It’s a handy feature especially for following long threads where multiple users are engaging back-and-forth with the original poster in the mix as well.
Author: Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala has been writing about technology for over 2 years(and counting). He writes about different topics in the consumer tech space. He loves streaming music, programming, and gaming during downtimes.
Samsung Galaxy S8 axed from the monthly security update cycle, to only receive quarterly updates moving forward
We know at times you see a video on social media and wish to download it. In this article, we’ll show you various ways to help you download videos from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and even Instagram on your device for later viewing. How to Download Facebook Videos Copy the video URL Click or tap on the 3-dot menu on the top right side of the post. This will show you a pop-up box with a “Copy Link” option, among other options. The second way you can copy the link is by tapping on share and from the pop-up menu, you’ll…
Despite all the disruption caused by coronavirus outbreak in the world, Microsoft’s Xbox chief, Phil Spencer, says the company’s next-gen console will launch on schedule as initially planned. “Overall, I think we’re in line with where we thought we would be,” said Phil Spence, in an interview with CNBC. Microsoft already revealed plans of launching the Xbox series X towards the end of the year, and it seems even the coronavirus outbreak won’t avert them. Sadly, the effects have crippled in, on the other side of the business – game production. Although Phil expressed, his satisfaction with the current state…
Telegram, a popular chat messenger for folks who love functionality over popularity, has just crossed the 500 million downloads mark on Google Play Store. This is, of course, still a far cry from what other competitors have already achieved in space, for instance, Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s 5 Billion downloads. But what is there to celebrate about the platform’s journey is that it’s only relied on user downloads, no preloading. Plus, Telegram’s API has also been used by other applications like Telegram X and Plus Messenger, which are both available on Google Play and have amassed over 10 million downloads each. The…
Shelter-in-place orders are evidently boosting social media use, and one of the winners of this surge is TikTok. SensorTower now reports that the app has finally hit the 2 billion mark in terms of downloads across Google Play and the App Store, just five months after generating 1.5 billion lifetime installs. In the January to March quarter, TikTok was downloaded more than 315 million times across these two app stores. This made the platform break the records and currently holds the title as the app with the highest number of downloads in a quarter. Prior to this period, TikTok’s best…
Work from home orders around the world have led to a surge in the use of video conferencing software. Among industry players who have highly benefited from this crisis include Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, who have seen their respective user base skyrocket in the past three months. Google, on the other hand, has seemingly not been able to attain that level of success. As it turns out, they desperately need that they’re even willing to take that leap of faith to make Google Meet free. Google announced on Wednesday that its teleconferencing app will now be available at no cost.…
Microsoft’s Your Phone app has been under continuous improvement to help bridge the gap between your PC and your Android device. We have seen various additional features in the past, and the latest one lets you control music directly from your PC. Although not get available on the stable Windows 10 build, you’ll be glad to know that Microsoft started testing this yesterday in early iterations of the software. Even better is that this feature might arrive in the coming few weeks, according to theVerge. The app shows a mini-player inside while playing music, displaying the song’s title, and album…
Samsung has announced that its Smart TV users will now have access to Apple’s music streaming app. Although this comes with some caveats, Samsung TV owners will now be able to stream over 60 million songs and thousands of curated playlists available on the platform. Apple Music TV App is currently available on Samsung’s Smart TV App Store on all Samsung Smart TV models from 2018 through 2020. When you sign up via Samsung’s Smart TV platform, you will be eligible for a three months free subscription plan on all subscription plans. Apart from the vast music catalog, Samsung Smart…
Earlier this week, the Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, unveiled MIUI 12, a new version of its Android skin that supersedes 2019’s MUI 11. Being one of the most robust Android skins out there, MIUI 12 has lots of goodies to offers. We’ve highlighted some key features in MIUI 12 in an article before, which include dark mode 2.0, enhanced privacy features, Android 10-like gesture navigation system, super wallpapers, and fitness and sleep tracking. MIUI 12 stable version will start rolling out in June in Xiaomi’s home market, China. Here are Xiaomi, POCO and Redmi-branded phones eligible to get MIUI 12…