Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the
Month: April 2022
Twitter has been spotted working on a way for users to edit their tweets on the microblogging platform. The feature has been spotted on the Twitter Web interface for the first time, and could make its way to the Android and iOS apps in the future. The ability to edit tweets after they have been
Battlegrounds Mobile India, aka BGMI, has received a new patch update that resolves a handful of issues that were affecting the multiplayer game. According to developer Krafton, the latest patch will fix an issue affecting player speed in the game, and a bug where applying a player’s sensitivity codes did not work as intended. An
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G has been spotted online in an image shared by the company ahead of the phone’s debut in the country. The upcoming OnePlus handset launch date has been set for April 28, the company confirmed earlier this week. The handset is tipped to feature an octa-core Snapdragon 695 SoC, paired
Asus ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition has been launched as a limited-edition laptop to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the company’s first laptop sent into space. The laptop is equipped with a 12th Gen Intel Core i9 H-series CPU, with 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM. It sports a 14-inch OLED touchscreen display with a 90Hz refresh
Meta is developing its own AR glasses to prevent the company from being reliant on Apple or Google. Codenamed Project Nazare, the first generation of Meta AR glasses are said to arrive in 2024. The social media giant is also believed to have abandoned its plans for a Fuchsia-based operating system for the glasses, instead,
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition will receive a third expansion titled Dynasties of India on April 28, publisher Xbox Game Studios announced on Thursday. The popular real-time strategy (RTS) game’s latest expansion pack is now available to pre-order — at Rs. 265 — ahead of the official release date. Dynasties of India will bring
Poco is reportedly working on a new smartphone that could be launched as part of the company’s affordable C-series lineup. The purported smartphone is tipped to ship with an entry level JR510 SoC, instead of chipsets from well-known brands like Qualcomm, MediaTek, or Unisoc. The handset may also run MIUI Go, which could be a
As an earlier report had suggested, Spotify today announced it will integrate the live audio capabilities from its companion app, Spotify Greenroom, within the main Spotify streaming app. Greenroom will also rebrand as “Spotify Live” as part of these changes. At launch, Spotify’s main app will only feature live content from select original programming, while
Tata Play (formerly known as Tata Sky) has launched the Binge Starter pack as its most affordable offering for accessing over-the-top (OTT) content on mobile devices. The new pack provides access to four distinct OTT platforms, namely Eros Now, Hungama, ShemarooMe, and Zee5. Once activated, the Tata Play Binge Starter pack offers OTT content access
Elon Musk took the world by surprise with his proposal to buy Twitter. The Tesla boss has offered to acquire the social media platform for a whopping sum of $43 billion (roughly Rs. 3,28,080 crore) in an all-cash deal. Musk is one of Twitter’s largest shareholder, with a stake of 9.2 percent. People have flooded the microblogging
Shipments of some Apple products, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops are likely to face delays if China’s COVID-19 lockdowns persist, analysts said, as curbs force assemblers to shut down and closed-loop arrangements get harder to maintain. China’s race to stop the spread of COVID-19 has jammed highways and ports, stranded workers and left
Vivo X80 series is expected to arrive in China in the coming weeks. The global rollout is expected to follow soon. Now, the two handsets from the Vivo X80 lineup have been allegedly spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certifications site, which suggests that its launch in India may be inching closer as
Dizo Watch S will be arriving in India on April 19 at 12pm IST. It will be the first rectangular smartwatch in the brand’s lineup and will be sold online exclusively on Flipkart. The Realme TechLife-partner brand has equipped this smartwatch with a large and bright curved display. The Dizo Watch S has a slim
AOC Agon Pro PD32M is a brand new gaming monitor from AOC, produced in collaboration with Porsche Design. The monitor has a frameless 32-inch panel with 4K resolution, Mini LED backlight for light control, two speakers, and a 144Hz refresh rate. It also has an aluminium stand that has been styles to look like Porsche
A Ukrainian citizen was recently sent cash in Poland from Miami, US, via Bitcoin’s Lightning network and a bit of assistance from a BTC developer who helped the citizen download and set up a crypto wallet on phone. The citizen received the sum in Bitcoin on her crypto wallet and was able to withdraw the
Meta is throwing billions of dollars into building out the metaverse as the future of social networking but in the near term, the tech giant is looking toward the power of messaging to connect users in a more personal way. On that front, the company today introduced its plans for a significant update to its
Google has silently released a new Switch to Android app for iOS users who want to switch over from an iPhone to an Android smartphone. It is currently unlisted on the App Store, which means users cannot simply search and download the app. The Switch to Android app will allow users to transfer important information
TV manufacturers in India are planning to increase the prices of their models to meet ongoing cost and supply constraints. Multiple sources confirmed to Gadgets 360 that companies are planning to increase the pricing of their TVs in the coming days due to a list of factors, including the crisis between Ukraine and Russia as
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet was sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) for $2.9 million (roughly Rs. 22 crore) last year. In a fresh update, the same NFT gathered the highest bid at a shockingly small amount of $280 (roughly Rs. 21,000) earlier this week after its holder Sina Estavi listed it for a
New State Mobile (formerly known as PUBG New State) has announced a collaboration with Redmond-based gaming firm Innersloth, to bring new content themed around the popular Among Us game to the battle royale title for smartphones. New State Mobile publisher Krafton says it will add a new mini game themed around Among Us, special cosmetic
WhatsApp on Thursday announced Communities as a new feature to help users have multiple groups together under one roof. The announcement comes months after the feature was spotted in testing on the Web. Communities on WhatsApp will enable admins with new tools, including the ability to send a single message to everyone and control over
Samsung could launch a manufacturer-certified recycled parts programme in the first half of this year. The South Korean tech giant has already launched a self-repair programme in the US, which will provide Samsung owners with genuine device parts, repair tools, and repair guides for smartphones and tablets. A recent report suggests that the company may
Multiple brands including Realme, Realme TechLife, and Dizo now operate under Realme’s aegis, benefiting from the company’s research and development capabilities, sales and service network, and brand reputation in India. Realme TechLife has a rather varied range of products in India, including vacuum cleaners, wireless earphones, and smartwatches. The product I’m reviewing here is the Realme TechLife Watch
GoPro Hero 10 Black Bones camera has been launched, which is a stripped-down version of the flagship Hero 10 Black camera. This camera has been purpose-built to be a great first-person-view (FPV) drone camera. Weighing in at only 54g, this is the lightest camera in the company’s lineup. To achieve this feat, GoPro removed the
Sky Mavis, the developer studio of popular NFT game Axie Infinity, is ramping up efforts to secure its networks. The firm is offering up to $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.5 crore) as a bug bounty to developers who could identify security loopholes in its networks. The step follows a mega hack incident that drained Sky
WeWork is trying to strengthen its technology credentials with a new software product it hopes to sell to employers. The co-working company will partner with the real estate software maker Yardi Systems to develop WeWork Workplace, a tool that will let companies manage their employees and their office space the same way WeWork does. The
Last year, reports began circulating that Google was developing a “Switch to Android” app for iOS users looking to make the jump from iPhone to a smartphone running Google’s Android OS. Now that app has arrived. On Monday, Google quietly launched the Switch to Android app on the App Store in a number of global
OnePlus has announced that it is collaborating with JioPages to offer a Web browser on the OnePlus TV. JioPages, the Web browser offered by telecom giant Reliance Jio, will provide browsing option to the OnePlus TV via a Chromium engine migration. JioPages comes equipped with new features like VPN and Secure Mode to enable access
WhatsApp is found to be testing a dedicated Communities tab for its Android users. A screenshot suggesting the functionality of the new tab has appeared online. Alongside Android, WhatsApp is working on bringing the dedicated Communities tab to iOS, a previous report suggested. The instant messaging app is also found to be making it easier
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