Month: June 2015

Skype for Web (Beta) is now available Wordwide #Skype #Web #Beta

UPDATE – NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE IN 30 LANGUAGES

Skype for Web (Beta) is now available worldwide! Please see below for a list of supported languages. Also, good news for Chromebook and Linux users: you can now access Skype for Web (Beta) for instant messaging.

Supported languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, Greek, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional.

Skype for Web is now available in ,wait for it Beta,thats if you live in the US or the UK,and its available for new users or current users whom already use the app from their mobile or tablet,the only difference is here you do not need to download the App ,you just log in via Skype.com (or web.skype.com)

Skype for Web is an important step for Skype as we move towards implementing the technology to make Real-Time Communications (RTC)

On their blog they say..

If you already use Skype, sign into Skype for web and you’ll notice your contacts and conversations load in just a few seconds, so whether you usually use Skype on a mobile, tablet, native desktop app or a TV, you’ll see your latest chats are ready to respond to in your browser.

We’ve improved the way you search for people and groups on Skype. Instead of two separate lists for contacts and recent conversations, Skype for Web introduces a timeline view – a single, searchable list that makes it easier to start new conversations and find existing ones.Skype for web easy searchGreat for all your conversation types

Video calls, instant messaging and audio calling with a friend or group of friends – however you want to keep in touch, Skype for Web gets you to the conversation quickly from your desktop browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari and Firefox). Don’t forget to install the plug-in before you make or receive your first call.

Never miss a moment

We’ve added notifications on Skype for Web (you’ll need to enable them when you sign-in), so you don’t miss incoming instant messages, audio or video calls, even if you’re using another app or viewing a different website in another browser window.

We’ll be continuing to roll-out Skype for Web worldwide in the next few weeks, so please share your thoughts in the Skype Community. We are constantly improving Skype for Web and would love to hear your feedback.

See more HERE

 

 

We now have text walking lanes so mobile users can bump into each other. #Sms #text #Mobile

There is no doubt it has or it will happen but someone on their mobile phone will bump into you because they are glued to their device checking emails,social media or sending sms..its either that or you see folk bumping into a lamppost…

Hopefully this initiative will help those who spend much time on their phone and they can bump into each other all they like,maybe it will eventually become somewhat a normality in other countries around the world. A Belgian city (Antwerp) has now got these text lanes.

 

An Mlab spokesperson told Yahoo News, “Everyone text-walks. You probably walk through the streets while texting or sending WhatsApp messages to your friends and don’t really pay attention to your surroundings – only to whatever is happening on your screen.

‘This causes collisions with poles or other pedestrians. You could, unknowingly, even be endangering your own life while you text-walk when you cross the street without looking up.”

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Trade your old Iphone 5 & get a new Iphone 6 at Best Buy By @VicenteA_George #Iphone #IOS #Bestbuy

If you’re an Apple fan and want the latest Iphone, this is probably the best chance to get it!

Since the 30th of May and until 20th of June Best Buy is offering customers the chance to trade-in their old Iphone 5 and get a new Iphone 6 at $1 on a two-year contract (which normally is priced at $200)

This is a great offer having in mind that Apple is only giving you $100 for your old handset.

As a plus to that offer BestBuy is also giving away a $25 My Best Buy® Rewards certificate and a $50 gift card with any Iphone purchase.

The Iphone you’ll through Best Buy is the 16gb version compatible with Verizon or Sprint.

Of course is not as simple as giving your almost dead Iphone to get the new one, the trade-in value can vary depending on the condition of the phone, but even then, it will be a good deal for most people.

You can check the offer HERE for more details

Are you going to give it a try? Let us know in the comments or Tweet us using #techbuzzireland

Stay tuned for more Buzz

Bogus Apple emails continue to flow be warned. #Apple #Phishing #Scams

With phishing attempts now nearly a daily occurrence for some its likely these guys will catch people out and the fact of the matter is they do so it means we have to more vigilant and just use common sense,given that these are a daily occurrence the thing is they are getting better and redirecting takes you to almost identical pages from the official website..

You can also take note of the URL that will be in your address bar at the top of the page,a similar incident below is one example of a recent phishing attempt.If you get a suspicious email always check the website which most will be familiar with and check the URL better again just delete the email just to be safe.

 

Here is the latest email we have got from somebody at Apple trying to be nice and protect our privacy.. NOT and of course the said link removed.

Apple Team Inc

Thank you.

You ve taken the added security step and provided a rescue email address. Now all you need to do is verify that it belongs to you.

The rescue email address that you gave us is not verified yet , please take some minutes sign in using your Apple iD and password, then follow the prompts. 

The rescue email address is dedicated to your security and allows Customer Support Team to get in touch if any account questions come up, such as the need to reset your password or change your security questions. As promised, Customer Support Team will never send any announcements or marketing messages to this address.

When using Customer Support Team products and services, you ll still sign in with your primary email address as your Apple ID.

It s about protecting your identity
Just so you know, Customer Support Team sends out an email whenever someone adds or changes a rescue email address associated with an existing Customer Support Team ID. If you received this email in error, don t worry. It s likely someone just mistyped their own email address when creating a new Customer Support Team ID. 

Thank you for chossing Apple Store,
Team Support Inc

Meteor Mobile adding 500 sites to enhance network. #Meteor #Network #Data #3G #4G

Meteor mobile are still continuing to enhance their network which is of course great news for customers,this will mean great improvements all around if you are a 3G or 4G customer. 3G speeds have increased by 70% too and internet pages will load quicker and streaming will also be must more fine tuned with hopefully no buffering.

Of course speed will vary per say and depending on location…Meteor support over 14.5 million texts, 15 million voice minutes, and a massive 51,000 gigabytes of data daily!.

For more info on speeds and coverage check out full details over HERE

 

 

 

Google announces YouTube Gaming to combat Twitch by @Tiwaash #Google #YouTubeGaming #Gaming

After failing to seal the acquisition deal of Twitch last year, Google is here to give a stiff competition to the Amazon owned Twitch with a brand new service, YouTube Gaming. Google should make this service from this summer.

People are already using YouTube to post gaming videos, and this will give them a dedicated home. More than 25,000 games will each have their own page on YouTube Gaming, which will collect the best videos and live streams about that particular title. The service will also have channels from game developers and YouTube creators. You’ll be able to easily add a game to your collection, letting you quickly get to the latest videos about it. As for channels, you’ll subscribe to get notified when they start a live stream. Recommendations will be shown to you based on the games you like, and search inside YouTube Gaming will be restricted to game-related queries.

“In the coming weeks” it will become simpler to upload your gameplay to YouTube, thanks to “an improved live experience”. And you won’t need to schedule a live event ahead of time anymore. Furthermore, you will get a single link you can share for all your streams. YouTube Gaming will come with a new website and app, which will feature gaming-related videos and live streams, powered by what Google calls “the biggest community of gamers on the web”. This service will first be accessible in UK & USA & later to the rest of the world.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

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Microsoft to withdraw modern Skype starting July 7 by @Tiwaash #Microsoft #Skype #Windows

Microsoft has been busy lately unifying it’s core apps to gel with the soon to be available Windows 10, that’s why today it announced to withdraw support from the modern Skype simplifying your PC experience down to one app that you can use either with your mouse and keyboard or with touch. Starting on July 7, Skype is updating PC users of the Windows modern application to the Windows desktop application, and retiring the modern application.

With the upcoming release of Windows 10 for PCs, it makes sense to use the Skype application optimized for mouse and keyboards use, capable of doing touch as well rather than 2 separate applications performing the same function. This is result of the feedback taken by the Skype team through its users.

Anyone trying to access the modern application on PCs starting from July 7 forward will be automatically directed to download the desktop application. If you already have Skype for Windows desktop you don’t need to do anything. Also, if you’re on a Windows RT tablet device, there is no change for you.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

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Twitter – Yes its removing the 140 character limit from Direct Messages. #Twitter #DM #SocialMedia

I have heard the term so many time before that 140 characters is not enough and off we go to another platform to have a waffle,well now that s no longer an issue as Twitter is removing the 140 character limit on Direct Messages,Twitter has been busy of late… So now you can say more and keep it in private too starting in July. Good…

On their dev blog they say.

“We’ve done a lot to improve Direct Messages over the past year and have much more exciting work on the horizon. One change coming in July that we want to make you aware of now (and first!) is the removal of the 140 character limit in Direct Messages. In order to make this change as seamless as possible for you we’ve included some recommendations below to ensure all your applications and services can handle these longer format messages before we flip the switch.”

We recommend taking the following actions in preparation:

  1. Review the new API additions below.
  2. Update your GET requests so you will be able to receive the full length of DM text.
  3. Adjust your app UI to accommodate longer DM text.

You may be wondering what this means for the public side of Twitter. Nothing! Tweets will continue to be the 140 characters they are today.

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Apple testing Ad Blocking feature for Safari by @Tiwaash #Apple #iOS

Annoyed of the popping ads on the web pages?? Well you might soon have a solution to it with a blocker built into the Safari browser both on the iOS 9 and the Mac OS X El Capitan versions. The new functionality allows apps to give Safari rules about blocking cookies, images, other resources, pop-ups and other content.

Anyway, the content blocking functionality is present in the developer beta of iOS 9 and will be in Mac OS X El Capitan too. Blocking apps will be allowed into the app store later this year.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.