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• Netflix adds Latest section, now alerts users when new shows drop

  Netflix today revealed the latest update to its platform, in which it'll serve alerts when a show you're interested in is available. This comes on the heels of backlash over a change in show release schedules (which wasn't actually a change), so it's fortuitous the site will now remind ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Facebook just launched its Dating service

  Facebook Dating is finally here. The social network launched the feature today in the US and 19 other countries, after announcing it last year at its F8 developer conference. The feature will be available to users above the age of 18 and, for those eligible, will appear as a new ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Facebook to test removing the 'like' counter from posts

  Facebook is finally testing a much-needed change to its social network - hiding Like counts on posts. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong posted this development with screenshots on Twitter. Wong's post suggests the social network is testing this feature in its Android app. However, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Chinese face-swapping app goes viral, invites criticism over privacy clause

  Last week, a Chinese social app developer named Momo introduced a face-swapping app called Zao. The app, which lets you overlay your face in existing photos and video, shot to the top spot in the entertainment section on the App store, and posts with Zao-related hashtags gathered ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to send a tab from Chrome to any Android phone

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Often when I’m surfing the web, I end up coming across an interesting site or article that I’d like to send to my phone to read later or ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• This app uses AI to add a Pixel-style night photography mode to your iPhone

  In the past couple of years, every major Android phone has had a night mode feature. While we might see Apple bring a night mode to its iPhones this year, it might be dependant on hardware. But an app called NeuralCam is trying to bring this feature to owners of current-gen and older ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Duolingo adds Latin to its free language learning app

  Now you can find out what "lorem ipsum" actually means.

  • Matthew Hughes

• Google will discontinue Google Hire by 2020 — just 2 years after launch

  Another Google service bites the dust, and this time it's Google Hire. The company said it'll shut down the job tracking system by next year. Hire helped HR departments keep track of and communicate with candidates. This tool was a product in development at Bebop, a startup Google ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Malware found in CamScanner's document scanning Android app, which has over 100M downloads

  Kaspersky Lab finds that CamScanner app contained a malicious module that pushed ads or downloaded apps surreptitiously onto ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Yelp now lets you personalize its app based on lifestyle and diet

  Yelp is rolling out new options for personalization today, meaning you'll tell the app about your dietary and lifestyle preferences, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to access deleted threads and comments on Reddit

  There's a fix for the dreaded [removed] sign. Here are a few tricks on how to access deleted Reddit threads and comments. ...

  • Mix

• Babbel's update encourages users to chart their own language course

  Babbel, the popular language-learning app, is getting a makeover. Updated language lessons now put the spotlight on bite-sized ...

  • Rachel Kaser