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Laya’s Horizon, Same Developer as Alto’s Odyssey, Looks Awesome

Tim March 9, 2023 2

Snowman, the developer behind Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey, is providing a sneak peek at its upcoming game, Laya's Horizon. In the video, we can see a relatively large world filled with obstacles for someone wearing a wingsuit. It's our assumption that...

Telegram Gets New Power Saving Mode, Enhanced Media Playback Speed Controls

Tim March 8, 2023 1

Telegram has another big update inbound for Android and iOS devices, with the main highlight being a new power saving mode for Android devices, plus performance enhancements for lower tier Android devices to ensure everyone is getting a smooth experience on...

Marvel Snap’s Latest Season, Days of Future Past, is Now Live

Tim March 7, 2023 1

Marvel Snap launched its latest season of fresh content last night, titled Days of Future Past. That's the same name as an X-Men film from 2014, the one where Jennifer Lawrence is naked and painted blue to play Mystique, but going back even further, Days of...

Dashlane App Prepping for Passkey Support in Android 14

Tim March 6, 2023 2

Dashlane announced late last week that thanks to Android 14, passkey support is coming soon. For apps and the web in general, passkeys are seen as the future, set to replace passwords. Introduced in the Android 14 Developer Preview, the major change is that...

Question: What Authenticator App Do You Use?

Tim February 20, 2023 56

If you didn't see the big Twitter news this weekend, the folks who run the app decided to place SMS two-factor authentication behind a paywall. This was funny infuriating for a couple of reasons, but one of the arguments I saw from those who seemed fine with...

Is Twitter’s ‘For You’ Column the Worst Thing Ever? Yes.

Tim January 23, 2023 31

A few days ago, my Twitter for Android application started presenting me with a new UI. My feed is now split up into two columns: For you and Following. Would you like to take a guess on which one Twitter has decided to default for me? I'll give you a hint. It...

Android Users Can Now Buy Twitter’s Blue Checkmark, Tweet Editing for $11/Month

Tim January 19, 2023 20

Twitter has made Twitter Blue available to Android users finally, pricing it at $11/month, the same price as its iOS counterpart that features the $3 premium that was implemented to offset Google and Apple's commission on in-app purchases and subscriptions....

New Quiet Mode is an ‘Out of Office’ Reply but for Instagram

Tim January 19, 2023

Instagram introduced new features for its platform this week, mainly something called Quiet Mode, but also new ways to manage what Instagram recommends to you. As my headline perfectly explains, the new Quiet Mode is essentially an Out of Office response that...