Entries by Nicole Batac (11943)

Tuesday
Nov122013

Vine lands on Windows Phone platform

While the announcement was made a while back, Vine now officially lands on Windows Phone with same functionalities on the Android and iOS versions of the app. You can record videos with tap and hold feature, have access to camera tools, and use Explore feature to find popular Vines. Windows Phone users can pin their favorite accounts to the homescreen so they can easily access them.

Tuesday
Nov122013

Marissa Mayer to talk Yahoo!’s future at CES 2014

After former Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz was confirmed and then cancelled to speak at CES in 2009, there has not been a keynote speaker from the tech company since. That is until the Consumer Electronics Association announced that Marissa Mayer will deliver a keynote speech at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. She will speak on January 7 and discuss "vision for products, services, and networks that will shape the next wave of innovation."

Source: The Verge

Monday
Nov112013

Microsoft Bing revamps music video search capabilities

Microsoft Bing changed search capabilities for music videos with popular track highlights and song preview feature right from the results page. Bing provides results from YouTube, MTV, Vimeo, and Artist Direct and arranges these results into a full-screen grid. However, you can only access the information through video tab or individual search results pages and not directly on Bing.com.

Monday
Nov112013

Gmail adds more quick action buttons 

Google’s Gmail service has added more functionality to the email app with more quick-action buttons that appear beside the email subject line. Dropbox folder and Google Docs can be accessed through quick actions; Seamless users can rate and review restaurants by clicking the review button; YouTube and Vimeo videos can be opened through the view video button; and OpenTable lets you edit your dinner reservation through your inbox.