Review: Alcatel OneTouch Pop 8 Android tablet

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The uses for a 3G-enabled tablet range from keeping families connected and entertained on trips, aiding cab drivers in navigation or communication, and a student’s companion for note taking and keeping in touch with family or friends.

Alcatel OneTouch seems to understand consumer needs and can create products that fit very specific needs but at affordable prices. This is evidenced by its various Android smartphones, its upcoming smart watch and the underrated OneTouch Pop 8 tablet.

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A look back at 10 years of YouTube’s viral videos

This month YouTube turns 10 and what better way to celebrate that then to look at some of the best viral videos to ever grace the streaming site. YouTube channel The Daily Conversation compiled these videos into a single 16-minute retrospective video. If you want to take a nostalgic, funny trip down memory lane. Just click on the video above.

Source: The Verge

iOS 8.3 update to addresses diversity with new skin tone emojis and flags

Apple's iOS 8.3 update coming to iPhones, iPad and iPod Touches will bring over 300 new emoji icons, many of which will focus on diversity. Communicating with the use of  emoji icons in email or messaging apps has been gaining popularity as these small illustrations can often do a quicker job of sending a message or response.

The standards for emoji character is changing and quickly showing a more diverse and inclusive range of skin tones, flags and culturally diverse icons. Definitely something to look forward to when iOS 8.3 comes around.

Microsoft to help you find your friends on Windows Phone

Taking their cues from Apple’s Find My Friends, Microsoft is working on their own version of this. They’re calling it People Sense (or Buddy Aware in the listing) and it is in private beta testing at the moment. You can call and message your loved ones within the app and get directions to where your other Windows Phone-toting friends and family are if you feel like meeting up.

Source: Engadget