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Jul 29, 2022Jul 29, 2022

Spotify announces Friends Mix as an extension of Blended playlists

Spotify has just announced a new personalized playlist available on its service, Friends Mix. This new personalized playlist will help users discover new and familiar tracks based on what their friends are listening to, allowing close friends to enjoy tracks…

TwitterJul 29, 2022Jul 29, 2022

Twitter testing status updates with a limited group of users

by Asma Hussain

Twitter is currently testing a new status feature that allows users to tag posts with statuses from the platform’s predefined list. Though the feature is new for Twitter, it has been around for years on Facebook and if we think…

Jul 28, 2022Jul 28, 2022

Spotify no longer producing Car Thing due to limited product demand and supply chain issues

by Asma Hussain

Just five months after Spotify released ‘Car Thing’ to the general public, the company recently announced that it is halting production of the $90 dashboard accessory. Spotify’s decision to stop production of Car Thing was revealed during its Q2 2022…

InstagramJul 27, 2022Jul 28, 2022

Instagram defends its shift to videos after receiving backlash for copying TikTok

by Rida Imran

After copying Snapchat, Instagram has now moved on to copying another social media platform, TikTok. And unhappy users are calling out Instagram. Recently, Instagram introduced more tools to create and share videos on the app like Remix for photos, new…

iOSJul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022

Netflix for iOS added a new subscription button to manage payments outside App Store

by Rida Imran

Netflix has implemented Apple’s new App Store change for reader apps. The video streaming service has added a new subscription button on its iOS app for users to manage their subscription payments outside the App Store. In March, Apple allowed…

iOS WhatsAppJul 25, 2022Mar 4, 2023

WhatsApp for iOS will release new “Past Participants” feature for group chats

by Rida Imran

WABetaInfo has found that WhatsApp for iOS is working on a new “Past Participants” feature for group chats. The company developed the feature for Android and now plans to expand it to iOS as well. Previously, WhatsApp increased the group…

SnapchatJul 23, 2022Jul 25, 2022

Instagram introduces new features to create videos and reels

by Rida Imran

TikTok is reigning as the most popular video-sharing app. To compete with the Chinese social media app, Instagram has introduced new ways to collaborate and create videos and reels on the platform. Last year, the company’s Head Adam Mosseri announced…

SnapchatJul 19, 2022Jul 19, 2022

New “Snapchat for web” is available for users to call or message via their computers

by Rida Imran

Snap Inc. has launched the new ‘Snapchat for web’ for users in select regions to stay connected to their family, friend, and Snap community via their computers and the app’s camera. Previously, users could only chat via their smartphones. New…

Android Facebook iOS iPhone TwitterJul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022

New Emoji 15.0 designs for ginger, flute and other characters announced for 2022 – 23

by Rida Imran

Emojipedia has announced Emojis 15.0 sample designs for 2022-23. The latest emoji draft list includes a new hand gesture and face, heart colors, animals, plants, objects, and more. The upcoming characters are approved for this September, ahead of World Emoji…

TwitterJul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022

Twitter sues Elon Musk for backing out of the company’s $44 billion acquisition deal

by Rida Imran

Like most, if not all, social media platforms, Twitter also has its fair share of bots and spam accounts. However, Tesla CEO and the world’s richest man Elon Musk used the high number of bots and spam accounts on the…