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• Google Nest, Facebook Branch, YouTube Comments, Muppets Row [Tech News Digest]
• Cool Websites & Tools – Transcribing Recorded Interviews, Buddhify Mindfulness, & Chrome Debugging Tool
• The Digital Trends and Predictions We Should Expect To See In 2014
• MetroTwit For Windows 8 Is A Free, Fast & Simple Twitter Client
• New Android Phone? Here Are The 4 Apps You Must Install Right Away
• Buying A New TV Or PC? Avoid Showroom Tricks That Cost You Money
• 5 Free Online Documentaries That Will Introduce You To eSports
• Shed The Pounds: Subscribe To These 4 Weight Loss Subreddits
• Connection Not Required: 10 Great Android Games To Play Offline
• 5 Resources Every Online Solopreneur Needs — Do You Have Them?
• The Worst Product Flops of 2013, And What You Can Learn From Them
• A Cautionary Tale: When Google Decides To Hold On To Your Personal Data And Won’t Let Go
• Sony SmartWatch 2 Review and Giveaway
• How To Make Your First Musical Light Show With QLC+
• Facebook Likes Lawsuit, Windows 9 On Way, Star Wars Photos [Tech News Digest]

Google Nest, Facebook Branch, YouTube Comments, Muppets Row [Tech News Digest] Posted: 14 Jan 2014 03:30 AM PST Today in Tech News Digest, Google acquires Nest, Facebook acquires Branch, the Twitter Web app gets a makeover, Yelp is forced to reveal the identities of anonymous reviewers, YouTube introduces a new comments management page, IObit Uninstaller 3.1 is released, and the Muppets stage a mock Twitter argument. Google Buys Nest For $3.2 Billion Big news! @Google acquiring Nest to help fulfill our goal of reinventing unloved home products. Nest will stay Nest. http://t.co/0L8hNBhmYc — Nest (@nest) January 13, 2014 Google is acquiring Nest for $3.2 billion. Nest is the company responsible for a range of smart home products, including... Read the full article: Google Nest, Facebook Branch, YouTube Comments, Muppets Row [Tech News Digest]

Cool Websites & Tools – Transcribing Recorded Interviews, Buddhify Mindfulness, & Chrome Debugging Tool Posted: 13 Jan 2014 08:31 PM PST Chrome Connectivity Diagnostics – is a simple, fast, and automated network connection test and debugging tool for Chrome & Chrome OS. The tool tests for common network errors, DNS and HTTP latency, DNS and HTTP captive portals, common issues related to blocked network ports and proper connectivity to common Google services. Beat – is a folder music player with floating controls. Its features include a smooth holo design (fully customizable: list style, color, text/cover-size, actionbar, swipe animations), floating controls (above all other apps), pure folder organisation, Dropbox and Google Drive streaming, visualizer, equalizer, sleep timer, and more. oTranscribe – is... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Transcribing Recorded Interviews, Buddhify Mindfulness, & Chrome Debugging Tool

The Digital Trends and Predictions We Should Expect To See In 2014 Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:30 PM PST Made by ReferralCandy based on the list published by Forbes, this comic summarises the trends we should expect to see come to life in 2014. Experts seem to think that wearable technology like the Google Glass and activity trackers will be ubiquitous in the coming year. What do you think, folks? Read the full article: The Digital Trends and Predictions We Should Expect To See In 2014

MetroTwit For Windows 8 Is A Free, Fast & Simple Twitter Client Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST What’s the best way to use Twitter on Windows 8? Almost two year ago, I told you why MetroTwit is my favorite Twitter client. I still use it to this day, and in fact, I chose to pay $15 and become a MetroTwit+ user. MetroTwit’s desktop version is great for all versions of Windows, and was around way before Windows 8 and it’s “Metro” UI were officially released. Things are different today. Windows 8 had become a fact that’s increasingly hard to ignore, and Windows 8 tablets are more popular than you think. Surprisingly, there aren’t many Twitter clients available... Read the full article: MetroTwit For Windows 8 Is A Free, Fast & Simple Twitter Client

New Android Phone? Here Are The 4 Apps You Must Install Right Away Posted: 13 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST Were you the lucky recipient of a new Android phone over the holidays? If you were, you are in for a real treat. What you are holding is a device with more computing power than NASA had for the space shuttle program. Just think of what you could do with it! (Disclaimer: I don’t think that’s true. I just made that up, because it sounded good.) First, you’ll need to install some Android apps to help you harness that power and put it to work in your everyday life. Here is a breakdown of 5 Android phone apps that you... Read the full article: New Android Phone? Here Are The 4 Apps You Must Install Right Away

Buying A New TV Or PC? Avoid Showroom Tricks That Cost You Money Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST Wondering why your HD TV isn’t producing images as good as in the store, or baffled you’re your expensive new computer isn’t as fast as advertised? The truth is, special techniques and tricks are used to persuade you to part with your money for hardware that you might have avoided under other circumstances. One of my pet hates is shopping in a consumer electronics store. Over the years I’ve become more and more resistant to their tactics and approaches, thanks mainly, I think, to the realisation that they haven’t been entirely honest with me. Throw in some experience working at... Read the full article: Buying A New TV Or PC? Avoid Showroom Tricks That Cost You Money

5 Free Online Documentaries That Will Introduce You To eSports Posted: 13 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST What is your impression when you hear the term “competitive gaming”? Do you picture a handful of noisy and angry kids yelling at each other? A group of unkempt slobs sitting around a TV with one hand on the controller and the other in a bag of chips? Or do you think of highly motivated individuals with fast reflexes and complex strategic thinking? A few of us here at MakeUseOf are fans of competitive gaming (i.e., eSports). It might seem like a childish activity only pursued by video game addicts who don’t actually want to work for a living, but... Read the full article: 5 Free Online Documentaries That Will Introduce You To eSports

Shed The Pounds: Subscribe To These 4 Weight Loss Subreddits Posted: 13 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST My last 9-to-5 job came with the unusual perk of free lunch every day. We’d usually go out for Chinese food, or get a burger or a kebab or something. Despite not being paid for, it did come with a pretty high price. I put on a lot of weight. With 2014 having just arrived, I’ve made a resolution to lose a bit of weight. Reddit is a great resource for this, with its useful subreddits and even some for those eager to reach a healthier weight. Here are some of the best that I’ve discovered. /r/loseit On Reddit, loseit is... Read the full article: Shed The Pounds: Subscribe To These 4 Weight Loss Subreddits

Connection Not Required: 10 Great Android Games To Play Offline Posted: 13 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST Many new mobile games require an Internet connection to play, like fun zombie shooter Dead Trigger 2. It’s unfortunate because there are times when it’s just not an option, like when you are on a long flight or if you are going to be on a road trip and need to keep your kids occupied in the back seat. Or when the zombie apocalypse comes, of course. But don’t worry, we have 10 Android games that can be enjoyed for hours on end without a Wi-Fi hotspot nearby. Some of them are new, some are classics, and a few are... Read the full article: Connection Not Required: 10 Great Android Games To Play Offline

5 Resources Every Online Solopreneur Needs — Do You Have Them? Posted: 13 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST To ensure that your online business runs smoothly, you need to arm yourself with certain basic resources. As a solopreneur, I can tell you that the Web is a fun place from which to run a business. But if you’re disorganized, all that fun can turn into stress overnight. Once the work starts streaming in, it can become difficult to devote your full attention to it, because the administrative tasks begin piling up quickly. This is why you must have at least a few processes in place right from day one of your business. Your online presence is for the... Read the full article: 5 Resources Every Online Solopreneur Needs — Do You Have Them?

The Worst Product Flops of 2013, And What You Can Learn From Them Posted: 13 Jan 2014 06:00 AM PST Every new year is a time of reflection. Many of us have drawn up New Year resolutions which we hope to keep for better days ahead. The same thing can be said of businesses. This is also the time when businesses take stock of how well they did in 2013. Many executives and business owners will be mulling over their bottom line figures and either celebrating or moaning. In the tech hardware industry, many are most likely doing the latter. Some products, no matter how brilliant, will simply be remembered for being failures or for how badly the companies goofed... Read the full article: The Worst Product Flops of 2013, And What You Can Learn From Them

A Cautionary Tale: When Google Decides To Hold On To Your Personal Data And Won’t Let Go Posted: 13 Jan 2014 05:00 AM PST We trust Google with our personal data every day: What happens when they won’t let us take it when we need it? I’ve recently had just such a scenario. I am a big Google fan – I use them as my search engine (of course), Chrome has been my primary browser for years, I’ve been managing my photos using Picasa, Google+ is my social network of choice, and I’ve been using Android smartphones exclusively since the Gingerbread days. So you could say I’m very much entangled in Google’s Web. Nothing to worry about, I thought, thanks to Google Takeout. I’ve... Read the full article: A Cautionary Tale: When Google Decides To Hold On To Your Personal Data And Won’t Let Go

Sony SmartWatch 2 Review and Giveaway Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:30 AM PST Wearable technology has become a new term in recent months — the Google Glass (which we reviewed) is currently the most iconic project of this genre of technology, but it’s still quite a while until it’s ready for consumer hands. However, that doesn’t mean you’re currently out of luck. There are plenty of smartwatches which you can get your hands on right now, so why should you consider the Sony SmartWatch 2? To find out, we purchased a Sony SmartWatch 2 for the purpose of this review. And now that we’re done with it, we’re giving it away! Why A... Read the full article: Sony SmartWatch 2 Review and Giveaway

How To Make Your First Musical Light Show With QLC+ Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:00 AM PST Learn a new skill this weekend: how to make your holiday lights flash in time to music. It’s like being a DJ, but way cooler. Before proceeding, it’s probably a good idea to read my article on intelligent lighting and DMX. QLC+ is a cross platform fork of the original Q Light Controller with additional features and active development – the beauty of open source! It works with a variety of open and standard branded DMX devices, though cheaper FTDI-based controllers should stick to Windows due to dodgy driver support on OS X. Requirements USB to DMX interface – from... Read the full article: How To Make Your First Musical Light Show With QLC+

Facebook Likes Lawsuit, Windows 9 On Way, Star Wars Photos [Tech News Digest] Posted: 13 Jan 2014 03:30 AM PST Today in Tech News Digest, Facebook dislikes a lawsuit over Likes, Google announces it’s shutting down Schemer, the Guardian Media Group launches Contributoria, it’s revealed that PlayStation Now requires controllers, it’s rumored that Windows 9 is due out in 2015, Line launches Whoscall for Android, and Chewbacca (actor Peter Mayhew) tweets behind-the-scenes photos from the original Star Wars flicks. Facebook Hit By ‘Like’ Lawsuit Man with lot of time on hands sues Facebook for… something http://t.co/IK5bSZ6LQ7 — The real Jon Brodkin (@jbrodkin) January 10, 2014 Facebook has been hit with a class action complaint related to its use of Likes... Read the full article: Facebook Likes Lawsuit, Windows 9 On Way, Star Wars Photos [Tech News Digest]

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