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Late last year, it was reported that WhatsApp was testing voice and video calls on its web client. The company later rolled out the feature in beta to its web and desktop client. Now, WhatsApp is adding voice and video call feature on its…

HUAWEI has rapidly been scaling the efforts to build the in-house HMS-backed AppGallery, and has been reaping some encouraging results lately. Today, the company touched upon the security and privacy aspect of its app repository, things…

Microsoft has today announced a host of meaningful updates for its Teams collaboration platform during the Microsoft Ignite 2021 conference. The most notable one is the arrival of end-to-end encryption support, just, like WhatsApp and…

Motorola made one of the most gorgeous Wear OS smartwatches for three generations with the Moto 360 family. However, these wearables were not exactly affordable, with the latest one going for a listed price of $300. It looks like the…

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion…

Facebook unveils another experimental app, Atlassian acquires a data visualization startup and Newsela becomes a unicorn. This is your Daily Crunch for February 26, 2021. The big story: Facebook launches rap app The new BARS app was created…

Facebook has a whole division called NPE that often comes up with new apps and services, and many of which get buried frequently too. The latest experimental product to come out of NPE is an app called BARS that is aimed at aspiring…

Zoom has today announced that it is extending the platform’s Live Transcription capability to all users, both free and paid. The company – which recorded a massive boost in its user base as work and education shifted to a remote…

Spotify is finally jumping on the lossless music streaming bandwagon to go head-to-head against the likes of Tidal and Amazon HD. The company has today launched Spotify Hi-Fi, a new subscription tier that brings a hi-definition lossless…

Twitter recently held talks to acquire Indian social media startup ShareChat as the company explored ways to expand its presence in the world’s second largest internet market and build a global rival to TikTok, three sources familiar with…