AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarSoundHound Now Lets You Search and Add Songs to Spotify With Voice Commandsverified_publisherLifehacker - Patrick AllanThe music discovery app SoundHound has gone hands-free, letting you search music, look up information, and add songs directly to your Spotify …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarTwitter will stop counting links against 140 character limitCult of Mac - Killian BellDon’t you just hate it when you compose the perfect tweet and then insert a link that takes it over the 140 character limit? Well, that could soon become a thing of the past. According to sources familiar with Twitter’s plans, the company will soon stop counting the URLs and photos inserted into …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarApple Pay rival CurrentC has been delayed yet againCult of Mac - Luke DormehlHave companies not yet worked out that trying to go against Apple rarely seems to work out? If not, they may be learning quickly — with Apple Pay rival CurrentC reportedly delaying its arrival yet again, while laying off 30 of its staff. Hardly a ringing endorsement, is it? In a statement from the …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarDitch your old router, Eero is the new king of Wi-Fi routers [Review]Cult of Mac - Leander KahneyI’ve seen the future of Wi-Fi. It’s called Eero. It comes in a pack of three, costs an arm and a leg, but boy is it worth it. Eero is a slick system of mesh-connected routers that blanket your whole house in Wi-Fi. Eero promises to eliminate dead spots, make restarts redundant, and offer blazing …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarThe UK is developing a digital driving licenceverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Sam SheadThe UK government is developing a digital driving licence, according to the BBC. The smartphone licence being developed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently at the prototype stage but it could be available by 2018, the BBC reports. Oliver Morley, CEO of the DVLA, tweeted a …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarGoogle to block Flash on Chrome, only 10 websites exemptverified_publisherCNET - Claire ReillyAdobe's Flash Player will be switched off by default at the end of this year, meaning Chrome users will need to actively turn it on for all but a handful of top websites.
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatar17 surprising products or services Google bans from advertisingverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Will HeilpernTech companies like Google and Facebook are increasingly stepping outside the realm of neutrality and into the role of moral arbiter by restricting specific content that they deem to be harmful to users — even if this goes beyond what is dictated by law. On Wednesday, Google was praised for banning …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarFakespot Analyzes Amazon Reviews to Spot Fakesverified_publisherLifehacker - Thorin KlosowskiAmazon is filled with fake reviews that hope to bolster a products review score. Fakespot’s an online tool that helps you separate the junk reviews …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarUPS now lets you track packages for real — on an actual mapverified_publisherThe Verge - Chris WelchThere will be no more sweating in anticipation when your package shows as "out for delivery," my friends. UPS has finally rolled out true package tracking, letting you see exactly where the truck carrying your item is on a map right from your smartphone or PC. Now don't get too excited just yet; for …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarReport: U.S. House blocks access to Google services amid fears of ransomware attacks9to5Google - Chance MillerAccording to a report from Reuters, the U.S. House of Representatives’ information technology team has blocked members from accessing any services hosted by Google. The move comes in an effort to prevent hacking aimed at lawmakers and their staff. Earlier this week, Yahoo Mail was blacklisted as …
AvatarVoltAvatarAvatarWindows 10 will stop sharing your Wi-Fi passwords soonverified_publisherThe Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft is removing part of its controversial Wi-Fi Sense feature from Windows 10. "We have removed the Wi-Fi Sense feature that allows you to share Wi-Fi networks with your contacts and to be automatically connected to networks shared by your contacts," says Microsoft's Gabe Aul. "The cost of …
http://www.cnet.com/news/jet-com-tests-grocery-delivery-service/AvatarVoltAvatarFlipboard NewsdeskMay 10, 2016