Twitter is prepping a revision to its Android and iOS app, with the updated version showing the number of tweets and favorites in the main feed. Check more on this article from PCWorld.com
Residents of Google’s hometown could soon be connecting to the Internet again via a free, citywide Wi-Fi network. Very good news from PCWorld.com
Google is starting to roll out its “Google Now” feature to its Beta browser, for Windows, Mac, and Chrome OS. If you use “Google Now” on your smartphone, ensure you are signed into the browser with your Google account and have notifications turned on on the desktop. After all that, you will then begin to see the notifications begin to pop up on your desktop. Get the updates on this article from MakeUseOf.com
One thing we already know about Microsoft’s new chief executive, Satya Nadella: He doesn’t do Twitter. At least, not really. The last post on Nadella’s Twitter account was in 2010. But Twitter sure does him, as everyone from partners to pundits opined what Nadella would mean for Microsoft. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
You’ve heard this from me and pretty much every other tech journalist: You need to stop using Windows XP. It will gradually–or maybe not so gradually–become less secure after Microsoft stops updating the OS. I won’t go into the details, since I covered them in Should you keep using Windows XP? Get some info from this article on PCWorld.com
On February 3rd, get ready to download your next toy for iOS, as Facebook prepares to launch a news reader app called Paper, the day before their 10th birthday. Check on this update from MakeUseOf.com
Something very interesting is going on at Nokia: The company apparently believes that the look, feel, and underlying services of the Microsoft Windows Phone operating system may be more important than, well, the OS itself. Check on this article from PCWorld.com