Google has finally enhanced hangouts to a new app called Hangouts Chat. It has been enhanced for easier use within teams.
Firefox are introducing a new mobile web browser for iOS users that puts private browsing at the forefront of the user experience. Called Firefox Focus, the mobile browser by default blocks ad trackers, and erases your browsing history, including your passwords and cookies.
Google's new travel app called "Trips" is a comprehensive trip planner.
You can now play Pokemon GO with ease through Niantic's latest offering: The Pokemon GO Plus.
No time or money to watch football in the stadium? No problem. Feel like you're in the stadium itself with Fox Sports' VR app!
Google Duo, a video calling app which enables end to end video calling with Knock-knock features which enables people to live connect even at low networks.
App-based ride-sharing giant Uber has rolled a slew of app features aimed to improving relations with its drivers which include the ability to charge fines to late riders, pause trip requests, and inputting specific routes on their way home from work. Meanwhile, Uber is also making an inroad into the auto financing sector by offering subprime loans to would-be drivers who wish to rent or own an Uber car.
Android Wear 2.0 gives smartwatches an interesting makeover following the announcement of Google to make wearables increasingly and more useful relevant to people as possible. The three main goals of the latest and the biggest software tweak in Android Wear are watch faces, messaging, and fitness.
Facebook is heaping focus on live video with an entirely dedicated tab for streams, which prioritizes in-the-moment broadcasts, so it’s no surprise to see that Twitter is fighting back in the streaming war with an integration between Periscope, its live-streaming platform, and the Twitter mobile apps.
Microsoft plans to sunset Sunrise, the calendar app it acquired in 2015, later this summer. The Sunrise team will now work on the company's mobile Outlook app.
Insider rumors suggest that the Japanese telecoms giant, Softbank, is planning to sell its 73 per cent-stake in the Clash of Clans maker, Supercell, at an estimated market valuation of $5 billion. Although unverified, reports reveal that Softbank is negotiating to a number of strategic buyers from China.
In its effort to improve AI’s ability to learn and understand the ambiguity and complexities of human language, Google has open-sourced Parsey McParseface powered by SyntaxNet. These two pieces of NLU programming is free for use, distribution, and modification by other developers to hasten the development of human-like computers.
Microsoft’s calendar and organizer app, Sunrise, will be shutting down on August 31 despite its growing popularity among calendar-conscious users. The plan comes at a time when the software giant wants to integrate all of its calendar-related apps and services under its Outlook app.
In an effort to keep a hold on its massive audience, YouTube is experimenting a new messaging add-on that allows people to share and talk about video content without switching to other apps for other social networking purposes. The move comes at a time when many social media platforms are increasingly incorporating YouTube-like features to keep their user base from switching to rival apps.
Google introduces ‘Gboard’ which integrates the tech giant’s search engine features and other media contention into people’s conversation. Meanwhile, Gboard chief developer Rajan Patel hinted on the possibility of adding text-to-speech into the their speeches
