FOMO sufferers up by 56%

The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) syndrome seems to be growing among social network users as seen in the results of a recent survey conducted by MyLife.com. Out of the 2,084 adults (ages 18 and above) surveyed, 56% of them fear they miss out on important status updates, events, and news when they aren't on their choice social networking sites. In connection with this, 51% of the respondents say they have visited their social networks more often than they did two years ago with 27% of them logging in first thing in the morning.

Some would even go to the extent of giving up an addiction to stay connected—approximately 26% would trade habits like smoking and watching reality TV for access to social networking sites. However, 52% of the respondents want to take a break from one or more of these sites but only 24% said they will push through with this. The reason? FOMO, obviously. You can see the entire infographic here.

Adobe Anywhere for video now available

Adobe wants to make the common video production headaches a thing of the past with Adobe Anywhere for video. This collaborative platform is an enterprise-level solution that lets users virtually collaborate to finish video productions as smoothly and securely as possible.

The software is installed on a cluster of servers and is powered by two core components: the Anywhere Collaboration Hub and the Mercury Streaming Engine. This release of Adobe Anywhere supports the latest versions of Premiere Pro and Prelude CC, which are part of Adobe's Creative Cloud. Meanwhile, support for After Effects CC is expected later in the year.

Nokia's HERE Drive + navigation app now available to all Windows Phones, for a price

Nokia's impressive HERE + navigation app will soon be made available to all compatible Windows Phones, which gives owners of these devices one of the better in-device navigation options good for travel in various countries.

"With the global release of HERE Drive+ for all Windows Phone 8 devices we will further extend our HERE business and deliver on our promise of making HERE experiences available for as many people as possible. The more people are using our location offering the better it will get for everyone," said Thom Brenner, vice president, Windows Phone applications, HERE. "At the same time this release also demonstrates our commitment to further strengthen the Windows Phone ecosystem with our maps assets."

Entry level Nokia Lumias and other Windows Phone devices will need to pay 15.49€ for the priviledge which is under $22.

Sony out-Notes Samsung with 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra smartphone

Big smartphones have proven to be quite popular but few companies have dared challenge Samsung's Galaxy Note, until now. Meet Sony's Xperia Z Ultra, a surprisingly thin yet expansive 6.4-inch Triluminos display.Under the very hood is a 2.2 GHz quad core processor, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage (expandable of course). Just like the Xperia Z tablet, it is IP58 certified (dust and water proof), so it is dunkable in water  up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. Is there a market for this large smartphone which isn't much smaller than many 7-inch tablets? Probably, but we wont know for sure until the Xperia Z Ultra comes to market. Note that from the advertisement, the Xperia Z Ultra seems to be marketed towards ladies which seems spot on since the Galaxy Note seems to particularly appeal to females.