Tag: App
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Twitter for Android updates to include “While you were away”
The Twitter app for Android has now been updated to include a “While you were away” feature. The update gathers what the folks at Twitter feel to be the most important tweets that you may have missed from the accounts you follow since you last signed in, based on ‘engagement and other factors’. It then…
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Oculus Rift Won’t Be Just For Games
Oculus VR might not just be used for entertainment purposes according to Facebook, as the popular headset has several other applications beyond just those that are purely in the name of fun. Of course, there are also social media functions and applications that might also appear in the device, especially since the Oculus Rift headset…
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Apple Ups Security On FaceTime, iMessage
Apple is reportedly upping security on FaceTime and iMessage, in the wake of some concerning hacking which affected celebrities, in an event known to some as ‘Celebgate’. Several celebrities had some very compromising images leaked from their iCloud accounts onto the wider internet. In order to bring security up to scratch on their services, Apple…
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ControlAir Uses Gestures To Control Macs
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A new app for Mac is out now, known as ControlAir, which lets your Mac detect your face and fingers in order to control the device. Gestures with specific hand and face positioning can be used to control music apps as well as change the overall volume of music. Whilst the feature does look a…
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Netflix to Make Live-Action Zelda Series
Nintendo’s famous Zelda series has been one of the most loved, most commonly remembered game series of late, with N64 title Ocarina of Time and more modern additions to the series being the most fondly remembered by gamers. It’s now been announced by original series creator and TV streaming site Netflix that the game is…
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Cortana To Serve As Office 16 Assistant
In the olden days there was Windows. The people saw that it was good, we lived in harmony with the operating system, and we made great profit from using Office for our spreadsheets, band posters and lost dog flyers. It was a simpler time, but we did have an enemy, a twisted piece of wire whose…
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Google Developing Uber Competitor
Google have been hitting the headlines recently as announcements relating to the company’s fleet of self driving cars have been appearing recently. The company has put the autonomous vehicles into production in Detroit recently, but also Google has recently been rumored to be developing a ride sharing service similar to Uber’s following comments to Bloomberg…
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New Kindle Tool Lets You Copy Real Books
For those of you who have a large, well-maintained library of vintage novels, the prospect of being able to convert said novels into a digital medium should be a happy one. Unique and vintage copies of books can be backed up for posterity, and additionally being able to read through easily damaged or fragile old…
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Google Earth Pro Now Free
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The standalone Google Earth program is impressive – it’s a lot better than the Google Maps satellite view, and is capable of rendering cities and buildings in three dimensions for unprecedented access to places you’ve never ever been before. The experience is special, to put bluntly, and is really worth checking out for yourself. Whilst the…
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Vine releases new Vine Kids app for iOS users
Vine, the short-form video sharing service has today announced that it has released a specific version of its popular app dedicated to kids. The company was founded in June 2012 and was later acquired the same year by Twitter, just before its official launch. For anyone not familiar with how it works, the service allows…
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Facebook Lite Launched for 2G Social Networking
Facebook has quietly released a new less data hungry version of its social networking app, called Facebook Lite. No official statement was made by Mark Zuckerberg and co. confirming launch of the Facebook Lite app which has now been available for Android 2.3 and above since the 20th of January. It’s only been downloaded and…
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Windows 10 Upgrade Will Be Free
When should an operating system become free? Usually when it’s no longer profitable, or based on open source tech. However, at their recent January 21st press event for Windows 10, Microsoft announced that for a limited time Windows 10 would be free for users of older systems – our second article of three articles looks…