Tag: Apps

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Yahoo Answers makes its official mobile debut

December 9, 2016
Sarah Perez

 Yahoo Answers has officially launched on mobile. As TechCrunch reported last month, Yahoo’s experimental app code-named…

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Fading anonymous social network Yik Yak is reportedly laying off most of its employees

December 8, 2016
John Mannes

 Yik Yak, the once universally recognized anonymous social network that virally took over college campuses back…

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Sean Rad steps away from CEO role (again) to run Tinder’s new Swipe Ventures

December 8, 2016
Jordan Crook

 Today, Tinder is launching a new M&A branch of the company called Swipe Ventures, which will…

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Facebook tests turning comment reels into message threads

December 8, 2016
Josh Constine

 Comments on Facebook posts can get quite chatty, so Facebook is trying a new way to…

Mobile News TC Video

Hyper News’ offline video app lets you catch up on the headlines during your commute

December 8, 2016
Sarah Perez

 A new video app from Hyper wants to help you catch up on the latest news during…

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Hope is an app for millennial women to keep their BFFs close — but not too close

December 8, 2016
Mike Butcher

 There are plenty of apps out there that purport to keep you “safe.” Apps that immediately…

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Google now lets developers write apps for the Assistant on Google Home

December 8, 2016
Frederic Lardinois

 Google today announced that all developers (and not just those in its private preview program), can…

Microsoft Mobile TC

Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana gets a revamp on Android and iOS

December 8, 2016
Sarah Perez

 In the battle of the virtual assistants, Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, and Microsoft’s Cortana, the latter hasn’t…