Facebook to pull plug on chat feature on mobile

Facebook wants chatting to be a standalone experience on its Messenger app. The social network is officially pulling the plug on the chat feature in the next couple of weeks. If you want to continue chatting with your Facebook friends, now is the time to download the Messenger app. If your device can’t run the app, then you are going to have to use the mobile site.

Source: Engadget

Visa Canada to help you plan your kid’s prom with Plan’it Prom

A new survey from Visa Canada reports Canadians spend 26% less on prom than our American counterparts. Also, we are willing to shoulder 81% of the cost for our teens as opposed to 56% American parents are willing to cover for their teenagers.

In order to keep all these expenses in check, Visa Canada has unveiled a free smartphone app called Plan’it Prom. The app covers different aspects of prom planning, including features such as a budget calculator, prom countdown, budget health meter, and prom timeline. 

Netflix starts 4K streaming of ‘House of Cards’

If you own a 4K TV, then you can finally take advantage of the feature that costs you thousands of dollars. Netflix has started streaming its smash hit House of Cards in 4K resolution. But you’d have to make sure the TV has HEVC/H.265 decoding though. Other than that, we think you’re all good to stream the show in all that high resolution goodness.

Netflix hasn’t said what else they plan to upgrade to 4K next but we will keep you posted when we find out.

Source: Engadget

MediaFire takes out file size restriction as it takes desktop apps out of beta

MediaFire is looking to compete with the big dogs of cloud storage by taking its apps for Windows and OS X out of beta. The apps work similarly to the desktop apps of Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive. It lets users upload files and photos instantly and share these with other people. Users can now also track new files shared by others. The file upload restriction has also been lifted for both free and paid users. You can now upload file sizes of up to 20 gigabytes.

The company also intends to launch iPad and Android apps in the coming weeks. MediaFire is also introducing a new one terabyte storage plan that will cost US$2.50 a month or $24.99 a year for a limited time. If you’re just looking for a larger cloud storage site, now might be the time to check out MediaFire’s offering.

Source: Tech Crunch