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Shahid Anwer is a technology journalist at TECHi. His published work focuses on social platforms, mobile applications and gaming, with coverage of messaging features, content filters, creative software and console releases. His portfolio follows how consumer technology changes the ways people communicate and use digital media.
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Selected articles from Shahid Anwer's published portfolio.
TikTok users can now save songs to YouTube Music via the ‘Add to Music App,’ deepening TikTok’s role in global music discovery and viral song streaming.
Snapchat faces slowing growth, AI competition, and investor pressure in 2025. Can Snap reinvent itself with AR, AI, and subscription models?
In the recent Fireside Chats, Hideaki Nishino, president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said that despite cloud gaming's growth, local console-based...
Adobe has released the beta version of its Photoshop app for Android devices, enabling all users to take full advantage of desktop-level editing on their...
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TikTok users can now save songs to YouTube Music via the ‘Add to Music App,’ deepening TikTok’s role in global music discovery and viral song streaming.
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Snapchat faces slowing growth, AI competition, and investor pressure in 2025. Can Snap reinvent itself with AR, AI, and subscription models?
Nintendo, the world famous gaming brand hailing from Japan is under the chatter these days. The birds of the gaming world, including reliable leakers like...
In the recent Fireside Chats, Hideaki Nishino, president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said that despite cloud gaming's growth, local console-based...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on June 10, 2025, that the social network “Threads," launched by Meta in July 2023, would eventually start testing a...
Nintendo has just inked a bold new chapter in the Splatoon universe, and fans everywhere are buzzing. In a surprise trailer dropped today, the company...
Explore Singapore & Thailand in 5 days using smart tech! Discover how eSIMs, apps, and wearables make family travel smoother, safer, and unforgettable.
TikTok has introduced a new way for users to control what they see on their For You page. The platform is now rolling out Smart Keyword Filters powered by...
Adobe has released the beta version of its Photoshop app for Android devices, enabling all users to take full advantage of desktop-level editing on their...
Just when you thought your DMs were safe from innovation, Elon Musk does it again, this time with a messaging makeover. Musk’s latest experiment is not...
Automattic has announced it will resume its contributions to the WordPress open-source project, following a brief pause that surprised many in the
On the night of May 29, 2025, thousands of Netflix users in the United States faced a sudden problem: the streaming service stopped working. Around 9:30
YouTube is changing the way people watch short videos by adding Google Lens to its Shorts feature. This new tool will help viewers search and learn about
Meta's AI assistant has achieved a significant milestone. More than 1 billion individuals use Meta AI products every month, including Facebook, Instagram,
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has partnered with Telegram in a significant way to integrate its Grok chatbot throughout the messaging
X “formerly Twitter” is continuing to struggle with significant platform bugs more than 24 hours after a major outage hit the platform on Thursday
Security experts warn that the newly found vulnerability in Windows Server 2025 risks the security of Active Directory environments around the globe. With
Spotify has simplified the process for music fans to stay updated on new albums. The company announced on Wednesday. Based on a user's listening history,
The new Instagram Map is a direct move by Instagram to compete directly against the Snap Map found in Snapchat. The update allows one to share their own latest active venue along with location-based things shared by friends, as well as creators. In spite of the fact that location sharing is not enab
Allowing access to audiobooks to all the members of its family and Duo plans in the US is a smart move on the part of Spotify that shows the changing nature of habits and the growing need for more flexible digital experiences. So far, Spotify has offered its audiobook collection only to the main acc
Imagine you are busy with your routine tasks and a pop-up appears on your phone, asking Hey! found any cool movie soundtracks lately? The fun part is, this isn’t your friend’s or family member’s message, it’s your digital buddy Ai pushing you to explore news interests. Sounds kinda cool doesn’
The new AI-based WhatsApp ‘summaries’ feature by Meta would ensure that users can maintain their heavy chats more effectively. It is an optional feature based on Meta AI that summarizes unread messages and enables users to stay up to date without having to scroll through the previous conversation. T
If there’s one certain way to induce mass heartbreak across the gaming universe, it’s placing “Out Now” on a billboard for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and then retracting it. For gamers who’ve waited almost a decade, this does not feel like a mere marketing misstep as much
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2 articles from Shahid Anwer's earlier editorial era on TECHi. These remain available at their original URLs but aren't part of the current beat.
X has released an improved interface of its DM feature with the announcement that Elon Musk- XChat will facilitate Vanishing messages encryption, and file...
There have been a number of rumours about Microsoft's upcoming Surface lineup, with some suggesting that even thinner and smaller versions of the Copilot+