Entries by Nicole Batac (11960)

Wednesday
Mar162016

Instagram to ditch chronological order of its feed

Whether you like it or not, Instagram is about to change the way you interact with your feed. The app is set to emulate Facebook's algorithm of showing you photos that it thinks would matter more to you than going the chronological route. According to Instagram, you miss about 70 percent of your feed at the moment. And they want to be able to bring you the beautiful shots from the people you like and those they think will be of interest for you. Yes, think Facebook's Newsfeed. The new feature will reportedly arrive in the next few months. There's still enough time to voice your opinions on the change.

Source: Android Authority

Tuesday
Mar152016

Apple to make News app available to all publishers

Soon it won't just be the likes of The New York Times that will populate the Apple News app. The tech company will be opening the services' publishing tools to smaller publishers and even individual bloggers. The app has also reportedly fixed its issues with inaccurate reader metrics, which the company admitted to in January. It's said to integrate ComScore and its figuers should be made public by the middle of thee year. Apple is reportedly planning to make it easier for publishers to see data such as unique views, shares, and reading time. And it plans to launch an ad campaign to draw in more readers. 

Source: Apple Insider

Tuesday
Mar152016

New 'Indiana Jones' movie coming in 2019

Whether or not you've been waiting foir it, there will be a new Indiana Jones movie coming in three years. The Walt Disney Company announced that the film will be released on July 19, 2019. It'll still be directed by Steven Spielberg, who directed all the other Indiana Jones films, and will still star Harrison Ford. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will serve as producer. There are no other details yet about what the film would be about.

Source: Neatorama

Monday
Mar142016

Apple outs seventh beta build of iOS 9.3

Exactly a week after the sixth version of iOS 9.3 made its way to test devices of developers and public beta testers, Apple releases beta builds 13E5233a and 13E5234a. The update brings with it minor changes and bug fixes. When iOS 9.3 is launched sometime in spring, it will bring with it new features like Night Shift to help reduce eye strain, a Touch ID-secured version of Notes, more 3D Touch Quick Actions, as well as other improvements to existing first-party apps and services.

Apple is also set to develop specialized offerings for the education and enterprise sectors. An example is the Classroom app and its supporting ecosystem for the iPad will offer teachers and school administrators granular control over things like per-student device management, remote monitoring, and software distribution.

Source: Apple Insider