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You can finally edit your Instagram comments and location from within the app

Nov10
by on November 10, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

How many times have you dropped a comment on an Instagram only to realize it has a typo. Damn autocorrect! Well our long nightmare is finally over. Now you can fix those typos with the latest update for iOS and Android. Today, Instagram announced updates for both iOS and Android that include the ability to edit comments and your photo location. The app also ships with a new Explore icon. Where once was a compass is now a magnifying glass. The actual feature also has a Photos and People tab to help you narrow down who and what you are…

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7 startups to check out from the Upwest Labs accelerator

Nov10
by on November 10, 2014 at 7:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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UpWest Labs  is a US-based accelerator that brings promising Israeli startups to a four month program in Silicon Valley for a chance to break out big. Here’s a look at what the graduates that made it to California have to offer: Codefresh Codefresh makes it easy for both agile and DevOps teams to do their coding in the cloud using a full development environment – you can work on your projects from any browser or operating system. It even automatically handles frequent time consuming procedures like git flow support to help make your life easier. FirstImpression FirstImpresion makes it easier for advertisements…

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An iOS security flaw can reportedly replace apps and open iPhones to data theft

Nov10
by on November 10, 2014 at 6:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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On the heels of the WireLurker malware, a new iOS vulnerability has potentially emerged and this one could share all your private information with hackers. According to security research firm FireEye, a new flaw it calls Masque Attack installs malicious apps that replace official third-party apps on iOS devices and could be used to mine those devices for private information. The could attack start with a innocent looking text message that lures users to install an app. In its demo of the attack, the text message offers a new version of Flappy Bird. But instead of a game, the malicious installs itself over a…

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An iOS security flaw can reportedly replace apps and open iPhones to data theft

Nov10
by on November 10, 2014 at 6:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

iPhone 6
On the heels of the WireLurker malware, a new iOS vulnerability has potentially emerged and this one could share all your private information with hackers. According to security research firm FireEye, a new flaw it calls Masque Attack installs malicious apps that replace official third-party apps on iOS devices and could be used to mine those devices for private information. The could attack start with a innocent looking text message that lures users to install an app. In its demo of the attack, the text message offers a new version of Flappy Bird. But instead of a game, the malicious installs itself over a…

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Facebook reveals 500 million people are now using Messenger each month

Nov10
by on November 10, 2014 at 5:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Just a few months after the start of the great unbundling, which saw Facebook split Messenger off from the main app, the social networking giant has revealed that half-a-billion people are now using the standalone Messenger mobile app each month. The move hasn’t been the most popular one from Facebook in recent times, with many questioning why they need a carry out a separate installation to use a feature that was already available in the main app, Facebook has always stressed they had good reasons. Indeed, in a Q&A last week, Zuckerberg addressed this question directly, saying: “The first thing…

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