If you don’t use its mobile app exclusively and still check Facebook from your computer from time to time, then you might improve your Facebook experience with a few keyboard shortcuts. Access keys With these keyboard shortcuts, you can jump to the various areas of Facebook by pressing a key or two plus a number, …
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Hillary Clinton iPhone app aims to drum up and reward supporters
“Hillary 2016” isn’t just a campaign slogan. It’s also a new iOS app designed for people who want to see Hillary Clinton as the next president. Launched on Sunday for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, the app is served up by the Hillary for America campaign. Hillary 2016 tests your knowledge about the pressing issues, offers daily challenges to …
Read More »Hackers develop jailbreak for Apple’s iOS 9.3.3
Launched a week ago, Apple’s iOS 9.3.3 can already be jailbroken, according to a new report. Known as PPHelper, the jailbreak tool was developed and revealed by Chinese hacking group Pangu Team, blog site Redmond Pie said Sunday. The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 9.3.3, added several security improvements but no significant new features. Jailbreaking plays like …
Read More »How to free up space on your Android phone or tablet
You know the old saw: You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much storage on your phone. The first two are folly. But the latter can prove all too accurate when you find yourself with no more room to install apps, take pictures and download music. Some Android phones and tablets provide an easy fix: Pop …
Read More »UberEats brings food delivery, instant gratification to Sydney
After dabbling in ice cream and kitten delivery, Uber wants to become your go-to takeaway delivery guy with the Sydney launch of UberEats. The standalone app will let Sydneysiders order takeaway and track the delivery to their door from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week. The Sydney launch follows the arrival of UberEats in Melbourne in April. …
Read More »Find out how to register to vote with Google Now
With the Republican National Convention behind us and the Democratic National Convention this week, each party’s nominees will be officially official and campaigning will soon ramp up. No matter your personal views or opinions on this election’s selection of candidates, US citizens have a civic duty to head to the polls on election day, November 8, and place your vote …
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In the latest draft of the Digital Authentication Guideline, the rules by which authentication software must abide, the US National Institute for Standards and Technology is preparing to get rid of SMS-based two-factor authentication. This is where a service provider, such as Gmail, will send you a code via SMS that you will have to enter before you can enter …
Read More »Netpicks: Everything coming and going on Netflix for August 2016
Netflix’s August information is here! “No Country for Old Men” might be the most critically-acclaimed movie heading to Netflix in August. If that’s not for you, maybe watch the most Nic-Cage-y movie headed to Netflix in August, “The Family Man.” Netflix might have it out for Eddie Murphy in August. Three of his movies disappear on August 1, “Bowfinger,” “The …
Read More »Verizon bets $4.8 billion on Yahoo…Why? (The 3:59, Ep. 83)
Verizon snagged itself another Internet pioneer. Now what? The US’ biggest wireless carrier agreed to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion, following Verizon’s purchase last year of AOL for $4.4 billion. But with both AOL and Yahoo well past their primes, there are plenty of questions lingering about why Verizon wanted these two companies and what it plans to do with …
Read More »New ‘Sherlock’ trailer offers season 4 clues
Fans wanting clues about the next season of BBC series “Sherlock” got a gander at not only Benedict Cumberbatch (albeit a scruffy version) as Sherlock Holmes, but also finally saw the new villain played by Toby Jones in action in the new trailer that debuted at San Diego Comic-Con. Related stories First look at ‘Sherlock’ season 4 shows Cumberbatch, canine …
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