Twitter Ends 2020 with 192 Million daily Active Users
February 10, 2021
Twitter has the pandemic to thank for after seeing an uptick in daily active users, which it prefers to call monetizable daily active usage (mDAU). The company says usage in the three final months of…
Spotify Has Over 150 Million Paying Subscribers
February 4, 2021
2020 was a good year for streaming platforms. Video-on-demand platforms like Netflix enjoyed a good ride, and the music streaming category also benefited. Spotify’s latest earnings report shows that the music streaming platform now has…
Google Revamps Android TV User Interface
February 4, 2021
Google is rolling out a new update to Android TV. The new update includes a revamped User Interface, one which brings Android TV UI close to Google TV which was announced last year. The new…
Instagram is Working on TikTok-Style Stories
February 4, 2021
Instagram is considering to change the course of its Stories feature, which is borrowed from Snapchat, to feature TikTok-style navigation. The original Stories navigation, which involves horizontal taps and swipes, was heavily inspired by Snapchat….
Google Shuts Down In-house Stadia Game Making Studios
February 2, 2021
Google is exiting the video game making business, shifting its focus to providing its Stadia platform to gamers and game publishers. The company owned two game studios in the US, but neither had released any…
Netflix Tests Timer Feature on Android
February 1, 2021
Streaming giant Netflix has started testing a feature that allows users to set a viewing timer, after which the app will stop. The time feature will allow users to choose between four timer options, 15…
Xiaomi Mi 11 Flagship Phone and MIUI 12.5 Global Launch Happening Next Week
February 1, 2021
It’s been over a month since Xiaomi launched its latest iteration of its custom ROM, MIUI 12.5, in its home market China. Xiaomi plans to take MIUI 12.5 global next week, on February 8th. MIUI…
Telegram Allows Users to Import WhatsApp Chat History
January 29, 2021
WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy update has proved handy to alternative platforms with Telegram among the forefront. Telegram says it has added over 100 million users in January alone. A few weeks ago, the app’s Russian…
WhatsApp Secures Desktop Login with Biometric Authentication
January 28, 2021
The use of biometric authentication to secure applications on Android and iOS is increasingly becoming popular. WhatsApp is among the few apps with a built-in biometric-dependant privacy feature that ensures only you can open the…
