Pocket brings out of beta its story and video recommendation feature

All Pocket users on Android, iOS, and the web will now be seeing stories that matter to them with its new recommendations feature. Previously in beta, this feature will now actively send you links to curated stories from around the web. Some of them will be specialized based on the topics you’ve saved before. Pocket hopes this feature will bring you the stories that are of interest to you. "[W]ith Recommendations," the company says, "we want to use this insight to help you spend time with more high-quality content, no matter how noisy it gets."

Source: Pocket | Via: The Verge

Get millions of filters for your Instagram needs with Infltr

Feel limited by the number of filters offered on Instagram? Then you should check out Infltr. The US$1.99 iOS app claims they offer 5.1 million different hues on its app. You won’t be tapping on presets to get through these colors. You’ll be swiping around an invisible color map to make edits to your shots. You can keep track of what you’ve applied as a small color bubble appears under your fingertip. You can also choose a color to apply before you capture an image to get the effect you want instantly.

Source: Engadget | Download: Apple App Store (US$1.99)

Here are Microsoft's new Windows 10 Lumia smartphones

We have the first look at the Microsoft Lumia devices thanks to a leak from @Evleaks. These devices are the Lumia 950 (Talkman) and Lumia 950 XL (Cityman). A nod to Nokia-designed Lumias of the past, these two variants of the Lumia 950 do look fresh.

Specs for the Talkman are a 5.2-inch (1440x2560) OLED display, a Snapdragon 808, 64-bit Hexa core processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage, 20 Megapixel PureView camera, 3,000 mAh battery, wireless Qi charging capability and USB Type-C connector.

The Cityman should satisfy phablet and larger-format smartphone users with a 5.7-inch WQHD (1440x2560) OLED display, a Snapdragon 808, 64-bit Hexa core processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage, 20 Megapixel PureView camera, triple LED Flash, 3,300 mAh battery, wireless Qi charging capability and USB Type-C connector. Hit jump for more surprises.

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Meet Facebook’s hybrid virtual assistant M

It’s like Siri and Cortana but not really. It’s more than that. At least, that’s what Facebook claims its new virtual assistant is. It’s genderless for one, making it more like Google Now than the aforementioned assistants from Apple and Microsoft. Another is it doesn’t just purely rely on AI; there’s a human element to it at the moment. Called the M trainers, these people make the tough call when a request seems too complicated for the AI. The service is being tested now around the Bay Area in the US and Facebook hopes to bring this to all Messenger users.

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