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Facebook Charging USD $1.00 for Messages to Non-Friends

On Friday, April 5th, 2013
Facebook Charging $1.00 for Messages to Non-Friends A look inside what some people are calling Facebook’s new SPAM filter. Over the holidays, I heard mumblings about Facebook’s intent to start charging users (not Business Pages) a $1.00 fee for each message sent to a non-friend. In truth, I made a mental note but didn’t pay ...

Facebook announces threaded and ranked comments

On Friday, April 5th, 2013
[adsenseyu1] Earlier this week, Facebook announced two new features for its comment section on the social network: the ability for users to directly reply to specific comments, and the ability for comments to be ranked based on the most engaging ones first. The company says that it has automatically turned on comment replies on pages ...

Google announces a cloud-based note-taking service ‘Keep’

On Friday, March 22nd, 2013
[adsenseyu1] Google today announced a new cloud-based note-taking service dubbed “Keep.” The notes can be taken in an Android app (Google Play link), for example, and are then synced across all devices using Google Drive. The service also allows speech-to-text translation on-the-go. Keep track of your thoughts via notes, lists and photos Have voice notes ...

How to integrate Facebook Chat into Messages app on OS X Mountain Lion

On Friday, March 22nd, 2013
One of the several new features of Apple’s next desktop operating system is the Messages app, which replaces the old iChat app. Messages allows users to send iMessages to other Macs and iOS devices, as well as integrate other chat accounts to use (examples include Google Talk and Yahoo!). While not directly included, it’s also ...

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch resigns to join Apple

On Friday, March 22nd, 2013
[adsenseyu1] In a filing with the SEC today, Adobe announced that its Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Kevin Lynch has resigned from the company to “pursue other opportunities,” which has since been revealed to be Apple. Lynch spent ten years as the Chief Software Architect of Macromedia until the company was acquired by Adobe. He has been Adobe’s CTO ...

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs iPhone 5 vs HTC One vs BlackBerry Z10

On Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Packed with a 5-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera, and either a quad- or octo-core processor (depending on where you are), the GS4 is dressed to the nines with hardware goods. [adsenseyu1] So how does it stack up against its current competition? Based purely on a spec-by-spec showdown, we line up the handset with three other ...

Samsung Galaxy S4 Specifications

On Thursday, March 14th, 2013
We’re sure you want to know more about that brand new Galaxy S IV. People are getting really excited about this device, so we have compiled a spec sheet for it. Hopefully the US will get that octo core, but I’m starting to doubt it. Read it over, enjoy, and tell us what you think! ...


Unlocked broadband modem APN Internet Settings for Safaricom, Orange, Yu, Airtel

On Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Do you have an unlocked broadband modem? If yes, then you have once desired to enjoy cheap and efficient internet browsing on your computer. Top telecommunications companies in Kenya namely Safaricom, Airtel, Orange and Yu have different APN settings used on their modems.  [adsenseyu1] You may therefore have an unlocked modem, but that won’t guarantee instant access to internet using any ...

Google announces yet another list of product shutdowns, including Google Reader

On Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Google has just announced yet another round of product shutdowns as the company continues its “spring cleaning” of sorts. The company’s relatively popular “Google Reader” product, which allows users to combine RSS feeds and view them from a single source, is amongst the products being discontinued soon. Reader will shut down on July 1, 2013. Other notable ...