The Voice of Facebook says 'Aloha'
Facebook has been resting idle for sometime when it comes to AI voice assistants, but the social network is about to break its silence. Say ‘Aloha’ Even though its smart speaker has been shrouded in secrecy for some time, Fac ....
13/09/2018
AR ascendant at Facebook and Apple
13/09/2018 SMK Editor
With the growing popularity of AR, two tech giants are putting their innovation eggs in different baskets as ....
LinkedIn to Connect Members with QR
12/09/2018 SMK Editor
LinkedIn wants to make exchanging numbers and emails easier for professionals on-the-fly with a scannable Quick Response code. Can I grab your QR? The time of scrambling for a pen or thumb-fumbling details into a mobile have passed, now ....
React with emojis in Hangouts Chat
12/09/2018 SMK Editor
Google’s Hangouts Chat is looking more social as it lets users react to messages with a variety of emoji reactions. Following Facebook More than two years after ....
Facebook gets Romantic
12/09/2018 SMK Editor
Facebook plans to launch its own dating feature within its flagship app, rather than creating a standalone one. Social love Though it isn’t quite ready to launch, Facebook is making a clear statement that it's looking to enter ....
Let Adobe Sensei tell you when to Send
11/09/2018 SMK Editor
Adobe wants to make your next email campaign fast and efficient with AI and a whole suite of useful tools. Space Odyssey 2018 The name Sensei is Adobe’s catch-all term for its entire wing of artificial intelligence tools. While the ....
Facebook Post sees Social Worker Fired
11/09/2018 SMK Editor
A UK social worker has been let go for having made unflattering remarks about “nightmare parents” on Facebook. Facebook faux pas North East Lincolnshire Council had been employing Joanne Thomas through a social work agency wh ....
Google advice to Optimise App Notifications
11/09/2018 SMK Editor
Google has published a short guide to best-practice push notifications. Noticed in the noise App notifications can reach both act ....
Gmail brings “Undo Send” to Android
10/09/2018 SMK Editor
The Undo feature which allows users a brief window in which to cancel a possibly embarrassing email has arrived on mobile. The power of ‘oops’ It has taken about four months for Undo to make its way from desktop to mobile but ....
Instagram provides Private Feedback on Polls
10/09/2018 SMK Editor
Instagram’s direct message polls can be handy for all kinds of questionnaires and if you want to keep the answers to yourself, you can. Gather info quietly Now users don’t have to broadcast the info collected from Instagram D ....
Facebook signs Spanish Football exclusive
07/09/2018 SMK Editor
Facebook has finalised a deal that will make them the sole coverage provider to specific nations for the next three years. Football for the people Facebook has recently bartered an unprecedented deal that will make them the ....
Australian Email Benchmark Report 2018
07/09/2018 SMK Editor
The 2018 Australian Email Benchmark inaugural report has been developed by Austra ....