Vine for iOS update adds more notification control and other new features

Twitter recently released an update for its Vine app on iOS to add new features as well as more language support. Vine users get more control over their notifications now. You can customize how you receive notifications via push notifications and in the Activity tab right from the Notifications menu in Settings. You’ll also know how many unread VMs and activity items you have with the new badge. You can now also create Vines without having to decide yet if you will share it publicly or just send it to someone.

The navigation bar has also been improved to let you switch between tabs with one tap instead of two and the top bar fades when you view Vines from another user’s profile or from your home feed. Vine now also supports Arabic, English (UK), and Hebrew.

Source: The Next Web

Facebook gets major update on Windows Phone platform

Facebook is bringing more features to its app on the Windows Phone platform so you can get more or less the same experience as those on other operating systems. The app will supposedly offer a faster, more refined user experience. Aside from a new look, it also gets additional language support as well as support integration of the standalone Facebook Messenger app. The Windows Phone version of Facebook connects directly to People Hub for those running Windows Phone 8.1. And you can directly upload videos taken from your device straight through the app.

Source: Ubergizmo

Microsoft OneDrive lands on Amazon's Kindle Fire and Fire phone

If you’re using the Amazon Kindle Fire or have gotten the new Fire phone, you’ll be getting at least one more cloud storage option with the arrival of Microsoft OneDrive on the platform. This gives you more options to access your files on the fly. Microsoft’s OneNote is also on the platform in case you need an app for your to-do lists and reminders. You can download OneDrive from here.

Hackers steal 1.2 billion passwords from 420,000 US websites

Said to be the biggest data breach ever, Russian hackers have apparently stolen over 1.2 billion passwords and user credentials from over 420,000 US based websites and companies. The report from US Firm Hold Security states, "To the best of our knowledge, they mostly focused on stealing credentials, eventually ending up with the largest cache of stolen personal information, totalling over 1.2 billion unique sets of e-mails and passwords." According to the security firm, they dubbed the hacker group CyberVor, using the Russian word "vor," for thief. This breach once more brings attention to the vulnerability of online information, specially the user credentials that users entrust companies and services they use. Stay tuned for more developments on this data breach.