Microsoft announced Tuesday that it is on track to land a series of key certifications in its continuing effort to provide cloud services to the U.S. government. Matt Rathbun, a cloud security director at Microsoft, said in a blog post that the company was part of a pilot creating the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program […]
YouTube Gaming, the platform the company first unveiled back in June to bring live gameplay broadcasting to YouTube, is today expanding to new territory including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. That means that users in those countries will now be able to use the YouTube Gaming apps to upload content and live stream through […]
Feeling outraged, tickled or touched by something you spotted on Facebook? Now you can say so, after the social media giant added five new reactions to its basic “like” button. “Like, love, haha, wow, sad or angry” – the expanded “reactions” feature rolled out globally on Wednesday (Feb 24) is designed to let users show […]
Google today said it plans to retire Picasa, which has long served as its online photo management service, in favor of the newer Google Photos product. Google hopes to accomplish the transition over the next few months and said it is taking pains to ensure users’ photos and memories are preserved. Picasa users will be […]
Twitter is debuting a change to how its timeline works that will include more “best” Tweets at the top of users’ feeds. The idea is similar to the “while you were away” function that Twitter added to the service last year, but it includes a broader array of Tweets displayed in reverse chronological order. Twitter […]
Google is going to address the concerns of European regulators about its compliance with an EU ruling over the “Right to be Forgotten,” by extending it to other search pages. Google has confirmed it will start removing specific search results requested by EU citizens from all of its regional searches around the world, but only […]
Google has updated its Keep note-taking app for Android devices and on the web. Now, the app and web offer a more consistent experience for creating notes, setting reminders, sharing, and managing lists. With the same control panel appearing online and on mobile devices, Keep users should have an easier time managing their notes. Users […]
Google is hoping to protect Gmail users by making them more aware of secure and insecure messages. Moving forward, Gmail will display an open lock icon for Google Apps users who receive messages from email services that don’t support an encrypted connection. The same applies when users are about to send an email through unprotected servers. […]
According to a report from The Guardian, Google will soon start showing anti-ISIS ads in search results. The report claims that when a user searches for a topic relating to Islamic extremism or radicalization, they will see ads that encourage them to view the “counter narrative” to their search query. Even though it will show […]
Twitter hit refresh on its home screen experience when visited via mobile browsers. The new Twitter.com homepage makes it easier to follow Tweets and stories without requiring users to log into their account. Twitter says visitors will be able to follow breaking news stories, Tweets about sports games and other events, as well as popular […]