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Microsoft updates Outlook for iOS and Android with a new address book and calendar improvements

Microsoft updates Outlook for iOS and Android with a new address book and calendar improvements   microsoft has updated itsOutlook email apps for iOSand Android with a raft of new features, rounding out the address book, calendar and search functions. The People section has evolved from displaying only your top contacts to a full-blown address

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

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

WhatsApp for Android now allows all users to make voice calls, iOS coming soon

WhatsApp for Android now allows all users to make voice calls, iOS coming soon   If you’ve been wondering when, oh when, someone will ring you via WhatsApp so you’ll get its new voice calling feature, you won’t have to sit by the phone any longer. Updating to WhatsApp version 2.12.5 via Google Play does

Facebook’s iOS UI development framework goes open source

Facebook’s iOS UI development framework goes open source Credit: Image credit: IDG News Service/Zach Miners ComponentKit framework, now offered for general use, reduces the complexity of writing code Facebook has open-sourced ComponentKit, its React-inspired framework for iOS. Facebook says ComponentKit is a native Objective-C++ view framework with a declarative, functional approach to building a UI.

The FREAK HTTPS exploit: Now even easier, affects 2,000 iOS, Android apps

The FREAK HTTPS exploit: Now even easier, affects 2,000 iOS, Android apps   A few weeks ago, we covered the FREAK (Factoring attack on RSA Export Keys) issue, and how building a backdoor into encryption standards more than twenty years ago isdamaging security today. A recent set of announcements has confirmed that the potential for

Google Self-Driving Car Project Hopes To Be Standard On Roads Within 5 Years

Google Self-Driving Car Project Hopes To Be Standard On Roads Within 5 Years Google’s Chris Urmson recently spoke about the autonomous car project that the company has been working on, saying that the company hopes to have a car on the road within five years. Google has been working on its autonomous car for only

Apple To Release ‘Game-Changing’ Apple TV Device With Siri And App Store In June

Apple To Release ‘Game-Changing’ Apple TV Device With Siri And App Store In June Apple TV is getting a big upgrade. Tim Cook already announced that an Apple streaming TV service will be coming in the fall and the company now says a new Apple TV device will be released this summer. Until now, Apple

Apple Digital Camera Patent To Use Prisms For Clearer Images

Apple Digital Camera Patent To Use Prisms For Clearer Images Apple has filed a patent for camera technology that uses a prism to separate light into three different colors, leading to clearer images than are often found on digital cameras today. A patent by Apple has been published, showing a new camera technology that uses

WhatsApp Calling For Android And iOS: How To Get It And What To Know

WhatsApp Calling For Android And iOS: How To Get It And What To Know WhatsApp has enabled the beta version of its invite-only voice-calling feature, but is limiting testing to a few testers. If you’re clamoring for an invitation, make sure you know how to distinguish between a real invite and one from a scammer.