Hot on the heels of releasing a swag of new iPhones and a revamped Apple TV, Apple is reportedly dabbling in producing original video content. Channel Apple According to a report in Variety, Apple is in talks with high-level Hollywood execs about producing its own online videos. It's thought that Apple is considering producing longer-form …
Facebook is finally considering a Dislike button. Just don't call it that. The new feature is all about empathy, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Dissing the Likes Zuckerberg revealed the news last week in a public Q&A, and was at pains to explain that the button was for showing sympathy for tragic news and so on, …
Six months can be an eternity in the porous world of tech. Back in February SXSW was rocked by live-streaming video app Meerkat. Now locked in a cut-throat battle with Twitter-owned Periscope, Meerkat remains top dog in the emerging live video streaming market. For now. Here's a few stats from the fledgling app. Young guns …
Dropbox has just released a new feature that lets users drag and drop URLs across devices and browsers. Drag and drop Dropbox announced the update in a blog post. "Now, you can drag and drop URLs into your Dropbox — on the web and on your desktop — and open them on any of your …
Facebook has just released an update for Pages aimed at helping merchants and retailers promote and sell more products via mobile. Mobile first Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "Today we’re adding new features to Pages to make it easier for the more than 45 million active businesses on Facebook to highlight important …
Facebook has just updated Conversion Lift, making it to optimise ad campaigns. Are you a convert? Conversion Lift was first launched in January, and allowed marketers to measure how their Facebook ad campaigns were impacting online and offline sales. Now it's got a new more bells and whistles. "The updated Conversion Lift measurement tool helps …
PayPal has just launched PayPal.Me, a service that allows mobile peer-to-peer payments. Cashed up PayPal.Me gives users the ability to get paid through a customised URL. To get started you create a URL link through your PayPal account, then when friends want to send you cash they simply go to your PayPal.Me page and transfer …
There's nothing wrong but a bit of good-natured ribbing. But in these social times even the slightest slip-up can result in virtual red faces all round. Which brings us to the unfortunate case of the LG tweet. Bendgate When the iPhone 6 Plus launched last year it was beset with rumours that it was susceptible …
Etsy has long been the place to find beautifully curated collections of items and all things crafty. Now the platform is increasing its creative cred with the launch of Etsy Manufacturing. If you make it, they will come Etsy Manufacturing is a marketplace designed to bring designers and manufactures together to produce bespoke objects. "At Etsy, …
Uber's no stranger to controversy, and now the ride-sharing company is moving beyond taxi ranks to become a fully-fledged logistics company. Ticket to ride According to a report in Re/code, Uber will soon announce a partnership with major retailers and fashion brands. But don't expect to see Uber's ferrying around piddly packages anytime soon. Uber …
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