January 2015 - News, Views and Reviews

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Google Updates Google Now; Supports 40 Third-Party Apps

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Google is reported to be updating its Now feature to make it better than before. It is learned the service will now support forty third-party apps including Ford, Pandora, Lyft and eBay. This is something great as users always have asked in past for such arrangements since it was launched in 2012. Google Now offers personalized search results based on the previous actions of users. The process is in the form of cards like if an user leave his or her work place, the card will start alerting to an accident while returning back to home and also simultaneously provide alternate route via Google Maps. It is to take note here that the cards process of Google Now largely relies on other services of Google such as Google Maps, Gmail, Google Search, Google Calendar etc. It is reported ...

Jan302015 by No Comments

Justin Bieber Releases Video Clips Of Upcoming Tracks

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There has been no news related to new music from Justin Bieber for quite some time but now it seems as if things will change soon, and at the perfect time when Selena Gomez's new romance is blooming. However, the young singer needs to be serious towards music and interrupt the romance for some time. Lately, source says, the 20-year-old singer has been seen spending a lot of time in the studio and probably he is giving some final touches to his new album. JP shared a sneak peek of the songs to let his fan know what is in store at his end that will surely be sweet to the ears of listeners. On Instagram he posted a 15-second clip of his new, upcoming song and the lyrics of which read: "How do our lights become lighter / How do our eyes become brighter / Gotta believe in something hi...

Jan292015 by No Comments

Amazon To Step Into Work Mail, Calendar Segment Like Microsoft, Google

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Amazon is looking ahead to compete with Google and Microsoft in the workmail service. Currently the e-mail and calendar segment is dominated by Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Amazon is starting these two services for professionals. Its service is dubbed as WorkMail and the retail giant says it will compete with Google's Apps and Microsoft's Outlook for Work to make it daily point of contact with its customers. The service will be built by its technical team who handles the Amazon Web Services cloud-computing segment. With this service the retail giant will also be offering e file-storage service to its customers. This service is named as Zocalo. It is estimated the cloud-based email services market across the world was worth $6.3 billion in 2014 and by 2018 it will increas...

Jan282015 by No Comments

Twitter Adds Group Messaging, Native Video Features

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Twitter is looking ahead to attract more users and for this it has added two new features. The platform now offers group private messaging and native video too, which has been for long been in demand by users. The mobile video camera feature enables users to take up to 30 seconds of video natively from within the app and then include it in the tweet. With this now users don't need to upload a video on YouTube and then link it in the tweet. Also, no need to use vine for a six-second video. In the private group messaging feature users can send direct messages to a group and don't need to follow any one in the group of up to twenty people. To enable the group chat first sending invitation is required and those members are notified by Twitter. Once the group is created, sending pr...

Jan282015 by adminNo Comments

Preventing Your Self from Being a Gmail Phishing Victim – Important Tips

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In the recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of people becoming victims of phishing e-mails on Gmail. The cybercriminals are on the rise and they are misusing the advancement in technology to carry out their phishing activities. They believe that the users Gmail log in information are a soft target and indulge in various scams. What is phishing exactly? Phishing is basically a fraudulent act that the hackers indulge in to deceive the internet users for obtaining their personal and/or confidential details like name, residential or office address, bank account details, credit card number, passwords and security pins. There are a large of people who deliberately indulge in such fraudulent activities; they disguise themselves as genuine people and scam the...

Jan272015 by 2 Comments

Katy Perry’s Super Bowl Song Leaked? Rumor or Fact?

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The Super Bowl is just few days away from now and it is most talked and discussed presently including the commercials, players as well as songs. However, everything seems is not going according to the plans and this is the reason singer Katy Perry is a bit upset. Lately, Perry's new track with Lenny Kravitz has been reported to have leaked online, which is something oddest part of Super Bowl. A YouTube user by the name Tim Heidecker has posted it on the video platform. Tim Heidecker is one half of the comedy team Tim & Eric. Well, calm down. It's just a joke of a leaked Super Bowl song. Try to listen it for just couple of seconds and everything can be understood. Tim made fun of the songtress with a parody dubbed as "Katy Perry Leaked Superbowl Song 2015." The halftime per...