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16 Sep 2015
Want iOS 9? Here’s what time you can download it today
Want iOS 9? Here’s what time you can download it today Today is the day. Apple enthusiasts get to experience iOS 9 for the first time (unless you had early access). The only thing is, it’s not going to be available the second you wake up, so here’s a handy list that indicates the
15 Sep 2015
Apple Watch will be sold in John Lewis stores across the UK
Apple Watch will be sold in John Lewis stores across the UK The United Kingdom’s John Lewis department stores will carry Apple Watch beginning September 18, according to Wareable. Until now, the only way to try an Apple Watch in the United Kingdom has been by visiting Apple’s stores, but those are only situated in
15 Sep 2015
Apple says iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are on track to be its best-selling models yet
Apple says iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are on track to be its best-selling models yet Apple only updates its iPhone design every two years, so the intermediate ‘S’ models are normally not received quite as enthusiastically, despite their upgraded processing power. It looks like that may not be the case with the new 6s
15 Sep 2015
Microsoft to announce its next Windows 10 hardware on October 6
Microsoft to announce its next Windows 10 hardware on October 6 If you’ve wanted to hear more about the Surface Pro 4, it looks like you won’t have to wait much longer; Microsoft is sending out press invites for an event on October 6. The invite is sparse on details, but we expect the
15 Sep 2015
Square now lets you tweet political donations
Square now lets you tweet political donations Square has teamed up with Twitter to let you easily send cash donations to US presidential and local campaigns that you support. Once a candidate has signed up for Square’s new program, they can then tweet a unique URL called a Cashtag to request donations from their
15 Sep 2015
Sony’s virtual reality headset has a name: PlayStation VR
Sony’s virtual reality headset has a name: PlayStation VR Despite still having no release date, Sony announced that its virtual reality headset has a name: PlayStation VR. The device was only known as ‘Project Morpheus’ before today. Sony announced the new name at its SCEJA Press Conference in Japan today, but didn’t give any further
14 Sep 2015
Twitter can tell which apps will fail next… sometimes
Twitter can tell which apps will fail next… sometimes While not particularly well known for data-driven reporting,BuzzFeed found that by looking at the number of tweets linking to an app, it was possible in some cases to detect the health of an app, and whether it was likely to shut down in the near future.
14 Sep 2015
Facebook Launching Its New layout
Facebook Launching Its New layout Facebook’s design has been widely discussed among designers and users, and I’ve seen plenty of criticism: Having reviewed some of the critiques, I decided to try giving it a facelift. What started as a fun side project eventually lead to the Facebook Flat Chrome extension. In this piece, I’ll explain
14 Sep 2015
WhatsApp for Android lets you set custom notifications for your favorite contacts
WhatsApp for Android lets you set custom notifications for your favorite contacts WhatsApp has updated its messaging app on Android with a bunch of useful new features today, giving users better control over notifications from individual contacts. The ability to toggle the read status of chats showed up in an earlier build last month,
14 Sep 2015
Facebook’s M is a Siri-like personal assistant for Messenger
Facebook’s M is a Siri-like personal assistant for Messenger Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging Products David Marcus today announced a new service called M. M is designed to be your personal assistant, which you can use to ask for recommendations such as gift ideas or restaurants to visit when you’re traveling. Currently in testing, M also helps