Microsoft says it will shut down Skype on May 5 and directs users to migrate all their contacts and chat data to Teams; Skype had 36M+ DAUs in 2023
Microsoft has announced it is discontinuing … Thomas Stevenson / The Post Millennial : Microsoft to shut down Skype in two months, company says switch to Teams David Phelan / Forbes : Microsoft Kills ...
Twitter is showing TweetDeck for Mac users a launch message suggesting the app will be “removed” on July 1; TweetDeck for web will remain
In a surprise move, Twitter has announced that it's canceling TweetDeck for Mac prompting users to use the web version going forward.Tweets:@jamesliamcook,@joannastern,@joannastern,@lukebk,@boonerang,...
Twitter will begin testing “Fleets”, letting iOS and Android users make posts that disappear after 24 hours, in Brazil, finally using a Stories-like format
Fleets Ali Salman / Wccftech : Twitter in Works to Introduce Disappearing Tweets Called ‘Fleets’ BBC : RIPTwitter trends as firm tests vanishing tweets Julio Cachila / International Business Times : F...
Facebook debuts logo with text that has context-dependent coloring, says it's to further distinguish the company from the Facebook app, which keeps its branding
Facebook is worried people might … Marie C. Baca / Washington Post : Move fast and capitalize things: Facebook unveils new logo Tom McKay / Gizmodo : FACEBOOK IS DOING JUST FINE, OK? Matt Southern / S...
Instagram briefly replaces vertical feed with horizontal scrolling for many users, says it was meant to be a small test that “went broader than we anticipated”
The Growth of Gestures in the Mobile UX NBC Bay Area : Instagram Users Share Outrage After Brief Update Rolls Out Dave / Notes from Silicon Valley : Instagram accidentally updates app Tweets: Adam Mos...
Source: YouTube releasing new version of YouTube Kids within coming weeks with option to turn off algorithmic video suggestions and only show curated channels
And for Profits? Tom McKay / Gizmodo : YouTube Kids Will Finally Offer a Mode Where Actual Humans Actually Bother to Vet the Videos Ben Schoon / 9to5Google : Upcoming YouTube Kids version may ditch re...
Tinder debuts Smart Photos, which alternates and reorders profile photos to show best based on user interest; users saw up to 12% increase in matches in testing
It's amazing how quickly an idea can go from a thought … Shane McGlaun / SlashGear : Tinder Smart Photos algorithm wants to make your profile more appealing Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : Tinder's...
PlayStation 2 Emulation Coming to PS4, Sony Confirms
here are 20 great ones that need to come back Paul Morris / Redmond Pie : PS4 Backwards Compatibility With PS2 Games Confirmed By Sony Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz : Sony working on PS2 emulat...