Meta-Giphy deal reportedly blocked by UK antitrust regulator [UPDATE]
The UK antitrust regulator may force Meta to sell Giphy, which it purchased in 2020 for $400 million due to a potential negative impact on competition.
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Spotify is shutting down its Car View feature
It's not only you, Spotify has confirmed that it is killing its fan-favorite Car View feature.
Spotify testing TikTok-like vertical music videos in the app
Spotify is testing the fourth tab in its app which takes users to a feed of vertically scrolling music videos.
Winamp is making a comeback, and opens up beta for something new
Winamp completely redesigned its website, and it looks like the popular media player is making a comeback and it'll focus on creators.
Verizon officially acquires Tracfone
The FCC finally approved Verizon Wireless to purchase TracFone, in a deal that’s worth around $6 billion.
Spotify debuts 'Netflix Hub' for all the songs that you love from popular shows and movies
The new hub contains famous songs and soundtracks from popular Netflix TV shows and movies.
Deezer will soon be available on Samsung Smart TVs
In a new blog post, Deezer announced that a dedicated Deezer app will be available for Samsung Smart TVs in over 120 countries.
LG smart TVs will soon support NVIDIA GeForce NOW letting you stream PC games
LG announced that support for the Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service is finally here, and it will start rolling out the beta this week
Spotify finally brings back real-time lyrics
The new Spotify lyrics functionality is already rolling out to desktop users, on mobile, tablets, smart TVs, and consoles
Apple reportedly working on "SportsKit", could bring sports content to its TV platform
According to some internal files discovered in the latest iOS beta, Apple is privately developing a sports-focused framework called "SportsKit"
Amazon Prime Video app is now available on Mac
The new Amazon Prime Video app for Mac allows users to watch movies and tv shows, make in-app purchases with either Amazon's or Apple system and more.
Twitter buys Threader to improve threads
Twitter launched its Twitter Blue subscription service just last week in the US and a few other select countries, and it just acquired an iOS app, Threader.
Xbox app on PC will let you install games in any folder you want
Microsoft is trying its best to appeal more to PC gamers with a new update that will allow users to install games to any folder on the computer.
Amazon Prime Video will let you share 30 second video clips from movies and tv shows
Amazon announced a new feature to Amazon Prime Video platform that will allow users to share short 30-second video clips from some of their favourite movies and tv shows
Disney Plus has over 118 million subscribers and it keeps growing
In a new earnings report, Disney announced that Disney Plus now has more than 118 million global paid subscribers.
Instagram starts testing "Take a break" feature
On Wednesday, the Head of Instagram shared one more new feature that is currently being tested that focuses on allowing users to “Take a break” and put down their devices.
Instagram subscriptions could be on their way
Instagram wants to take on Twitter, and offer a way for fans to subscribe to creators.
McAfee bought out for $14 Billion
The company will also go private and be taken off the stock market
Verizon and AT&T delayed the roll-out of new 5G spectrums due to safety concerns
AT&T and Verizon have delayed the roll-out of new 5G spectrums due to FAA safety concerns that affect aircraft safety systems and other interference.
Like Whatsapp, Signal just “jumped the shark” and stops caring so much about privacy
Signal changes their policy about being completely open with users and decides to start adding closed-source components to their centralized servers.
Instagram links can now be previewed on Twitter
Instagram re-enabled the image preview link feature that it disabled back in 2012, and it's now rolling out again on Twitter.
Waymo is coming to NYC, but only to be trained by human drivers
Waymo announced that it will bring its vehicles to NYC to train the autonomous system to learn the complex streets of Manhattan.
Pocketnow Daily: Galaxy S22 Taking the iPhone Route, Pixel 6 Pro Issues & more! (video)
On today’s Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the possible design changes in the Galaxy S22 series, Pixel 6 bug fix, and more.
Google Photos secure folder is coming and VPN by Google One is expanding to more countries
Google announced that Google Photos with Locked Folder functionality would soon become available on more Android devices, and Google One VPN is coming to more regions.
Apple’s quarterly reports achieve amazing numbers in services and MacBook sales
Apple reported sales numbers for its fourth-quarter fiscal year which reveals huge improvements in MacBook Air sales and services earnings