Google has completely redesigned Google Contacts, the contact-management tool associated with Gmail. The online app has a brand new look and feel that brings it inline with many of Google’s existing services. One of the main improvements is the ability to better manage duplicate contacts. Google said it can now keep information up-to-date by blending […]
The Khronos Group, the organization behind the OpenGL, OpenCL, WebGL and other open standards, announced the next-generation graphics API meant to replace OpenGL. The new API will be called Vulkan and is arising as an evolution of AMD’s Mantle API, just like Apple’s Metal and Microsoft’s DirectX 12.When AMD announced the Mantle API that was […]
Nothing beats seeing a concert in person, but YouTube is trying to make the experience as close as possible by experimenting with different camera angles of the same video, which it calls Choose Your View. YouTube has a video sampling the new feature of a live show by artist Madilyn Bailey performing for YouTube’s Music […]
Facebook will start to post into its users News Feed alerts about missing children in the future, in an effort to locate them. A partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will involve the social network showing Amber Alerts to Facebook users located in specific search areas, both on mobile devices and […]
China has blocked Gmail, preventing users in the country from accessing the email service, according to reports. Starting from December 26, Chinese authorities have reportedly added Gmail URLs to the “Great Firewall,” in what is believed to be an attempt by the country’s government to reduce Gmail and Google’s prominence in the region, on top […]
Facebook today detailed some updates it’s made to search both on Facebook.com and within the iPhone app. Most importantly, Facebook is adding Graph Search to the iPhone mobile app, which will allow iPhone users to search for things such as “Which of my friends likes ‘Homeland’?” and other natural language queries. According to Facebook, such […]
Google recently made available a new online tool people can use to control which devices have access to their Google Account. The Devices and Activity dashboard shows users all the devices that have accessed their account during the previous 28 days. Users can see the name of the device along with when and where it […]
Versions of WordPress 3.0 up to 3.9.2 were discovered to contain a security vulnerability through the comment features on the site, making a large number of installs and servers vulnerable to attack. The bug was discovered by Jouko Pynnonen of the Finnish IT company Klikki Oy, indicating that the bug went unchecked for more than […]
Microsoft has launched a beta of Skype for Web, a clientless version of its communications platform. Users can make video calls, send instant messages, and manage contacts via a browser; at the moment though, the beta is invitation-only for a small group of people. Microsoft says it plans to expand access globally “in the coming […]
Facebook recently announced Safety Check, a service allowing people affected by natural disasters and other situations to indicate they are all right. The service works automatically, to a certain degree. For example, if a natural disaster occurs, Facebook will create an event for that disaster, such as an earthquake or hurricane. All Facebook users in […]
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