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23 Mar 2016
Google Photos Will Now Choose Your Best Shots For You
Google Photos Will Now Choose Your Best Shots For You Photo organization apps have become a lot more sophisticated over the years. But let’s be honest: do you actually edit geolocation pins, train face detection software to correctly identify your friends, and curate the best shots from your recent tropical getaway? Google, which already might
23 Mar 2016
Facebook has a feature that automatically catches troll accounts — and lets you kill them
Facebook has a feature that automatically catches troll accounts — and lets you kill them Facebook may be testing a new feature that proactively finds accounts that are trolling you. If Facebook notices there’s an account that may be mimicking you by using your name and likeness, it will send you a notification. From there,
23 Mar 2016
Microsoft’s Hub Keyboard Android app puts productivity at your fingertips
Microsoft’s Hub Keyboard Android app puts productivity at your fingertips Microsoft’s persistence in experimenting with image recognition, machine learning and a bunch of other experiments is an admirable move from a company that’s software is widely used but not necessarily widely loved. The latest app to roll out of Microsoft’s Garage project is the Hub Keyboard
23 Mar 2016
HERE Maps is ditching Windows to focus on Android and iOS
HERE Maps is ditching Windows to focus on Android and iOS HERE Maps has announced that its apps will no longer be available from the Windows 10 store from March 29, dealing a crushing blow to Microsoft’s cross-device platform. The company said in a blog post: To continue offering the HERE apps for Windows 10
23 Mar 2016
Instagram’s new notification tab for the Web has Facebook’s fingerprints all over it
Instagram’s new notification tab for the Web has Facebook’s fingerprints all over it After its billion dollar purchase, Facebook mostly took a hands-off approach to Instagram, but today’s addition of a notification tab for the Web application is decidedly Zuckerberg-esque. The update is currently live and it’s an interesting one because, to date, Instagram has kept
23 Mar 2016
The Idiot’s Guide to Write 1000 Words in 30 Minutes
The Idiot’s Guide to Write 1000 Words in 30 Minutes There was a certain time that I had so many articles to write up for myself and for some freelance clients I had then. However, the problem at that time wasn’t that I couldn’t write fine, but simply because I had the inability to write
23 Mar 2016
The Simple Unknown Secret to Start Making More Money
The Simple Unknown Secret to Start Making More Money Stop! Stop everything you’re doing and give this post your full attention. Spending the time reading this post could be the best decision you’ll make this week. What if I told you that I’ll share with you the secret to monetizing your blog? Monetizing your blog
23 Mar 2016
HTC will reveal its next device on April 12
HTC will reveal its next device on April 12 It’s been a long time coming, but at last we seem to have a date for HTC’s next flagship phone to be revealed: April 12. The company sent out invites to the press today highlighting an event that will be streamed from its website. The phone,
23 Mar 2016
Google is finally killing its silly Chrome app launcher for Mac, Windows and Linux
Google is finally killing its silly Chrome app launcher for Mac, Windows and Linux If you were tired of navigating around the Chrome app launcher, it won’t be around much longer, according to Google. Today, the company announced it was getting rid of its wannabe OS-in-your-OS Chrome launcher, which launched three years ago and housed
23 Mar 2016
Twitter might soon let you add stickers to photos
Twitter might soon let you add stickers to photos Stickers are now a core feature in most messaging and social networking apps, and they might soon become available for you to use in your photos on Twitter. Recode reports that the company is currently testing photo stickers with a closed group of users. In addition