Tag: Apps

Google Google-Maps inclusion TC

Google Maps now notes if a location is wheelchair accessible

December 16, 2016
Greg Kumparak

 “Can I get in the building?” It might not be a question you find yourself asking…

facebook messenger Mobile Social TC

Facebook Messenger strikes at Skype with desktop group voice calling

December 16, 2016
Josh Constine

 We might finally get to stop asking, “Wait, what’s your Skype name?” thanks to a test…

Social TC Twitter vine

Vine won’t be removed from the app stores, will instead relaunch as “Vine Camera”

December 16, 2016
Sarah Perez

 In October, Twitter announced it was shutting down Vine, its app that let users create and…

Google Mobile

Google brings its upgraded keyboard app Gboard to Android

December 16, 2016
Sarah Perez

 Google today officially announced that it’s rebranding its Google Keyboard application for Android users to “Gboard,” the…

Oculus TC

Oculus launches social VR hangout “Rooms” and phone calls

December 16, 2016
Josh Constine

 Facebook’s power-play to rule social virtual reality has a boring name: the “Coordinated App Launch API”.…

Gaming Nintendo super mario run

Super Mario Run sees 2.85 million downloads on day one, but half reviews are just one star

December 16, 2016
Sarah Perez

 Pokémon Go, step aside. In the first 24 hours, Nintendo’s Super Mario Run has beaten the…

encryption Europe Privacy Security TC

Encrypted messaging app Wire adds usernames so you can limit what you share with contacts

December 16, 2016
Natasha Lomas

 Wire, the Skype co-founder Janus Friis-backed end-to-end encrypted mobile messaging app, has added a username option…

Europe Startups TC

London fintech startup Curve brings mobile wallet and all-your-cards-in-one app to Android

December 16, 2016
Steve O'Hear

 After launching on iOS, all the way back in February, London fintech startup Curve has finally…