Games, interactive designs, animations, there are so many cool Doodles to discover! Rita El Khoury / Android Authority 25 years ago, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were attending the Burning Man festival and decided to add a whimsical stick figure to the second “O” in the Google logoContinue Reading
In a significant move towards curbing misinformation campaigns, Facebook, the social media giant under Meta Platforms, has taken down a staggering number of over 7,700 accounts associated with a Chinese misinformation campaign. This campaign, according to a recent report by Forbes, has been linked to individuals connected to Chinese law enforcement.Continue Reading
When you run a search in Windows 11 or activate links in some other parts of the operating system, then you will have those links opened in the Microsoft Edge web browser. While that may make sense for new installs initially, as Edge may be the only browser installed onContinue Reading
Meta has confirmed that it’s shutting down Messenger Lite, a simplified version of its Messenger app. Users of the Lite version are receiving messages encouraging them to switch to the regular Messenger for chatting. The Lite app is no longer available for new users on the Google Play Store, andContinue Reading
Twitter (now known as X) has been getting a lot of changes since Elon Musk took over the charge. And in a recent development, the platform is reported to have tested hiding headlines from articles shared on the site. Fortune reports that news stories shared on X will only include aContinue Reading
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, received some executives of Google at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shettima also lauded the N1.2bn grant provided by the technology giant for the support of the “Tinubu administration’s one million jobs initiative.” According to the Vice President, the announcement of the grant wasContinue Reading
A few months back, we learned of Microsoft’s new Windows Backup app. At the time it was only made available to users of Windows 11 signed up as Insiders on the Dev channel. Now this handy utility is making its way to Windows 10 as well. For now, it is includedContinue Reading
One of them in particular should have been there when it was launched Threads is getting a trio of new features. On Wednesday, Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg took to the platform to announce the updates, which include the ability to add custom alt text, a new mention button, and the abilityContinue Reading
Meta announced that its Messenger app will no longer support SMS messaging as of September. The change, which was quietly announced via in-app notifications and an updated support page, means that Android users who rely on Messenger as their default texting app will have to switch to another SMS appContinue Reading
Hackers have been found using a deceptive Android chat app, known as ”SafeChat”, to conduct espionage on unsuspecting victims. The spyware embedded within this malicious app targets popular communication platforms like Signal and WhatsApp, extracting sensitive data such as call logs, texts, and GPS locations from infected smartphones. Researchers haveContinue Reading