A year ago Instagram made a bold bet with the launch of IGTV: That it could invent and popularize a new medium of long-form vertical videos. Landscape uploads weren’t allowed.
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Facebook releases community standards enforcement report
Facebook has just released its latest community standards enforcement report and the verdict is in: people are awful, and happy to share how awful they are with the world. The
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s reelection spells more frustration for US tech giants
Amazon and Walmart’s problems in India look set to continue after Narendra Modi, the biggest force to embrace the country’s politics in decades, led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party
Android Q: Get to know its new gesture navigation
When your phone updates to Android Q later this year, you’ll have a new option for navigating around. Instead of relying on Android’s tried-and-true three-button navigation, Android Q introduces a
How to check your Android phone for malicious apps
A recently discovered WhatsApp flaw made it possible for hackers to remotely install spyware on an iOS or Android device, without the phone’s user even knowing. WhatsApp has already patched
How to boost your phone’s poor signal strength or slow data connection
There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to use a phone in an area you know has cellular signal or a strong data connection only for it not to work. You know that
Despite ban, you can still buy Huawei phones in the US. Here’s how
Owning a Huawei phone in the US became a lot less appealing over the weekend when it was revealed that Google will stop providing Huawei support for its Android phones. The decision
OnePlus 7 Pro: 9 tips and tricks you need to know
OnePlus recently launched the OnePlus 7 Pro, the company’s latest phone that once again toes the line of a budget-friendly phone that’s affordably priced. Granted, it’s the most expensive OnePlus
Turn a photo of data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Excel’s Insert Data from Picture in action. Angela Lang/CNET Put down the paper and pick up your phone. A new Microsoft tool for Android phones can convert numbers on a
Gender, race and social change in tech; Moira Weigel on the Internet of Women, Part Two
Tech ethics can mean a lot of different things, but surely one of the most critical, unavoidable, and yet somehow still controversial propositions in the emerging field of ethics in
5 things you should know about Android Q’s privacy settings
One of Google’s key selling points for Android Q is a new approach to keeping your personal information private. Google is giving you more control over which apps have access
Now at Google, Facebook’s former teen-in-residence launches new social game Emojishot
Facebook’s former teen-in-residence Michael Sayman, now at Google, is back today with the launch of a new game: Emojishot, an emoji-based guessing game for iOS, built over the past ten
Facebook found hosting masses of far right EU disinformation networks
A multi-month hunt for political disinformation spreading on Facebook in Europe suggests there are concerted efforts to use the platform to spread bogus far right propaganda to millions of voters
Indonesia restricts WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram usage following deadly riots
Indonesia is the latest nation to hit the hammer on social media after the government restricted the use of WhatsApp and Instagram following deadly riots yesterday. Numerous Indonesia-based users are
Zendesk acquires Smooch, doubles down on support via messaging apps like WhatsApp
One of the bigger developments in customer services has been the impact of social media — both as a place to vent frustration or praise (mostly frustration), and — especially