When Facebook paid $18 billion to buy WhatsApp, the tech world was astonished. Sure, WhatsApp was already a big chat app by then, but that’s a whole lot of money. Slowly but surely, it’s becoming obvious that Facebook knew exactly what it was doing. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
Did you know that other people might be using your router without your permission? A recent report states that, by 2017, one in three home routers will be available to use as a public hotspot to other subscribers of the same internet service provider (ISP). Check out this latest article from MakeUseOf.com
The massively popular Pokémon Go game, released just a few days ago, obtains full access to a Google account when it’s chosen as an authentication option while setting up the app in iOS. Android is unaffected. While the iOS app also allows using a Pokémon Trainer Club account, the option to create a new club account is unavailable at this writing, apparently due to system overload. More of this latest from PCWorld.com
If you thought Microsoft’s vision of the holographic office was cool, you might be happy to know that you can already work on a version of it today—just not using the Microsoft HoloLens. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
If you’re closing in on level four with Google’s Local Guides program, it’s time to step on the gas. Check out this latest article from Greenbot.com
A recent survey, reported in SC Magazine, found that 24% of surveyed LinkedIn users have connected with people they didn’t know on the professional social network, despite LinkedIn’s repeated warnings not to do so. Why is this an issue? Get to know more of this article from MakeUseOf.com
Did you know that Google Calendar can help you make timesheets, manage projects and even find time for goals or things you want to get done, but have never been able to schedule? One of the things in shortest supply, for most people today, is time. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com