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• YouTube finally adds built-in timestamps with 'Chapters'

  One of the most annoying things about YouTube is trying to find the right time for the specific content you're looking for, especially in long videos. It's become something of a tradition for a good samaritan to comment with the requisite timestamps, but YouTube is now making such ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Hulu is testing an official Watch Party feature (for some viewers)

  In this era of social distancing, online watch parties -- watching online content in sync with friends -- have become commonplace, but doing so usually requires specialized third party services. It seems that might start to change; Hulu is now testing an official Watch Party feature ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Instagram finally offers creators a chance to get paid

  Instagram is rolling out features that offer creators a chance to monetize their content -- which has been a long time coming. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google Maps makes it easier to share your location with Plus Codes -- no address required

  When you need to give someone your location, you usually point them to an address. Here in NYC, you often point them to an intersection instead. But sometimes an address is just difficult to find -- or you don't have one at all. For those purposes, Google introduced Plus codes ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Fujifilm's new app makes it easy to turn your camera into a webcam

  Fujifilm's latest app makes it easy to turn your camera into a webcam — if you use Windows or have the right model, that ...

  • Mix

• Microsoft brings Edge's hidden Surf Game to everyone

  Back in February, Microsoft hid a nifty little surfing game into its Edge browser, which started out as an easter egg to celebrate the browser's new logo. (Get it? Like surfing the web?) At the time, it was only available to users on the canary and dev builds of the browser, but ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Chrome is testing dark mode for Google Search

  You might soon be able to rummage through the internet... but in dark mode. Chrome is testing a dark theme for Google Search. ...

  • Mix

• Icon Rewind is a time machine for your phone’s app icons

  Do you miss the old logos of Tinder, PayPal, Netflix, Instagram, and many other popular apps? Then Icon Rewind might just ...

  • Mix

• YouTube now tells you to go to bed -- here's how to set it up

  YouTube has added a feature that reminds you to stop watching videos and go to bed -- or even just to take a break. Here's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google Maps can now highlight wheelchair-accessible businesses

  Google today announced a major accessibility update for Maps in recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day: the app ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Facebook announces Workplace Rooms, basically Messenger Rooms for work

  Facebook recently launched Messenger Rooms, one of its biggest new products in years. It attempts to provide an alternative ...

  • Napier Lopez

• TikTok now gives you one-tap access to streaming app Resso

  Earlier this year, TikTok-owner Bytedance launched its music app Resso in India. At that time, Resso's team said that at ...

  • Ivan Mehta