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Deep linking: how Facebook is changing the future of apps
Deep linking is a very complex procedure that lets you open an app from another one without going to the home screen. Facebook just made it easy to implement free and open source with their new websiteAppLinks.org. It helps you integrate your links in other apps across all platforms (iOS, Android, Windows 8), provides open source reference software development kits and more. Read more…
YouTube unrolls new features for creators
Content creators of YouTube, hear us out! Yesterday at VidCon, the company announced their upcoming updates for creators. In the next few weeks you will see new features, such as YouTube Creator Studio, an application that allows you to view analytics, where you can manage your videos and more. Read more…
Google unveils a working prototype of its modular phone
Have you ever dreamt of a customizable phone? Well, now it’s a reality. While Google’s I/O conference was running its course, new details about their upcoming projects emerged. Project Ara, Google’s modular phone, was the star this month as it made its first public appearance. The demonstration was not a complete success as the phone is still in the early stages of development, but it gave a deep insight into the futuristic device. Read more…
Image-based analytics are on the way
We’ve come a long way since the text-based web; now, most of our browsing is image-based. As search engines continue to crawl tags to find content, the amount of tagless images keeps rising by the minute. Curalate is one of the many tech companies trying to make sense of the image-based web. They were able to build a system for clustering similar images together, allowing a computer to sort large numbers of photos into groups and find similar ones. Read more…
How Google analyzes trends to make perfect tweets
You know how you’ve been trying to make your tweets go viral for ages but it never worked? Well Google is way ahead of you on this one! The company’s data scientists have been analyzing the trends and how people respond to them, then using this data to craft tweets that go viral, especially when it comes to the World Cup. Read more…
Microsoft won’t support Windows 7 anymore
Remember how Microsoft pulled the plug on support for Windows XP? Well, in six months, they will do the exact same thing with Windows 7. Starting January 13, 2015, Microsoft will stop providing free support such as security updates. Extended (paid) support, however, will still be available until 2020, mostly for businesses. Windows 8 will face the same fate by 2018, which hints at a Windows 9, codenamed “Threshold”, to be released in 2015. Read more…
Amazon’s 3D phone is finally here
We’ve previously announced Amazon’s 3D phone, and now it’s finally here! There’s a lot to say about the Fire Phone, so let’s talk about what makes it different. Its 3D screen actually shows you “dynamic perspective,” which lets you view images in various angles on your phone. For example, if you’re shopping for clothes online and see an item you like, tilting the phone will show you different sides of the garment. Read more…
Hacktivists take down World Cup-related websites
June 12 witnessed the opening ceremony of the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. But the preceding weeks had not been easy. Riots and protests against the rising cost of living, corrupt politicians and police brutality have been all over the news, but nothing was done. So hacktivist group Anonymous took matters into their own hands. Read more…
You are Facebook’s test subjects
Facebook has been taking a lot of heat over privacy issues, but their new stunt is by far their worst. In an effort to make social media creepy, a Facebook employee working on the Core Data Science Team altered the timeline of almost 700,000 users for a week to see how negative or positive content would affect the subjects’ mood. Read more…
Adidas, the world champion of social media
Have you ever wondered why brands are so fast on Twitter? Well, wonder no more! Adidas has been preparing for months on end; they even had their Twitter strategy ready since December 2013! Adidas’ social media agency, We Are Social, spent the past year stocking 1,000 images and 160 videos that the brand could use to react as fast as possible on what was happening in the games. Read more…
