Facebook brings easy translation tools to all

15/07/2016 SMK Editor

In a bid to make it easier to reach more of Facebook's 1.28 billion users, the social network now lets you translate posts into different languages. Chatterbox Now when you compose a post, Facebook automatically scans it and offers to translate into ....

Game, set, tweet: Twitter ups its live stream game

15/07/2016 SMK Editor

While everyone is talking about Facebook Live, Twitter is positioning itself as a potential star of the live streaming scene. Game, set Tweet Twitt Twitter first live streamed highlights from the NBA finals earli ....

BitTorrent Now streams music and video, powered by ads

14/07/2016 SMK Editor

BitTorrent has just launched BitTorrent Now, a new service that streams video and music while serving up ads to pay the bills. Stream machine BitTorrent Now works in a slightly differen ....

Facebook unveils Featured Events

14/07/2016 SMK Editor

Facebook Events has just got a quaint, almost old-fashioned update. Humans, not algorithms, are now curating and recommending upcoming events. The Human Touch Dubbed " ....

Snapchat enters Real Life

13/07/2016 SMK Editor

Sometimes you're allowed to go off script and try something new. Snapchat, the company worth roughly $16 billion on the back of its 100 million daily users and 10 billion daily video views, has made the bold move into publishing with an online magazine called ....

What Microsoft snapping up LinkedIn means

13/07/2016 SMK Editor

  Microsoft has recently announced the acquisition of LinkedIn for US$26.2 billion. If confirmed later in the year, the deal will be among the largest technology buys of all time. Reasons for the deal The acquisition ....

Messenger comes Home

12/07/2016 SMK Editor

Facebook Messenger has come home. The app has received a serious upgrade to its Home page as Facebook looks to boost chatter among its 900 million users. Finding friends Where the old Home page would display a simple list of conversations in desc ....

YouTube rolls out Live Streaming on mobile

12/07/2016 SMK Editor

2016 may well be defined by the advances and arm-wrestles across live video streaming. The latest arrow to be launched in the jostling space: YouTube now allows live-streaming on mobile. Mobile first YouTube announced the update on its ....

WhatsApp powers past 100 million daily calls

11/07/2016 SMK Editor

WhatsApp has just sailed by another landmark - the messaging service now hosts 100 millions calls every day. WhatsUp? WhatsApp has over 1 billion users, who are making over 1000 calls every second. To put this in perspective, Skype has 300 millio ....

MarTech Mashup: Dropbox's new Productivity Tools

11/07/2016 SMK Editor

Dropbox has released a set of Productivity Tools designed to make scanning on-the-go more streamlined. Drop the ball The firs ....

Facebook converts photos to video with Slideshow

11/07/2016 SMK Editor

Facebook has recently released an iOS update that converts your recent photos into video. Slideshow The feature, called Slideshow, kicks in if you've taken more than five snaps or videos over 24 hours. Slideshow will create a video montage of ....