Facebook's Nearby Friends to Connect People on the Move
The social giant Facebook announced on April 17th, 2014, that the company is starting to roll out a new feature called Nearby Friends to iOS and Android mobile devices.
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The New Flickr App to Compete with Instagram
Flickr is no longer the photo-sharing website it was before. With Flickr version 3.0, the app features Instagram-like filters and in-depth editing tools that smartphone photographers will like.Google's New Algorithm: Accidentally Able to Solve CAPTCHAs
CAPTCHA, an acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart", is a type of challenge-response test used to determine whether or not the user is human by usually giving twisted, blurry or hard to read messages that bots couldn't "read".Android’s New Security Feature to Boost Security
Google announced a new app verification service for Android smartphones and tablets. The feature expands upon the security measures that are already built inside Google Play store. Before, apps are scanned for harmful functionality when they're downloaded and installed.The Heartbleed Bug Breaks Internet Security Worldwide
Nicknamed Heartbleed, people can understand from its scary name that its intentions aren't at all good. It's no surprise that it has exposed millions of usernames, passwords and credit card numbers.Microsoft Ends its Support for Windows XP
Windows XP, the personal computer operating system produced by Microsoft as part of Windows NT family, has finally meet its end. Microsoft stops it supports to the popular operating system on April 8th, 2014.
Mobile Websites in 2014: Still Losing to Mobile Apps
Owning a smartphone is now a common thing. When more people are using these mobile devices to browse the internet, old fashioned websites were redesigning themselves to use HTML5 to offer better mobile experience.Meet Cortana, Microsoft's Virtual Personal Assistant
While Apple has Siri and Google has Google Now, Microsoft eagerly wants to compete in the virtual personal10 Years of Gmail: Being Serious on April Fool's Day
There was the time when a rumor about Google to offer a free email service had leaked out the day before it was launched. But the idea of the search giant doing email was still startling, and the alleged storage capacity of 1GB - 500 times what Microsoft’s Hotmail offered - seemed to be a joke.Twitter's Photo-Tagging: Not Original but Useful
The social network Twitter announced an update to its mobile apps that let users tag up to 10 people in any photo in a tweet. Additionally, the update also allow users to upload up to 4 photos at once.