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1. Skype Adds Video Messaging About a month and a half ago, Skype announced the launch of video messaging for Windows desktop users. It was available in preview mode to Windows 7 users. Today, the company announced that the feature is now out of preview mode, and is now a full-fledged feature of Skype for Windows desktop, Skype for Windows 8, ... 2. Feedly Gives An Update For Google Reader Users Last week, news came out that Feedly had become self-reliant, as in no longer relying on Google Reader to function. The following message appeared on the app page in the App Store: “Now powered by the feedly cloud. Let’s all wish a happy retirement to Google Reader.” Now, Feedly has started showing a link at the top of ... 3. Demand Media Announces New Web Template Service Demand Media announced that later this year, it will launch Designs.com, as the new gTLDsbecome available. The site will feature a platform to create designs for sites utilizing the new domain extensions. “The goal is to have easy ways for folks who have registered a new gTLD to quickly find categorized templates and tools for building a ... 4. Groupon G-Pass Hits Big Milestone Groupon’s G-Pass, which lets buyers bypass box office lines and go right to the venue of interest, has reached one million redemptions since it’s inception, the company informs us in an email. “Gaining momentum, G-Pass has already issued more than 700,000 tickets so far in 2013,” a Groupon spokesperson says, adding, “It has been adopted by ... 5. Office Hits iPhone After months of rumors and speculation, Microsoft has finally confirmed that its Office productivity suite is now available on the iPhone. The app itself is free, but there’s always a catch. Microsoft announced that Office Mobile has made the jump from Windows Phone to the iPhone. The catch is that you must be an Office 365 subscriber to ... 6. Google Adds New Feature To Image Search Google has been making quite a few changes to Image Search lately. Earlier this year, they launched a major redesign, which webmasters and photographers have been less than thrilled with. Google said that the changes would likely increase clicks to sites, but many have indicated that they’re experiencing quite the opposite. Google has also altered the way it handles SafeSearch, ... 7. Google Updates Google+ Notifications Google announced that it is making some changes to Google+ notifications across desktop and mobile. Most notably, they will be better synced. “When you read a notification on one device, we’ll mark it as read on your other devices,” says Google’s Balaji Srinivasan in a Google+ post. “Likewise: dismissing a notification (with a swipe or a click) ... |
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