Snapchat for Android tests out Bitmoji widgets of your friends on your home screen

It isn’t a secret that iOS users seem to have gotten the best Snapchat has to offer. But it looks like Android users are getting the attention they crave. Spotted in the beta version of the app, Android users can place Bitmoji widgets of their friends on the home screen. Of course, there’s a need for your friend to be on Bitmoji, too. The Bitmojis on the screen serve as shortcuts to chat with that specific friend, which is pretty cool. There is no word though if it’ll be coming to iOS and if it’ll be reaching a wider audience but we’re hoping that it would.

@samsheffer HUGE @SNAPCHAT ANDROID UPDATE: You can place widgets on the home screen of your friends. They must have Bitmoji. #SnapchatBeta pic.twitter.com/135dKXgBW7

— MontrellOThigpen™ (@mot427) March 10, 2017

Source: The Verge

YouTube compiles VR gaming videos for Google Daydream and Cardboard

If you’re a gamer and love watching virtual reality videos, YouTube is bringing the two things together by compiling 360-degree VR gaming videos into a playlist called “Step Into The Games.” This playlist has games from titles like Minecraft, Need for Speed, Super Mario Bros, and Call of Duty, to name a few. If you want to get maximum immersion, use the YouTube VR app on either Google Daydream or Cardboard headsets. These videos are also viewable on your web browser or mobile device but you’ll need to drag your mouse around or move your phone to see all the video has to offer.

Square Virtual Terminal makes it easy to accept payments on PCs

Simplifying the payment process for businesses, Square introduces Virtual Terminal. This allows you to accept payments from your customers right from your computer. While mobile devices are great business tools, Square has heard from sellers that a lot of them still rely on computers for back-office operations, especially since these give them access to tools and features that aren’t available on mobile gadgets.

Virtual Terminal is meant for professional service providers, contractors, or any businesses that don’t need to regularly accept payments from clients face-to-face. It lets you accept mail order, telephone, and business payments right from the browser or Square Dashboard. You can even send out digital receipts to customers via SMS or email. Every single payment made to you is trackable along with all the other payments processed with Square. All you need to do to get paid is enter your customer’s card information, click Charge, and then you’re done. You get access to these funds as quickly as the next business day.

Apple's latest iOS ad focuses on Home

Apple's latest advertisement titled Home App- Welcome Home focuses on Apple's HomeKit enabled ecosystem as controlled by iOS on an iPhone using the Siri voice assistant. The Apple Home app was launched around three years ago and since then has been able to control smart lights like Philips Hue, locks, thermostats, smoke detectors, cameras and a variety of other devices.

Unlike competitors like Google Home and Amazon Echo, which both have standalone smart speakers/home automation hubs, Apple relies on iOS devices like the iPhone or the iPad to control these devices. Will Apple soon make the Apple TV a similar HomeKit hub, or will it create a whole new way to free Siri from iOS, so she can operate independently? Only time will tell.