WhatsApp adds usernames without phone numbers
You won’t need a phone number to use WhatsApp from now on, as Meta’s massive messaging app finally adds support for names, not just numbers.
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Meta skips Ray-Ban name in sub-$500 glasses
A new generation of smart glasses is on the way from Meta, and if you don’t necessarily care about a big optics brand on the side, you might be in luck.
Instagram ends encryption for messages
Messages between people on Instagram will lose the tightest encryption they once had, though other Meta apps will keep it around.
Oakley Meta Vanguard reviewed: clever tech and a privacy dilemma
With cameras, speakers, and AI to boot, are Meta’s Oakley smart glasses worth wearing, or are they a risky addition to your life?
Pickr 2025 Holiday Gift Guides: Gamers On The Go
We can’t forget the gamers in our life, but what if you want to get them away from their desks? This year, we’re focusing on gamers on the go with a few ideas.
Meta notes kids, teens accounts will be shut down ahead of December 10
The day for Australia’s social media age ban is mere weeks away, and ahead of that, Meta is beginning to remove access.
Meta lights up eyes with new Ray Ban AI smart glasses
Is the future of the internet and social on your eyes? Meta thinks so, and it has three pairs of wearables on the way, one of which is out now.
Instagram is now an iPad app (and it only took 15 years)
The iPad was launched on April 3, 2010. Instagram launched a few months later on October 6, 2010. And yet only now has an iPad app launched.
Meta, Oakley collaborate for sporty “performance” AI glasses
One pair of AI glasses isn’t enough, it seems. Meta has another pair ready, and is turning to another eyewear brand for the occasion.
Like everything else Meta, WhatsApp gets ads, too
Facebook has ads. Instagram has ads. And it appears WhatsApp isn’t safe, either, because it too is about to get ads.
