How is the Threads app doing? Usage of Twitter alternative is declining

Threads, advertised as an app for sharing ideas and trends with text, is available for iOS and Android.

Just two weeks later, the new car already smells like vanishing from Meta’s latest Threads app. According to data analytics firm Similarweb, the total number of people swiping, tapping and posting on Threads on a daily basis (mostly via Android in these particular metrics), dropped from 49 million during the first week to 23.6 million … Read more

Remini tops the App Store for its viral ‘AI headshots’, but its body modifications go too far, some say | TechCrunch

Remini tops the App Store for its viral 'AI headshots', but its body modifications go too far, some say |  TechCrunch

The time of Instagram threads topping the App Store has come to an end, thanks to an AI photo-editing app called Remini that’s going viral on TikTok. First launched in 2019, last year the app added a generative AI feature that TikTok users recently discovered that allows them to create professional portraits for sites like … Read more

Car owners are frustrated with infotainment clutter, so GM is doing away with the most popular solutions

In case you missed it, GM is planning to drop CarPlay in all of its future EVs starting next year. A new survey by JD Power today only further highlights the silliness of GM’s decision, revealing that fewer people than ever value the automakers’ in-car infotainment systems. Instead expect them to prefer CarPlay. This story … Read more

Samsung Unpacked Summer 2023: What to Expect on July 26th | Engadget

Render of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5

Samsung is holding its Summer Unpacked event a little early this year on July 26, but it promises to be special beyond just the timing. Galaxy Z foldable phones are sure, but the company has also been teasing new smartwatches and tablets. This could be a particularly busy presentation. Will you see full overhauls, though, … Read more

Samsung’s Bespoke Studio could be the modern version of Moto Maker that never existed

Smartphones have evolved a lot in recent years, both in form and function, and I’m excited about the new era with foldables, especially flip phones. I have a lot of good things to say about this new wave of phones, but I can’t say I’m a fan of all the bland colors on flagship phones. … Read more