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 …
Apps & Software
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 …
Mark Zuckerberg finally told us when Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp messaging will merge
A report a few days ago revealed that Mark Zuckerberg directed teams working on the various Facebook chat apps to create a unified instant messaging …
Like Facebook, Google also got a data collection app past Apple
If you’ve paid any attention at all to tech news today — or, heck, even just glanced briefly at Twitter — you’re likely aware that …
6 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on January 30th
If you’re looking for nifty new apps to fill your iPhone or iPad but you don’t want to spend a lot of money, you’ve come …
Facebook just shut down the iPhone version of the most despicable spying program it ever created
Facebook keeps promising it’ll do better to serve its customers, but more and more reports reveal nasty surprises about the way it conducts its business. …
14 new Android Q feature that just leaked: Face ID, app downgrades, and privacy tricks
Over the last few days, we saw a couple of reports detailing purported Android Q features. We already talked about the fact that Android Q …
Google’s Material Theme redesign is rolling out now for the Gmail app
Google on Tuesday announced that its Material Theme redesign for Gmail — which arrived on the web last April — has begun to roll out …
Google Maps is getting a clever new feature lots of people have been waiting for
One of the best ways to navigate a new city without a car is to use the public transit data from Google Maps. Just input …
Apple disables Group FaceTime as it races to fix a serious bug affecting FaceTime calls
Major tech leaders like Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian started warning their Twitter followers late Monday to disable FaceTime on their …
Google Maps looks a little better after its latest Material Design tweak
In addition to rolling out new useful features for Google Maps, including some tricks that you’ve been clamoring for, like the speed limits, speed cameras, …
Facebook’s unified messaging plan might finally convince you to leave Facebook
A bombshell report late last week revealed that Mark Zuckerberg and Co. are considering a massive overhaul of Facebook’s instant messaging apps which include two …
This is when Google will launch the first Android Q beta for the public
It’s only January, but the first Android Q rumors are already here. The next major Android update will reportedly ship with built-in dark mode support, …
This Chrome extension blocks distracting sites like Facebook and YouTube
How much extra work could you get done over the course of a day if you had an assistant looking over your shoulder, shooing you …
Facebook is planning to merge chat features across Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp
In an ambitious plan that will reportedly involve thousands of engineers, Facebook is embarking on a new initiative designed to integrate the messaging services across …
Google Maps is getting another cool Waze feature you’ve been dying to use
It was only a few days ago that we learned that Google Maps would finally show speed limits during navigation, which is a basic feature …
8 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on January 24th
If you didn’t get your fill from yesterday’s post covering the best paid iPhone and iPad apps of the day that are on sale for …
Apple veteran who worked on Mac for 14 years will help Google ‘kill’ Android
Tech fans are probably well aware that Google wants to replace Android and Chrome with a unified operating system that would work just as well …
Microsoft’s browser fights fake news by trying to steer you away from certain sites
Once Mark Zuckerberg realized a year or so ago the degree to which fake news had become a pretty widespread problem across his beleaguered social …
6 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on January 23rd
Another day, another roundup of the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time. We’ve rounded up your six …
Instagram assures users that it isn’t limiting the reach of their posts
Have you ever seen one of those Facebook status warning everyone that the social network is about to start charging people to access their accounts, …
There’s a new app in China that shows which of your neighbors are racking up debt
China keeps taking the surveillance state that’s so pervasive in the country to new extremes, this time with an extension of the government’s controversial new …
Here’s how to share what you’re watching on Netflix to your Instagram Story
Netflix is rolling out a new feature today that’s going to mean a lot more content from the streaming video giant will start showing up …
iOS 12.1.3 is now available to download for iPhone and iPad
A little more than a month after the last major iOS 12 software update, Apple is pushing out another update today to all users that …
The iPhone app that stops those horrible spam calls just got a great new feature
Earlier this month, we told you about an app that sadly has become a must-have for pretty much anyone with a cell phone. The issue …
Spotify’s new feature lets you block any artist on the platform
Despite losing ground to Apple Music in the United States, Spotify is still the biggest music streaming service in the world. That said, it is …
