02 Nov 2015
Instagram wants to be a little like Snapchat with new explore feature
Instagram wants to be a little like Snapchat with new explore feature As Snapchat has seen success with its popular live stories, Instagram now wants a piece of the action. A new feature that appeared over Halloween for some Instagram users allowed them to see a curated collection of videos shared on the service.
02 Nov 2015
Texpand for Android saves you loads of keystrokes unintrusively
Texpand for Android saves you loads of keystrokes unintrusively Filling forms or typing long messages can be a pain on mobile devices, and sometimes you don’t have much of a choice. Texpand aims to lighten your load by expanding text shortcuts as you type, in just about any Android app. All you need to do is create
30 Oct 2015
The NSA will continue snooping on US citizens’ phones for another month
The NSA will continue snooping on US citizens’ phones for another month The National Security Agency (NSA) won’t be ending its mass phone surveillance program early, unfortunately. The 2nd United States Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the organization can continue with its 180-day transition period until November 29, before the US Freedom Act‘s
30 Oct 2015
Samsung has a giant 18-inch tablet because of course it does
Samsung has a giant 18-inch tablet because of course it does Don’t ask why, but Samsung has a huge new tablet: the 18.4 inch Galaxy View, which features a handle on the back because it’s so ridiculous. The oversized screen runs Android and is positioned for “content watching” at home with 1080p, stereo speakers and
30 Oct 2015
Google Keep for Android now lets you draw notes and view them on your home screen
Google Keep for Android now lets you draw notes and view them on your home screen I’d been a die-hard Evernote user since 2009, but over the past few months I’ve taken a liking to Google Keep. It’s not nearly as powerful and can’t do cool stuff like store attachments and search text within PDFs,
30 Oct 2015
How to use social media to create happy employees
How to use social media to create happy employees Did you know companies with happy employees outperform their competition by 20 percent? LinkedIn has carried out research to say that 58 percent of employees are proud of their company and are glad to tell others about it, especially on social media. This is great news, as
30 Oct 2015
Twitter’s #helloworld developer campaign sparks bi-weekly office hours via Periscope
Twitter’s #helloworld developer campaign sparks bi-weekly office hours via Periscope At Twitter Flight, CEO Jack Dorsey asked developers to tweet out their requests using the hashtag ‘#helloworld.’ Not surprisingly, the company got a ton of feedback. But what do developers want from Twitter? Probably the same as users. Twitter saw a lot of requests for
30 Oct 2015
Snapchat’s new terms let it store and reuse your photos, but they aren’t scary
Snapchat’s new terms let it store and reuse your photos, but they aren’t scary Snapchat updated its terms of service for its app this week with a number of significant changes, but you probably just clicked ‘accept’ to keep using it, right? The new terms of service have a number of interesting new sections, but
29 Oct 2015
Deezer takes the fight to Google Play Music with 20,000 new podcasts and offline playback
Deezer takes the fight to Google Play Music with 20,000 new podcasts and offline playback Deezer has announced that it’s adding 20,000 new podcasts and radio shows to its streaming audio service worldwide. That gives it an edge over Google Play Music, which announced yesterday that it would introduce podcasts in the ‘coming months.’ With
28 Oct 2015
Nexus 6P review: Google tempts away this iPhone owner
Nexus 6P review: Google tempts away this iPhone owner I gave up on Android some time ago, after a six month stint with the Nexus 5. I was a long time user of Google’s devices, but Apple was consistently beating even the best flagship Nexus phones on performance, camera and phone build every year. Now, two years