Google Just Added this Important Safety Feature to Waze, Hopefully a Part of Maps Future
by Google’s Waze navigation app now sports a very helpful safety feature that’s already available in over twenty countries around the world…
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Google Puts Offs its Shutdown of Chrome Apps, Giving 1 Percent of All Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS Users More Time
by Chrome apps were scheduled for full deprecation but Google has delayed their sunset until next year, although practically no one uses them…
Google is Apparently Ready to Give Users More Customization Options in Assistant’s Snapshot
by Google Assistant’s Snapshot section might soon let users take a bit more control of its content, with a new server-side change…
Hundreds of Mobile Apps Secretly Contain Tracking Software that’s Sold to the US Government
Hundreds of mobile apps include tracking software that collects end-user data that’s anonymized and is sold to the United States government…
Zoom for Android Now Sports a Dark Mode, New Reactions, along with an Improved Chat Support
Zoom for Android has brought a few new features to its mobile app, including a dark theme, new reactions, and better chat support…
Facebook Releases its Gaming App on iOS but There’s No Way to Play
Facebook has finally gotten approval for Facebook Gaming in the Apple ecosystem, but the iOS version is missing all its games…
Google Brings Smart Compose to its Docs Mobile App (but Not Everyone can Use It)
Google has integrated its autocomplete suggestions tool, Smart Compose, into its Docs mobile app, but it’s limited to certain users…
All Twitter iOS Users can Now Take Advantage of a New Tweet Reply Limit — Here’s How
by Twitter tested a tweet reply limit back in May on iOS and now, it’s available to all Apple device users, but its Android status is unknown…
WhatsApp is Testing a New Tool that Allows Users to Reverse-Search Viral Messages to Learn if They’re Fakes
WhatsApp is now experimenting with a reverse-search option for viral messages that allows users to check if the content is genuine…
Apple Shut Down Dark Sky for Android but There are other Hyper-Local Weather Choices
Dark Sky for Android and Wear Os is gone, following its acquisition by Apple but that doesn’t mean the end of hyper-local weather apps…
Microsoft Releases a New Parental Control App that Works with Android, iOS, Windows, and Xbox
Microsoft Family Safety is a new application that is supported on multiple devices, allowing parents to control more of what their children see…
Walmart has its Own Voice Assistant, ‘Ask Sam,’ but It’s not Available to the Public
Walmart has expanded the use of its proprietary voice assistant, Ask Sam, to thousands of stores, but it’s only for employees’ use…
Delete these 19 Apps Right Now before They Unload Malicious Adware
Another batch of nefarious malware-infected apps have been discovered and Google deleted them from the Play Store; now its time for users to do the same…
Twitter is Warning Users Not to Use an App that Copies Others’ Timelines
Twitter states this innovative bot violates its terms of service but likes the idea behind it and wants to make it operate according to its rules…
Just 6 Days After its Launch, NBC’s New Peacock Streaming App Hits 1.5 Million Downloads
NBC’s new Peacock streaming app hasn’t been available for quite a week and it’s already amassed 1.5 million installations…
This New Malware Siphons Login Credentials and Card Data from a Whopping 337 Apps
BlackRock is a new malware that’s making its way around and it is capable of hacking into hundreds of banking, messaging, and social media apps…