Category: Apps
Nearly everyone who covered the Windows 10 announcement uses a Mac
Poor Microsoft. Last night at the Windows 10 event, its executives had to look out on this crowd of journalists: (The above photo was taken by James Herring on Twitter). By our count that's pretty much Macbooks all round - though we can also see four Surface Pro 4s, so it isn't all bad. Either…
New app will track how much of your life you’re wasting on your phone
Do you ever worry that you're spending too much time on Facebook? Hey, I ASKED YOU SOMETHING! You'd have heard me if you were paying attention. I said, do you ever worry that you're spending too much time on Facebook? How many social occasions have you missed because your nose was in your phone? How…
The Digest: Uber promises 50,000 jobs in Europe… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber taxi firm promises 50,000 jobs under 'new' Europe deal | BBC News "The chief executive of the online taxi-sharing firm Uber has said he wants to make 2015 a year of rapid expansion in Europe. Travis Kalanick told a conference in Munich that Uber could create 50,000 jobs as part of a…
The Digest: Uber dodges regulators… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber dodges "covert" transport regulators by blocking mobile phones | Cnet "State transport regulators in Australia have gone undercover in an attempt to fine UberX drivers for ridesharing, but Uber has thwarted these attempts by blocking their mobile phones from accessing the service." [/nextpage] [nextpage title="Next"] Bitcoin value plummets as mining is no…
Facebook at Work is official – pokes from your boss to do some damn work coming soon?
Back in November, we heard rumours that Facebook was working on a new product that will let companies essentially build their own internal Facebook, for work usage. It turns out the rumours were correct - and today Facebook has confirmed the existence of what it is simply calling "Work". TechCrunch got hold of the details…
The Digest: Obama calls for stronger data privacy… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Barack Obama calls for stronger data privacy laws | BBC News "US President Barack Obama has unveiled new proposals on how consumers' personal data is handled. Mr Obama called for legislation that will require firms to inform customers of data breaches within 30 days as well as protect students' information. He said identify…
Google launches Chrome Remote Desktop on iOS to control your PC with your iPhone or iPad
Ever needed to access your desktop PC whilst out? Or need to quickly email yourself a file sat on a hard disk at home? The good news for iPhone and iPad users is that might have just become pretty easy to do - as Google has launched Chrome Remote Desktop for iPhone and iPad. The…
Google pulls support for the old Android browser – could this force people to upgrade?
Google has announced that is ending official support for WebView, which is perhaps better known as the original Android web browser. You know the one - it was used on Android phones before Chrome came along, and even then co-existed for a while. According to The Register, the announcement will apply to anyone still running…
Spotify hits 15m subscribers
Music streaming service Spotify has announced that it has hit 15 million paying subscribers, after being on only ten million less than a year ago. The company also adds that over all it has 60 million users - which means that not only is growth fairly explosive, but also that it isn't doing too badly…
Spotify will not be supporting Google Cast for Audio
The other day we learned about Google Cast for Audio, Google's plan to bring the ease of Chromecasting video to your music - so that in one button press, your tunes can go from your phone to your hi-fi. Despite pledges of support from a number of manufacturers, including Sony, the largest streaming music player…
