WHATSAPP FLAWS LET HACKERS KNOW WHEN YOU'RE OFFLINE
Your WhatsApp online status can help hackers figure out who you're talking to, when you're offline and when you go to sleep, thanks to a flaw in the micro-blogging platform. After discovering the flaw in WhatsApp, Rob Heaton – who has made similar security-related findings in the past – ...
over 7 years ago
TWITTERRIFIC FOR MAC RETURNS AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN
Following a successful crowdfunding campaign to resurrect the Twitter app earlier this year, Twitterrific 5 has launched on the Mac App Store. The original Twitterrific for Mac was first launched about 10 years ago, but developer Iconfactory stopped work on the Mac version after changes to Twit...
over 7 years ago
TRUECALLER IOS UPDATE TO FILTER OUT JUNK TEXT
Spam messages can be a waste of time when reading through or having to delete them from your device. The leading communication app, Truecaller, recently announced that the addition of a new spam-filtering feature for iOS app will filter out SMS and MMS spam from iMessage and send them to a jun...
over 7 years ago
NEW VERSION OF WHATSAPP WILL WORK FOR LANDLINE NUMBERS
Whatsapp is building a spanking new service completely separate to the regular version of the app. Whatsapp's new version will include landline numbers in order to make the business-focused messenger easier for customers and companies to communicate. This dramatically different version is currently ...
over 7 years ago
WHATSAPP IS TESTING A NEW 'DELETE FOR EVERYONE' FEATURE
Have you ever regretted a WhatsApp message that you sent and seconds later you wish that you could undo that text? Well, now you won't have to worry about drafting an apology to the person you sent the text to. WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service used by more than 1 billion people w...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: UBER APP CAN SPY ON YOUR IPHONE!
Apple has granted un undocumented private app permission that allows Uber to record anything on an iPhone screen without your knowledge. Security researcher Will Strafach discovered this feature which has apparently existed on apps of jailbroken devices without permission from Apple. How...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK MESSENGERS GETS AN APPLE MUSIC BOT FOR FULL SONG STREAMING
This week, Facebook announced a new Apple Music integration for Messenger that allows you to stream full songs and emoji-inspired suggestions – a first for the social network's messaging platform. Before this partnership, you were able to build collaborative Spotify playlists inside Mess...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE NEW AND IMPROVED TECHCRUNCH MOBILE APP!
The TechCrunch mobile app desperately needed a design refresh – so they rebuilt it from the ground up! As of today, you can download the new and improved app in the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store. And if you already have the older version, all you need to do is update! The new Te...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM ADDS POLLING STICKERS TO THE STORY FEATURE!
To make its Stories feature a bit more interactive with users, Instagram has introduced a new polling feature that users can add with a "poll" sticker. The poll sticker is similar to any other Instagram sticker – just drag and drop it onto your image in your story, and automatically you'll be ...
over 7 years ago
DROPBOX REDESIGNS ITSELF INTO A HIPSTER FILE SHARING SERVICE!
This week Dropbox announced a redesign to its platform! The new design introduces a lot more colour in contrast to its previous white-and-blue look. It also includes a flatter box logo that makes it look less like an actual box and more like planes of surface... an even more abstract box, essentiall...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: VUFORIA'S NEW ARKIT APP, CHALK, HELPS YOU TO HELP OTHERS WITH AUGMENTED REALITY
Let's say your mother can't work out how to use the remote control for her new TV – and you living 2,000 miles away makes your help pretty impossible. If you were there, you would be talking with her and guiding her through the process of pressing each button – explaining it on the way. ...
over 7 years ago
SNAPCHAT IS PUTTING JEFF KOONS' ART INSTALLATIONS IN AUGMENTED REALITY!
How would you like to be a part of the "Artwork All Around You" project? Well, all you'll have to do is open Snapchat and become a part of the gallery! Snapchat is planning to launch a new art initiative aimed at using augmented reality to feature art installations worldwide. A website, art.sna...
over 7 years ago
BUMBLE LAUNCHES BIZZ ' A NEW MODE FOR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING!
Bumble has launched Bizz, first announced last July – a new mode in its already-existing app for professional mentoring and networking. Bizz allows users to swipe to find connections to network with Bumble's 20 million users and follows the "women make the first move" concept that the ap...
over 7 years ago
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
APPLE'S AWESOME DOCUMENT SCANNER IN IOS 11 ' HOW TO USE IT!
Inside the Notes app is one of the most useful tricks in Apple's iOS 11 – a document scanner. Whether it's a receipt, business card or any document you want to save or markup, this tool will make getting it on your iPhone or iPad incredibly simple! If you've been using a third-party app for th...
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
VIDEO: MAGIC SUDOKU ' THE AR APP THAT SOLVES SUDOKU PUZZLES USING IPHONE CAMERA
Now that iOS 11 is officially available to download, Apple has the option of exploring a variety of AR apps. These include apps that let you place Ikea furniture or add random GIFs to your surroundings! But if you're more into challenging your brain – this is the perfect app for you. The Magic...
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
TODOIST ' THE BEST TO-DO LIST APP RIGHT NOW
The best to-do list method will always be whatever works for you the best. The reason pen-and-paper based to-do lists have endured in popularity over many years is that they can map perfectly to your individual needs. Using software and apps for your to-do lists, on the other hand, imposes its...
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
UPCARD: THE APP THAT LETS NONVERBAL KIDS COMMUNICATE
Rayden James has a son with autism. Since his son is nonverbal, the struggle to know what he wants, needs and thinks about is frustrating. When you are attended to a nonverbal child, figuring out how to give him what he wants is overwhelming. What does he want? What does he think? What does he...
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
VIDEO: YOU CAN SHAZAM MUSIC ON SNAPCHAT!
We have all been there where there is a song playing on the radio and you just want to know all the details so you can listen to it over-and-over-and-over again! Thank goodness Shazam exist, but did you know that you can use Shazam from Snapchat? The whole process can be seen in the video belo...
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: APP OF THE WEEK: PLANTSNAP
Have you ever been walking in a beautiful garden, seen a gorgeous plant or flower and wondered what kind of plant it is? If you have, this is the app for you. With PlantSnap, all you have to do is take a photo of the plant and, within seconds, it'll identify and tell you exactly what it is you'...
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
