Evernote is good for a very many things – now the organisation app lets you do them even more securely. Lock it down Users can now add a four-digit passcode to lock all notes on your mobile. The update is available on iOS, Android, and Windows Phones. Update for all Previously Passcode Lock was only […]
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Sometimes, size does matter. Case in point: Facebook Live streams are even longer. And they’re bigger too. Live it up As part of a recent update, Facebook announced that Live streams can now run up to four hours – double the previous two hour limit. Facebook Live now supports full-screen broadcasts in landscape and portrait
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While Silicon Valley may be the centre of the tech universe, New Zealand is frequently first to try all sorts of new features from Facebook and other major players. So today we’re looking at Facebook stats from the land of the Long White Cloud. Kiwiana Today over 2 million Kiwis log in to Facebook every
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While Instagram has no shortage of filters, many of them can look a bit same-same after awhile. Which is precisely why Prisma seems like such a fresh breath of social air. Image is everything Prisma essentially turns your photos into works of art. Once you select a photo, Prisma will begin painting a pretty picture.
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A new report has shed light into how Australian consumers and businesses are using social at the halfway mark of 2016. Read on for the key takeaways. Face time The Sensis Social Media Report 2016 surveyed 1100 Australian businesses and 800 Australian consumers. Unsurprisingly Facebook is still king, and used by 95% of respondents. The average
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Who says we can't all just get along? In the spirit of social cooperation, Facebook Messenger has just released an Uber-related update. Born to Ride Messenger users can now book an UberPOOL ride directly from the app. To get riding, you start a conversation in Messenger then select the three-dot menu button. After clicking 'Request
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Since its revival in recent years the almighty GIF has not lost any momentum. With Twitter's latest update, it might just continue to build on its success. Express yourself Native GIFs were first introduced to Twitter in June 2014, where previously GIFs only made appearances through the likes of Twitpic and Imgur links. There were
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Facebook has been busy beefing up Messenger this year, with a near constant stream of updates, tweaks, and (generally speaking), improvements. Turns out its efforts have not been in vain. Messenger has just joined the 1 billion club, bringing Messenger into the hallowed company of Facebook, YouTube, and WhatsApp. Billion Dollar Baby Back in 2014
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We've known Snapchat was popular with the kids (and increasingly, the oldies) for some time now, but the latest stats reveal just how hot the ephemeral messaging service is. Oh Snap An infographic from GlobalWebIndex reveals that around half of 16 – 24 year olds in the US, UK and Canada are now on Snapchat.
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Love 'em or loathe 'em: emoji don't look like going anywhere soon. Case in point: Twitter has just taken delivery of another 72 emoji, just in case you didn't have enough already. Face time The new options were released to coincide with World Emoji Day, and include an avocado, a slightly unnerving clown, selfie, pregnant
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