Google announced today that they are unifying all of their messaging services in Google Hangouts, according to BGR. The newish service will encompass Google Talk, Hangouts, and Google Messenger, and will reportedly also include SMS Text messaging soon. The service will allow text, image, and video sharing, and is available now.
According to BGR, Apple Ranks Worse Than Facebook and Google in data protection by the EFF. It should come as something of a surprise to Apple faithful that a company that prides itself on its relationship with its customers ranks so badly in protecting user data. But in a world of rapidly diminishing privacy, does this add up to anything significant? Only time and consumer’s…read more →
According to BGR,Facebook lost 6 million subscribers last month. That equals about 4% of their total user base. According to the same article, however, the recently Facebook-owned network Instagram “picked up the slack” and added many users in the younger age groups.
According to Microsoft, the next-generation Xbox will run Windows 8 , albeit the “Core” version of the operating system. This falls in line with Microsoft’s new direction of creating a common interface and platform between mobile, desktop, and now gaming computers.
Smartphones out-shipped feature phones for the first time ever worldwide, says IDC. Smartphones made up 51.6% of global phone sales this quarter, outstripping standard “Feature” phones for the first time. Along with that news Samsung continued to increase their market share over Apple.
Microsoft has announced that the Start Button will return in the next version of Windows 8. Many users of the new operating system have complained about the lack of a start button, to the point of some users refusing to upgrade to it. Although the behavior of the newly reinstated Start button is to launch the new Windows 8 Start Screen, some users…read more →
The Boy Genius reports that Android malware infections found to have tripled in 2012. This should probably serve as a wake up call to any businesses that allow Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, smartphones in their organization to enforce some security protocols, and set up malware scanning apps on all their devices. Since we’re not above a shameless plug, CCI’s Mobile…read more →
According to PCMag, the Bing search engine returns five times as many malicious web sites as Google. While this alone doesn’t mean you have to drop all things Bing, it certainly does mean it’s best to be careful when clicking on links it returns. In the study, Bing returned 1,285 malicious sites out of 10 million search queries, so even…read more →
According to recent reports, PC sales have dropped off, and are predicted to continue falling. Windows 8, with it’s new “Metro” interface, is being cited as one of the primary causes. It seems that consumers and decision makers are wary of the new interface, and putting purchases on hold as a result. Tablets, netbooks, and other PC alternatives are also…read more →
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