YouTube silently launched its new number system format in selected countries worldwide. YouTube silently launched its new number system format in counting views, subscribers, likes, and a lot more — and already applied in selected countries worldwide. However, users were not satisfied with this change, saying that they preferred to use the previous format. Though … Read more
Facebook and CMU recently posted its first data from COVID-19 Symptom Checker. Facebook, in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, recently published its first data from COVID-19 Symptom Checker. This, after Facebook officially announced its “Data for Good” tools last April 7 in order to support health researchers as well as non-profit organizations. One of these … Read more
Facebook will roll out new reaction buttons amid COVID-19 crisis Facebook officially announced that the company will roll out its seventh reaction button on the Facebook app as well as the updated “heart” button on Messenger. This, as Facebook’s EMEA Communications Manager for Engineering Alexandru Voica tweeted on his personal Twitter account, announcing the new … Read more
Contact tracing apps that didn’t respect privacy will be removed from the App Store and Google Play Store, according to the European Union. The European Union (EU) asked Apple and Google to remove from the App Store and Google Play Store contact tracing apps that didn’t respect privacy. This, as the European Union suggested that … Read more
Apple Officially Released Apple Maps Mobility Trends Reports Apple officially released the Apple Maps Mobility Trends Reports site. This would provide insights into social distancing during the pandemic. According to Apple, this tool may provide insights to health authorities and to local government authorities, adding that this may be used as a basis for new … Read more
World Health Organization’s WHO COVID-19 App now available on Google Play Store. The World Health Organization officially launched WHO COVID-19 app in order for the people to stay up-to-date on the latest news and medical recommendations. This, as the World Health Organization launched this app in order to combat misinformation and “fake news” related to … Read more
TikTok already reached over one billion installs on Google Play Store as of this writing. TikTok became one of the most downloaded free apps as it reached over one billion installs on Google Play Store. The increasing of users happened amid global crisis due to COVID-19 or coronavirus disease, as such, people were encouraged to … Read more
Apple will be displaying COVID-19 testing locations on Apple Maps soon. Apple wanted to help in combating the coronavirus disease or COVID-19 by way of displaying testing centers directly on Apple Maps. This, as Apple officially launched a portal for businesses, hospitals, and healthcare providers to register their establishment as a COVID-19 testing location. The … Read more
OPPO was about to release the official version of the ColorOS 7 update for the month of April. OPPO officially announced that the company was about to release the official version of the ColorOS 7 update for the month of April. This, as ColorOS 7 was OPPO’s operating system that was based on Android 10 … Read more
Samsung S Voice was scheduled to end its services on June 1, 2020. Samsung officially announced that the company has decided to end its virtual assistant, the Samsung S Voice, on June 1, 2020. The stoppage of S Voice would affect these smartphone models that have an app on its display, as enumerated by SAMMOBILE. … Read more
