Programs & Apps

Google gets serious about extensions on the Chrome Web Store

Google has published new guidelines for extensions on its Chrome Web Store. The browser store now hosts over 200 000 extensions, from ad-blockers to…

Google Play Store to get a kids app section approved by teachers

Google is set to launch a section for children’s educational tool on the Play Store, the company announced on Wednesday. The section will house…

Facebook’s Kit brings condensed messaging to the Apple Watch

Facebook launched a brand new app this week, but it’s only available for the Apple Watch. Dubbed Kit, or Keep In Touch, the app’s…

Dark Sky ditches Android users, weather apps after it joins Apple

In a bid to bolster its own weather app offering, Apple has acquired Dark Sky, but that has left a number of Android users…

Spotify has a new app home screen that better suits your habits

Spotify has tweaked its home screen on phone and tablet apps to help users find their favourite content faster. “Starting today, when audio lovers…

Which celebrity GIFs convey which emotion? Google’s new tool has the answer

Google on Thursday revealed a new data visualisation tool that allows users to explore GIFs featuring their favourite celebrities. According to the company, the…

Dear procrastinators, you can now play Microsoft Edge’s hidden surfing game offline

You can now play Microsoft’s browser surfing game offline on the new Edge Chromium browser, according to a tweet by the company’s Senior Programme…

Google Chrome 76 rolls out with new install button, dark mode support

Google’s Chrome 76 update began rolling out on Tuesday, along with an improved Incognito Mode that ensures your browsing really is private, and a…

Google brings Sound Amplifier tool to older Android versions

Google has expanded the reach of its Sound Amplifier accessibility tool beyond Android 9.0 Pie, the company revealed on Wednesday. Sound Amplifier is desgined…

Google debuts Gallery Go, a lite photo management app for Android

Without much fanfare, Google on Wednesday launched a brand new lite app for managing photographs on your phone. Called Google Gallery Go, the app…

Slack is rolling out a desktop update for 33% ‘snappier’ performance

Team management service Slack on desktop is getting a “snappier, more efficient” update over the next few weeks, the company revealed on Monday. According…

YouTube Music gets Smart Downloads, seamless music-to-video playback

YouTube Music is getting two new features this week, one concerning seamless video-to-music switching, and another called Smart Downloads. Let’s start with the latter….

FaceApp trends on Twitter thanks to realistic aging filter

AI photo editor FaceApp has managed to start an online trend with several new ways to manipulate your face into something it is not,…

Microsoft says farewell to Internet Games on Windows XP, ME and 7

Microsoft is bringing support for its Internet Games to an end on Windows XP, Windows ME and Windows 7. The games include Backgammon, Checkers,…

Microsoft Word has passed 1bn downloads on Google Play

Microsoft Word passed the one billion downloads mark on Google Play, Android Police revealed on Friday. Though the figure suggests that Word’s popularity is still…

Google Chrome could soon get a browser-wide media play-pause button

Google is testing a media play button for its Chrome browser, a report by ZDNet on Saturday revealed. The button will allow users to pause…

Apple’s iOS 13 can now mimic eye contact on FaceTime calls

Apple’s iOS 13 beta reportedly features a FaceTime “Attention Correction” tool that fakes eye contact during video calls. The feature was first spotted by…

Creator of DeepNude, an app that digitally strips women, thinks the world ‘is not ready’ for it

If, by some miracle, you still have traces of faith left in humanity six months into 2019, prepare to lose it all. A report…

Google Maps now warns commuters of crowded trains, bus delays

Google Maps is getting two features that commuters in South Africa desperately need. The app will now alert users if the train, bus or…

App of the Week: Chat Journal is a beautiful diary, mood log and social media alternative

In our series App of the Week, we showcase our favourite organised lines of code from the world of mobile and desktop computing. This…

7 super useful ways to use Google Lens

Google Lens used to be one of the apps I’d always uninstall before setting up a phone. It was just more bloatware that Google’s…

Bolt has launched Bolt for Business in South Africa

Bolt (formerly Taxify) on Tuesday announced the launch of Bolt for Business in South Africa, the company’s travel service aimed at businesses. The service…

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