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How tosTwitterApr 12, 2020May 14, 2021

How to customize your display settings on Twitter for web

Rida Imran

Twitter has a personal customization feature for its website which allows users to change the color of the background and text and change the size of the text of the app’s display. The customization feature is available only on Twitter’s…

AndroidFacebookiOSApr 12, 2020Nov 22, 2020

Facebook app gains ‘Quiet Mode’ setting to help manage usage

Kashaf Musvi

Facebook is set to roll out new features to its iOS app which lets users temporarily mute push notifications. Users can put the Facebook app on hold if it starts to take too much of their time. The new feature,…

Apr 9, 2020

Netflix announces new parental controls and privacy features

Kashaf Musvi

Due to the ongoing pandemic and self-isolation practices among families worldwide, kids are spending time more time than eever on video streaming services as schools around the world have closed, or gone online, until further notice by governments. This has…

FacebookiOSiPhoneiPod TouchApr 9, 2020

Tuned is a messaging app by Facebook exclusively for couples

Rida Imran

Facebook launched a new app, Tuned, for couples separated by coronavirus precautionary measures, isolation and social distancing. Tuned serves as a virtual private space for couples to stay connected by sharing their routines, moods, music, photos and more via the…

Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020

New episodes of ‘All Rise’ being created over FaceTime due to COVID-19

Kashaf Musvi

In the light of the ongoing global pandemic, producers of the CBS drama series All Rise are opting to use video calling services for shooting an upcoming episode. It will be a virtual episode themed on the COVID-19 pandemic, and editors…

InstagramApr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020

Instagram website finally gets Direct Messages and post sharing support

Rida Imran

Today, Instagram has finally rolled out ‘Direct Message’ feature for its website. Now users can send messages directly from the web version of the app. Users can start a conversation by sending and receiving texts and emojis, sharing posts, memes…

FacebookApr 7, 2020

WhatsApp limits message forwarding to prevent spreading misinformation

Kashaf Musvi

Ever since WhatsApp was created in 2009, it has been the single most popular platform for mass-spreading information through a single tap. Users have been sending and receiving information in the form of forwarded text messages on the app since…

FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeApr 7, 2020Apr 10, 2020

Apple will live stream One World:Together At Home concert by Global Citizen and WHO

Rida Imran

Global Citizen and the World health Organization have arranged ‘One World: Together At Home’, a virtual concert for a global audience to be aired live on 18th April at 8 p.m. Eastern Time and 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Apple is…

YouTubeApr 7, 2020Apr 10, 2020

YouTube steps in to restrict 5G and COVID-19 conspiracy theories

Rida Imran

As the matter of ablazed 5G towers draws attention of authorities, YouTube has said that it will downgrade and eventually remove videos linking COVID-19 to 5G networks. People are enticed by conspirators claiming that 5G towers are making people sick with…

AndroidiOSiPadiPhoneiPod TouchApr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020

Quibi short form video streaming service launches as a mobile only app

Rida Imran

Quibi Holdings has launched Quibi app for iPhone and Android. It is a mobile exclusive video entertainment service with playback time of no more than 10 minutes per episode for all shows. The service brings a variety of original content…