Apple takes on Facebook Messenger for Business with Business Chat

Apple is bringing the fight to the likes of Facebook Messenger for Business with its new Business Chat tool. It allows companies and customers to communicate with each other without the need of a social media presence. If you want to get in touch with a business, all you need to do is search for them on Spotlight, Siri, or Maps. Business Chat will let you do everything from simple inquiries, get customer support, schedule appointments or deliveries, or make transactions right from your Apple device (using Apple Pay, of course).

While setting up appointments using the tool will pull up your own calendar to see if you can make it, other more complex shopping or scheduling requests can also be fulfilled within Business Chat. Similar to how Facebook is encouraging companies to make apps and bots within Messenger, a company can create a custom-built app for iMessage. The likes of LivePerson, Salesforce, Genesys, and Nuance have already integrated Business Chat into their customer service platform.

Source: ZDNet

Taylor Swift brings back her catalog to music streaming services

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After pulling out her back catalog from music streaming services, Taylor Swift is getting back together with the likes of Spotify, Google Play, and Amazon Music. Her management made the announcement on Twitter saying this was to celebrate the sale of over 10 million copies worldwide of her latest album, 1989. Swift pulled out of streaming services like Spotify because she said they didn’t compensate artists fairly. She had particular trouble with Spotify’s free tier. But now it seems all of that is behind her and her catalog should start showing up at your music streaming service of choice.

Source: The Verge

OnePlus all but shows what the OnePlus 5 looks like (at least from the back)

OnePlus isn’t a company that keeps its secrets that close to the chest. Back when the OnePlus 2 was announced, they revealed the new features of the phone ahead of its launch. So, when a leaked image of the OnePlus 5’s top half of its rear shows up, the company releases a high-resolution version of the image that shows the dual-camera setup, the mute switch, and what it’ll look like on top. OnePlus attaches to the image the tagline “Dual Camera. Clearer Photos.” And we have to say it looks eerily similar to the new iPhones. OnePlus is unveiling its new flagship on June 20 at 12 p.m. EDT.

Source: Android Authority

‘Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow’ is coming to Android on June 29th

Fans of the animated TV show are in for a treat. The game Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow is coming to Android by the end of this month. It mixes everything from a city building sim, RPG, and adventure and it’ll be set in New New York and various planets and nebulas. Of course, it’ll give you a chance to interact with your favorite characters but in an entirely different story.

To promote the game, there will be animated shorts featuring Stephen Hawking, Bill Nye, George Takei, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson. They’ll be talking heads with different stories each. Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow is coming on June 29^th and you can pre-register on Google Play now.

Source: Droid Gamers