TECH REVIEWS

Do you want to create a Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) – that looped image you’d come across on the Internet – but don’t know how or you have difficulty making one? Google now makes it easier for anybody to create a GIF using the updated version of its iOS and …

It was a sad Thursday for at least two dozen employees of Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. Snap has laid off 24 employees, mostly from eight content teams, according to sources at the six-year-old company who talked to Cheddar. A Snap spokesperson confirmed the layoffs but did not comment any …

There is no stopping Instagram from tweaking its features. The photo and video-sharing platform owned by Facebook is testing a text-only clip feature called “Type” for Stories as an alternative to sharing photos and videos. (Read: How to Use Instagram Stories Like a Pro) The feature was first spotted by …

For many of us, it’s back to the gym to shed off the unwanted pounds we gained from the parties we attended during the holiday season. However, you want to get rid of your pair of wired earpieces or headphone that gets in the way of your workout routine. You …

On December 21 this year, website paywall maker Verst will cease to exist and become part of Dropbox. In a blog post, Verst CEO Aj Frank announced Verst’s acquisition and that he and seven members of his team will be joining Dropbox. Frank said they are joining Dropbox to “to …

Remember Wall-E and Eve of the animated feature movie “Wall-E”? If they had a robot child, that would be Cozmo. (Watch: Cozmo Is Anki’s New Tiny Toy Robot) And Cozmo – that tiny robot for children introduced last year by Anki – is now on sale at a lesser price. …

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have come up with a cocktail glass that tricks a person into thinking that he or she is sipping wine even if it’s just water. The virtual cocktail glass or “vocktail” is just one of the many novel foods or drink-related inventions out there …

  You’re on the road going to the office or to the airport to fly to an exotic spot for a much-needed vacation. But you ask yourself: “Did I lock the door when I left?” so you have to go back to double-check. Or you say, “I hope no one …

Tired of sitting all day at work, poring over voluminous documents or doing whatever task lies before you? There is now a way for you to work while standing. Amazon is offering an Avantree standing portable desk at 30 percent off its original price. The desk comes in just one …

What is it about length that’s taking Twitter’s attention lately and has put brevity aside? The microblogging platform has announced in a tweet on Thursday that a user can now make his or her display name longer. “Starting today (referring to Thursday), your Twitter display name can be up to …