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The BBC iPlayer Adds Old Shows From the Archive

The BBC is adding a slew of classic programming to the iPlayer. These older shows will live in their own section called From the Archive, which launches today. From the Archive means BBC license fee payers will be able to stream classic BBC broadcasts whenever and wherever they want. The BBC was founded in 1922,… read more »

Microsoft Adds Fake News Fact-Checking to Bing

Microsoft is jumping on the fake news bandwagon, adding a “Fact Check” label to Bing. Facebook enacted a crackdown on fake news months ago, and Google soon followed suit. And now, Microsoft is joining the party. And you’ll soon see the fruits of these labors in Bing search results. It’s getting increasingly difficult to tell… read more »

Snapchat Adds New Animated 3D Bitmoji to World Lenses Feature

Snapchat is adding 3D Bitmoji to its World Lenses feature, allowing you to introduce animated avatars to your locale as you see fit. Snapchat Bitmoji The 3D Bitmoji animations are based directly on models you’ve already created using the Snapchat app. The new 3D Bitmoji option will appear in the rear camera Lens options within… read more »

Facebook Adds More Memories to On This Day

Facebook is making its Timehop-style feature, On This Day, bigger and better. This means that Facebook will show you more memories than ever, filter out bad memories likely to upset or annoy, and show you friendship milestones. All of which will be great for fans of nostalgia. On This Day is a nice feature that… read more »

Pandora Adds Infinite Listening for Premium Users

Pandora has added a new feature to Pandora Premium. Called Autoplay, this means you’ll never encounter dead air again while using Pandora Premium. Instead, Pandora will keep on playing music it thinks you’ll enjoy even after you have stopped manually selecting tracks to play. When Pandora launched Pandora Premium in March 2017 it teased a… read more »

Facebook Adds Live Location Tracking to Messenger

Facebook has added a new Live Location feature to Messenger. You have been able to share your location on a one-off basis for some time, but Facebook has now added real-time location sharing to the mix. This comes just a few days after real-time location sharing arrived on Google Maps. Your smartphone has the capacity… read more »

Amazon Adds 1,000 Free eBooks to Prime

Amazon already offers some great perks for Amazon Prime subscribers. However, it has now added another benefit in the form of Prime Reading. This offers Amazon Prime subscribers unlimited access to more than 1,000 eBooks, magazines, short stories, comic books, and more. All for free. An Amazon Prime subscription isn’t cheap, setting you back $… read more »

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