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Comcast adds Super Bowl-specific voice cues to Xfinity X1 service
January 31, 2018
Source: Engadget | Comcast adds Super Bowl-specific voice cues to Xfinity X1 service
In December, it was reported that Apple was looking into bridging the worlds of iOS and macOS even further with universal apps that could run on both platforms.
And now Axios says Apple’s still on track to bring iPad apps to Macs this year. No mention of iPhone apps running on Mac. Just iPad apps.
Yuck, no thanks.
Known internally as “Marzipan” according to Bloomberg’s report last year, the project would allow developers to create a single version of an app that works with touchscreens (iOS) or mouse and keyboard (Mac). Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Why it makes no sense for Apple to bring iPad apps to Macs
Facebook's traffic is down 50 million hours per day as Zuckerberg demands less 'viral videos'
January 31, 2018One of Facebook’s core statistics doesn’t look so good. Time spent on the network — a number that drives the tech giant’s revenue — is down by an estimated 50 million hours per day.
Facebook now reaches 2.13 billion people per month and has 1.4 billion daily active users. If we were to revisit that 50 million hours number on a per user basis, it would be a drop of 0.035 hours aka 2.1 minutes per user per day.
For CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg, that’s a necessary drop for his company’s future success. Zuckerberg announced the news Wednesday as part of Facebook’s quarterly earnings, reflecting on its 2017 revenue and spending and the future of the company. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Facebook's traffic is down 50 million hours per day as Zuckerberg demands less 'viral videos'
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Missed the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse? Here's When the Next One Is Happening
January 31, 2018Source: Google News | Missed the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse? Here's When the Next One Is Happening
More than a year ago, I made the impulsive decision to delete the Facebook app from my phone.
Friends, it’s been great! I like my iPhone better when there’s like 80 percent less autoplay food video to stare at.
But I’m no internet purist. Deleting the app from my phone was a simple, low-lift solution to limiting my Facebook use while not seated at a computer. Facebook on desktop, though, is still my weakness, due in large part to my devotion to one of the weirdest branded pages on the internet: the official Lisa Frank Facebook page. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | An ode to the delightfully unhinged Lisa Frank Facebook page