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from Ubergizmo by Adnan Farooqui BlackBerry’s devices division hasn’t had much luck lately, all of the devices that it released this year failed to make a mark. However, the company’s once iconic messaging service, BlackBerry Messenger, continues to bring some good news. It was recently announced after the roll out of BBM on iOS and Android that the service brought in over 20 million new users from the rival platforms in its first week alone. BBM Channels, a social network of sorts, rolls out today to the public after initially being announced back in May. BBM Channels is geared towards companies, brands and high-profile users. For example, a company can create its own BBM Channel interact with people through it. BBM users will be able to post questions and communicate with the company, which will have the option to share pictures, messages and even GIFs. The service is open to individual users as well, who can create their own BBM Channels to interact with people. The public roll ...

from LostInTechnology by Bilal Ibrar OS X Mavericks has a lot of great features; the iCloud sync, interactive notifications, the iBook, finder tags and much more. But apart from that, you also need to know the tricks to get around the operating system. Knowing the shortcut keys to your most used and favourite apps/functions is the key to increasing your productivity at work in specific and a better overall user experience in general. We’ll go through a few useful keyboard shortcuts for OS X Mavericks; you can start by memorizing them or just put a sticky note on your desk with your favourite shortcuts. Insert a Selected Item to Sidebar Key : Shift+Option+T Close All Windows Key : Option+Command+W Close a Single Window Key : Command+W Copy Function Key : Command+C Cut Function Key : Command+X Main Dashboard Key : F12 (fn+F12 on laptops) Duplicate Function Key : Command+D Eject a Disk From ROM Key : Command+E Empty the Trash Bin Key : Shift+Command+Delete Find File/Folder Function Key :...

from Chrome Story by Dinsan Francis This post is from Chrome Story - The Best Chromebook Resource on The Planet! I type C into the omnibox and Chrome knows that I want to go to Chromestory.com, (99.99 times that is). I type Y and Chrome knows I want to open Youtube.com. So, how does this happen? chrome://predictors/ can give you some details. It stores the predictions that Google Chrome has made for you and the some insights in to the accuracy of such predictions. There are also 3 values: hit count (how often you type those characters), miss count (how often you pick a different suggestion) and confidence score = hit_count/(hit_count+miss_count). Check “Filter zero confidences” to remove entries with a 0 confidence score. Green entries have a 1 confidence score, which means that the text is always associated with the URL. Take a look. I am sure you will find this interesting. via Google System . Related posts: Type “Set Timer” to Set Timer From Chrome Omnibox The Wilderness Downto...

from The Verge - All Posts by Chris Welch Microsoft has just unveiled Office Remote, a new app that lets users control Word, Excel, and PowerPoint presentations with any Windows Phone 8 device. It's basically SmartGlass for the company's productivity suite, and is a joint effort between Microsoft Research and the Office team. “We want to make sure that we continue to create tools that deliver the best possible experiences to presenters and audiences,” says Darren Edge of Microsoft Research. “The world is constantly evolving, though, and presentations need to evolve with it." Your presentations just got easier Using Office Remote, you can jump between PowerPoint slides and control an on-screen "laser pointer" with your finger. The app also lets users scroll through Word documents or quickly pull up a specific section, and you're able to navigate Excel spreadsheets in much the same way. The app is available beginning today and works with all versions of Of...

from BerryReview by Ronen Halevy BlackBerry just pushed out another small update to BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10. This version 5.0.0.63 supposedly contains “stability and performance improvements” whatever that means. I am still waiting for the update that brings “functionality improvements” but until then you can get the latest update by opening up BlackBerry World, Going to My World, and tapping updates. Unlock ANY BlackBerry ($6 for Legacy & $39 for BlackBerry 10)!!! @ BerryReview Unlocking Store Posted by Ronen Halevy for © BerryReview | BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10 Updated to v5.0.0.63 If you liked this article, you might find these interesting: BlackBerry World for BB10 Updated With Better Update Notifications BlackBerry World Updated to 4.3.1.117 for BlackBerry 10 BlackBerry World Update for BlackBerry 10 Brings Sorely Needed Improvements BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10 Updated to v4.4.0.54 BlackBerry World International Pricing Tiers Updated St...

While pretty much every other iOS device released since 2010 is getting iOS 7.0.4 , the not-qualified iPod touch 4 is getting the same FaceTime call bug fix but in retro iOS 6.1.5 form (2010 original iPad had not camera, so no FaceTime). And no, even if iOS 7 still hasn't won you over, you can't jam this update onto your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch 5. Sorry. You can grab it by going to General > Settings > Software Update on your 4th generation iPod touch, or by hooking up to iTunes over USB and hitting check for updates in iTunes. Let me know how it works for you!

Apple has just released its iOS 7.0.4 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch lineups. The new software version is now available to all users with an iPhone 5s , iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad Air , iPad (third and fourth generations), iPad 2, iPad mini or fifth-generation iPod touch. The release is a minor update with bug fixes including a fix for a FaceTime issue that impacted all devices. It follows iOS 7.0.3, which was pushed out in late October with a number of updates, not the least of which was the ability to disable the zooming transition animations that were making some users sick. Continue reading...