ByteDance reportedly plans to release US-specific version of CapCut
Launching a U.S.-specific app could be part of the company’s broader plan to comply with a 2024 law requiring ByteDance to divest from TikTok.
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Mastodon’s latest update readies the app for Quote Posts, revamps design
Mastodon 4.4 takes the first steps towards implementing Quote Posts, and also brings a host of design and UX changes.
Fortnite maker Epic Games settles antitrust case against Samsung
Fortnite maker Epic Games has settled its antitrust case against Samsung, according to a court filing.
Bluesky users can customize their notifications, including activity alerts from their favorite accounts
Bluesky updated its notifications to allowing users to personalize their experience, including the option to be notified only when accounts reply to them.
Bluesky can really keep up with the news now that it has activity notifications
One thing that has been missing from Bluesky until now was the ability to turn on notifications for specific accounts, but now Activity Notifications are live. If you want to know every time The Verge or ESPN, or one of your friends posts, you can, just by toggling the bell icon on their profile page, […]
Epic reaches mystery settlement with Samsung days before new Galaxy phones
Last September, after successfully suing Google for running an illegal app store monopoly, Epic Games sued Samsung, too – alleging the phonemaker of illegally conspiring with Google to undermine third-party app stores. An “Auto Blocker” feature on Samsung Android phones, which was turned on by default, automatically kept users from installing apps from stores that […]
Jack Dorsey working on Bluetooth messaging app, Bitchat
Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in an X post on Sunday night that he spent his weekend creating an app called Bitchat (presumably a combination of the words “bit” and “chat,” and not the other combination of words that it looks like). Bitchat is a messaging app that operates through Bluetooth mesh […]
Threads is nearing X’s daily app users, new data shows
Threads’ mobile app for iOS and Android saw 115.1 million daily active users, representing 127.8% year-over-year growth.
TikTok reportedly developing new version of app ahead of planned US sale
TikTok is developing a new version of its app for U.S. users ahead of an expected sale of the app to a group of investors, according to a new report from The Information.