Instagram Unveils IGTV, a New Standalone App For Sharing Hour-Long Vertical Videos
Instagram announced a standalone app for watching long-form vertical video that will also have a tab inside the flagship app. When you log in to IGTV, it will automatically begin playing vertical videos from people you follow, along with personalized recommendations from elsewhere in Instagram. This will offer creators the ability to create video content […]
Microsoft Is Acquiring Code Repository GitHub For $7.5B
Microsoft on Monday announced in a blog post that it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future. “Developers are the builders of this new era, writing the world’s code. And GitHub is their home.” – […]
Android Messages Now Lets You Send Texts From Your Desktop Browser
Google on Monday announced Messages for web as a brand-new feature for Android Messages, allowing people to use their PC for sending messages and viewing those that have been received on their Android smartphone. The feature begins rolling out Monday and will continue through next week. The Android Messages website prompts you to scan a […]
Google Launches Its Low-Code App Maker Tool, Faster To Build Custom Business Apps.
Google has made “App Maker”, its low-code tool for building business apps, generally available and open to all developers, after a year and a half since the launch of its beta version. In order to access App Maker, you need a G Suite Business or Enterprise subscription, or a G Suite for Education edition. But […]
Adobe To Acquire Magento Commerce For $1.68 Billion
Adobe Systems Inc said on Monday it would buy e-commerce services provider Magento Commerce from private equity firm Permira for $1.68 billion in cash, its biggest deal in nearly a decade. Magento is a cloud-based e-commerce service used by companies including Coca-Cola, Warner Brothers Music, Canon, and Nestle. Businesses use Magento and Shopify to handle […]
Facebook Launches Youth Portal For Teenager Safety
Facebook has launched Youth Portal with the aim of educating its teenage users about using the social network safely. Youth Portal is essentially an online resource center, which has guides on how users can control their Facebook settings, along with more information about the tools the platform offers and how to apply them. In addition […]
