ANGRY BIRDS CREATOR ROVIO VALUED AT $1 BILLION IN IPO
If you haven't heard of the Angry Birds game, you've been living under a rock. Luckily for you, you probably also haven't been receiving Facebook requests to play the game every day – because the app has continued to be popular since its launch in 2009. Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the Finni...
over 7 years ago
FEMALE-FOCUSED FRIENDSHIP APP, HEY! VINA, LAUNCHES ON ANDROID
Hey! VINA, the friend-finding app for females, has just announced the launch of an Android app! The VINA app is pretty much identical to Tinder – except the end goal is to find a female friend, not a hot date. VINA uses a matching algorithm that factors in mutual friends, interests, locations ...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE LAUNCHES "FAMILY LINK" PARENTAL CONTROL APP
With children being exposed to technology, online interaction and apps at such a young age, parents are bound to be concerned about what their children are looking at and interacting with. As a solution to this concern, Google has created "Family Link" – a parental control app. The app for And...
over 7 years ago
SAY GOODBYE TO THE TWITTER APP FOR APPLE WATCHES
Twitter's Apple Watch app is quietly disappearing from Apple's app store – even though you probably don't need it. If you've just updated your iPhone version of the Twitter app, you will discover that Twitter's companion app for the Apple Watch has vanished from the App Store. Apple Watch user...
over 7 years ago
NEW HSBC BETA APP WILL
If you're the kind of person who has a little problem with budgeting and a little tendency to over-spend then this is the app for you. HSBC UK has started testing a new app for smartphones that will help people keep track of their spending and will "nudge" them if they exceed their spending limits. ...
over 7 years ago
UBER IS CLOSE TO GATHERING 1 MILLION SIGNATURES IN 'SAVE YOUR UBER IN LONDON' PETITION!
After losing its license to operate in London on Friday Uber has already received over 700,000 signatures on a Change.org petition it launched to reverse the ban and save the service. The petition asks TfL to reverse the ban and is being promoted whenever the app is used in The City. London's transp...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM IS LETTING YOU LIMIT WHO COMMENTS ON YOUR PICS!
Instagram launched a big bunch of useful new tools this week to combat harassment and help its community members. The first of these tools is one that has been requested by users for quite some time now: the ability to limit who can comment on your photos. Now, Instagram gives everyone with a public...
over 7 years ago
AMAZON ADDS ALEXA VOICE CONTROL TO THE AMAZON MUSIC APP
Amazon announced yesterday that they are bringing Alexa to the Amazon Music app on both iOS and Android! This will allow listeners to use voice controls with their music. According to the company, the feature is now available Germany, the UK, Australia and the US, and will allow users to perform act...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: SNAPCHAT ADDED A NEW TOOL TO THE APP...
Snapchat has added a new tool to the app that will help users get even more out of the app and make their snaps look a lot cooler. The app introduced a new set of "sky filters", which let you add different effects like rainbows and sunsets to photo with skies in them (obviously!). The Snapchat sky f...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM GETS 200 MILLION DAILY USERS A YEAR AFTER THE STORIES FEATURE LAUNCH!
When Instagram first introduced the Snapchat-inspired "Stories" feature, many users weren't impressed. They felt as though the new feature was a copy-cat version – and that stories should be left for the Snapchat platform alone. In fact, many people still feel this way after Facebook als...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK WILL SHOW ADS BASED ON WHERE YOU SHOP IN REAL LIFE!
Facebook has introduced a new tool for its advertisers that relies on your location and the activities you do on your phone. If you have given the Facebook app permission to track your whereabouts, it will allow selected businesses to target you if you have recently been to one of their shops. ...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM MAKES FOLLOWERS EASIER TO SPOT...
Instagram will soon show you if a follow is mutual by highlighting the information at the top of their profile. The Instagram followers update was first released to Android and hasn't yet made its way to iOS. Instagram wasn’t necessarily secretive about which users are following who, but...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: AIRBNB NOW LETS YOU MAKE RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS IN THE US!
When you're in the comfort of your own home town, you know the local restaurants around you and, as a result, are able to choose from a variety of restaurants that you've handpicked as your favourites. But when you find yourself in a foreign place, finding a good restaurant can be a bit confusi...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: ARKIT IS NEW TO IOS 11, HERE ARE THE APPS YOU CAN DOWNLOAD NOW!
One of the biggest features to come to iOS 11 is ARKit, a new framework that allows you to easily create unparalleled augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad. Enabling developers to open up your world to a whole new kind of gaming and discovery system. Instead of being limited to the scree...
over 7 years ago
APPLE MUSIC FOR ANDROID UPDATED WITH NEW FEATURES
Yesterday, 19 September 2017, Apple updated its Apple Music app for Android including new features that were also debuted on iOS 11. Social profiles are probably the biggest addition across Android, iOS and desktop, and now you can make an Apple Music user profile and publicly show friends wha...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: ADS IN INSTAGRAM STORIES MIGHT LOOK MORE LIKE YOUR OWN STORIES...
Instagram has been showing ads in its Stories since March 2017, all the better to get your attention even more. It has been pretty obvious they are ads, they are often pre-produced clips that were obviously shot and edited with professional equipment. Now Instagram decided to make those ads look a l...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE INTRODUCES NEW PAYMENT APP FOR INDIA THAT USES SOUND TO TRANSFER MONEY
Google has just introduced a new payment app in Inda called Tez – the Hindi word for "fast". Tez uses a technology called audio QR, and this lets users transfer money using sounds to pair two devices. Named the "cash mode option", phones negotiate using audio to identify to payer and payee.&nb...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: HACKERS CAN STEAL DATA OFF YOUR ANDROID VIA BLUETOOTH!
As always, new security issues affecting mobile devices are on the rise and now Android users have to worry about the newly discovered BlueBorne hack. Windows and iOS phones are protected against it but only if you have installed the September 12th security patch on Windows or run iOS 9.3.5 or later...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK LAUNCHES CRISIS RESPONSE TO HELP USERS IN DISASTERS & ATTACKS
Facebook has launched a new Crisis Response hub in the hopes of helping their users during disasters and attacks! This new hub includes tools such as Safety Check, Community Help and new fundraising methods. This new feature will act as a central hub for all of the company's safety-related too...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK BONFIRE: THE NEW FACEBOOK APP CHANGING THE WAY YOU INTERACT WITH FRIENDS
Facebook is on a mission to keep young users on their site, and has created a new group video chat app called Bonfire! The app seems to have been designed to encourage younger Facebook users to engage more with the site, but, so far, has only been made available to a limited number of smartphone use...
over 7 years ago
APPLE REMOVES APP STORE FROM DESKTOP ITUNES!
Apple has decided that, from now on, anything app-like has to be done in-device, and has removed the App Store from iTunes on a desktop. This certainly makes it a big week for Apple. With all the recent announcements of the iPhone 8, iPhone X, Apple Watch 3, AirPower and Apple TV 4K, it's easy to mi...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK IS TESTING 'INSTANT VIDEOS' OVER WI-FI!
Facebook is testing out a new feature that will make saving data easier. You always have videos ready to watch when you scroll down the infinity loop, and now you won't have to waste your data plan downloading them (if you are connected to Wi-Fi). The feature is called Instant Videos ( see how it li...
over 7 years ago
APPLE WILL BE KILLING OFF 32-BIT APPS
Apple is about to get rid of 32-bit apps – here's how to find out if you will be affected! Everybody has an app graveyard – those apps you download and never end up using. And now, these apps are about to disappear. Apple is about to reveal its latest iPhone and its latest version of its...
over 7 years ago
WILL THE ZELLO APP WORK DURING HURRICANE IRMA?
The Zello App is a kind of walkie-talkie app – and it might be extremely useful in emergency situations. The app works as a two-way radio as long as you have a network of Wi-Fi connection. But, will it work during Hurricane Irma? The live voice app (available on iOS and Android) is giving peop...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM IS TESTING DIRECT FACEBOOK SHARE FOR STORIES...
Instagram has recently begun testing an experimental feature that will allow users to share stories directly to Facebook's core app. This move is likely intended to help increase the number of interactions with stories on Facebook. That means Instagram users will soon be able to mix content between ...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK IS TESTING A NEW COLOURFUL COMMENT SECTION...
Facebook has launched new updates to their status bar, and now they are testing the ability to post colourful comments underneath posts. The company wants to extend the features to the comment section by allowing the users to choose a colourful gradient or individual colour for each text-only commen...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK STORIES ARE FAILING SO BADLY THAT INSTAGRAM IS TRYING TO HELP!
The Story feature on Facebook isn't going so well – as most Facebook users predicted. So, Facebook is going to try a new approach: soon you'll be able to just double-post your Instagram stories to Facebook directly from Instagram. According to Mashable reports, Instagram users have already beg...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK OFFERS MUSIC INDUSTRY MILLIONS TO LETS USERS UPLOAD SONGS
According to a report from Bloomberg, Facebook is going up against YouTube to become the top place for music videos and other content that contains copyright-protected songs. Apparently, the company is offering music publishers in the industry hundreds of millions of dollars to retain rights t...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE HOUSE OF DA VINCI GAME FOR ANDROID!
There are some great puzzle games on Google's Play Store, and The House of Da Vinci is definitely going to earn its place amongst them. It is sharp and super-deep experience and it is now available on Android devices! It’s set during the Renaissance period, just after the disappearance of Leon...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: INSTAGRAM STORIES MAKES IT WAY TO THE WEB!
Instagram Stories have taken over Snapchat – which is kind of sad – but alas, the digital era needs to go where the millenniums go. Now it is finally available on your desktop and the mobile web, without the aid of a browser extension. The only catch is that you still need to use the Ins...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: TINDER DATING APP EXCELS ON APPLE'S APP STORE!
For the first time, the Tinder dating app has become the top-grossing app in Apple's online shop – topping popular apps like Netflix, Pandora and hit mobile games like 'Clash Royale'. According to rankings posted online by market data firm App Annie on Friday, Tinder now wears the crown as the...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS GET HACKED!
A bug in Instagram allowed hackers to obtain access to phone numbers and email addresses of high-profile user accounts. The bug was part of Instagram's application programming interface (API) which is used to communicate with other apps. It might explain the hack of singer-actress Selena Gomez...
over 7 years ago
ST PAUL POLICE ARE FIRST IN STATE TO USE VITALS APP TO HELP THE VULNERABLE
In case you haven't heard of the Vitals app, it is designed to provide first-responders and officers with data about a medically vulnerable person's diagnosis, medications and caregiver contact information, as well as suggested ways to calm the person down. The app is made for people with "inv...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: TOMTOM FITNESS TRACKER TELLS YOUR FITNESS POINTS AND FITNESS AGE
Getting fit, healthy and in shape can be a difficult and taxing journey. The worst part? Most of the time you don't really know if what you're doing is actually helping your health and fitness. That's why a lot of people make use of sports wearables. But even then, you're often bombarded with ...
over 7 years ago
TINDER'S NEW FEATURE LET'S YOU SEE WHO'S ALREADY LIKED YOU!
Until you realise that Tinder is actually full of f*ckboys, psychopaths and people who might steal your dog, it might still be fun to try out. I mean who does not love meeting someone and having a great time only to get ghosted? The good guys and girls over at Tinder have made your lives easie...
over 7 years ago
UBER REMOVES CONTROVERSIAL TRACKING FEATURE
Were you aware that, up until now, Uber drives continued to be able to track your location up to 5 minutes after your trip had ended? Well, Uber has recently decided to remove this controversial feature as riders felt it was a violation of privacy for drivers to know their whereabouts even if they w...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE ASSISTANT'S APP GETS BETTER WITH ANDROID OREO!
Google Assistant's app integration is going to get better with Android 8.0 Oreo, as it looks like Google is prepping the software to where app developers will be able to make better use of it in a number of ways. Google seems to be setting up a new integration that will work with other digital assis...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: NEW APP USES SMARTPHONE SELFIES TO DETECT PANCREATIC CANCER!
The new BiliScreen app is a smartphone app that can screen for pancreatic cancer by having users snap a selfie! This is done by controlling lighting conditions to detect signs of jaundice in a person's eye. Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses – a five-year survival rate of 9%. A p...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: MEDIUM'S NEW CLAPS FEATURE!
Medium is a blogging app that allows writers and authors to publish articles to their app for others to read! According to reviews, it is one of the best blogging apps out there, and has been called the "Instagram of blogs." Now, Medium is planning a new feature that will pay writers based on how ma...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK USERS BEING TARGETED BY CRIMINALS!
Cyber criminals are spreading malware through Facebook, by posing as friends of their victims. They are sending dodgy links to users through Messenger, which leads to fake, but very convincing legitimate-looking websites like YouTube. The pop-up message on these sites then encourage the targets to d...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: DAD CREATES 'REPLYASAP' APP FORCING KIDS TO LOOK AT PARENTS' TEXTS
A father has created the ReplyASAP app that forces children to read messages from their parents. The app takes over the phone screen, and DEMANDS attention. Kids these days are consumed by their phones – yet they're often difficult when it comes to responding to their parents' messages. I...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: NHS TRIALS A MOBILE APP TO TREAT PARANOIA
People who suffer from paranoia personality disorder might be offered a new NHS app that encourages them to slow down their thinking and helps with their paranoia. With the app, users can input their distressing thoughts and use a tool to convey the intensity of the feeling they are experienci...
over 7 years ago
ACCUWEATHER IS TRACKING YOUR EVERY MOVE!
AccuWeather is sneakily tracking your location data, even if you turn off the location access to the app. After getting called out by a security researcher, the company is going to knock it off... Security researcher Will Strafach discovered that Accuweather’s iOS app partners with a ser...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE ANDROID O ' OR ANDROID 'OREO' ' IS HERE!
Inspired by the 2017 total solar eclipse, Android's new software update has been named Android O – or as Google pronounces it – Android Oreo! As we all know, Google's mobile operating system Android has always been named after a dessert and in alphabetical order – and this is not t...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: PRISMA PHOTO EDITING APP TO MARKET AI FILTERING!
Prisma transforms your photos and videos into works of art using the styles of famous artists: Van Gogh, Picasso, Levitan, as well as world-famous ornaments and patterns. A unique combination of neural networks and artificial intelligence helps you turn memorable moments into timeless art. Back in 2...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE REMOVES GAB APP FOR VIOLATING HATE SPEECH POLICY
The Gab app is a social network popular with members of the alt-right that describes itself as "an ad-free social network for creators who believe in free speech, individual liberty and the free flow of information online." However, this "free speech" has led to a violation of Google's hate speech p...
over 7 years ago
LINKEDIN WILL INTRODUCE IN-APP VIDEO CREATION IN THE COMING MONTHS!
For those who do not know LinkedIn is a business- and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps. The company wants users to share as much as possible on the site, so they will be rolling out a video creation tool within its mobile app. The feature is on...
over 7 years ago
UBER CONTINUES TO BAN WHITE SUPREMACISTS FROM ITS PLATFORM
It is incredible that social media platforms have started more active action against racism and discrimination of their social platforms – one of these platforms is Uber, that says "there is simply no place" for bigotry or hate! Uber sent a message to drivers and company employees yesterd...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: WHAT IS THE SARAHAH APP?
Everyone on social media, be it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat, is talking about Sarahah. Sarahah means 'honesty' in Arabic and that is what this app is all about; it allows users to send anonymous messages to other users that are registered with the app. The key highlight of Sara...
over 7 years ago
