Instagram purposefully lacks a “re-gram” button to promote original sharing, but it’s easing up on that philosophy when it comes to Stories. Instagram now confirms to TechCrunch that it’s testing an option that lets you share public feed posts from other users to your Story. This could let you add commentary and overlaid stickers to a meme, celebrity post, or even a… Read More
Are you a fan of productivity tools? There are loads of apps and tools out there to help you increase your productivity, including to-do list apps, note-taking apps, and browser extensions for clipping and saving web pages. We’re all familiar with Microsoft Office. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote are commonly known productivity tools many of us use every day. But there are other Microsoft productivity tools you might not know about. Today, we’ll cover 10 free Microsoft productivity tools. You just might discover your new favorite productivity tool. 1. Microsoft To-Do Microsoft To-Do allows you to create simple-but-intelligent to-do...
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Google announced today it’s adding a series of features to Google Search and other products to help users looking for the latest information about the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. As the company often does for major events, extra information will begin to appear at the top of Google Search results after being triggered by various keywords and search terms. In addition, Google… Read More
So you have a PayPal account and you’ve been buying goods and transferring money back and forth with friends and family, all without ever paying a cent. Can this be real? How can PayPal afford to let you do that? Or maybe you’re wondering how PayPal made $3.239 billion in revenue in Q3 2017, about 21 percent more than what it made in Q3 2016. PayPal is raking in the cash and continues to grow even to this day. Where is all of that money coming from? In this article, we’ll explore how PayPal and Venmo (a separate payment service owned...
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Snapchat is finally getting Live video, but you won’t be able to broadcast. Today Snapchat announced it will pipe snippits of NBC’s Live Olympics coverage directly into its app. But when TechCrunch asked if users would be able to go Live, a Snap spokesperson told us on background that there’s no intention to open up broadcasting to Snapchatters. They said users have not… Read More
Snapchat is finally getting Live video, but you won’t be able to broadcast. Today Snapchat announced it will pipe snippits of NBC’s Live Olympics coverage directly into its app. But when TechCrunch asked if users would be able to go Live, a Snap spokesperson told us on background that there’s no intention to open up broadcasting to Snapchatters. They said users have not… Read More
Reddit is a vast resource. You can use it to find cool stories and pictures, laugh at the latest memes, or just chat with others. But you’re not likely to have those experiences with the default subreddits you’re subscribed to from the start. Let’s talk about why they’re generally terrible, and the best subreddits you should follow instead. What’s the Problem With Default Subreddits? When you sign up for a Reddit account, you’re automatically subscribed to a list of subreddits, known as the defaults. You can find the current list here. List of default subreddits – 26 March 2017 from...
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When it comes to the art and science of retro gaming, Analogue has no equal. The small company that first brought us the Analogue Nt, then the Nt mini, is back again with the Super Nt – a lovingly engineered and built modern SNES/Super Famicom console. Wait but what? A ‘modern SNES’? What does that entail? If you know Analogue’s past work, you know it essentially… Read More
The meme-laden Tumblr platform is the latest social media and blogging outlet to be unmasked as a distribution channel for Russian agents to rip at America’s societal fault lines and seek to influence citizens’ voting habits, according to a report by BuzzFeed News. Read More
According to Cardiogram founder Brandon Ballinger’s latest clinical study, the Apple Watch can detect diabetes in those previously diagnosed with the disease with an 85 percent accuracy. The study is part of the larger DeepHeart study with Cardiogram and UCSF. This particular study used data from 14,000 Apple Watch users and was able to detect that 462 of them had diabetes by using… Read More
Whether you’re thinking about signing up to Netflix, or you’re the type of person who already watches Netflix on your laptop, it’s good to know about the various ways you can watch Netflix on your TV. After all, everything is better on a larger screen. Similarly, if you’re a cordcutter, or even just a cordshaver, watching Netflix on your bigscreen television set is the best way to reproduce that “cable TV” feeling. So, what options are available to you? Let’s take a closer look, with five different ways to watch Netflix on your TV. 1. Use a Smart TV App...
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While the Pi might be best known as a programming and projects computer, it’s also a fully functioning device, even capable of replacing a desktop. As such, a wide range of applications and utilities are available, some of which can expand your Pi’s abilities. Although tools like the open-source office suite LibreOffice are preinstalled in Raspbian Stretch, some other user software is omitted. If you want to get the most out of your Pi as a desktop device, here are five great apps that you should consider installing. Most of these you’ll find via the Add/Remove Software tool, though other...
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If you have some time to kill before your next business meeting or soccer practice pickup, give these fun online games a try. They are all enjoyable, casual games that you can play in your browser. So leave your cell phone on the charger and pick up your mouse for one of these free online games instead. 1. Woggle For a different kind of word game, Woggle teases your brain to find the word you are given. When you see the word at the top, click connected letters on the board to create it. You can connect letters up, down,...
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There was a time when you needed both hands to read the news. Nowadays we have other options, such as podcasts for daily commutes and, more recently, Siri’s helpful voice. Apple’s iOS 11.2.5 update has come with this always-on hands-free news reading feature. This feature is only supported in the US, UK, and Australia for now. Here’s how to use it. How to Get Daily News Briefs With Siri Siri’s news briefs come through the iOS Podcasts app. If you uninstalled it in favor of a third-party podcast app like Casts or Stitcher, you’ll have to reinstall it. Once ready, here’s how to ask Siri for...
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One criticism often leveled at Microsoft Edge is the lack of customization features. It took a long time for plugins to become available in the app, and the Settings menu lags a long way behind its rivals. However, there is a trick that enables you to gain access to some additional options. It doesn’t come close to replicating the level depth of options available on Chrome and Firefox, but at the very least it’ll give you something fun to fiddle with. How to Enable Hidden Options in Microsoft Edge To enable the hidden options page, just follow the step-by-step instructions below....
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Looking to take the gaming experience on your Xbox console to the next level? You’ll need to subscribe to Xbox Live. Before you jump in, we’ll briefly explain what Xbox Live is, how much it costs, and how you can sign up now. What Is Xbox Live? Xbox Live is Microsoft’s online gaming service for the Xbox line of consoles. Anyone with an Xbox and an internet connection can take advantage of Xbox Live’s free features, like adding friends, downloading demos, and using entertainment apps like Netflix. Normally, when people talk about Xbox Live, they mean the premium Xbox Live...
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Snapchat doubled its Rest Of World revenue this quarter. That’s a surprise, considering CEO Evan Spiegel never seemed to care about anyone but U.S. teens. Snapchat’s Android app was buggy. Its videos loaded too slow on weak connections. And Spiegel even admitted “Historically we’ve really focused our efforts on markets where [high-end phones and broadband mobile… Read More Snapchat doubled its Rest Of World revenue this quarter. That’s a surprise, considering CEO Evan Spiegel never seemed to care about anyone but U.S. teens. Snapchat’s Android app was buggy. Its videos loaded too slow on weak connections. And Spiegel even admitted “Historically we’ve really focused our efforts on markets where [high-end phones and broadband mobile… Read More
Amazon is removing the lockscreen ads from its Prime Exclusive Phones. An update will remove the ads from handsets already in the wild, while any new devices sold will be free of the lockscreen ads from day one. Unfortunately, this does mean the price of Prime Exclusive Phones may rise. In 2016, Amazon launched its Prime Exclusive Phones program. This allowed Prime subscribers to buy selected Android handsets at a reduced price in exchange for having Amazon apps installed on the devices and ads showing on the lockscreen. However, the latter is now coming to an end. Amazon’s Prime Exclusive...
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Snapchat is starting to turn things around, boosting its sluggish user growth rate and beating Wall Street’s expectations for the first time with today’s Q4 2017 earnings report. It added 8.9 million daily active users to reach 187 million with a quarter-over-quarter growth rate of 5.05% percent in Q4, compared to 2.9 percent in Q3. Revenue was $285.7 million, up 72 percent… Read More Snapchat is starting to turn things around, boosting its sluggish user growth rate and beating Wall Street’s expectations for the first time with today’s Q4 2017 earnings report. It added 8.9 million daily active users to reach 187 million with a quarter-over-quarter growth rate of 5.05% percent in Q4, compared to 2.9 percent in Q3. Revenue was $285.7 million, up 72 percent… Read More
Google is improving the way it deals with searches related to vacations. In particular, vacation-related searches made on mobile devices. So, whether you’re searching for the best hotels, the cheapest flights, or just things to do in your location of choice, Google has you covered. For many of us, our smartphones have become the one tool to rule them all. We use our smartphones for pretty much everything these days, from waking us up in the morning, from falling asleep to a podcast, and everything in-between. However, smartphones aren’t always particularly user-friendly. Planning Vacations on Your Smartphone One area in...
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It’s that time of year. With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s quickly turning into the season of love. And any Amazon Echo device, or third-party speaker with Alexa built-in, can help make your celebrations even better. Depending on how much you like to celebrate with your significant other, there’s a lot to do in order to make Valentine’s special. Alexa, the popular and multi-faceted voice-controllable assistant, can help you tackle a surprisingly large amount of tasks. We’re rounding up some of the ways you can use your voice to help to make the holiday even sweeter — everything from finding...
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Google’s Motion Stills video/gif editing app is getting an augmented reality upgrade, with the app bringing some of the fun from AR Stickers on the Pixel 2 to a bevy of Android devices. Read More
Wi-Fi has become the staple diet for our network needs. It’s convenient, widely used and sometimes extremely annoying. Consumer devices can offer limited functionality and poor coverage in unless you live in a studio apartment. The answer to this problem may lie with Ubiquiti UniFi. The Benefits of Ubiquiti UniFi Ubiquiti UniFi devices have a place in the market that is at a very disruptive price point, with a plethora of devices to choose from. They are more scalable, more customizable and slightly more expensive than basic consumer equipment. Your typical home network will just have a single device doing everything....
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Exclusive content is how creators get patrons to pay them a monthly subscription fee on Patreon, so the startup is equipping them with a Snapchat-like tool to turn their private lives into “behind-the-scenes” footage. Patreon Lens launches today within Patreon’s iOS and Android apps so that creators can share photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours just with those who… Read More