Apps

Since 2016, Bumble members have been able to link their Spotify account to their profile. Now, the dating app is enhancing the integration. Launched today, the new “Top Artists” feature pulls artists from a user’s top 50 on Spotify and displays the top 10 artists on their profile, showing

TikTok is introducing a new way for creators to monetize their content on its platform. The company announced today that it’s launching a new “Effect Creator Rewards” fund that will reward creators for the effects they make through the app’s AR development platform, Effect H

Apple is bringing concert discovery to two of its flagship apps, Apple Music and Apple Maps, the company announced today. On the Apple Music app, fans will gain access to a new feature called Set Lists, which allows users to browse and listen to the set lists from favorite artists on tour, and read

Mozilla-owned read-it-later app Pocket unveiled several new features across platforms, including rolling out the redesigned app to iOS and better article-jumping features for Android. However, the standout feature of this release is the ability to create lists of articles. Pocket said it will now l

Apple previewed a suite of new features today to improve cognitive, vision and speech accessibility. These tools are slated to arrive on the iPhone, iPad and Mac later this year. An established leader in mainstream tech accessibility, Apple emphasizes that these tools are built with feedback from d

Spotify is launching its AI feature called “DJ” for premium customers in the U.K. and Ireland. The feature is aimed at music discovery and it plays curated music with AI-powered commentary in English. In many ways, using the AI DJ feels like listening to a radio DJ. The company first la

Microsoft announced today that Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 customers, allowing iPhone users to make and receive phone calls, send and receive messages via iMessage, access their contacts and see their phone's notifications directly on their Windows PC. Phone Link previ

WhatsApp announced today that it’s introducing a new “Chat Lock” feature that is designed to give users an additional layer of security for their most intimate conversations. As its name suggests, the feature lets you lock a chat, which takes that thread out of the inbox and puts

With a U.S. ban of TikTok looming, the company is introducing a new mental health awareness hub to allow users to learn about well-being topics, connect with advocates and support organizations that provide important resources. To access the new hub, users have to go to the #MentalHealthAwareness h

Reddit announced Thursday that it will now allow users to upload NSFW images from desktops in adult communities. The feature was already available on the social network’s mobile app. The company made the announcement on the r/modnews subreddit, saying that this step will bring feature parity

Elon Musk says he has found a new CEO for Twitter. Musk did not specify who will be taking on the role, though The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that NBCUniversal Head of Advertising Linda Yaccarino is “in talks” for the position. In a tweet, Musk announced that he will transitio

Meta is killing its Messenger for Apple Watch app on May 31, the company confirmed to technewss on Thursday. Apple Watch users who have the app installed are being notified that “after May 31st, Messenger won’t be available as an Apple Watch app, but you can still get Messenger notific

WhatsApp has announced that it has introduced back-end updates to tackle spam calls, which are particularly prevalent in India right now. It has impacted many users in the last few days and eventually brought the attention of the Indian government. On Thursday, the Meta-owned messaging app announce

Among the slew of announcements at Google I/O, the tech giant revealed that it has enabled app streaming through Phone Hub in ChromeOS Beta. The feature allows you to use different apps from your Android phone right in a dedicated window on your Chromebook. Once Phone Hub is enabled, you can do thi