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23 Jan 2016
WhatsApp beta build has hidden setting to share data with Facebook
WhatsApp beta build has hidden setting to share data with Facebook WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum penned a blog post in 2014 in an attempt to alleviate concerns users may have about its on-going negotiations before the Facebook acquisition finalized. In short, users were worried about what would happen to the privacy and anonymity
23 Jan 2016
Pakistan Railway Sets New Example by Favoring One Telco in its Tender
Pakistan Railway Sets New Example by Favoring One Telco in its Tender Pakistan Railway recently floated tender and corresponding RFP in which it has bluntly favored one telco and has tailored it as such that no other company qualifies for the project. It is assumed that only one specific telecom operator is going qualify for the
22 Jan 2016
Finally, Twitter releases much-needed update to Mac client
Finally, Twitter releases much-needed update to Mac client I’ll be honest: Twitter for Mac has been trapped in a void of suck for a long time. I mean like, annoyingly bad for an unacceptable amount of time. It seems as Twitter has advanced in features and capabilities in mobile and Web, its Mac client has
22 Jan 2016
Why Facebook’s Free Basics is like dirty drinking water
Why Facebook’s Free Basics is like dirty drinking water Facebook is struggling to make its Free Basics service — which allows people in 36 countries to access select websites for free — stick in its largest target market: India. Since it launched in the country in February, the service has received flak for violating net
22 Jan 2016
Facebook now has a place for sports fans to trash talk their friends over live updates
Facebook now has a place for sports fans to trash talk their friends over live updates acebook has launched Sports Stadium, a new feature that pulls in live sports scores and play-by-play updates, game info as well as posts and comments from your friends and experts. The social network will now display updates and stats
22 Jan 2016
Facebook’s new tools for publishers help target the news to your interests
Facebook’s new tools for publishers help target the news to your interests A new tool for publishers out of Facebook today seeks to help cut through the noise by offering a way to target individuals through their interests. When a site shares a story, they’re able to tag it via a new ‘preferred audience’ option,
22 Jan 2016
How Facebook made streaming virtual reality video possible
How Facebook made streaming virtual reality video possible Facebook has a huge focus on video these days, encouraging everyone to upload more video and rewarding them in kind with wider views, engagement and shares. It’s also focused on making video better, especially in the realm of virtual reality, where file sizes can get big and
22 Jan 2016
11 signs that you shouldn’t launch a startup
11 signs that you shouldn’t launch a startup Many people believe that they can create and launch a successful startup online. They think that they can magically make money just like Mark Zuckerberg did with Facebook. They see the Internet — websites, social media sites and mobile apps — as a place where all
22 Jan 2016
Microsoft to Donate Cloud Computing Services Worth $1 Billion to Non-Profits
Microsoft to Donate Cloud Computing Services Worth $1 Billion to Non-Profits Microsoft to Donate Cloud Computing Services Worth $1 Billion to Non-Profits Microsoft has announced that it will donate cloud computing resources to global non-profits over the next three years. These resources will be worth $1 billion in total. Microsoft says that it aims
22 Jan 2016
Microsoft’s Mimicker Alarm App Is Ideal for People Who Hate Mornings
Microsoft’s Mimicker Alarm App Is Ideal for People Who Hate Mornings Microsoft’s apps for other platforms are almost always welcome due to the novelty factor they are perhaps almost always bound to bring. his latest effort may sound like a fairly vague and simple effort at first but that’s not the case. You may not