Thursday
Aug292013

Digg for Android is here!

Looks like the team behind Digg are no longer going to be called “lazy idiots” with the official arrival of the Digg app for Android. It allows you to log into Digg Reader; go through Digg’s Top Stories; and Digg, save, and share any story. However, you can’t comment on stories.

A few missing features—such as “Show Only Unread Items;” view, text size, and display mode options; and background updating—are said to be making its appearance soon.

Thursday
Aug292013

Twitter makes protected tweets searchable

Twitter continues to roll out changes. This time protected tweets are being added to Twitter Search results. But before you complain that this encroaches your privacy, it is important to note that searchable protected tweets are only going to appear to you and your approved followers. It won’t appear on public search engines or be shown to anyone you haven’t approved.

Source: Twitter Support

Thursday
Aug292013

Review: Nexus 7 (2013)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By and large, last year's Google's Nexus 7 tablet was an incredibly successful product. Some could say its existence prodded Apple into creating the iPad mini, and you can also credit it for sparking the sudden interest in lower-cost 7-inch tablets from the likes of Samsung, Acer and Lenovo. One year later, the refreshed Nexus 7 is starting to ship in Canada. Here's what's new.

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Thursday
Aug292013

Review: Ultimate Ears Boom Bluetooth speaker and handsfree

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It has been a few years since the Jawbone Jambox kicked off the Bluetooth speaker segment that brought high quality wireless  audio to users of smartphones and tablets. Logitech may be a late entrant into this class, but it has quickly dominated it in terms of innovation, quality and features. The Logitech UE or Ultimate Ears Boom bluetooth speaker is aiming to dominate in this area.

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