Entries by Nicole Batac (11812)

Monday
Feb232015

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

Monday
Feb232015

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

Monday
Feb232015

Apple to invest $2 billion for new data centers in Europe

Apple is building two new data centers in Europe and they will be spending €1.7 billion. The money will be spent for construction and operation. The state-of-the-art facilities will be in Central Jutland Region of Denmark and County Galway in Ireland. These centers will be powering Apple’s online services like iTunes Store, iMessages, App Store, Siri, and Maps for European users.

These data centers will be powered by 100% clean and renewable energy sources. Apple will also team up with local partners to create more renewable energy projects for future use.

Source: MacRumors

Sunday
Feb222015

Leaked specs and photos of the HTC One M9 surface

If you can’t wait until the March 1 Mobile World Congress launch of HTC’s One M9 flagship, then maybe some product leaks might tide you over? Mobile Geeks have come across the online listing of the HTC One M9, including spec sheet, press images, and 749 euros price tag in Germany.

It still looks like the HTC One we know today with BoomSound speakers framing the 5-inch 1080p display. Some of the other specs enumerated include Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 2GHz octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage with microSD expansion, and a new 20-megapixel camera at the rear and UltraPixel front camera. It will reportedly be powered by Android 5.0 Lollipop with Sense 7 UI. It will be available in a two-tone look of gold and silver or gunmetal gray.

Source: Mobile Geeks | Via: The Verge