Facebook working on long-sought ‘dislike’ button SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook, pressed for years by users to add a “dislike” button, announced Tuesday it was working on the feature and will be testing it soon. “We ve finally heard you,” CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg told a public town hall meeting in Facebook s hometown of Menlo Park, California. […]
NEW YORK: Ever wondered how Facebook determines what you see in your news feed every time you log in? The social networking site has actually devised different algorithms for it, reported IANS. Apart from things like where you live and the pages you follow, it primarily looks for two broader signals-Topics that are being mentioned […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter has introduced a new change for its 316-million active users. The 140 character limit for Direct Messages has been removed according to blog on their website. The blog written by Twitter’s Product Manager for Direct Messages, Sachin Agarwal states that in that the new change which was rolled out on Wednesday “is […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Virtual reality and the battle to stream play online will take center stage at an Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game extravaganza kicking off in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Blockbuster video games will once again be the main event at the industry s biggest trade show, but in the wings attention will go to the promise of stepping […]
1. Dead Trigger 2 A kill-or-be-killed zombie shooter with an evolving story. Think of The Walking Dead, only you get to shoot zombies, join weekly global tournaments, and win real prizes. 2. Need for Speed – Most Wanted Live the life of a wanted man and escape police and rivals while on the road. Need […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft unveiled a long-awaited suite of touch-friendly Office apps that allow Windows phone users to work on Word, PowerPoint and Excel documents on their phones. Test versions of what Microsoft is calling its Office Universal apps are available to download immediately and full versions will be available by the end of the month, […]
Sony continues to expand the game console into an entertainment hub beyond video games, Spotify hits the PlayStation 3 and 4 on Monday, with a new app adapted for large television screens. Sony says partnering with Spotify expands its music service to 41 countries, rather than the 19 available with Music Unlimited, and offers better […]
The ubiquitous suite of word processing, presentation creation and spreadsheet management apps is now available on Android slates, and we’re pretty impressed. Word, Powerpoint and Excel are all separate downloads and come packing a strong amount of free features, including basic creating and editing, multiple formatting options and easy sharing. If you’re an Office 365 […]
NEW YORK: YouTube is releasing a new app for children next week, called YouTube Kids, which will run on smartphones and tablets and focus on kid-appropriate content. The free app from Google Inc’s online video service will be available for download from Feb. 23 and will feature kid-friendly design, with big icons and minimal scrolling, […]
LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland on Wednesday launched a new service for its RBS and NatWest customers enabling them to log on to the bank’s mobile application using their fingerprints, becoming the first British bank to do so. RBS, which is 80 percent-owned by the British government, said its new ‘Touch ID’ would be available for nearly one million […]
