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YouTubeJun 3, 2020

Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music Stand with Black Lives Matter Movement

In light of recent police brutality motivated Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, major music streaming services made public statements. Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music all stood with the activities and peaceful protesters demanding police…

Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020

Zoom plans to release strong video call encryption for paid users

Rida Imran

In its efforts to strengthen security on the platform, Zoom is planning to add video call encryption to the paid versions of the service. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Zoom security consultant, Alex Stamos said that the plan is…

Jun 1, 2020

Crestron HomeTime – Zoom, Creston and Logitech joint project for Comfortable Video Calling

Rida Imran

Zoom has joined hands with Logitech and Crestron in a venture to deliver users the ability to host or join group video calls from the comfort of their couches. In an exclusive interview with The Verge, Vice President and General…

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020

New Spotify leaks show Offline User Mix, Spanish Voice Commands, and more

Kashaf Musvi

New leaks hint of major updates to Spotify’s interface. Spotify is a Swedish digital music and podcast streaming service that gives users access to millions of songs and audio content from all over the world. Reverse software engineer, Jane Manchun…

Facebook iOS iPhoneMay 28, 2020Nov 22, 2020

Facebook launches new FaceTime-like calling app called CatchUp

Kashaf Musvi

Facebook has launched a new FaceTime-like audio calling app called CatchUp. The app lets users make one-to-one calls, or group calls with up to 8 participants. The app has been developed by Facebook’s R&D group, NPE Team, and is currently…

Facebook InstagramMay 27, 2020

Instagram to get new Stories integration, Chat colors and other features

Rida Imran

A few settings tweaks reveal that new Instagram features are being designed to deliver a more integrated user experience with Facebook app. A reputable reverse engineering expert, Jane Manchun Wong has discovered that the company is working to allow Instagram…

TwitterMay 22, 2020Jul 2, 2021

Twitter will let you control who can reply to your Tweets

Rida Imran

Twitter is testing a conversation tool to give users more control over who can interact with them on the platform. When released, the new feature will allows users to choose the people who can reply to their tweets. Although the…

Android iOS YouTubeMay 22, 2020

YouTube releases Bedtime reminders as part of digital well-being initiative

Rida Imran

Focusing on the well-being of its viewers, YouTube has released a new bed-time reminders feature for its app. To limit late night screen time on the platform, users can now set suitable viewing durations with start and end times in…

InstagramMay 22, 2020

Video Stickers, Quick Switch for Stories, and more – Instagram’s Upcoming Features

Kashaf Musvi

Instagram has been working on new features, despite the world going into lockdown due to the pandemic. A few days ago, Instagram’s parent company Facebook acquired Giphy – a well known GIF company. There are no doubts that the entire app…

Facebook InstagramMay 20, 2020

Facebook Shops launched to help online businesses work from home

Kashaf Musvi

Facebook is making a major push in e-commerce by launching a new Facebook Shops. Facebook Shops is a tool for setting up a business storefront on Instagram and Facebook. These stores will be powered by various third-party services like BigComemrce,…