Twitter made a recent comeback contradicting its disappointing financial results and user-count this year, by live broadcasting an NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets. More than 2 million people tuned in to watch the game on Thursday, September 15. The broadcast was one of 10 NFL games that the social media company will be broadcasting to users this season, as part of a deal with the National Football League signed in April. To gain the rights…

Facebook’s Messenger app has introduced a new feature that is similar to that which Snapchat offers. Back in April 2015 Messenger introduced video-calling, but its new tool will allow users to send each other videos, plus photos, gifs, and written messages while texting in the app. Facebook clearly hopes to outcompete Snapchat, following Instagram’s introduction of its new ‘Stories’ feature for users - an obvious Snapchat rip-off. Existing video-calling features like Microsoft’s Skype or Google’s Hangouts and Duo give users…

Even though Uber has created a big name for itself and has a large global customer base, reports suggest that the company isn’t actually doing that well – at least in terms of turning a profit. In fact, the San Francisco-based ride hailing service has reportedly lost $1.27 billion this year in just eight months. The company said that it’s nothing new, and that it’s only managing to turn a profit in the United States. Apparently its drivers are to…

Pokémon Go gripped the world’s attention this year, becoming a cultural landmark for the augmented reality (AR) gaming market. The gaming app is a collaboration between The Pokémon Company and Niantic Labs. Unfortunately, despite Pokémon Go’s mega recent success, comprehensive data analysis by the group Axiom Capital Management suggests that its popularity is officially on the decline. Axiom gathered data from several sources and released graphs depicted its research, resulting in what some reports say should have Nintendo “shaking in…

WhatsApp, the incredibly successful messaging app that boasts over 1 billion users, has come under fire recently, after updating its terms-of-service to begin sharing user phone numbers, profile data, status message and online status with Facebook, its parent company. Not only are users feeling uneasy about the information sharing, but it could also violate a Federal Trade Commission consent order, claims the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC). EPIC is planning to file a complaint against WhatsApp and Facebook for violating…