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Google Search has been updated, improving its list of voice commands to encompass calling your contacts simply by saying their name. Here are the details straight from Google’s Google+ page: “Want to save time keeping in touch with your loved ones? Or just not drop your phone or your shopping bags whilst you try to…
Flappy Bird was pulled from the Google Play and iTunes stores abruptly a few days ago, with the games creator citing no clear reason for that move. Thanks to Forbes, we now have a little insight as to why the game’s developer, Dong Nguyen yanked the popular game out of the hands of its fans.…
Twitter released an update today that adds image and video previews to the main feed in its Android, iOS, and browser apps. Opening images no longer requires you to click or tap the links in tweets, you can simply enlarge it from the preview directly from your feed! For now, the previews will only work…
Just when I thought I’d seen everything, along comes the Tweeting Bra. You heard me right, a bra that tweets every time it is unclasped. Forget Google Glass and the Samsung Galaxy Gear, as far as wearable tech goes the Tweeting Bra is totally some next level shit. The Tweeting bra is the brainchild of Greek…
One of the most frustrating aspects of Facebook is finally being remedied. The social network is rolling out the ability to edit posts after the fact, saving us all from auto correct nightmares! We’ve all been there, laboriously composing a long-winded rant or poignant observation, only to get a barrage of LOLs at the word…
Android surprised us all earlier this month by officially announcing the name of the next version of Android, 4.4 KitKat. Goggle did not disclose when Android 4.4 would be released, but a new Facebook post from Nestle’s German KitKat Facebook page confirms that Android KitKat will be released sometime in October. While this partnership still…
With it’s earnings report delivered earlier today, Facebook is showing positive progress in its ad revenue since adopting its current monetization model last year. Due to the announcement that Facebook is now pulling in 41% of its ad revenue through mobile advertising, the company’s stock rose more than 17% in afterhours trading today. “”We’ve made…
Nokia has just revealed their new Lumia 1020 Windows Phone 8 smartphone, which touts a 41MP camera and ZEISS optics. Along with this news is the confirmation that Twitter’s popular video sharing app Vine will be coming to the Windows 8 platform, along with other social apps such as Flipboard and Path. Vine first appeared…
Facebook for Android has been updated today, bringing with it a few bugfixes and some improvements to its Home software. Facebook for Android users can now share news feed stories in private messages, and Facebook Home users can now organize their apps with folders. Here’s what to expect from the new version: Share News Feed…
Facebook has released an update for its beta Android app today, bringing with it a ton of bugfixes and other features. Facebook’s beta testing program was rolled out last week in an attempt to test out features on their official app before rolling them out to regular users. The update keeps the Beta Facebook Android…