Zoom faced a number of new challenges due to an unprecedented surge in users as COVID-19 forced employees to work from home and students to learn from home amid local lockdown restrictions.
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Microsoft is rolling out of new custom background effects in Teams, along with new features in the free version of Teams.
Adobe has finally released Photoshop Camera, a free AI-powered camera app for iOS and Android that promises to take your filter game to the next level.
Samsung has launched a dedicated hand washing app for the Galaxy Watch, designed to remind people to wash their hands regularly and also to remind you to wash them for 20 seconds.
The latest version of Signal for Android and iOS introduces a new blur feature in the image editor that can help protect the privacy of the people in the photos you share.
Google has launched Action Blocks for Android to help streamline simple tasks for those who need it. With the Google-made app, Android users can create customizable home screen buttons to launch a particular activity of their choosing.
YouTube is rolling out a ‘bedtime reminders’ feature to help users cut down on their on-screen time and grab some more sleep. The feature joins the platform’s wellness and screen time tools, which were first released as a part of Google’s Digital Wellbeing initiative.
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The latest update to Google Duo has finally brought Dark Mode to Google's Video Calling app.
Google announced today that they will begin allowing customers of Google Play Music to move their libraries over to YouTube Music. That transition is starting because Google Play Music will be shutdown later this year.
Google has released an update to Google Drive for iOS, bringing the ability use Face ID and Touch ID.
Telegram announced today that they have reached the milestone of 400 million monthly active users, up from 300 million a year ago. Alongside the announcement, the company released upgrades for both Android and iOS apps.
Due to the current lockdown, video calling software is hugely popular at the moment, with Zoom the main beneficiary. Now Facebook wants a piece of the video calling market, and has introduced a new service called Messenger Rooms.
