Facebook Messenger‘s killer feature, Chat Heads, make it a joy to use, but what if you could use Chat Heads for your SMS messaging? That’s the idea proposed by HoverChat, the SMS replacement app formerly known as Ninja SMS. Check more on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Google recently trumpeted that it now encrypts Gmail messages while shuffling them among its data centers, an extra security layer aimed at thwarting government and criminal snoops, but didn’t say if it applies this protection to its other applications. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Facebook itself only has “Like” and “Share” buttons, both of which publicly tell people what you think. But what if you want to save a post for later without broadcasting or endorsing it? Meet Facebook Favorite for Chrome. Check this article from MakeUseoOf.com
Facebook chatterers, check your iPhones, as the new version of Facebook Messenger is now available. This one is version 4.0 and comes with two nifty new features. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
Twitter just rolled out two fresh “photo enhancing” features that ramp up your social friendships. Now, with the newly introduced photo tagging, you can tag people in your photos. The other welcome ability is that you can also include up to four photos in a tweet. Go ahead and update your Twitter iPhone and Android apps to have a go. Check on this article from MakeUseoOf.com
Not everyone owns a smartphone. As popular as these phones have become, they’re not very affordable, and they’re definitely no everyone’s cup of tea. But just because you don’t own the right smartphone doesn’t mean you have to give up on apps like Instagram. It’s not ideal, but you can get an Instagram account and upload photos to it without owning a mobile device. Curious? Let’s see how it’s done. Get some tips on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Making good on a Chrome beta feature released in February, Google is now rolling out its Google Now cards platform to the general-release versions of the Chrome desktop browser. The roll-out begins today and will continue to seed browser versions for the next few weeks, Google announced in a Monday update to an earlier blog post. Check this article from PCWorld.com