Remember Facebook Paper? It’s the application released for iPhone recently by the social networking giant that is aimed at changing the way users browse content on their smartphones by featuring themed sections based on different interests and topics. Facebook just released a large update for the application that is designed to make it a little more functional for users. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that you’re not sick of Pharrell Williams’s “Happy.” You might even want to listen to it right now. Sure, it’s a modern pop version of “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,” but it’s also a great way to annoy your coworkers. Check this out from Greenbot.com
Amazon is getting ready to tread on the well-worn path that Apple, Samsung, LG, and countless others have already blazed. So how does the soon-to-arrive Amazon Fire Phone stand out from the rest of the smartphone crowd? By playing to Amazon’s strengths—e-commerce and access to digital content—to build a device that’s not so much a phone as it is a shopping device that also lets you make phone calls. Check out this article from TechHive.com
As BlackBerry’s phone sales and overall revenue continue to freefall, the company’s push to reimagine itself as a cross-platform business software provider continues. BlackBerry brought its iconic Messenger service to iOS and Android late last year with great success, and in an earnings call Thursday morning, CEO John Chen provided a more concrete timeline for the instant messaging service’s Windows Phone debut.
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In April, Microsoft demonstrated a Start Menu mock-up, which fueled speculations that this much-demanded feature would make a return with Windows 8.1 Update 2. Recently, however, Microsoft clarified that the Start Menu won’t be rolled into a new version of Windows until 2015. Well, you certainly don’t have to wait that long. Get some information on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Google is well-known for building its own server hardware to meet the unique needs of its massive compute network, but that won’t always be the case, the head of its infrastructure team said Wednesday. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
From putting folders in the dock to blocking incoming calls, there are lots of iOS tips and features that many new and veteran users are still unaware of. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com