Facebook boosts security of its emails to you with encryption

Facebook might be the hub of oversharing but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to keep communications with you secure. The company announced that it’s allowing users to add PGP keys to profiles so the emails Facebook sends you can be encrypted. If you aren’t convinced about the legitimacy of the project, one of the testers for this program is security expert and former Tor lead Runa Sandvik.

Source: Facebook | Via: Engadget

Foursquare now supports Android Wear

The latest update for Foursquare brings Android Wear support to the app. Not only do you get a dedicated app on your smartwatch, you now get push notifications when you’re with vicinity of interesting places to visit. You can conduct voice searchers with the app or find suggestions for places to eat at.

Source: Greenbot | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Windows 10 is coming on July 29, are you ready?

 

 July 29 is the day that Windows 10 will be made officially available to the world. The highly anticipated next generation of the Windows oprating system has the unenviable task of enticing current Windows 7, Windows 8 and earlier users to move to a whole new OS that adds more functionality while erasing some of the annoyances that have plagued earlier versions of Windows.

 Microsoft's endgame is to get 1 billion users on Windows 10 in the next 2 to 3 years. Microsoft is helping this cause by making the upgrade free for one year to existing Windows 7 and Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 customers who have legal copies. Hit jump for mor information on how to get ready for Windows 10.

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Microsoft entices more Android tablet makers to pre-load Office, Skype and OneDrive Apps

The new Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella is all about being a productivity company to all users and on any device. To this end, the company is wooing more Android tablet makers to offer bundles of key MS Office apps and services on their devices. Mirroring the recent partnership with Samasung, whose renewed focus on etnerprise has made it a necessity to offer Microsoft's popular Office Suite, Microsoft has 31 partners that will offer Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SkyDrive and Skype on their Android devices.Hit jumo for the list of partners.

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