Month: August 2020
Telegram’s one-on-one video calls are live on Android and iOS
Video calling has finally arrived on Telegram. The secure messaging app promised group video calls earlier this year at the beginning of coronavirus-related lockdowns, which made applications like Zoom and Google Meet more popular than ever. It has y… Source
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President Trump now has a profile on TikTok rival Triller
President Donald Trump has joined Triller, a rival to the video sharing app TikTok that he wants ban in the US. First noted by New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz, Trump’s Triller account (@donaldjtrump) has about 3,500 followers, and his introductory video has more than 590,000 views. The intro video…
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The Joker and Poison Ivy are coming to ‘Fortnite’ on November 17th
Never mind the drama over app stores — Epic Games wants to entice you with more content on the platforms where Fortnite is still available. It just unveiled plans to bring The Joker and Poison Ivy to Fortnite on November 17th as part of a Last Laugh… Source
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Instagram starts merging chats with Facebook Messenger
Facebook seems to be acting on its plan to unify messaging across its apps, however slowly. People at The Verge (and likely elsewhere) have received notice through Instagram’s Android and iOS apps that they’ll have the ability to “chat with friends w… Source
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Hitting the Books: Volcanoes, mortal enemy of the mighty telescope
Humans are, as a species, hardwired to explore. We conquered the planet thanks to untold generations of people needing to see what lay over the next hill or around the next river bend and our infatuation with the stars is no different — we’ve wondere… Source
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Facebook begins connecting Messenger and Instagram chats together Instagram
We knew it was coming back in January 2019, and now it looks as though the changes are finally going public: Facebook has started inviting users to connect their Facebook Messenger and Instagram chat accounts together. As spotted by The Verge, some people are seeing a message inside Instagram on…
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