October 2022

Snapchat Spotlight Payments: Snapchat Spotlight Payments – Snapchat is decreasing the reward money creators can get when they make content for the platform’s TikTok competitor — again. Business Insider reports that the pot of cash up for grabs for users making Spotlight videos now sits at millions of dollars per year. In February, Snap said it was offering up […]

Samsung Maintenance Mode: Samsung Maintenance Mode – Samsung is starting to roll out a “Maintenance Mode” feature for its phones that’s designed to keep your messages, photos, info, and accounts safe when you’re getting your phone repaired. The company’s been testing the feature since July and launched it in China last month, but now it’s

Using Venmo on Amazon: Using Venmo on Amazon – Amazon’s adding a new payment option: Venmo. Starting on Tuesday, some customers in the US will be able to pay for orders using the popular money sending and receiving service, with availability in the country rolling out by Black Friday, or November 25th. Using Venmo on

Microsoft PC Manager: Microsoft PC Manager – The company is working on a PC Manager app that’s designed to boost your computer’s performance. Much like CCleaner, a beta version of Microsoft’s PC Manager includes storage management and the ability to end tasks quickly and control which apps start up with Windows. Microsoft PC Manager Browser Protection: Much

Pinterest Idea Pins: Pinterest Idea Pins – Pinterest is doubling down on its TikTok-style video feature by adding more music options through deals with record labels. Pinterest Idea Pins Music Deal: The company announced deals today that will allow Pinterest users to add popular music to their video posts, called Idea Pins. The record labels

Force Quit an App in Windows: Force Quit an App in Windows – We all want everything to work just fine all the time. But sometimes they just don’t. Your Windows app slows down. You get the dreaded “this program is not responding” pop-up. Your whole computer freezes. In cases like this, the best option

Xbox Game Streaming Device: Xbox game streaming device – Microsoft’s head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has just revealed the company’s dedicated Xbox game streaming device. Spencer published a photo of the device on Twitter, where you can see it sitting on top of his shelf in his Microsoft office space. It’s a small white box,

YouTube Account Handles: YouTube Account Handles – All YouTube users will soon get a new way of identifying themselves. The company announced today that @name handles will be used across the platform, a convention that’s common elsewhere on the internet but a departure for YouTube. Every YouTube user will have a unique handle that applies

Twitter Blue Edit Button: Twitter blue edit button is finally arriving in the US. The company will begin gradually rolling out the long-awaited feature to Twitter Blue subscribers in the US on Thursday afternoon, Twitter spokesperson Joseph Nuñez said in an email. Lucky subscribers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have had the ability to

YouTube 4K Playback locked: YouTube 4K playback – YouTube is running a test that places its 4K videos behind a YouTube Premium subscription. In recent weeks, some users have reported seeing playback of 2160p resolution video restricted with text labeling it as a premium feature. YouTube has since confirmed via Twitter that those seeing the new restrictions were part of