Google is rolling out a new security feature for Gmail that will warn users when they try to send or receive emails over unsecured connections. The company is introducing the feature on the occasion of Safer Internet Day.
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1Password has updated its Android app with some major features and improvements. The update that bumps the app to version 6.0 brings material design revamp that makes the UI more clean and simple with additions for a navigation drawer and toolbar. 1Password had released the 6.0 version of the app in beta last month.
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Twitter has been constantly working towards making the platform safe for its users. Today, the micro blogging site has announced that is it setting up a Twitter Trust and Safety Council to “ensure that people feel safe expressing themselves on Twitter”.
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Instagram has finally added support for multiple accounts. With the latest update, the popular photo sharing app now brings the ability for its users to easily switch between accounts on their Android and iOS devices.
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Google is always hard at work to improve its applications and Hangouts is one of the bigger priorities. New sources say that Google will remove the SMS capabilities and try to improve the call quality. Continue reading “Hangouts to get improved call quality using P2P connection”
Microsoft has updated its Bing Search app for Android and iPhone. The new Android app now offers snapshots of information, available on-tap and in-context, while using other apps. This feature was already available for iPhone. Both the apps also get new features such as barcode scanner that lets you compare product prices from online catalogs of major retailers and GasBuddy feature to find cheapest gas in your area. Continue reading “Bing Search for iPhone and Android updated with several new features”
Google had announced in October last year that it will soon bring Podcast to Play Music. Now, the new Podcast interface is going live for some users. Podcasters had already started uploading their content on Play Music since past few months.
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Facebook just turned 12! Yes, that is right, the big blue social network is celebrating its 12 year anniversary by rolling out personalized videos for its over 1.5 billion users. Dubbed as ‘Friends Day’, the new feature clubs together special moments with your friends in a short film that can be edited and shared.
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Microsoft Band 2 has received a new update which brings some additional functionality to the activity tracker. The second generation Microsoft Band 2 is getting GPS power saver mode, weight tracking and more
Google has unveiled Editions at Play, its new experiment between their Creative Lab and Visual Editions that focuses on interactive digital books. The digital book merges traditional reading experience with the smartphone technology.
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Microsoft has acquired popular third party keyboard app Swiftkey for $250 million, according to a latest report from the Financial Times. Swiftkey specializes in predictive typing which is powered by artificial intelligence.
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Facebook has made some changes to its News Feed algorithm, yet again. The social network is tweaking the News Feed this time to eliminate the posts which are not relevant to you.
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WhatsApp has joined the billion users club. The Facebook owned messaging service now has over 1 billion monthly active users which translates to one in seven people on Earth. WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum announced the latest milestone via an official post on Facebook.
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Microsoft had teamed up with Dropbox to integrate Office in 2014. Now the company is expanding Office integration to Box and Outlook.com. The latest update will let Office subscribers work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations in real-time shared within Box and Dropbox.
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Google is adding an important feature to Docs, Sheets and Slides. The company is bringing the ability to comment in real time in its productivity apps. The mobile commenting feature that was already available on Docs is now expanding to Sheets and Slides.
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