021

Twitter launches ‘Ticketed Spaces’ on iOS for creators to monetize their audio chat rooms

by Rida Imran

Twitter has launched ‘Ticketed Spaces’ for creators to monetize through their content. Followers of an account will have to pay a certain fee to listen to Ticketed Spaces. As a test phase for the feature, it is currently available on…

YouTube is testing video downloads on the web for premium subscribers

Unicode version 14 features 37 new emojis including saluting face, biting lip, heart hands and more

Instagram working on a new ‘Favorites’ feature to prioritize accounts on iOS

WhatsApp to secure iCloud backups with end-to-end encryption by late 2021

Facebook, Ray-Ban debut $299 smart glasses without any AR functionality

Twitter is testing new ‘Communities’ feature on iOS and web

Twitter is testing new features to remove followers and share edge-to-edge media

Twitter hashflag for Apple’s upcoming September 2021 event is now live

Rejecting claims of a new privacy report, WhatsApp says it only reads the reported messages

YouTube Music and Premium subscribers surpass 50 million mark

Twitter is testing new ‘Safety Mode’ to autoblock spammy or abusive replies

Apple spent €3.5 million lobbying in EU, while Google and Facebook spent over €5 million

How to use YouTube picture-in-picture on Android

Twitter launches ‘Ticketed Spaces’ on iOS for creators to monetize their audio chat rooms