Technology & Business
Facebook to clean your news feed
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Robert Scoble used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Sure some Facebook black belts have master trimming and caring for their news feed but most of us get some useful info mixed with spam like posts. Paid posts aren't the items Facebook is looking to curb, it is the non-paid posts that are verging on free self-promotion. This starts with posts claim things like that 1 like = $1 of donation or 1 like = supporting world peace, etc.
Amazon giving away $80 worth of Android apps for free
Amazon is once again gifting free apps to its customers. Some good some bad but all free. My favorite ones in this pile are: Fleksy Keyboard PrintHand Mobile Print Premium Camera Zoom FX Tiny Scan Pro Office Calculator Pro Business Card reader pro Link to promo site
7 tips to make email more acceptable
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“900”] Image by Rene Schwietzke used under Creative Commons License [/caption] The only thing that saps productivity out of an organization more than meetings (Link) is email. Has email ever helped you become more productive? Email has outlived its usefulness and has become the ugly drunk uncle no one wants to acknowledge or deal with. Assuming you have to live with email in the workplace, here are 7 tips to help make it a little more bearable:
Microsoft offers a 4 service bundle for 50% off (xbox, office, skype, music)
Christmas has come early for Microsoft customers as the Redmond giant has just unveiled a hugely discounted subscription bundle for 4 Microsoft services :Microsoft Office 365 Home, Skype Unlimited World, Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Music. Bought seperately, these would cost you more than $US400 but Microsoft has created the Work & Play bundle and is offering everything for the low price of $US199. For anyone living the full Microsoft life, this is an incredible deal. This special price is valid until January 4 2015 so get it while the getting is good.
OnePlus One pre-orders opening up for 1 hour on Nov 17
OnePlus one has managed to become a highly prized name in the tech world almost overnight with its low price "flagship killer". Their first attempt to open up pre-orders (without an invitation) failed miserably with crashing servers. Now the OnePlus team is giving it another go by opening up the pre-order floodgates on November 17 for 1 hour at 1100 ET. The team acknowledge the ordering issue “In the end, we experienced some server issues from the surge visitors to our site.
Lollipop early build on Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung is the undisputed king of releasing smartphones. They seem to release something every other week and have a product in every imaginable screen size. We have heard rumours that Samsung will be releasing Google's lollipop update for its top rank smartphones and now the folks over at SamMobile are showing off an early build of it running on the Samsung Galaxy S4. Keep in mind this is a very early build and the final version will be much smoother, more feature rich and less buggy.
OnePlus One gets updated - Fixes touchscreen and black bar issue
There is a software update being pushed to OnePlus One owners (by CyanogenMod) that addresses dome security flaws, a touchscreen problem and the occasional black bar issue that sometimes randomly appeared. It's a small 87.4MB Over the Air (OTA) update that is being slowly rolled out. If you haven't already received it, it will be available shortly. Here’s a comprehensive list of changes you’ll find in this update: Fixed issues with memory causing screen artifacts Fixed issues with random reboots and instability Fixed issues with WiFi and modem crashes Fixed issues with Filesystem Fixed issues with “black bar” Fixed issues with persist partition corruption Fixed issues with AT&T VoLTE Source: OnePlus Forum (link)
Canadian Wireless Code applies to corporate wireless service plans (sometimes)
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“1668”] Image by Perry McKenna used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Telus asked the CRTC for clarifications about the applicability of the CRTC Wireless Code to corporate business customers and plans. The CRTC released its decision in October 2014 and the gist of it is that it : “applies to retail mobile wireless voice and data services provided to individuals and small businesses. This means that it applies to all wireless plans for such services where the contract is between (a) an individual and a service provider, or (b) a small business and a service provider.
Telus to bring streaming TV to its customers
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by schmilblick used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Bell Media announced (Link) a new streaming service called "Project Latte" where they will deliver "the best content on television". The offering will offer both past and current shows (including HBO's library). The Bell offering will be delivered via the web, wireless and TV. Before you jump for joy thinking this is finally the next evolution of TV ““Project Latte” will therefore be made available to all TV subscribers in the country” — Bell Media Fast forward to today and Telus has signed a distribution deal for "
Videotron adds 38000 subscribers and increases ARPU
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by thskyt used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Quebec's Videotron has become a very fierce competitor in the Quebec wireless services market. The end of September ended another great quarter with more subscribers and higher ARPU (Average Revenue per subscriber), 38000 new subscribers call Videotron wireless home (bringing the annual total to more than 111000). ARPU increased 6.5% year over year. “the success of our new value-added plans, featuring higher data caps at impressive speeds, as well as our optimal selection of mobile devices.