Author: Smart Megwai

Facebook has introduced several new ways users can quickly access emojis in Messenger chats plus a new background chat option to indicate upcoming sponsored background features. New Emoji Features This is Facebook’s main addition. It is a new emoji search bar at the top of the reaction picker panel that…

In conjunction with the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Facebook has launched a number of tools to help users participate in the event, including a dedicated Game Center, Augmented Reality effects for Stories and videos highlights to keep you updated. Facebook Games Center for the Olympics The main addition to Facebook…

Alphabet has announced the launch of a new robotics software company that aims to make industrial robots cheaper and easier to use. The new venture, named Intrinsic, will be spun out of X, the moonshot lab from Alphabet that builds autonomous vehicles and delivery drones. The software is designed to…

Videos go viral every day, but most videos these days come directly from one source: TikTok. The widespread adoption of this micro-vlogging video app is already trending as people all over the world are jumping onto the platform to consume and create content. Did you know that the use of…

The algorithm of TikTok is very discerning about the type of video it wants you to see at your “For You” page. However, when the algorithm goes south, Tiktok may start pushing to you a constant stream of videos that you don’t want to deal with. I’m not just talking…

In iOS 15, Apple’s expanded support for drag-and-drop features across apps on the iPhone app so you can move selected files, images, and pieces of text from one place to another. Cross-app drag and drop features have actually been possible on the iPad since 2017, but Apple has now extended…

Starting Friday, Facebook is rolling out its cloud gaming service on iPhone and iPad via a web app that users can add to their home screens as native apps. The site lets you play simple web games like solitaire and match three, and broadcast more graphic-intensive titles like racing games.…

Something bad happened to the Internet yesterday. It wasn’t your connection. Steam, Amazon, HBO Max, and many other popular websites went offline and experienced problems.  It wasn’t until we visited the homepage of DownDetector that we discovered many of the most popular sites on the Internet are not loading correctly.…

Yesterday, there was so much anxiety on Twitter when some users saw certain tweets that had the Reddit-style ‘Upvotes’ and ‘Downvotes’ features which they assumed was for rating tweets and replies. The above tweet indeed confirms that Twitter is testing the use of Reddit-like upvote and downvote buttons. However, the…

There are companies that love to give prompts in their invitations, such as Samsung. Yesterday it officially sent out an invitation to attend its next Unpacked product event, tagged “Get Ready To Unfold”. Date and time will be August 11th and 10AM ET / 7AM PT respectively. As you can…

The new “Sensitive Content Control” is Instagram’s update that gives users the ability to see what they want, and not see what they don’t want. The company, who made this announcement on Tuesday, July 20th, said, “We recognize that everybody has different preferences for what they want to see in…

Snap Inc., parent company of Snapchat, is making a big bet on Augmented Reality shopping. To empower e-commerce, the company has announced the acquisition of Vertebrae. Vertebrae is a company that enables brands to create and manage 3D versions of their products. A spokesperson said Snap Inc. the 50-person team…

With social sites such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook or Twitter it has been easy to market to a large number of people. Which means, learning to use another social network might seem contrary to what most marketers want. However, two of WhatsApp’s earliest employees have gone ahead to launch a…

Most of us are happy with a stable internet connection, sufficient for video streaming and online multiplayer games. But engineers are always pushing boundaries, and this is where the Japanese team nearly doubled the world internet speed record. According to Tom’s Hardware, a team of engineers from the National Institute…

Starting July 19th, anyone with a compatible iPhone can update their device to iOS 14.7. This particular update is expected to roll out with iOS 15 a few months after Apple’s iOS 14 beta finally ends. According to 9to5mac, there are several things users need to know about iOS 14.7…

Group calls on WhatsApp will most likely be in the form of Zoom calls and other more free-form chats. The company has started introducing the ability to join a group call that has already started, instead of having to be present when the call was initiated. WhatsApp says you can…

A new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the 2021 iPhone could have a always-on display, just like the Apple Watch. The “Always On” Display feature will keep the display of your phone on at all times unless you enable the right settings. This is because your phone displays items…

As part of its recent appeal to families, Netflix is ​​rolling out two new features that emphasize children’s programming. As you can see in the above image by Netflix, subscribers will start to see a new list of top 10 kids and family profiles ranking the most popular programs and…

Elgato makes great ring lights, capture cards, streaming decks, and one of the best microphones out there. So launching its webcam was just a matter of time. That’s exactly what the company has done with the $199 Facecam, designed for content creators looking for smooth footage and tons of customisation…

Tech giant Google is rolling out a new privacy feature that many iPhone Users will love. According to the post in the company’s official blog, Google is rolling out a privacy feature that allows users to instantly delete their browsing history for the last 15 minutes on their mobile devices.…