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• Google Docs now shows word count as you type (thank god)

  I dig Google Docs a lot. There's one thing that I passionately despise about it though – its crappy word count feature. ...

  • Mix

• The feature-rich Vivaldi browser finally arrives on Android

  Almost three years after launching its desktop version, cross-platform browser Vivaldi has finally released its mobile version today. The brainchild of Opera’s co-founder Jon von Tetzchner, published an Android beta version today that brings swipe gesture for navigation, built-in ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Honor's latest app helps the visually impaired read documents and roadsigns

  PocketVision can make the written word easier to read

  • Matthew Hughes

• Amazon is reportedly launching a food delivery service in India to rival Zomato and Swiggy

  After establishing a strong base with its ecommerce and streaming content business in India, Amazon is reportedly set to unveil its food delivery service in the country next month. According to a report by Mint, the company will start the service under its Prime Now banner first ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• 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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Ivan Mehta