Apps

Spotify mobile app interface showing the Messages and profile sidebar, with options like Your Premium, Listening stats, Settings and privacy, and a Messages section displaying friends’ chats with shared songs and recent listening activity.

Spotify brings Friends Listening Activity to mobile apps at last

Spotify’s desktop-only Friends Activity feature finally arrives on phones.

Disney Plus white logo with tile background

Disney Plus is adding a TikTok-style vertical video feed

Disney Plus is no longer just for binge nights, it…

A person preparing a meal in a kitchen while wearing a Garmin smartwatch, shown alongside a smartphone and watch display that highlight Garmin Connect’s nutrition tracking with calories, macros, and meal breakdowns for the day.

Garmin adds built-in nutrition tracking to its Connect app

The Connect app is turning into a full health dashboard,…

Traveler sitting by an airport window using a smartphone and laptop while connecting to public airport Wi-Fi, with an airplane visible outside the terminal.

Get Norton VPN up to 53% off for the first year with bundled security features

Norton VPN’s first-year discount drops prices across all annual plans,…

Illustrated 1Password promotional graphic featuring a secure vault icon at the center, surrounded by symbols like locks, keys, shields, and data blocks to represent digital security and password protection.

1Password offers 50 percent off individual and family plans in year-end sale

With its year-end promotion, 1Password is offering 50 percent off…

Illustration showing WhatsApp’s New Year features, including a festive NYE sticker pack with animated characters, fireworks and confetti effects during a group video call, and an animated 2026 sticker displayed on a Status post.

WhatsApp introduces limited-time new year features for global celebrations

As New Year’s Eve becomes WhatsApp’s busiest day, the platform…

Rodeo social thumbnail image.

Rodeo wants to turn group chat chaos into real-life plans with friends

Rodeo tries to solve the hardest part of friendship: coordination

NY Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at legislation signing event on November 20, 2021 in Queens Borough of New York City. Governor Kathy Hochul signs legislation enshrining the Nourish New York program permanently in state law. The signing of this legislation comes just before the Thanksgiving holiday, reaffirming New York's commitment to providing support to those facing food insecurity across the state.

New York will force social media apps to show mental health warning labels

Social media in New York will soon carry cigarette-style mental…

Oriane, an AI-powered video search results page displaying short-form clips of people applying lemon to their hair, arranged in a grid under the query “a person putting lemon on her hair,” highlighting visual-based search across social videos.

The internet runs on video, but search still speaks text

When 90% of the internet is video, keywords aren’t enough.

Three smartphone screenshots on a bright yellow background showing Snapchat’s Quick Cut workflow, with the first screen highlighting the Quick Cut option at the top of Memories, the second screen showing multiple photos and videos selected from the camera roll, and the third screen displaying a finished vertical video preview with a chosen template, music track, and editing options before sharing.

Snapchat’s Quick Cut auto-edits your photos and videos into beat-synced reels

Snapchat’s Quick Cut turns casual clips into feed-ready videos.

App Store screenshot of ExpressVPN, showing the app details with a 4.5-star rating. The image displays three preview panels highlighting features: 160 lightning-fast VPN locations, one subscription for all devices, and customer support. The app icon is red and white, and the screenshot is set against a purple and dark blue background, depicting a smartphone interface.

ExpressVPN’s holiday offer turns 2-year VPN plans into the best bargain

ExpressVPN rolls out its biggest holiday discounts yet, focusing on…

Smartphone screen showing the Samsung SmartThings app with a Matter-compatible home security camera interface, displaying a live living room video feed, motion detected alert, timeline history, and camera controls within the SmartThings camera view.

Samsung SmartThings adds Matter 1.5 support, bringing cameras into the smart home standard

SmartThings now supports Matter 1.5, allowing compatible cameras to work…