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President Obama’s new Executive Order authorizes targeted sanctions against foreign cybersecurity threats

President Obama’s new Executive Order authorizes targeted sanctions against foreign cybersecurity threats Re ent cyberattacks, the Sony Pictures one in particular, have catalyzed a renewed look at how governments and companies deal with hacking, especially from foreign countries. In light of this, President Obama has today signed an Executive Order which authorizes targeted sanctions against

Facebook’s Riff collaborative video app is a cool idea but still needs some polish

Facebook’s Riff collaborative video app is a cool idea but still needs some polish   When you first download and log into Riff — Facebook’s brand new collaborative video app for iOS and Android — the first thing you see are featured Riffs from Facebook’s tiny collection. These are designed to let you visualize what you

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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