Twitter adds audio-only live broadcasts for iOS

Sometimes you want to go live but don’t want to record your surroundings. Twitter just launched an audio-only live broadcast option for its iOS and Periscope app users. It acts similar to a regular live broadcast on the social network without videos attached to it. For iOS and Periscope users, you just need to tap on the “Live” button and from there you’ll get an option to broadcast using audio only. While being able to record is limited to iOS for the time being, all Twitter users can listen in on these broadcasts. Once a live broadcast is done, these can be made available to listen to afterwards.

Instagram introduces emoji shortcuts for comments

You might have noticed that when you try to comment on an Instagram post, a number of emojis show up above your keyboard. Well, Instagram wants to make it easier for you to comment using just emojis. This has been publicly tested since May on both Android and iOS but now it’s getting a wider rollout on both platforms. It unfortunately doesn’t show up yet in other areas, like when trying to reply to stories or when you want to caption your own post. But it does shorten the time you’ll need if you just want to comment emojis on someone’s post. If your device just got the latest version of Instagram, then you’ll have access to this feature.

Razer Phone 2 shows up on AnTuTu, reveals 512GB storage

We already know Razer is working on a second version of the Razer Phone but now we get a closer look at what’s going to be in this version. The phone has already shown up on Geekbench but now it’s up on AnTuTu as well and we get to see more details about the device. This AnTuTu listing confirms that the phone will have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, 8GB of RAM, and will run on Android 8.1 Oreo. We also discover that the phone will come with 512GB storage, use a 1,440 x 2,560 pixel QHD display with a standard 16:9 aspect ratio.

Source: GSMArena

You can now get Samsung’s USB-C to HDMI adapter for the Galaxy Note9

With the Galaxy Note9 bringing dockless DeX feature to the phablet, it makes it easier to get more productivity out of the phone. Making things easier, Samsung just launched its official USB-C to HDMI adapter that will let you connect your phone to a bigger screen. It supports up to UHD resolution display with 60Hz refresh rate. It supports HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.2 standards and is now on sale on Amazon. It goes for CDN$64.15.