Articles tagged "Online services"

We knew it was coming, and today, Google has announced that its official SMS/messaging app Messages is now available on the web. The company says it was one of the top requested features by users. "Today and over the next week, we’ll begin...

Earlier this year in February, Instagram started testing a feature that would inform the users if someone took a screenshot of their Story posts. The feature was in beta testing and only select users were part of it. The feature was met with...

UK retailer Dixons Carphone has confirmed there has been unauthorized access to user data held by the company. In a press release, the retailer revealed 5.9 million card records were compromised. The hack targeted one of the processing systems of...

Snapchat users will soon be able to unsend messages to their friends. An update releasing in the next few weeks will enable this feature. Once the update has rolled-out, you will be able to long-press on any message, whether it's a text,...

Facebook has launched a new feature dubbed Memories. It lets you access all memories/moments/life events that you shared on the social network from a single place. The company says there can be several sections on your Memories page,...

First they came for AOL Instant Messenger, and killed it off on December 15 of last year. Now they're aiming for Yahoo Messenger, one of the original chat services. It is scheduled to die on July 17 this year. If you want to, you can download your...

Instagram has pushed a minor update to its iOS and Android app that allows reposting of content you are tagged in. Starting today, if someone tags you in their Instagram Story, you will get a DM from that person with the Story post. With it...

At the ongoing WWDC, Apple has announced a major change related to Apple Maps. The company has made available to third-party developers the ability to embed Apple Maps on websites, something which can be done using the newly-launched JavaScript...

Google Inbox's snooze functionality is losing a couple of options. Specifically, the 'Pick Place' and 'Someday' options are being retired. The confirmation regarding this came from Top Contributor at official Google forums. The Someday option...

Facebook-owned Instagram currently allows users to publish videos with length up to one minute. However, if a new report is to go by, that limit is set to change. The report notes the company is planning offering users the ability to post whopping...

Google has announced that the new Gmail layout - which was introduced back in April, and is currently available as part of an Early Adopter Program - will be available to all users starting next month. In a new blog post on its G Suite...

Google has launched Neighbourly, a beta app being exclusively launched first in Mumbai, India. Neighbourly is meant for asking hyper local queries to people in your locality. You can ask about a certain type of doctor, or a place to get a haircut...

Netflix has updated its Android app with redesigned controls for easier navigation. The update brings larger more prominent controls next to the play/pause button to skip ten seconds back and ahead. These buttons are now placed right in the...

Google Maps has been updated with a new feature: ability to search reviews for keywords or phrases. The functionality is now live on both Android and iOS and clients of the service. This lets you look up, say, "wheelchair" to know more about the...

In 2016, Pandora unveiled its $5/month Plus subscription service, then in 2017 it launched the $10/month Premium service. Now there’s a third option – Premium Family, which costs just $15/month and can be shared by up to 6 people. That is...

Instagram has introduced a new feature dubbed Mute. As the name suggests, the functionality allows you to mute accounts, or in other words hide their posts without unfollowing them. The feature can be accessed by heading to the Options (...) menu...

Google has started rolling out a new update to its Duo video calling app, bumping the version to 34. The update brings along a major feature: ability to share your device's screen with the one you're talking to. To access the feature, just tap on...

Google's demo of Duplex AI calling system at this year's IO conference kicked up a storm, and it's refusing to settle down. First there were questions on the deceiving nature in which the AI system talks. Google answered those questions by...

Instagram has added the option to share others' posts as Stories. Users can now tap on the share button below every post and will see an option to add it to their story. The image can be customized before posting. The ability to share...

Google recently added a new feature - dubbed Nudges - to Gmail. It reminds you to reply to emails you may have missed and follow up on emails for which you haven't received a response. Nudges have been working on the Web client for those with the...