Apr 16
In the Safari version of iOS 7, when you want to go back a page, just swipe from the left edge of the screen instead of hitting that back button.
Jan 29
One thing your iPhone could be better at: sending secret encrypted messages (aka for sexting and/or illicit relationships). The regular messages app leaves everything hanging out in the open! Text Fortress is an app that encrypts the messages you send and locks them down so only the person you sent it to, can see it. More »
Jan 18
Facebook for Android update touts speedier photo viewing, ability to send voice messages
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While the recently announced Graph Search has taken most Facebook-related headlines of late, let’s not forget Zuckerberg himself said that mobile applications are undoubtedly one of the company’s main focus areas. And although today’s Android update isn’t nearly as major as the one from last month, something tells us “likers” and “pokers” alike will still appreciate the new tidbits — which include an option to share stories to Groups, Pages and Timeline, faster viewing / opening of photos, as well as a feature (relatively known, mind you) that allows for the sending of voice messages to friends straight from the app. Those eager to grab the update now should hit the Google Play link below, where the latest Android treats from the social network giant are only a mere click away.
Filed under: Software, Mobile, Facebook
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Source: Google Play
Dec 22
Facebook Testing Paid Messaging
Posted in: Today's ChiliSome people love Facebook, some people hate it. For me, it’s somewhere in-between. Unlike some other services like Twitter for which I keep a tab or a screen open, I check on what’s happening on FB a couple of times a day, no more. Facebook has announced that effective December 20, they will allow a small group of users to pay in order to have their messages routed directly to your inbox.
During the test, Facebook will let select non-connected users send messages into your inbox, instead of going to the “other” folder. It’s supposed to be an experiment that will validate the usefulness and create a new revenue stream for Facebook. They’re claiming it’s supposed to discourage unwanted messages and facilitate delivery of messages that are relevant and useful. Has anyone ever heard of useful spam? I haven’t.
On the plus side, there will be a maximum of one message per user per week – and is charging $1 per message – so it’s unlikely that it can be abused by spammers – at least not yet. However, it’s unclear how the service will evolve once the testing ends.
[via Facebook]
Nov 19
Mac OS X Mountain Lion users get access to the Messages app, which is essentially iMessage for Mac. OS X Lion users have the app too albeit in a beta form and the only way to get the full version would be to upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. For some the Messages app could be compelling enough to make the upgrade, but for others maybe not, perhaps due to the features not being exciting enough or their hardware is unable to support it. Either way Apple has announced that come December 14th, Messages beta for OS X Lion will be coming to an end. This was revealed in an email that Apple has sent out to Messages beta users, indicating that they should upgrade to Mountain Lion if they wish to continue using the program.
Messages was initially launched on Lion as a means of testing the software out while Mountain Lion was still in the works. Naturally this beta would come to an end sooner or later and we guess the 14th of December is the cut-off date. So, anyone planning shelling out $19.99 for the upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion?
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Messages beta gets taken down ahead of OS X Mountain Lion’s launch next month, The official Pokedex makes its way onto iOS devices in Japan,
Nov 17
Apple is notifying OS X Lion users that the platform’s preview of Messages will end on December 14th. Originally available as a free beta download for Lion 10.7, Messages went on to become an official feature of Mountain Lion 10.8. Obtained by Cult of Mac, the email from Apple advises that in order to continue using Messages, you’ll need to upgrade to Mountain Lion. While it’s saddening to have pay for an app that you’re accustomed to having for free, keep in mind that this was only a preview. Besides, the upgrade to Mountain Lion is $20 and if you can afford any of Apple’s products, we’re pretty sure that this expense won’t be too much of a stretch. Be sure to take a look at the email in question after the break, because it could be lurking somewhere in your junk mail folder.
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Apple pulling the plug on Messages beta for OS X Lion on December 14th originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Nov 14
Papa John’s has clearly been a little over-eager with its digital promotion. Now, it’s facing a $250 million class-action lawsuit over all the spammy text messages it’s been sending you and everybody else around the US. More »
Sep 01
Spreading messages in public that only those who are meant to hear them would be pretty hard. Making up your own language to do so would also just make things complicated. So why not use with something like art science student Matthijs Munnik‘s Little Bird, which is a digital bird messaging system of sorts?
Basically, Matthijs’s digital bird sends out the message in a series of random tweets and chirps. It’s not in Morse code or anything, so you won’t be able to ‘hear’ the message in any way.
However, all you need to decode the message is an app on your smartphone that’ll translate and convert the seemingly random sounds to text. Pretty awesome, right?
The Little Bird installation currently chirps out information from WikiLeaks, probably to push the point forward that it’s meant to be used as a ‘new’ way to transfer information secretly – even though everyone has the potential to access it.
Sounds kind of like WikiLeaks, doesn’t it?
[via Pop Up City]
Aug 22
It looks like those who rely more on Facebook Messages than email these days will have a bit of adjusting to do. The company has just announced a new look for that key component of the social network, one that now sports a side-by-side layout and support for multiple inline images — not to mention emoticons. It’s also promising a number of other improvements that are less immediately evident, including the ability to search by a sender’s name or keyword directly from the main messages view, and a number of new keyboard shortcuts.
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Facebook Messages gets retooled layout, improved search originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 22
Facebook Messages, which has been the stuck-in-2004 ugly big sister to the already-butt-ugly Facebook Chat, actually looks sort of usable now thanks to a new two-panel design. More »
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