GOOGLE GO JUST LAUNCHED, AND IT WILL SAVE YOU DATA
Google recently launched a service which will provide users with a 'lighter' way to search. Google Go is specifically aimed at users who do not flagship smartphones or people who just want to watch their data usage. It is basically a search engine, just like the conventional Google search found in m...
over 7 years ago
GMAIL DUE FOR A COMPLETE MAKE-OVER
Google has sent an email to its customers to announce that a new version of Gmail for web will be launched with a fresh design and new features. Some of the new features include being able to access Google Calendar from the Gmail interface directly and snooze emails so that they reappear in your inb...
over 7 years ago
CAN'T LOG INTO TINDER? BLAME FACEBOOK
Facebook has broken Tinder and users who were booted off the dating app have taken to Twitter to complain about it. Ever since the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, where as many as 87 million users had data improperly shared with the UK data mining firm, Facebook has been rolling out more security ...
over 7 years ago
HOGWARTS MYSTERY MOBILE GAME IS COMING
Attention, all Potterheads! A new Harry Potter Mobile game is coming in April 2018, in the form of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. The game is developed by Jam City and Portkey Games, and the upcoming release lets players experience the life of a Hogwarts student by creating their own char...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: TINDER LOOKS TO ADD LOOP VIDEOS TO YOUR PROFILE
Looped videos are the biggest craze right now, bringing small movements to pictures – whether the person is chugging back a drink or about to score a legendary goal, Boomerang has been all over people's Instagram profiles. Tinder is currently testing the possibility of a two-second looping vid...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK ADMITS TO SCANNING PHOTOS AND LINKS SENT ON MESSENGER
Facebook is definitely not in a good space with the recent data privacy scandal, which is far from over. However, it looks like the company has revealed a practice which has ruffled some feathers, namely how the messages, photos and links you send over the Messenger platform are scanned. This was re...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: GRINDR EXPOSED FOR SHARING USERS' HIV STATUS
Grindr, the gay dating app, ran into some trouble after users discovered that their information around their HIV status was being shared with two external analytics companies – Apptimize and Localytics. Although the information shared was encrypted, anonymous and not shared with any adver...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK LAUNCHED BULK APP REMOVAL TOOL TO CLEAN UP PRIVACY SETTINGS
Facebook now allows users to remove third-party apps in bulk, and all posts those apps may have published on your behalf, a welcome privacy change that should make it easier to strip access to your profile from services you no longer use. The change, predicted by the ongoing Cambridge Analytica data...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: NEW PHOTO APP THAT PRODUCES GLITCHY, PSYCHEDELIC IMAGES
With over 30 filters in total, including a Wild Card option, you can repeatedly tap to generate randomised effects. Everybody loves a good photo app, but there are so many in the App Store that it's hard to know where to begin. If you are looking for a photo- and video-editing app that does things a...
over 7 years ago
YOU CAN SPY ON YOUR WHATSAPP CONTACT WITH THIS INVASIVE NEW APP
If you rely on WhatsApp to message your friends and family, it is important to know that the service lets your contact know about when you are available to chat, and whether you have read their texts. That is not all, Lifehacker has spotted a new iOS app called Chatwatch that uses WhatsApp's pu...
over 7 years ago
SIRI CAN NOW CONTROL YOUR TESLA MODEL 3
AI assistants can do a lot for us these days, from beatboxing to telling jokes or even warm up your home to the way you want it. But, how about opening your car? If you are lucky enough to have a Tesla Model S or Model X, that has been on the table since November last year. Even if you have the budg...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: TAMAGOTCHI HAS MADE IT WAY TO SMARTPHONES!
Tamagotchi has made its way to your smartphone, well, sort of! If you have been hankering to revisit your 90's youth days by killing a Tamagotchi pet (or you know, dozens) but just cannot bring yourself to carry around that clunky iconic keychain, you now have another option. You can head over to th...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: IS BIGGER REALLY BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO DESKTOP INSTAGRAM?
Back in 2010, Instagram was launched as an app, based purely on pictures, that enabled users to share snippets of their lives with other people. It then gained momentum and has progressed to having messaging tools and an ad platform which now exists for both mobile and desktop users. Most peopl...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: A LINE A DAY KEEPS THE DRAWING ON THE MOVE
Just a Line, still labelled as an AR experiment. Simple in idea and execution, it has the potential to become an addictive example of AR on your smartphone. Provided it becomes even more widely available. This drawing app is definitely not going to win any awards in the paint app category, you only ...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: NEW EMOJIS THAT CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES
2019 could be the year of new Whatsapp emojis that represent disabilities. Apple has presented new emojis – representing hearing aids, guides, and people with disabilities – in a submission to the Unicode Consortium. Apple's submission states that “Apple is requesting the...
over 7 years ago
THIS APP MIGHT HELP PREVENT STROKES
The most common type of arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation is an irregular beating of the heart that can lead to strokes, blood clots, or even heart failure if left unchecked. Unless an electrocardiogram is being used, it can be difficult to detect. However, there is an app that might buy you some time...
over 7 years ago
YOU CAN NOW ADD HASHTAGS TO YOUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM
Instagram lets users edit their profiles where they can provide a brief description about themselves, who they are, what they do and so on. Now it looks like profiles on Instagram are about to get more interactive as Instagram has rolled out a new feature that lets users add hashtags and profil...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: NEW WHATSAPP FEATURES TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER
WhatsApp has evolved rapidly from being a simple message service to so much more allowing users to personalise their experiences. WhatsApp has recently added two new features for those who use multiple communication options through the app. The first is the addition of the group description feature ...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE LENS IS NOW AVAILABLE ON IOS
Google initially launched Lens on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Over the past few months, though, they have been rolling Lens out to all Android phones, and now it is available on iOS devices too, but only if you have Google Photos installed. Google Lens is essentially a visual search tool. So wh...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: BUMBLE TAKES A STAND AGAINST MASS SHOOTINGS IN AMERICA
The social and dating app, Bumble, took a stand against the American government's lack of action against the mass shootings that are becoming an increasing occurrence. There has been a lot of criticism on both sides of the argument but Bumble has made it clear which side they stand on, banning any i...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: YOUR CHILDHOOD FAVOURITE GAME CAN NOW BE DOWNLOADED ON YOUR PHONE!
Millenials can safely say that The Sims made up a huge part of their childhood, sitting at home for hours on end building your dream house and sending your Sims off to work. Then it got even better with house parties and pets, the options seemed limitless. With everything going mobile, Electronic ar...
over 7 years ago
WHATSAPP ALLOWS USERS MORE TIME TO DELETE A MESSAGE
WhatsApp Messenger has updated its 'Delete for Everyone' that allows users to delete their sent messages within 68 minutes, compared to the previous 5 or 7 minutes. The popular Interned-based messaging service rolled out Delete for Everyone in November last year. Deleting messages for everyone allow...
over 7 years ago
EMOJIS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE DICTIONARY
This news is literally on 🔥. Today it is okay to use emojis as a replacement for words in articles because they are getting the official recognition they deserve. Dictionary.com is charting the change technology is having on our language by adding official definitions to symbols."As a dictionary,...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: LUXURY ACCOMMODATION FOR LUXURY CUSTOMERS ON AIRBNB
Since the conception of Airbnb, people have been able to travel at a cheaper price because accommodation has now become a lot cheaper if you are willing to take the chance and sleep in a stranger's home. If taking chances isn't your style, Airbnb has announced the launch of a new tier in its service...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: NEW INSTASIZE IS THE BEST ALL-IN-ONE PHOTO EDITING APP
Instagram and Facebook make it easy to share photos online, and it has become the social norm to use social media to keep friends and family up to date with what's going on in our daily lives. Due to social media, photo editing apps are in extremely high demand, in fact, you probably have a few on y...
over 7 years ago
THE APP THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE AT THE AIRPORT
With terrorism becoming a rising issue all over the world today, people are desperate to find a way to identify and eliminate potentially dangerous individuals so as to avoid putting others in harm's way. Airports and subways have already beefed up their security measures but only have gut feel...
over 7 years ago
YOUTUBE IS TESTING A NEW FEATURE THAT REPLACES THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR VIDEO
Artificial Intelligence might one day control every aspect of our social lives but, for now, YouTube has taken the AI aspect to create funny backgrounds in your YouTube videos. Engineers at Google have developed a new tool that uses AI and machine learning to filter out and replace the backgrounds i...
over 7 years ago
IF YOU TEMPORARILY LOST YOUR PHONE, JUST CLAP TO FIND IT
Few things are more frustrating than misplacing your phone, especially before you are on your way to a party, or running late for work. There is an app that can help, called Clap to Find My Phone, it is here to save you from the misplaced-frustration. Bet you can already guess how it works? What a g...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: NOW YOUR DENTIST CAN LITERALLY KEEP AN EYE ON YOU
If you are anything like us, you will know that when that dentist appointment comes up (because you have to go at least every year out of fear that your teeth will fall out) you dread it the whole week. The dentist is truly the bane of life (no offence to any dentists out there) and instills fe...
over 7 years ago
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LATEST TRENDING APP – VERO
You might have noticed some photographers talking about VERO, but if not, you are not alone. The app has been all over social media this week and might be worth downloading... But what is VERO? Basically, if Facebook and Instagram had to get a technical baby, you would get VERO, but the best part ab...
over 7 years ago
INTRODUCING THE APP THAT HELPS TO EDIT YOUR DRONE VIDEOS
Drone videos can be spectacular, but to edit the videos, well... it's not always so easy. Video editing is a skill especially when you don't always need to include all the footage that you have recorded, just the important bits that you feel will add to the narrative. But, with Parrot, the...
over 7 years ago
BECOMING A TRAVEL GURU HAS NEVER BEEN SO EASY WITH THESE 7 APPS
Planning your trip to go overseas but have no idea where to start? Now, these apps have you covered! They can even make the decision of your best holiday destination easier by giving you information on the best attractions, basic prices and full-on reviews on places around the world. It's difficult ...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: PHONES ARE DESIGNED TO GET YOU MORE OBSESSED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
There comes a time when you are lying in bed and you have nothing else to do but stare at your bright screen for the next two hours. With vast growing vortex of social media and the fact that smartphones do not make it any easier for our generation to not get addicted, we all have that uncontro...
over 7 years ago
FACEBOOK MESSENGER ALLOWS YOU TO ADD FRIENDS TO ONGOING VIDEO CHATS
Facebook Messenger now allows you to add more friends and family members to your audio and video chats while they are still in progress. With a new feature introduced this week, you can add people to ongoing audio or video call while you are still talking, rather than having to hang up and manually ...
over 7 years ago
FEELING LONELY? DONT WORRY! A HACKER COULD CHOOSE YOUR NEXT MATCH
You may want to think twice about giving your phone number to the cute guy at the bar next time because they could hack into your Tinder account just by using your phone number. Scary right? Mr Prakash, from Bangalore, India implored with Tinder to upgrade their security to prevent people from being...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: WANT TO BECOME A DJ? IT CAN BECOME A REALITY BUT ITS VIRTUAL
Playing video games in virtual reality is one thing, but becoming a DJ is another. Reality Decks is an all-new Oculus Rift application that was programmed and designed from the ground up for virtual reality DJing. From a personalised avatar to elements that a DJ just is not capable of achieving in t...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: YOUR MATHS HOMEWORK DONE IN JUST ONE PICTURE
After high school, the majority of the population throws out their advanced calculators and rejoices in the thought of never having to look at another equation again. That is, until you have to help kids with their homework and your phone’s calculator just doesn't cut it. Photomath c...
over 7 years ago
HOW TO INSTAGRAM LIKE A PRO!
Samsung recently announced The Camera Reimagined as the only hint at what its next phone has in store, so why not learn more about what makes a great Instagram photo? Everyone might have a different answer, but there are a few key things that are always a must: a great angle, perfect lighting, findi...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE IS JUST ONE BITCOIN AWAY!
Dating apps have taken over, giving users innumerable options with even small niches of dating sites based on religion or income growing in popularity. Luxy is the controversial dating app of choice for the rich and beautiful. No, really, you have to either be earning over $200 000 or...
over 7 years ago
AN APP THAT WILL HELP YOU GET OVER YOUR EX
The worst thing is when you cry your eyes, heartbroken over a break-up. Even the best of us forget how to live like a normal human being, instead, we eat ice-cream out the tub with a spoon and obsessively stalk the social media accounts of our suddenly perfect ex. Relationship guru, Zo&e...
over 7 years ago
A NEW APP THAT PROMISES A BITCOIN TO FIRST PERSON WHO BEATS IT!
A Bitcoin is the prize for solving these 24 puzzles. Players can solve these puzzles on their own or play with other players, will be able to leave hints behind for others, or confuse them with red herrings that lead them down dead-ends. After all, only one person can win the Bitcoin in the end. Int...
over 7 years ago
SOFTWARE BUG CRASH IPHONES AND DISABLE ACCESS TO APPS AND IMESSAGES
Before the end of 2017, Apple had shockingly bad weeks of software problems, and it looks like 2018 is not starting so well either. A new bug has been discovered in iOS 11 that lets people send a specific character that will crash an iPhone and block access to the Messages app in iOS and popular app...
over 7 years ago
THE APP THAT SAVES LIVES – CONNECTUS MEDICAL
There is no doubt that apps and technology have improved medicine tenfold. People are now able to educate themselves on certain conditions or even request medical help through an app. This specific app is called ConnectUs Medical and it helps kidney patients to locate the closest treatment centres t...
over 7 years ago
APPS THAT ARE SHIFTING THE FOCUS ONTO MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Apps are created to benefit humans and make life easier and more convenient. But, what if we flipped it around and people used apps to help others? Well, these three ethical apps do just that. Charity Miles – This app allows users to sign up to a specific charity and exercise to raise mo...
over 7 years ago
VIDEO: THE OLYMPICS IS NOW IN YOUR POCKET
The busybodies of the world who have little time to sit down and keep up with the Olympics now have the ultimate solution, thanks to Snapchat! While NBC holds exclusive TV rights, shelling out $963 million for full coverage of the Olympics, viewer numbers are looking increasingly bleak. In the time ...
over 7 years ago
GOOGLE BRINGS SNAPCHAT-LIKE AR EFFECT TO PHOTO APP
Motion Stills is "an app from Google Research that lets you capture short videos and transforms them into beautiful cinematography or sweeping cinematic pans using our advanced stabilisation and rendering technology." The AR mode does not run through Google's ARCore system, but instead the Google Re...
over 7 years ago
SNAPCHAT NOW ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN FACE LENSES
Snapchat is rolling out a new feature that includes a tool to create custom face lenses and new text caption styles for your snaps. The lenses feature augmented reality masks that overlay your face with details like puppy ears, flower crowns and the all-important vomiting rainbows. The feature for t...
over 7 years ago
WE GAVE MR. DARCY TINDER AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED....
The beloved classic novels are now being revised into modern-day novels. But perhaps not in a good way... Jane Auten's novel, Pride and Prejudice, has been a classic for years but, what if Mr Darcy had Tinder – you know, just to keep his options open? Technology puts a whole new spin...
over 7 years ago
INSTAGRAM IS TESTING A NEW FEATURE THAT WILL LET USERS 'REPOST' INSTA STORIES
Instagram confirmed that it is testing an option that lets you "repost" / "regram" public feed posts from other users to your Story. For those who have access to the new feature, it will appear as "Add post to your story" when you tap the share icon underneath a post. If you do not want your public ...
over 7 years ago
