[ad_1] Want to let friends know you’re trying to party, hit the gym, focus on work or grab a drink? That’s the idea behind a powerful new feature Facebook Messenger is testing called Your Emoji. Akin to offline meetup app Down to Lunch, it lets you overlay a chosen emoji ...
Read More »Dip your toe into virtual reality with the best VR headset for the iPhone
[ad_1] If you want to try out virtual reality without spending a lot of money these days, then you need to find a VR headset that works with your smartphone. They’re affordable, equipped with a slot to fit your phone, and support a bunch of VR apps and games. This ...
Read More »Snap shares skyrocket on first earnings beat with revived user growth
[ad_1] Snapchat is starting to turn things around, boosting its sluggish user growth rate and beating Wall Street’s expectations for the first time with today’s blockbuster Q4 2017 earnings report. It added 8.9 million daily active users, to reach 187 million, with a quarter-over-quarter growth rate of 5.05 percent percent in ...
Read More »Here is everything we know about the Asus ZenFone 5
[ad_1] The Asus ZenFone 4 may have only made it to North America a few months ago, but it looks like the company is already gearing up for the launch of the ZenFone 5 family. It makes sense. The ZenFone series has been the Asus flagship series for some time ...
Read More »Snapchat slips in features like fonts and do not disturb amidst redesign
[ad_1] Snap is waking up to the “Time Well Spent” movement Facebook is already addressing. Snapchat is offering a way to mute specific people without formally blocking them. Meanwhile, the sweeping redesign that’s slowly rolling out comes with ways to jazz up your Snaps with colorful text styles and multiple captions. ...
Read More »Here’s how to enroll in the iOS beta program to get updates early
[ad_1] Do you love staying on the cutting edge of all things Apple, including the latest iOS 11.3 changes? Then it makes sense to enroll in the iOS beta program, which allows you an early experience with the latest iOS updates before they go live for the rest of the ...
Read More »How Facebook stole the news business
[ad_1] Big news outlets stupidly sold their soul to Facebook. Desperate for the referral traffic Facebook dangled, they spent the past few years jumping through its hoops only to be cut out of the equation. Instead of developing an owned audience of homepage visitors and newsletter subscribers, they let Facebook ...
Read More »These are the best Alcatel Idol 5 cases to keep your Idol looking perfect
[ad_1] You’ve taken the plunge and got yourself a brand new Alcatel Idol 5. Congratulations! The Idol 5 boasts a few additions that make it a little more resistant to damage than the older model, but your new phone is still far from impervious to harm from the outside world. ...
Read More »Foxconn to plug at least $340M into AI R&D over five years
[ad_1] Manufacturing giant Foxconn has said it will make a major investment in artificial intelligence-based R&D as it looks for new business growth opportunities in a cooling global smartphone market, Nikkei reports. “We will at least invest some 10 billion New Taiwan dollars ($342M) over five years to recruit top talent ...
Read More »Here are five features we’d like to see on the Samsung Galaxy S9
[ad_1] With just a few weeks until Mobile World Congress 2018, rumors about the next generation of smartphones are at a fever-pitch. While some manufacturers are choosing to skip major smartphone launches at the annual trade show this year, Samsung is returning to make a splashy debut for the Galaxy ...
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