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Meta is launching a Threads beta program for Android, an engineer for the company announced on Friday. The beta program will give users early access to new features and bug fixes, but like any other beta program, there is an increased risk when downloading an unstable build. Threads launched on Wed

Google has allowed users to set their working location for certain days of the week since 2021, but is now also going to give users the option to specify where they're working from for specific portions of the day. The company says the new functionality should come in handy for people who work

When is the last time you uploaded your vacation photos to a social network? And which app do you use to keep up with long-distance friends? A new social app called Retro wants to help you share what's happening in your life with a small group of friends and family members. I have been using Re

As Instagram’s new Twitter rival Threads soars into the double-digit millions after launching on Wednesday, another Twitter alternative, Bluesky, has hit a milestone of its own. According to new analysis from app store intelligence provider data.ai, Bluesky has now topped a million downloads

Apple is rolling out a new update to Shazam, the company’s app that helps users identify songs. In addition to recognizing songs using the microphone, Shazam can now identify songs on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. This can be really handy when you are looking at a video and the description d

Apple removed several predatory lending apps from the App Store in India this week, days after users and media questioned the legitimacy of those services. Pocket Kash, White Kash, Golden Kash and OK Rupee are among the apps that Apple pulled from the store this week. The apps offered fast-track le

Be still, my heart. No matter how much FOMO you feel, do not burden me with another social network. Yet, resisting the latest fad app is proving tougher than I thought. Meta (a.k.a. Facebook) is being uncharacteristically smooth in its launch strategy for Threads, the millionth Twitter clone and c

TikTok has already dominated the short-video and social media market, and is now looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music with its latest offering. The company announced today that it’s launching a new subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music” in Brazil and

Meta’s highly anticipated Twitter competitor, Threads, debuted yesterday and already has more than 23 million signups. The app is pretty similar to Twitter, but it’s missing a key feature: a feed that only displays posts from people you follow. Currently, the app has a single feed that

In a week that has seen Twitter’s continued decimation with read limits and TweetDeck trundling behind the Great Blue Paywall, there has been renewed interest in alternatives, as those still clinging to the sinking social network seek salvation in something a little more seaworthy. It’s

Existing Spotify subscribers who have been paying for the service through Apple’s App Store can no longer pay using this method. The users paying through that mechanism will be moved to a free account at the end of their current billing cycle. They will then have to purchase a paid plan throu

Threads, Meta’s Twitter rival, is drawing users at an astounding pace, amassing 10 million sign-ups in just seven hours, according to co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. But the highly anticipated new service, which requires an Instagram account for onboarding, features an intrigu

Hours before Meta launches its anticipated Instagram competitor, Threads, another Twitter rival — Bluesky — is announcing additional funding and its first paid service. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company shared that it raised seed funds totaling $8 million this summer, when it con

Days after requiring users to log in to view tweets, Twitter has silently removed these restrictions. This means you can open Twitter links in a browser without an account. We at technewss noticed that tweet previews are unfurling in Slack and WhatsApp. Folks at Engadget noted that Twitter preview