- Warzone 2 Set New Record on Loads According to Virgin Media O2, Warzone 2 just bit the record of the number of loads. The report suggests that Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 went beyond the expected number of loads in the network. It looks like the game is at the peak of popularity among players around the world.
Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 was released on November 16. The number of downloads was rising so fast that analytics could not count. The information kept coming, revealing unbelievable numbers. The new batch came from British Internet providers Virgin Media O2. The company said that British citizens prefer to play...
- Nov 21, 2022
- Apple Plans to Change Siri’s Trigger Apple searches for ways to improve its service. Instead of “Hey, Siri“ phrase that wakes up smart AI, they want users to say Siri. This way, the phrase will be shorter and simpler for users. The report came from Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, who claims that Apple is working on the shorter trigger.
Mark Gurman says that Apple is actively looking into changing the trigger phrase of Siri. The command will be simpler and may save time for busy people. Apple continues its work on this project during the last couple of months and is expected to release a new command...
- Nov 09, 2022
- Telegram Releases Video Transcription Among Other Updates While Telegram keeps blaming Apple for the pause in updates, the company is ready to cheer up its users with more features. The platform offers more emojis, usernames you can collect, and group topics which may ease your life. Apart from that, there is a useful transcription for videos called voice-to-text.
You can access the transcription of the video by using the “→A” button at the lower right corner of the video. Yet, this feature is not available to everyone. You have to be a Premium user to be able to read transcription similarly to the transcription of voice messages that...
- Nov 07, 2022
- Google Play Carried Out Another Purge of Apps Google Play regularly reviews published products and removes those that violate approved policies in one way or another. Recently 16 utility apps have been taken down due to ad fraud.
The McAfee representatives could identify intruders because devices consumed battery power too quickly when having these apps. According to a report published by Ars Technica, these products launched web pages in the background and thus boosted traffic, disguising it as organic one (that is, created by real users). In total, these apps received more than 20 million installs before experts discovered the problem.
The report says the deleted apps were utility services...
- Oct 24, 2022
- YouTube Shorts Attract More Ad Traffic Than Analogs Advertising experts from Creatopy conducted an interesting experiment. They ran identical short video ads on Pinterest, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to test the effectiveness of these platforms. It wasn't TikTok, specializing in short videos, that attracted the most traffic.
YouTube Shorts really got the most visitors to the Creatopy page. However, their traffic quality was not the highest. According to this indicator, this platform came in second place. The first place was taken by Instagram Reels, which showed the highest engagement rate of 41%. For comparison, YouTube had 22%, Pinterest had about the same level — about 20%, and Pinterest was...
- Oct 22, 2022
- Goodbye, Standalone Driving Mode! Until recently, sitting behind the wheel, you could say, "Hey, Google, launch Driving Mode." After that, the program started an autonomous Assistant that helped you while driving. On November 21, this feature will be removed, but don't shout it from the rooftops. For someone, an alternative remains.
What benefits did the autonomous Driving Mode with Assistant support, launched in 2021, provide us? While behind the wheel, you could quickly manage navigation, contacts, audio, etc. In addition, the program responded to touch shortcuts and voice commands, which was very convenient. However, the 9to5Google report informs about the termination of the option.
Despite its...
- Oct 12, 2022
- New Features of Google Workspace: The Further, the More Convenient New times present us with new challenges and form new habits. In particular, we must be ready to work anywhere and anytime. The new features of Google Slides and Meet allow you to do this quickly and efficiently.
Someone with a laptop on a train or plane no longer surprises anyone. You can travel to other continents but stay in the work rhythm. And all this is possible thanks to Google programs, which constantly delight with new functions. For a long time, the company has done its best to bring together its services and provide the best experience for its users.
Few...
- Oct 10, 2022
- The global rollout of Facebook Pay's rebranding as Meta Pay has begun As Facebook looks to expand its reach with a new name, Meta, the company is also rebranding its payment service to Meta Pay. The global rollout of the new name and brand begins today, with users in nearly 200 countries seeing the change in products and features. For now, the rebrand is simply a name change, with no alteration to the user experience or how the service works. However, this is only the first step inMeta's plans to create a digital wallet for the metaverse, as Mark Zuckerberg detailed in a post earlier this year.
"In the future, there will be...
- Sep 27, 2022
- How To Choose Weapon In Call Of Duty: Guide For Beginners Choosing the right weapon in Call of Duty can mean the difference between life and death, especially for beginners. There are a multitude of weapons to select from, each with its own unique strengths and weaknesses. In this guide, we'll provide some tips on how to choose the best weapon for your play style.
The first step is to decide what role you want to play in the game. Are you looking to be a frontline assault player, or do you want to hang back and provide support? Your playstyle will determine what kind of weapons you should be looking at.
If...
- Sep 24, 2022
- How Instagram Reels Actually Work Instagram Reels is one of the fastest growing features. Currently, users spend more than 20% of their total time watching them. Meta is doing its best to increase Reels's presence in its products.
In the latest report, the tech giant talks about what algorithms are behind the work of this feature and what ranking system is applied to uploaded videos. As Meta explains, many features are taken into account, but there are four main ones that have the most impact:
Originality. Your content should be unique, reflect your style, and have a bold approach to making videos. Thus, Instagram encourages creators to...
- Sep 14, 2022
- Instagram Is Going to Add a Repost Feature According to confirmed information, Instagram is going to add a new feature soon, with the help of which each user will be able to reshare posts in the Main Feed.
This tool will likely resemble the similar functionality of Twitter when you can reshare posts from other users in your feed. While some users will find it useful, many may not like it, and here’s why. The fact is that this platform’s algorithms initially built the Feed depending on who you subscribed to and posts similar to the content you interacted with. Now it contains quite a lot of extraneous information...
- Sep 12, 2022
- Check Out New Awesome Among Us Update While Among Us’s popularity has now waned a little, the number of gamers who frequently play it is still impressive. To maintain the interest of regular customers, developers consistently improve the project. The fresh update will make your user experience even smoother and more fun.
First, let’s take a look at the new Cosmicubes. Two sets of food-inspired cosmetic products give users access to skins and cosmetic items like ice creams, eggs, and jelly companions for beans and stars. For Snack Cosmicube, you will have to pay 2500 beans, and for Feast Cosmicube — 110 stars. They are not cheap, but...
- Aug 31, 2022