Few companies are as slow to adapt to market changes as Nintendo, but the beloved video game company has finally decided to get with times and embrace the smartphone market. The company partnered up with DeNA a while back to develop a handful of smartphone apps that it plans to release over the next year or… Continue reading Nintendo will launch its first-ever smartphone app next week
Category: Apps
Pandora wants to help artists connect with their fans
When every music-streaming service offers roughly the same content for roughly the same price, it can be hard for one service to differentiate itself from the competition. One of the ways Spotify is doing this is by expanding its messaging and social features, which not only strengthens the sense of community within the service, it makes it… Continue reading Pandora wants to help artists connect with their fans
Most people stop using apps within three days of downloading them
Getting people to download your app is the easy part (relatively speaking), it’s getting them to continue using it that’s difficult. This is according to an analyst by the name of Andrew Chen, who recently published an article to his website claiming that most people stop using an app within three days of downloading it, and… Continue reading Most people stop using apps within three days of downloading them
Microsoft won’t bring Android apps to Windows 10 after all
Things aren’t looking good for Windows 10 Mobile, as Microsoft has cancelled Project Astoria, the initiative that was supposed to allow developers to easily port their Android apps over to Windows 10 Mobile. The company announced on Thursday that it’s no longer working on the initiative, but considering how Microsoft recently acquired a startup that specializes… Continue reading Microsoft won’t bring Android apps to Windows 10 after all
Encrypted messaging app Telegram has exceeded 100 million users
Telegram announced on Tuesday that it now has more than 100 million monthly active users, with more than 15 billion messages being sent through the service every day. That might not seem as impressive as WhatsApp passing the 1 billion users mark earlier this month, but keep in mind that Telegram is less than three years old. The service… Continue reading Encrypted messaging app Telegram has exceeded 100 million users
Morgan Freeman’s voice can now be used to give you directions
You can’t have Morgan Freeman narrate your life, unfortunately, but you can still have him give you directions if you’re a Waze user. The Google-owned, crowd-sourced navigation app announced on Monday that Morgan Freeman has joined the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart, and Stephen Colbert by teaming up with Waze to allow the app’s users to receive directions… Continue reading Morgan Freeman’s voice can now be used to give you directions
Advertisements might be coming to Facebook Messenger
WhatsApp may be popular, but Facebook doesn’t make any money from it, mainly because it’s a standard messaging app and nothing else. Facebook Messenger, on the other hand, has the potential to make tons of money because it emulates billion dollar Asian messaging apps like Line and WeChat. Not only does it allow users to… Continue reading Advertisements might be coming to Facebook Messenger
Truecaller wants your phone number to replace your email address
Your email address is basically the online ID that allows you to create accounts on various apps and websites, and even though many of them allow you to create an account using Facebook, you still need an email address to create a Facebook account, so it’s not a replacement for email addresses so much as an easier way… Continue reading Truecaller wants your phone number to replace your email address
Apple Music now has more than 11 million paying subscribers
There was a lot of doubt surrounding Apple Music when it first launched, but now that most of the bugs have been fixed, not to mention the fact that it’s now available on Android, the service has proven itself to be a serious contender in the music-streaming market. It was only last month that the service announced… Continue reading Apple Music now has more than 11 million paying subscribers
Facebook Messenger may receive SMS support in the near future
Facebook decided to remove the little-used SMS feature on Messenger back in 2013, but according to a report from Android Police on Thursday, the feature might be making a comeback. Now that Messenger has exploded in popularity, and continues to grow at a rapid pace, having a built-in MMS/SMS feature would help secure the app’s… Continue reading Facebook Messenger may receive SMS support in the near future