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21 Mar 2015
Google has decided press releases belong in ‘news’ search results
Google has decided press releases belong in ‘news’ search results The way Google selects what shows up in the “In the news” section of its search results has changed to allow company statements to join genuine media reports. Reuters reported the change in policy, which has actually been in effect since September. A Google spokesperson told the news
21 Mar 2015
Chrome 42 beta brings push notifications, app install banners and more for developers
Chrome 42 beta brings push notifications, app install banners and more for developers The web is quickly becoming as powerful as native apps and Chrome 42 beta brings a number of huge features for developers to Android devices. First, it brings a new “App Install Banner” that allows websites to show a prompt to users
21 Mar 2015
Google accidentally invited some Apps users to try Inbox
Google accidentally invited some Apps users to try Inbox This morning, Twitter lit up with people excitedly exclaimingthat they’d finally gotten access to try Google Inbox on their Google Apps accounts, then, after a few hours it retracted a whole lot of those invitations. Some people managed to actually get up and running on Google
21 Mar 2015
Apple Watch battery life: which type of user will you be?
Apple Watch battery life: which type of user will you be? Apple promised 18 hours of battery life with “typical usage” from the Apple Watch during yesterday’s launch event, but dig deeper on its site and you’ll find a breakdown of how the new device will fare in a variety of scenarios. In testing for
21 Mar 2015
Apple and Microsoft release patches to fix FREAK vulnerability
Apple and Microsoft release patches to fix FREAK vulnerability Apple and Microsoft have released patches to fix theFREAK security vulnerability found last week in Mac OS X, iOS and Windows operating systems. FREAK — short for Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys — allows hackers to decrypt HTTPS-protected Web traffic between browsers and millions of websites,
21 Mar 2015
Amazon is reportedly working on a ‘Prime for apps’ subscription service
Amazon is reportedly working on a ‘Prime for apps’ subscription service While Amazon has worked hard to promote its Android app store, let’s face it: if you’re not on Fire OS, you’ll use the Google Play Store almost all the time. But it looks like Amazon may have a trick up its sleeve to get
20 Mar 2015
New Facebook Marketing Tool Chews Up Data, Spits It Out
New Facebook Marketing Tool Chews Up Data, Spits It Out Facebook last week launched Topic Data, a new service that reveals to advertisers the subjects users discuss, the brands and products they use, and the activities they follow. Marketers will be able to sift through data compilations of what users say about events, brands, subjects
20 Mar 2015
How to Get Loopy With Vine
How to Get Loopy With Vine How clever can you be with six seconds of video footage? That’s the Vine challenge, and many users of the Twitter app have undertaken it, albeit with mixed results. Some Vines are so mundane, they make six seconds take too long. Some are so obscene you might turn away
20 Mar 2015
How to Get Breaking News on Twitter
How to Get Breaking News on Twitter Twitter is arguably the fastest way to get the latest breaking news, but it requires a little know-how to take full advantage of this tool. However, if you’re willing to spend a little time building your own customized list of news sources, you’ll be able to stay on
20 Mar 2015
How to Get Music Onto Your Smartphone
How to Get Music Onto Your Smartphone Your Android smartphone can be a great music player — after you’ve jumped through a few hoops. There are basically two ways to indulge in your listening pleasure: 1) transfer music files to the device; and 2) access a service to stream music from the Web. The easiest