Apps

Get a new Android app for free on Google Play every week

Google has quietly launched a new section on its Play Store, offering one app that normally costs money for free every week.

6 years, 5 months ago

Some Android users can now make video calls on WhatsApp

WhatsApp’s impending support for video calling appears to be closer to launch. According to new reports, the feature is now functional in some of the beta builds of the Android application, following its recent arrival in the Windows Phone version of the Facebook-owned messaging app.

6 years, 11 months ago

Is Snapchat planning to build an AR device?

Speculation that the social media app Snapchat is planning a hardware launch increased Monday with the news that it had become a member of a Bluetooth industry group.

7 years ago

Google launches Duo video-calling app, a dull cross-OS FaceTime rival

Can Google spring back from its social failures with a bare-bones video-calling app that unites iOS and Android users? Today it’s launching Duo, which lets you video call people one-on-one via their phone number.

7 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps for Android gets Wi-Fi-only mode and SD card download option

Google is making its Maps app more accessible to users in emerging markets with two nifty features for the Android version of the service.

7 years, 1 month ago

Facebook Messenger hits 1 billion users

More than 1 billion people now use Facebook Messenger every month, the company announced today. Facebook now has two messaging services with 1 billion users, as WhatsApp hit the milestone in February.

7 years, 1 month ago

Google’s Android Phone app now identifies spam callers

There’s nothing worse than answering a call from a number you don’t recognize and getting locked into an awkward sales or marketing call. Well, those incidents may be less frequent for many after Google added spam call detection to its phone app for Android.

7 years, 1 month ago

MTPA : Lancement De l’Application Mobile «MyMauritius»

La Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) innove en lançant sa toute nouvelle application mobile, appelée «MyMauritius».

7 years, 3 months ago

How To Play Facebook Messenger's Hidden Soccer Minigame

Facebook Messenger has a new hidden game, and it may be even more addicting than the basketball one. In honor of Copa América and Euro 2016, Facebook has updated its Messenger app with a mini soccer game.

7 years, 3 months ago

The 6 Biggest Announcements From Apple’s Big WWDC 2016 Keynote

Apple’s huge WWDC 2016 keynote is now behind us, which means it’s finally time to catch our breath and take account of all the announcements Apple just made from San Francisco on Monday.

7 years, 3 months ago

Tinder Discontinues Service for Users Under 18

Tinder is discontinuing use of the app for everyone under the age of 18 starting next week, according to a statement from Tinder VP of Communications Rosette Pambakian.

7 years, 3 months ago

Facebook Wants Everyone Using Its Messenger App By The Summer

Facebook and Facebook Messenger have been going their separate ways as apps for quite some time now, though it's still possible to chat through a mobile browser if you don't want to install Messenger. Now that option is about to disappear too.

7 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp Finally Launches Desktop Apps For Windows And Mac

Though it’s the biggest messaging application in the world with more than 1 billion active users, WhatsApp has for years lived primarily on mobile phones. That could change significantly from Wednesday, when WhatsApp launched its first desktop apps for Windows 8 and Mac OS 10.9 and up.

7 years, 4 months ago

Siri's Creators Introduce Viv, Their New AI-Powered Personal Assistant

Siri may be synonymous with the words "digital assistant," but Apple's sassy assistant will soon have a lot more competition — and it's going to come from the same people who first created Siri in 2007.

7 years, 4 months ago

Facebook's Biggest Product Announcements From F8 Conference

Facebook's annual F8 conference is like looking into a crystal ball to see what Facebook will look like later this year or even a decade from now.

7 years, 5 months ago