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TwitterDec 21, 2020

Twitter starts testing ‘Spaces’, its Clubhouse-like voice chat service

Asma Hussain

Last month, Twitter announced it would soon begin testing a new social feature on its platforms involving audio-only chat rooms, similar to controversial startup Clubhouse. Twitter Spaces, as the feature is now being called, has officially been launched into privacy…

FacebookMacDec 19, 2020

WhatsApp is beta testing voice and video calls on desktop

Usman Hussain

WhatsApp has been working for almost two years to bring voice and video calling on desktops. The Facebook-owned company is rolling out beta versions of its desktop app that will allow users to make or receive WhatsApp calls directly from…

iOSiPhoneDec 19, 2020

TikTok users can get four months of Apple Music for free in new promotion

Asma Hussain

TikTok users can now get a four-month free trial to Apple Music. The offer is limited to new subscribers to the tech giant’s music streaming service and can be exclusively redeemed through the TikTok app. The ad in the app…

FacebookiOSDec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020

Apple hits back at Facebook’s ad campaign attacking upcoming ATT privacy feature on iOS 14

Rida Imran

Apple has given a fitting response to Facebook’s ad campaign targeting an upcoming privacy feature on iOS 14, App Tracking Transparency (ATT) update. Accusing Apple of undermining small businesses by restricting app tracking across apps and websites on iPhone to…

FacebookDec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020

Facebook launches ad campaign against Apple’s ATT privacy feature coming in 2021

Rida Imran

Today, Facebook printed ads against Apple’s upcoming ATT (App Tracking Transparency) privacy feature in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. The social media giant states that it is fighting for small business as the…

MacWindowsDec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020

Firefox 84 released with support for Apple Silicon M1 Macs

Rida Imran

Firefox 84 is now available for all users with native support for Apple Silicon M1 Macs. This native support brings over 2.5 times faster performance to Firefox. Mozilla has also released WebRender for macOS Big Sur, Windows devices with Intel…

FacebookDec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020

EU to pass new anti-trust rules to contain growing power of 4 tech giants: Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon

Rida Imran

Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are gain under greater anti-trust scrutiny but this time in the EU. Reuters reports that the EU is pushing for harsher laws to limit the influence and power of Silicon Valley’s four tech companies in…

SnapchatDec 16, 2020

Snapchat releases new Bitmoji Paint multiplayer painting game

Rida Imran

Snapchat has released a new multiplayer painting game called Bitmoji Paint. It lets players paint on a giant canvas divided into a grid with individual pixels. When users start the game, they see a list of various floating islands and…

InstagramiOSiPhoneSnapchatTwitterDec 12, 2020

Snapchat now allows users to share tweets in Stories, feature coming to Instagram soon

Usman Hussain

Twitter has made it even easier to share your tweets across every social media platform available. On iOS, users will now be able to insert tweets into a Snapchat Story as a sticker. Previously, if someone wanted to share a…

FacebookDec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020

U.S Federal and 46 state regulators file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

Rida Imran

Today, the U.S Federal Trade Commission and 46 States filed antitrust lawsuits against the social media tech giant, Facebook. Accusing the company of anti-competitive behavior of its “buy or bury” strategy. Reuters reports that Facebook is the second tech company…