Thursday, April 30, 2015

Facebook tests new feature prioritizing friends, pages















Facebook appears to be testing out a new feature that will allow you to prioritize certain friend updates in your news feed vs others.

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-Via CNET

It looks like Star Wars is coming to Disney Infinity

Unsurprisingly, Star Wars characters are coming to Disney's video game Infinity. Its unknown when this version of the game will launch though it is suspected to be in the near future.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015


Microsoft now has a code editor for Mac and Linux: Visual Studio Code














Today at its Build Conference, Microsoft unveiled its new Visual Code editor, a lightweight code editor for the Visual Basic product family. It's available for free on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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 -via TheNextWeb

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Apple says it removed apps with Pebble compatibility by mistake

















Apple has appeared to stop allowing updates to app's that specifically mention support for the Pebble smartwatch, this would appear to be to prevent competition with Apple's own smartwatch. However, Apple claims this is a mistake and is working to prevent this from happening again in the future.

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-Via TheVerge

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

WhatsApp voice calling comes to iOS


After rolling out the feature to its Android users around a month ago, a new update for the iOS version of WhatsApp is available that now supports voice calls through the app itself.


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-Via TheVerge

Thursday, April 16, 2015

The Second Star Wars Teaser Is Here!



Pardon my fan-girling, but this is a thing and I can't wait for Christmas this year!


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-Via WIRED

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

You May Not Want 4K, But Vizio’s New Sets Are Worth a Look


The new M-Series lineup brings Ultra HD resolution, a full-array backlight system, and up to 32 local-dimming areas to the masses. Several models in the series cost $1,000 or less.

While 4K content is still few and far between, Vizio's new M Series televisions offer 4k resolution at a pricepoint under $1000 for many of the models in its series.

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-Via WIRED

Thursday, April 9, 2015

LinkedIn just dropped $1.5 billion to buy online learning company Lynda.com

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Linked in, earlier today, acquired Lynda.com, a internet teaching and tutorial service for $1.5 Billion. 

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Monday, April 6, 2015

Roku upgrades players, adds more ways to discover and search content


It's been awhile since Roku updated their set top boxes, but the upcoming software upgrade has a lot to offer. For example, a new 'feed' feature will better help you keep track of various media and when / where its available on streaming media.

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-Via Engadget

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Comcast doubles Google Fiber with 2Gbps symmetrical fiber service



Comcast is to begin offering 2gbs bandwith through a blended fiber connection to customers in the Atlanta area next month. The only news on pricing is that it will be lower than the $400 a month rate Comcast currently charges for its 505mbs service.

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