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Twitter two-factor authentication rolling out now

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

As tipped late last month, Twitter has begun rolling out two-factor authentication. This will allow users to require both a password and a verification code that gets sent to them via SMS on their mobile phone. The feature is disabled by default, so you'll need to go into your account settings in order to enable it. Read The Full Story

Twitter granted pull-to-refresh patent for “defensive purposes” only

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter announced today that they have been granted a patent for the popular pull-to-refresh gesture that you see in many mobile apps. However, as a part of the company's new Innovator's Patent Agreement, Twitter agrees only to use the patent for "defensive purposes." Otherwise, the company will need Loren Brichter's permission, the man who invented the gesture. Read The Full Story

Facebook kills bizarre social roulette app

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook is the world's largest social network and boasts millions of users all around the world. I'd wager a huge number of those users have a love-hate relationship with social network. They love being able to keep in touch with friends and family, but there always seems to be at least a few people on your friends list that are more intent on creating drama and getting on your nerves than keeping in touch. Read The Full Story

Google+ amplifies mobile reach: how in-site reccommendations will affect the reader

, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google is continuing its push for more Google+ features, and today it has announced a new addition for mobile users to take advantage of. Essentially, the new feature suggests other articles to read to mobile users when already reading a specific article. The content that gets recommended is based on relevancy, popularity, the author, and other minor factors. Read The Full Story

Flipboard update brings SMS sharing, proves that text messaging isn’t dead

, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Flipboard has updated its iOS app to add even more features on top of the recently-updated 2.0 version that was released on iOS and Android not too long ago. Today's update brings new profile pages, a new "Friends" category, improved sharing that now comes with SMS support, and the ability to save an image to your camera roll by tapping on it. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Bing integrates Facebook Likes and comments

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is continuously adding new features to its Bing search engine, and this time around the company has added integration for Facebook that allows users of the social networking site to comment and Like stuff directly in Bing search results. Microsoft has been researching ways to distinguish itself from Google, and it seems social is the way to go for them. Read The Full Story

Facebook Home downloads reach seven digits, minor update incoming

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook has announced that its new Facebook Home app launcher for Android has reached one million downloads in just four weeks. The social network giant first launched the home screen app launcher almost a month ago, alongside the HTC First "Facebook phone." This comes just a couple weeks after Facebook Home eclipsed 500,000 downloads late last month. Read The Full Story

Google+ Hangouts On Air adds rewind option

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you use Google+ and enjoy hangouts that have live video, you may have showed up late to the party and wished that there was a rewind button so you can catch up with what you missed. Google says that a rewind button for live Hangouts On Air video has been one of the most requested features. Google has announced the addition of that update and several other changes. Read The Full Story

Foursquare redesign comes to Windows Phone 8, YouTube gets updated

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to put more focus on its Windows Phone 8 app, Foursquare has issued a complete redesign that was put together by the Foursquare team along with help from both Microsoft and Nokia. The app has many of the same elements as the iOS and Android versions, but the WP8 redesign caters more towards the tiled look of Microsoft's mobile platform. Read The Full Story

Instagram “Photos of You” update adds Facebook-like image tagging

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to bring the people in photos out to the forefront, Instagram has added a new feature called "Photos of You," which adds image tagging so that you can tag your friends in photos that you take through the service. It's a lot Facebook's own tagging system, which isn't too surprising, since Facebook own the photo-sharing service. Read The Full Story

Facebook Trusted Contacts suggests safety from a locked-out account

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Trusted Contacts, which allow you to choose three to five friends to help you if you ever get locked out of your account. If you're ever locked out, your trusted contacts can step in to prove that it's actually you needing to get back into your account. From there, Facebook will give security codes needed to log in to your account. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Friends puts a social spin on Rovio’s popular game

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

As promised nearly a month ago, Rovio has launched a spin-off of its popular Angry Birds game called Angry Birds Friends, which puts a social spin to the bird-flinging game. The game integrates with Facebook so that you can challenge your friends to see who can get the highest score possible on each level. Read The Full Story
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