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02 Apr 2015
Periscope updates its iOS livestreaming app, Android version coming soon
Periscope updates its iOS livestreaming app, Android version coming soon Twitter’s new livestreaming iOS app Periscope been updated to display broadcasts from people you follow more prominently. The updated app now displays broadcasts from people you follow at the top of your feed, so they’re easier to find in the ocean of streams from
02 Apr 2015
Google releases a tool for developers to launch Android apps on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS
Google releases a tool for developers to launch Android apps on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS Google has opened up its App Runtime for Chrome (ARC) to developers so they can run their apps on any desktop with a Chrome browser, reports Ars Technica. ARC is a project that allows Android apps to run
01 Apr 2015
Microsoft releases a new build of Windows 10, without its new browser
Microsoft releases a new build of Windows 10, without its new browser Microsoft has delivered a new preview build of Windows 10 to testers today. Unfortunately, while the build includes a number of minor interface tweaks and fixes it doesn’t include the company’shighly anticipated new browser just yet. Improvements include better virtual desktops, Cortana
01 Apr 2015
Samsung’s going to preinstall Microsoft Office on select Android tablets
Samsung’s going to preinstall Microsoft Office on select Android tablets samsung and Microsoft settled their Android royalties lawsuitlast month and now they’re really getting cozy. In the near future, you’ll find Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype preinstalled on “select Android tablets” from the South Korean manufacturer. The packages will start shipping in the
01 Apr 2015
Microsoft releases developer tools for building Windows 10 universal apps
Microsoft releases developer tools for building Windows 10 universal apps crosoft has today made available a set of tools that allow developers to get started building apps for the Windows 10 Universal App platform. The company has made available the tools, alongside sample code for universal apps. This means developers can start building apps that
01 Apr 2015
Adobe is contributing to Microsoft’s Spartan browser
Adobe is contributing to Microsoft’s Spartan browser Microsoft announced today that Adobe is contributing to Project Spartan in Windows 10, bringing improvements in the areas of layout, typography, motion and graphic design. Adobe’s Web Platform Team provided its first contribution in the latest build of Windows 10, supplying a feature for CSS gradient midpoints. It allows
01 Apr 2015
Play ‘choose your own adventure’ on Twitter
Play ‘choose your own adventure’ on Twitter When I was a kid, I loved spending hours poring through Choose Your Own Adventure and Fighting Fantasybooks. The idea that you get to dictate what happens with the protagonist and are responsible for their success or failure really grabbed me, as it did anyone who got into
01 Apr 2015
Twitter launches Vine Kids with 6 seconds of child-friendly fun
Twitter launches Vine Kids with 6 seconds of child-friendly fun ne is great fun. In six seconds, anyone can share a short movie, animation or breaking news. But, it’s not always appropriate for children. Okay, most of the time it’s not appropriate for children. So Twitter created its first child-friendly app, Vine Kids. The main feature is
01 Apr 2015
Twitter now has an official WordPress plugin
Twitter now has an official WordPress plugin Twitter today announced that it’s releasing its first official Twitter plugin for WordPress that brings a bunch of Twitter functionality to your site easily. The new plugin brings a plethora of features; it automatically generates Twitter Cards for your pages, enables Twitter Analytics, embeds video and adds a
01 Apr 2015
Twitter launches friend-finding and two-factor verification for Digits
Twitter launches friend-finding and two-factor verification for Digits If you’re a developer usingTwitter’s Digits to sign users up for your app or service, get ready to offer a more secure log-in and a way for users to quickly find their friends. Today Digits introduced friend-finding and two-factor verification to the service. Friend-finding scans the user’s