YouTube reportedly developing live streaming app

If reports are to be believed, YouTube wants to get in on the live streaming game. The company is supposedly branching out to have a new live streaming one called YouTube Connect. YouTube won't comment on this but it is said the new app will have a similar format to Periscope, meaning you can log into the app with your Google or YouTube account and immediately start streaming from your phone. It'll also supposedly have a chat and tagging feature and a news feed that shows your friends's streams as well as the accounts you subscribe to on YouTube. The speculation arises after many have tried to get into the live streaming space to attract younger users and capitilize on the rise of the live format.

Source: Mashable 

Instagram now shows notifications on its website

In case you haven't noticed, Instagram is bringing a new handy feature to its website. You can now see your notifications on the site. There's a new drop-down box that'll show you your likes, people who've followed you, and friends who've recently started Instagram accounts. The update has been rolled out to everyone already. But yes, photo editing and sharing is still limited to the mobile apps. 

Source: Venture Beat

Apple Pay rumoured to be coming to Web and possibly desktop

Reports claim Apple has plans to bring Apple Pay to the Web. Sources claim Apple is discussing bring the service to the Web with potential partners. But it could be limited to Safari on the newer iPhones that have Touch ID. At the moment, the technology is limited to native iOS apps. The tech giant is said to be gearing up for the upcoming holiday season.

There have also supposedly been in talk of bringing the service to the desktop but no one has mentioned how that will work yet. The Next Web speculates that Apple could release the API of the Handoff feature and just continue the checkout process on a mobile device. Or new MacBooks could come equipped with Touch ID, too. If this will ever come into fruition, we might hear more about it at WWDC happening in the coming months.

Source: The Next Web

Missing iOS' Night Shift feature on your other devices? Try f.lux and Twilight

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

One of the biggest updates in iOS 9.3 is Night Shift which shifts the colour spectrum or temperature from blue tinged light to a warmer yellow glow which can aid human eyes and the brain relax a bit since blue light from digital devices tends to mess with our circadian rhythm. 

I've been testing various betas of iOS 9.3 and Night Shift has been one of the features that has really worked for me. I tend to read on my iPhone or iPad at night and with Night Shift in effect, found that I was sleeping earlier and more spontaneously.

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