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Instagram owner Facebook is clearly feeling threatened by Clubhouse, because you can now disable both your video and audio feeds when you broadcast an Instagram Live stream. Instagram Introduces Camera and Mic Disabling Option For those of you who use Instagram Live, it may please you to know that you no longer have to run video or audio feeds in order to broadcast. So, if you want, you're able to broadcast a blank screen now, or just show your video feed if you don't want environmental sounds bleeding into your stream. Normalize not always being “on” 👀 Now you can mute your video or audio when you’re Live 🔇 pic.twitter.com/fgqMMKHfJi — Instagram (@instagram) April 29, 2021 Instagram has yet to announce the extra features officially via its blog, but a TechCrunch article broke the news, confirming Instagram's tweet and explaining the features in more detail. Why Would You Disable Your Camera and Mic on Instagram Live? There are countless reasons you might n...

You either love them or hate them, but the truth is that YouTube comments are here to stay. Now, YouTube is testing a new feature that shows timestamped comments during specific parts of a video. How Is YouTube Enhancing User Comments? YouTube announced this brand new addition on the YouTube Help website . The company is trying out a few experimental features at the time of writing, but the most notable one is called "testing new timed comments." The description of this experiment is as such: We’re currently testing a new feature that allows you to view comments timed to the exact moment you're watching in a video. This experiment is available on some videos to a small group of people and we'll consider rolling this out more broadly based on feedback. To see if you're part of the experiment, go to the comments section on iOS or Android, and tap the Sort button to select "Timed Beta”. But wait a minute—doesn't YouTube already have this system? If yo...

Everyone loves a good coupon, but nobody wants to go hunting around for the absolute best deal. Fortunately, Google is taking the pain out of coupon hunting by showing you amazing savings via the Google Pay app. How Google Pay Will Help You Save Money In a post on The Keyword , Google announced some shiny new features for its Pay app. First and foremost is the coupon system, which looks to be the ideal way to find savings on your favorite groceries. This new coupon system will show you a smorgasbord of different savings for groceries you may be interested in. If one catches your eye, you can save it for later. Then, when you go shopping at the selected store, all you need to do is pay using Google Pay. The app will automatically go through your saved coupons and apply any that are valid for the transaction you're making. No more entering numbers or swiping in each coupon; scan the app, and you're good to go. Related: The Top Sites for Online Coupons & Promotional Codes...

You and I know her as "disaster girl," but Zoe Roth is a child no longer. And, at 21 years old, she has just sold the original disaster girl image for a cool half-a-million dollars. Disaster Girl NFT Sells for $500,000 Disaster Girl has seen her 4-year-old face plastered in front of some of history's most unfortunate events for the past 17 years. Dinosaur extinction? Disaster girl was there. Notre Dame fire? Yep, she was there too. Or at least meme creators Photoshopped her face into such catastrophes. Related: How I Created NFT Art and What Happened Next However, Disaster girl is now 21 and at college. So what better way to clear those horrendous college debts than flipping your original photo on a Foundation auction for 180 Ether, which equates to roughly $500,000 when traded for cash. What Is the Disaster Girl Meme? Unless you've been hiding under a digital rock for the past 15 years or so, there is no way you could have avoided seeing Disaster Girl involve...

Google has pre-announced a new Play Store policy change in a bid to stop developers from using spammy and misleading app names or graphics. The company is pre-announcing the new policy so as to give developers the time to comply with the new regulations. Google Wants to Put an End to Misleading and Spammy Play Store Listings Many app developers tend to use names similar to their popular competitors or use keywords like "free" or "top" in their name. Some app developers also tend to use misleading graphics in their Play Store listing to promote deals or indicate app ranking. This could mislead end users and lure them into installing spammy or below-par apps on their devices. Google wants to put an end to all this, which is why it has pre-announced an upcoming policy change for app metadata. In its announcement on the Android Developers Blog , the company says that since the app title, icon, and developer name are the "most important discovery elements," ...

When it comes to the App Store, Apple's goal is to make finding apps as quick and painless as possible, and that has led it to tremendous success . With that in mind, the company always seems to have some tweaks up its sleeve to make the process of finding apps a little easier. Apple is rolling out a new update for the App Store that'll help you narrow down the types of apps you want to find with handy suggestions based on the term you originally entered. The App Store's New Suggestions The new search suggestion feature seems quite useful. When you type in a search term, the top of the screen will show you many other search terms related to the one you started with. 🗣 Introducing search suggestions on the App Store! Select (or deselect) multiple suggestions to refine your search so you can find even more amazing apps and games. Search suggestions roll out today starting with the USA, Canada, the UK, and Australia. pic.twitter.com/viaZHlCZMb — App Store (@AppSto...

In the world of high-end fitness trackers, few models offer as many features as the latest Apple Watch models . But those aren't for everyone. Some people want a simple fitness wearable that won't cost the same arm and leg it's tracking. That's where a device like the upcoming Xiaomi Mi Band 6 comes into play. It retails for around $60 (though it was $35 when it was first released in other regions) and comes with many of the same features you'd expect to see on a far more expensive device. Now, about a month after its announcement, the Xiaomi Mi Band 6 is finally available for preorder in the United States. Where to Preorder the Xiaomi Mi Band 6 While Xiaomi smartphones are almost impossible to find in the United States, Xiaomi doesn't have any issue getting its wearable devices out within US borders. In the case of the Mi Band 6, you can currently find preorders available at Amazon for $59.89 , with the device set to ship around May 18. Walmart is offeri...