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The Next Web: “Instagram tests letting you follow hashtags instead of people” 2018

December 05, 2017

The Next Web: “Instagram tests letting you follow hashtags instead of people” 2018

#Apps #Instagram #Links #Mobile #Updates

Can’t get enough #content on Instagram? Is following individual people just not enough to fill the social media void in your heart? Fret no ...

The Verge: “Why Microsoft makes weird hardware” 2018

November 24, 2017

The Verge: “Why Microsoft makes weird hardware” 2018

#Gadgets #Links #Microsoft #Mobile

We went inside Microsoft’s hardware lab to see how it developed the Surface Book and to explore this question: why such a big focus on hi...

Gizmodo: “Uber’s iOS App had Secret Permissions that allowed it to Copy your Phone Screen” 2018

October 09, 2017

Gizmodo: “Uber’s iOS App had Secret Permissions that allowed it to Copy your Phone Screen” 2018

#Apple #Apps #Car #iPhone #Links #Mobile #Privacy #Uber

The screen recording capability comes from what’s called an “ entitlement ”—a bit of code that app developers can use for anything from sett...

Tom’s Guide: iPhone 8 is World’s Fastest Phone (It’s Not Even Close) 2018

September 29, 2017

Tom’s Guide: iPhone 8 is World’s Fastest Phone (It’s Not Even Close) 2018

#Gadgets #iPhone #Links #Mobile

If you’re wondering how all this translates to real-world performance, we have more good news for iPhone 8 shoppers — and bad news for every...

Reuters: “Uber to end post-trip tracking of riders as part of privacy push” 2018

August 31, 2017

Reuters: “Uber to end post-trip tracking of riders as part of privacy push” 2018

#Apps #Links #Mobile #Privacy #Uber

Uber Technologies Inc is pulling a heavily criticized feature from its app that allowed it to track riders for up to five minutes after a tr...

TechCrunch: “Twitter adds updates about interesting links, trends and accounts to its Notifications tab” 2018

TechCrunch: “Twitter adds updates about interesting links, trends and accounts to its Notifications tab” 2018

#Apps #Links #Mobile #Twitter #Updates

Your Notifications tab on Twitter might be getting a little more busy. The company recently added a new feature to this section on both mobi...

Android Intelligence: “4 hidden shortcuts for typing faster on Android devices” 2018

Android Intelligence: “4 hidden shortcuts for typing faster on Android devices” 2018

#iPhone #Links #Mobile #Tips

Ever find yourself in the midst of typing something and then realize you need to add or change something several characters back? We’ve all ...

On iOS, Overcast is probably the best podcast client 2018

#Apps #iPhone #Mobile #Review

As I mentioned in the article about the podcast app I’m using on Windows 10, Grover , I switched apps on the iPhone too, right after the mos...

Google Research Blog: “Federated Learning: Collaborative Machine Learning without Centralized Training Data” 2018

Google Research Blog: “Federated Learning: Collaborative Machine Learning without Centralized Training Data” 2018

#AI #Google #Links #Mobile

It works like this: your device downloads the current model, improves it by learning from data on your phone, and then summarizes the chang...

The Verge: “No one is using Facebook stories, so it turned your friends into ghosts” 2018

The Verge: “No one is using Facebook stories, so it turned your friends into ghosts” 2018

#Apps #Facebook #Links #Mobile #Social

Facebook launched a new story feature in its main app last week, adding a Snapchat-esque feed of ephemeral pictures and videos to the top...

Select All: “Why Facebook is Trying to Turn Itself into Snapchat” 2018

Select All: “Why Facebook is Trying to Turn Itself into Snapchat” 2018

#Apps #Facebook #Links #Mobile #Updates

At the top left is Facebook’s new camera functionality. Top right takes you to Messenger, which is a separate app. Below the camera is Dire...

Triggertrap Playbook: “Triggertrap Going out of Business FAQ” 2018

February 01, 2017

Triggertrap Playbook: “Triggertrap Going out of Business FAQ” 2018

#Gadgets #Links #Mobile #Photo

Triggertrap, like any startup, had some big highs and lows. At one point, we employed 15 staff; a team of photographers, coders, support, m...

January 18, 2017

Instagram Engineering: “Bringing Wide Color to Instagram” 2018

#Apps #Instagram #Links #Mobile #Photo

Last September, Apple announced the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, which include cameras that capture a greater range of colors than previous models...

Flurry Blog: “From Apps to iPhones: Holiday Shoppers invest in Apple” 2018

January 02, 2017

Flurry Blog: “From Apps to iPhones: Holiday Shoppers invest in Apple” 2018

#Apple #iPhone #Links #Mobile #Statistics

This year, 44% of new phone and tablet activations were Apple devices with Samsung seeing 21%. While Samsung is slowly growing in popularit...

BuzzFeed News: “Uber can now Find Your Friends without needing an address from you” 2018

December 23, 2016

BuzzFeed News: “Uber can now Find Your Friends without needing an address from you” 2018

#Car #Links #Mobile #Social #Uber

How it works: First, you have to give Uber access to your contacts; then you’d enter a friend’s name as the destination. Uber will ping tha...

The New York Times: “Relaxing Privacy Vow, WhatsApp will share some data with Facebook” 2018

August 29, 2016

The New York Times: “Relaxing Privacy Vow, WhatsApp will share some data with Facebook” 2018

#Apps #Facebook #Links #Mobile #Social

“We don’t know your birthday. We don’t know your home address”, Mr. Koum wrote in a blog post at the time. “None of that data has ever bee...

The Wall Street Journal: “Apple just improved the most important Social Network in Your Life” 2018

The Wall Street Journal: “Apple just improved the most important Social Network in Your Life” 2018

#Apple #Apps #Links #Mobile

Now, many of you may be inclined to respond to my enthusiasm with a guffawing duck sticker of your own. “Are you actually saying the best t...

The Wall Street Journal: “What to Know About Live Video, Social Media’s Latest Craze” 2018

The Wall Street Journal: “What to Know About Live Video, Social Media’s Latest Craze” 2018

#Facebook #Links #Mobile #Social #Video

Why live video? My cynical take: It’s the latest gimmick to get us to record, share and watch more video. By 2020, 75% of the world’s mobil...

Dan Grover: “Bots won’t replace apps. Better apps will replace apps.” 2018

#Apps #Links #Mobile

This recent “bot-mania” is at the confluence of two separate trends. One is agent AIs steadily getting better, as evidenced by Siri and Ale...

Reuters: “Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing” 2018

#Apple #Apps #Car #Links #Mobile

Apple Inc. said on Thursday it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, a move that Apple Chief Executive Tim ...