Google Maps might get an awesome privacy feature soon
Google released a new Google Maps version to beta testers which includes various features the company is considering for the future. Among them, there’s a …
Apps & Software
6 paid iPhone apps you can download free on February 12th
On this miserable, dreary day across the country, we’re all tempted to just stay in bed and play on our phones. That’s not actually an …
Gmail is finally getting the right-click features we’ve always wanted
We’ve come a long way, when it comes to the evolution of personal computers, but if you’ve started using a PC before the iPhone came …
Google rolls out augmented reality navigation for select Google Maps users
Save for an optional feature of Pokemon Go, augmented reality has yet to have the kind of impact that many analysts and developers seem to have …
7 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on February 11th
Do you have an iPhone or iPad that’s looking a bit sad because you haven’t installed any new apps lately? Well it’s time to turn …
Spotify says it’ll suspend or ban your account if you use an ad blocker
Spotify’s web player is one of its best features, but it also opens the door to a significant problem: Ad blockers. If you have a …
8 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on February 8th
We’ve got one last roundup lined up for Apple fans in search of paid iPhone and iPad apps that are on sale for free for …
It wasn’t just the teen Fortnite player – someone else also discovered that FaceTime bug
In the note Apple included to accompany the release of iOS 12.1.4 this week — the one that included a fix for the embarrassing FaceTime …
Chrome will finally get an official dark mode on Windows 10 and macOS
Google has been experimenting with a full-fledged dark mode for Chrome for quite some time, but the latest builds of Chrome Canary (an experimental version …
Apple issues response regarding apps that record user screens without permission
The funny thing about Apple scandals is that insignificant issues are often magnified — with Bendgate being one obvious example — while worrisome issues never …
Skype adds background blurring, eliminating the need to clean up before a call
Good news, all of you Skype users who’ve been known to participate in calls in rooms that look like a disaster behind you — or …
iOS 12.1.4, Apple’s update that fixes the FaceTime bug, is now available to download
Apple has finally pushed out a software update that offers a permanent fix for that embarrassing FaceTime bug that was disclosed almost two weeks ago …
NYPD orders Google to stop Waze from revealing DWI checkpoint locations
One of the cooler things about Waze, which Google picked up for a cool $966 million back in 2013, is that it provides users with …
6 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on February 6th
If you missed yesterday’s post covering the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on the day that were on sale for free, definitely go back …
This Chrome extension auto-skips Netflix credits and adds useful shortcuts
We’ve covered half a dozen or so great Netflix extensions for your browser in the past, but if you’re still in the market for one …
Facebook Messenger will finally let you unsend your messages
One of the countless Facebook scandals to come to light in 2018 was that of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s ability to delete messages that he had …
7 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on February 5th
We sifted through hundreds of paid iPhone and iOS apps that have gone on sale for free on Tuesday in order to trim the fat …
Google Chrome can now tell you if your passwords were hacked
February 5th, 2019 happens to be Safer Internet Day, and Google is celebrating by releasing an awesome security tool that’s available right away for all …
Here’s what iOS 13’s rumored Dark Mode might look like on the iPhone 11
We’ve now seen several different iPhone 11 renders hit the web in the past few months, and they show the next-gen iPhone designs that Apple is …
Facebook’s latest move proves it’s betting big on blockchain tech
Over the years, Mark Zuckerberg has made a number of smart moves that only helped him expand the reach of Facebook and improve the outlook …
Google adds two impressive features to Android phones for people with hearing loss
Google is starting to roll out two new features for Android phones today that are meant to help the some 900 million people around the …
Instagram says it will now hide self-harm images behind ‘sensitivity screens’
Instagram’s new CEO Adam Mosseri penned an article in The Telegraph this week to explain the various steps Facebook’s subsidiary will take to prevent users from …
Leak reveals that some of Inbox’s best features are coming to Gmail
If you’re an Inbox user, you probably know by now that Google has abandoned the mobile email app, deciding to focus on developing the mobile …
Warby Parker’s app now lets you virtually try on glasses using AR
Whether or not augmented reality ever becomes as pervasive as Apple thinks it will, there’s no doubt that it can be a valuable tool for …
iPhone users can finally protect WhatsApp chats with Face ID or Touch ID
WhatsApp is Facebook’s most secure chat app because it offers end-to-end encryption on all communications by default. In the future, Facebook plans to create a …
Google’s latest ‘Home Alone’-themed ad stars the villainous Joe Pesci
To promote the addition of a bunch of Home Alone-themed skills to its Assistant software for the holiday season, Google decided to release an ad …
10 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on February 1st
We haven’t had as much time as we would like lately to put these roundups together, so we’ve spent some extra time on today’s list …
Apple apologizes for FaceTime privacy bug and delays fix to next week
Apple received a lot of flak this week for a security bug which allowed iOS users to eavesdrop on each other through Group FaceTime calls. …
Apple bans Google’s developer certificate one day after doing it to Facebook
Apple isn’t messing around. The iPhone maker’s leadership has increasingly made the championing of privacy a hallmark of its brand identity, and with that in …
While Apple’s FaceTime bug is being fixed, here are the best alternative video call apps
Apple started off the week catching flack for an embarrassing security-related bug. The company quickly found a temporary fix, and a software update is still …
