Category: Technology
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4 Social Media Features You Need to Know
Visual Search on Pinterest There’s nothing more annoying than when you pin something that catches your eye but when it comes to purchasing it you have no idea where to get it from. Instead of spending hours on Google, the introduction of a new visual search tool will allow you tap a magnifying glass to…
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Is Twitter on a Path Towards Obsolescence?
As new platforms and technologies emerge, older platforms are forced to evolve and diversify; or face being left in their wake. Twitter, a platform that so recently seemed essential (think The Twitter Revolution) might be heading (incrementally) towards obsolescence as alternate apps such as Snapchat, WhatsApp and Instagram take centre stage. What initially made Twitter so…
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Yahoo is For Sale
Anyone looking to buy a multinational technology company? Well it’s your lucky day because it looks like Yahoo is for sale. Company chairman, Maynard Webb writes that Yahoo “The Board also believes that exploring additional strategic alternatives, in parallel to the execution of the management plan, is in the best interest of our shareholders.” In…
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Is Facebook Chewing up your Battery Life?
Facebook has once again been slammed for its applications seemingly detrimental impact upon Smartphones functioning and battery life. Fresh accusations raised by Android users claim that the Facebook app disproportionately drains phones batteries and affects the phones overall processing speed and capabilities. Just last year, iOS users lamented over similar complaints, with criticisms widely reporting…
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What’s Up WhatsApp – App Reaches One Billion Users
One Billion people are now using the mobile messaging service WhatsApp ranking it as the second-most popular app on the planet. Second only to the ubiquitous Facebook app, WhatsApp is now used by almost one in seven people worldwide. In a blog post yesterday WhatsApp revealed the landmark news and thanked its one billion users…
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Google’s ‘SkyBender’ project plans to beam 5G Internet from solar drones
4G will soon be old news as Google plans to beam 5G to you from the sky. The company is now experimenting with solar drones that deliver 5G Internet, reports The Guardian. The project, SkyBender, involves several prototype transceivers and multiple drones, which are housed at Virgin Galactic’s Gateway to Space terminal in New Mexico’s Spaceport…
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Google learns Strine: search engine can now understand Australian accents
Google has improved voice searches for phone and computer applications to help it understand Australian accents and slang terms such as footy and servo. It has also improved its recognition of difficult place names such as Tibooburra and Unanderra. Also added to its newly learned vocabulary is the term “drop bear”, an Australian slang term…
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Slacking Off on Slack
Emails are so 2006 these days with offices around the world flocking to group instant-messaging platforms like Slack to communicate with co-workers. It allows users to send messages individually or in group chats. Surprisingly, the computer-messaging program was created by accident from the failure of a computer game. Slack director of customer experience, Ali Rayl…
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Apple recalls power adapters over electric shock risks
Apple has issued a voluntary recall of Australian AC two-prong wall adapters for Mac and iOS devices from between 2003 and 2015. This includes adapters in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit. Apple has reported that there have been 12 incidents globally of the adapters breaking, and causing risk of electric shock. The affected adapters…
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Facebook Takes On Periscope
After 5 months of tweaks, Facebook is opening its Live feature to all U.S. iPhone users and plan to roll out to the rest of the world over the next coming weeks. On Periscope, videos can be re-watched only during the 24 hours after it was broadcasted whereas Facebook Live allows endless replays. To share…