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
VIDEO: SURKUS ' THE APP THAT PAYS YOU TO PARTY
"Go out. Have fun. Get paid." That's the slogan for the Surkus app created by Stephen George. When you see all the cool kids standing outside that new restaurant – it's because they're being PAID to be there. This emerging app allows restaurants to manufacture the ideal crowd for a...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK REDESIGNS ITS BLUE HEADER AND ADDS CIRCULAR PROFILE PICS!
Brace yourself, Facebook is rolling out new interface designs to the News Feed. The updates overhaul the main interface of the site allowing for a cleaner look. Basically, Facebook is getting rid of the blue accents and headers across most of the interface, which the company claims will make navigat...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: FACEBOOK ADDS NEW CAMERA FILTERS TO ENCOURAGE USERS TO MAKE STORIES
While the "Stories" feature was originally exclusive to Snapchat – Facebook and Instagram decided to jump on board. In all honesty, people didn't like it. It felt like a copy-cat version of the social media platforms, and not a lot of people use it. As a result, Facebook has created some...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: OPERA MAX GETS KILLED
Opera Max was a free VPN service that aimed to compress data before it got to your device in order to lower data usage. (you can see in the video below how Opera Max worked). Unfortunately, it is now no longer available online. Opera decided to abruptly kill off the Opera Max app and claims that it ...
over 7 years ago
YOUTUBE IS TESTING THE IDEA OF SHOWING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY WATCHING THE SAME VIDEO
YouTube is testing showing how many people are currently watching the same video, and this could help you tell when a YouTube video is becoming viral! According to Android Police, who was the first to spot this test, YouTube seems to be testing a new feature that will display concurrent viewe...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THIS APP HELPS YOU SET REMINDERS, HEALTHY REMINDER...
Self-Care reminders are important in today's life, and that is where the 'Aloe' app comes in. The Aloe app is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter in the hopes of sharing gentle self-reminders to the world. The creator of the app notes that there has been a significant interest in self-care, with "...
over 7 years ago
FACEAPP GETS IN TROUBLE FOR NEW RACE FILTERS
The popular selfie-editing app offers Black, Indian and Asian filters – and users aren't a fan of the new feature. The app was previously used to transform users' pictures by making them look older, younger or giving them an artificial smile. But, earlier this month, the app's creators u...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: DISNEY SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING ON CHILDREN THROUGH GAMING APPS
Last week, a federal class action lawsuit was filed in California against the Walt Disney Company for allegedly violating privacy protection laws by collecting children's personal information from 42 of its apps and sharing data with advertisers without parental consent. Disney and three softwa...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: LINKEDIN'S NEW TINDER-INSPIRED MILLENNIAL BAIT!
On the professional platform, LinkedIn, you can now swipe right if you feel professionally inspired! Connecting with other working professionals can be a very difficult journey. Especially if you will never make contact with them again. As a result, LinkedIn's product team has released a Tinder-Insp...
over 7 years ago
THE FIRST BIRTH CONTROL APP HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED AS A CONTRACEPTIVE!
Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, co-founder of Natural Cycles, invented the first app in the world that has just been approved as a contraceptive. And it all started as a hobby project for the nuclear physicist! Scherwitzl worked with the team that discovered the Higgs boson which, according to Wikipedia,...
over 7 years ago
WHATSAPP IS TESTING COLOURED TEXT STATUS FEATURES...
To all the Android users out there that use Whatsapp will get a new feature with which the users will be able to put out colourful text status instead of pictures and videos. The same feature is already available for Facebook users since last year and the new feature for WhatsApp status is rep...
over 7 years ago
10 WAYS UBER DRIVERS CAN BE KICKED OFF THE APP
If you've ever had a bad Uber experience with a driver, the Uber company makes it nice and easy to report it. Sometimes you can even get a refund! But there are many more minor infractions that can get an Uber driver deactivated by the company that you didn't even know about! Since Uber driver...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, KIK HAS BECOME AN APP FOR CHILD PREDATORS
An investigation has found that accounts belonging to users convicted of child abuse have not been removed. Kik Messenger is a free instant messaging service from Kik Interactive – one very popular with children and teenagers. The app comes from a Canadian tech firm founded in 2009. Since then...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE NOKIA 8 MAY LAUNCH WITH THE LATEST ANDROID O SOFTWARE!
The launch date of the Nokia 8 is nearing and the listing sort of confirms the already known information about the handset, apart from the coming of Android O. Yes, Nokia 8 is now tipped to come with the latest software, which will be released soon, in just a few weeks time. Google confirmed, at the...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM STORIES FEATURE IS ATTRACTING BUSINESSES ON ITS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
At first, a lot of Instagram users had a problem with Instagram's new feature – Instagram stories. They complained the Instagram was becoming too much like Snapchat. But, even though Instagram is one of the only Facebook-owned services that hasn't reached one billion active users, people are a...
over 7 years ago
UBER RENTED OUT DEFECTIVE CARS TO SINGAPORE DRIVERS
Uber announced on Friday that it had taken action to repair faulty cars in Singapore after a report said the company rented them out to Uber drivers even though they were well aware of a recall after one car caught on fire. According to the Wall Street Journal, Uber managers in Singapore bought more...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THIS ANDROID APP CAN FIND NEARBY DEVICES EVEN WHEN IT IS OFFLINE!
Back in May at the I/O, Google announced the second generation of its Nearby Connections toolkit and that it will become available to Android developers. In the video below you can see more about the company's announcement about the Nearby Connection API from around 24 minutes. The update framework ...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOPRO'S QUIKSTORIES CAN AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER AND EDIT YOUR FOOTAGE IN THE BACKGROUND!
GoPro has just launched a new feature called QuikStories – making it even easier for users to receive automatically edited videos of their footage! This feature will also make it possible to transfer footage from a GoPro Hero 5 camera to your phone without touching ANY buttons. Kick...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: VSCO CAM UPGRADES TO STYLISH NEW VIDEO EDITING FEATURES!
The Popular iOS photo editing app VSCO Cam has announced its latest feature, a new video editing tool. The video editing tool is designed to allow users to apply pre-designed filters to videos captured with an iPhone. The VSCO cam app is well known for its wide range of adjustable filters ...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES BREAKS DOWNLOAD RECORD ON APP STORES!
Android's app-downloading service has broken the app-downloading record on the app store! Google Play services app, the app that makes it all happen for your Android phone, has just broken five billion downloads on the Google Play Store – a huge record. This is a major milestone for...
over 7 years ago
AIRBNB TEAMS UP WITH NAACP TO FIGHT RACISM ON ITS PLATFORM
Airbnb and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have announced a partnership where they will be promoting Airbnb's platform in communities of colour. This decision was made to both boost the sharing economy as an income stream for black Americans and help increase t...
over 7 years ago
THE GOOGLE TRUSTED CONTACT APP GETS NEW FEATURES!
Google released the 'Trusted Contacts app' last year, to allow users to share their location with a few contacts to let them know about their whereabouts. The app has made some improvements to the Android app, namely the new language support, integration with Google Maps, and the ability to control ...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: SAMSUNG PAY MIGHT ROLL-OUT TO NON ANDROID SMARTPHONES!
Samsung is reportedly in talks with rival Android phone makers to bring the Samsung Pay service to more devices. Samsung has held talks with OEMs about bringing its payment service to other high-end, non-Samsung smartphones. Rival firms probably ain't lining up to add Samsung Pay support to the...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: HOW TO MAKE AN APP
Hev you ever wanted to make your own app? You should. Apps are created every day and you never know if yours will be the next in the top charts! Well, here's the bonus: it's actually quite simple, despite our fears about it being impossible for ordinary people like you and me. This video will give y...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: TOP 3 BEST APPS FOR FREE MUSIC ON YOUR IPHONE!
We are always looking for the best music, but that comes at a price. Trying to find an app or site that provides free music downloads can be an absolute nightmare. It's either a scam or a soul-sucking hour of waiting – and usually, you end up with terrible quality music that you just wasted al...
over 7 years ago
SHAREIT ' NO DATA? NO WORRIES, SHARE ANYTHING FOR FREE!
SHAREit is an incredible app for sharing files, music, pictures, videos and more in seconds using NO mobile data! Available on: iOS, Windows, PC, AndroidOur rating: 4 stars Nowadays, we are all about digital media. Songs, pictures and videos consume our daily lives – and it's in all available ...
over 7 years ago
UPDATED IOS 11 PREVENTS YOUR IPHONE FROM CONNECTING TO PATCHY WI-FI NETWORKS!
The latest iOS 11 software update has a new feature that should be quite helpful for travellers and those who use local Wi-Fi hotspots. The auto-join button was released in the early version of the iOS 11 beta, it could be found by tapping the "i" icon next to any Wi-Fi network. Now when you want to...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE PLAY PROTECT WILL PROTECT YOUR ANDROID AGAINST MALICIOUS APPS!
Security remains a major concern in Android devices so Google's new security tool is designed to protect your Android from malicious apps on the Play Store known as Google Play Protect. Google Play Protect is a new security system that will automatically scan your Android device to identify an...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: NINTENDO SWITCH VOICE APP ' A DISASTER!
Nintendo has been promising us a great online accessibility for years, but the follow-through has yet to impress us. Now, Nintendo has finally launched its a long-criticized voice app – and the reaction has been more disastrous than we initially anticipated! Nintendo users of this ...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: BEST NEW ANDROID AND IPHONE APPS JULY 2017
Smartphone apps aren't only created to may your phone cooler, easier and more diverse. Some apps are created to completely change the way you experience your smartphone. And new apps are created every day! The apps in this video are the best, new apps (from mid-July 2017) for both iPhone and Android...
over 7 years ago
APPLE RELEASES NEW UPDATE TO PROTECT YOUR DEVICE FROM HACKERS!!
Update your iPhone with the latest update iOS 10.3.3 which has a security update that patches several bugs in the mobile operating system. Among these bugs was a vulnerability that would allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code on the Broadcom Wi-Fi chip used in iOS devices that coul...
over 7 years ago
ALEXA MAKES FULL DEBUT ON THE LATEST HTC U11 APP!
HTC has pushed out an Alexa app for the latest HTC U11 smartphone; this is the first time that AMazon's smart digital assistant is available on a phone like Google Assistant and Siri. The Huawei Mate 9, that launched last November was actually the first smartphone to add Alexa integration, but...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GOOGLE ASSISTANT ' TIPS & TRICKS
Google Assistant has been out for quite a while now, and its uses and functions seem limitless! Whether you're a beginner or an advanced user of Google Assistant, watch this video for some insane tips, tricks and commands you can use with this incredible Google feature! Towards the end of the ...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK INTRODUCES A NEW FEATURE TO THEIR CAMERA... BUILT-IN GIF CREATOR!
Facebook is introducing a new feature that will make every user excited, or not... Facebook is gradually adding a built-in Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) creator to the Facebook camera app. To use the GIF feature in the Facebook camera app, all you have to do is swipe left to access the came...
over 7 years ago
DSTV NOW REVIEW - YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS ON THE GO!
Us humans are constantly rushing around in our busy lives – we barely have time to sit back on the couch and watch our favourite shows. DSTV Now App is the ultimate solution to that problem! DSTV Now means watching your favourite shows on the go. Our rating: 4/5Available on: Android and i...
over 7 years ago
WHATSAPP RELEASES NEW FEATURES: FILE SHARING AND STOPS COMPRESSING JPEGS!
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps on social media platforms today. WhatsApp has now improved file-sharing features by expanding the list of supported files that users can send to one another, and it allows users to send files that are up to 100MB in size. The file size also ap...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK MESSENGER INTRODUCES ADS ON TO THE HOMEPAGE!
After having a testing round in Thailand and Australia, Facebook has decided to take the ads on the Facebook Messenger home screen worldwide. Before the end of 2017, you will most likely see the flow of your home screen broken up by sponsored ads. Just like that the ads you see on Facebook itself an...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: ANDROID VS. IOS - AN ATTEMPT TO FINALLY END THE WAR!
After so many years, the war between Apple and Android continues. In this video, we try to end that battle with a scrutinising and specific review of both smartphones and systems. The video reviews the following: - Interface- Notification Center- Functionality- Apps- Performance (phone perform...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: 10 TIPS FOR BETTER IPHONE PHOTOS WITH STOCK CAMERA APP
To all iPhone users - this video is for you! With our smartphones being a likely replacement for our cameras - you need to make sure you're taking the best pics you can take! This video shows you just how to do that with the stock camera app! ...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: 7 REALLY WEIRD AND POINTLESS APPS THAT WILL MAKE YOU CRINGE
The apps that people come up with these days are actually insane... it's pretty obvious that people are NOT running out of ideas yet! These are some of the most useless, strange and just fucking crazy apps available on both Android and iOS. You will honestly just be left confused. And you'll probabl...
over 7 years ago
SUPER MARIO RUN ' DRIPS OF NASTALGIA... LIKE A LEAKING TAP!
The famous and beloved Super Mario Run – a fun and frantic chase for hidden coins and high scores – has received an update! Our Rating: 4/5 Available on: Android and iOS Even though Super Mario Run makes you give up some direct control of Nintendo's mascot, it gives you a styli...
over 7 years ago
MOTO RIDER ' MOST HEART-PUMPING GAME EVER!
Hit the Road with Moto Rider Race! Our rating: 4/5 Available on: Android Racing is amongst one of the trendiest online games that are available on the Google Play Store for enthusiasts. Moto Rider is a racing game that gives you the option to choose from many different bikes, so you can drive ...
over 7 years ago
MOBILE STRIKE ' THE WORLDS LARGEST MMO WITH THE BIGGEST ACTION HERO
Arnold Schwarzenegger has without a doubt made Mobile Strike the famous game that it is – gameplay consists of building and upgrading military base by performing actions that happen in real-time. Available on: Android and iOSOur rating: 2/5 Although the world's biggest action hero has sta...
over 7 years ago
SNIPER 3D ASSASSIN ' FUN FIRST-PERSON SHOOTING GAME!
Sniper 3D Assasin is a first-person shooter in which the player assumes the role of a sniper. In this game, you must aim and then shoot down targets on its various missions. The emphasis of the game is on precise aiming to fulfil the mission objectives given to you. Our rating: 4/5 Available o...
over 7 years ago
CLASH OF CLANS ' THE ULTIMATE COMBAT STRATEGY GAME
Clash of Clans is a popular strategic action game that pits players against both artificial intelligence characters and real-world opponents. Our rating: 3/5 Available on: Android and iOS The Clash of Clans app doesn't make any major changes to the strategy formula of the game, but it definite...
over 7 years ago
BBC NEWS ' FOR UP-TO-THE-MINUTE NEWS!
It is good to keep up to date with all the News that is happening on a daily basis. BBC News will definitely keep you up-to-date! Our rating: 3/5 Available on: iOS, Android and Windows The BBC App is modern and attractive, it uses white space and large images that make the app feel less clutte...
over 7 years ago
LOMOTIF - YOUR POCKET VIDEO EDITOR
Lomotif is the ultimate video editor app you can fit in your pocket! This app allows you to edit your own videos with music, filters and sound effects. Available on: Android and iOSOur rating: 4/5 Here's how to get started with this app. Step 1: Go to your app store, and type in Lomotif – ...
over 7 years ago
