Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 5:52PM 
As what happens every year, Apple has launched its iTunes Boxing Week sale. They offer select albums on sale for this week only. A lot of popular albums that usually cost $9.99 will retail for $6.99 this week, while some will cost $7.99. If you want to check out what you can get for a bargain, check this link.
Source: 9to5Mac
Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 5:31PM 
Sometimes it just helps to have someone listen to your troubles. But if you don’t have the budget to go to therapy, there’s a free app on iOS and Android to help you out. 7 Cups has a mobile app that will help you get in touch with trained volunteers. These trained listeners are rate and reviewed so you can see how they’ll be able to help you before deciding to connect with them. The conversations on the app remain confidential and anonymous. And the service is completely free. If needed, they’ll even refer a professional to you.
Aside from that, the app also offers exercises and mental activities to help you deal with your anxiety and stress. You can even sign up for a volunteer, if this is something you want to help with.
Source: Lifehacker | Download: Google Play Store (Free) + Apple App Store (Free)
Friday, December 25, 2015 at 7:30PM 
This isn’t something any company wants to happen to them, especially during such a busy season. Valve’s Steam gaming platform is experiencing a big security lapse as some users were able to access other people’s accounts. Some players reported they got to see things like email addresses, credit card information, and previous purchases. It’s more disturbing that this happened in the midst of the platform’s winter sale, which means more players are logged on and possibly seeing information you don’t want other people to see.
The glitch doesn’t seem to affect all users and it seems the Steam store is up and running already. But Valve hasn’t addressed the issue just yet so we can’t say what caused the issue.
Friday, December 25, 2015 at 7:13PM 
You may or may not have noticed but Google’s Inbox email app on Android and iOS has a new feature that makes it easier for you to reply to messages. The Smart Reply technology is rather similar to canned phrases you send but it promises to use more “natural-sounding” language. This is able to do so because it scans and recognizes different message types and then suggests possible phrases to use. You can then just select the appropriate phrase, if typing one out gets too cumbersome, and then hit send. You can’t disable the feature at the moment but you can just tap into the message box and type in your own reply. Or you can edit the suggested replies to fit your needs.
How this works is it supposedly uses a “deep neural network that writes email” and it simply analyzes the message content while applying a complex set of programmed rules to create the response. It’s purely machine though and it uses a kind of artificial intelligence called machine learning to make its decisions. Google researchers emphasize that they follow strict privacy standards and no human reads your email.
Source: The New York Times
