Want to send payments via Facebook Messenger? Now you can

Facebook today enhanced its Messenger platform by integrating its payment mechanisms for chatbots with the most popular financial service providers. Check out this latest on PCWorld.com

Instagram finally lets you zoom in on photos and videos

instagram-new-logo-100675023-largeThe two-finger zoom gesture is old hat by now—we’ve been doing it for almost 10 years, after all. And starting Wednesday, it finally works in the one app that needed it the most, the photo-centric social network everyone’s hopelessly addicted to: Instagram. More from this latest news in PCWorld.com

Facebook further automates trending topics, ditches human-written descriptions

Facebook is a little closer to completely automating its trending topics feature. On Friday, the company announced that it would no longer have employees write short descriptions for each trending topic it displays. More of this latest article in PCWorld.com

Twitter will soon let you use keyword filters to combat online harassment

twitter-ios-app-100672638-largeOnline harassment on Twitter has gotten so bad that some users opt to never read their mentions, while others are driven to log off the platform forever. Check out this article in PCWorld.com

Creative Ways to Automate Twitter For Free

automate-twitter-644x373Millions of people use Twitter for various reasons. Perhaps you use the micro-blogging site to read about the latest news (and react to it) or to follow your favorite celebrity. It could be you rely on Twitter as a promotional tool for a product or company you represent. Maybe you signed up for a free Twitter account years ago and still haven’t figured out a reason to use it. Check this article in MakeUseOf.com

This Android botnet relies on Twitter for its commands

Twitter users aren’t the only ones checking the microblogging service for important updates. Android malware is starting to do so, too. Check out this article in PCWorld.com

3 Ways to Safely Play Pokemon GO

safely-pokemon-go-644x250Pokemon GO, an augmented reality (AR) mobile game that requires players to venture out into the real world to play, has courted many catastrophes. In search of rare Pokemon, players have stumbled into dangerous neighborhoods, fallen off ocean bluffs, and been robbed; all because they were completely immersed in the game. If not used carefully, Pokemon GO can be dangerous. Check out this article in MakeUseOf.com