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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Facebook is ditching the private messaging function in its main mobile application in favor of having the entire messaging experience take place inside the dedicated Messenger app. The company launched the dedicated messaging app on iOS and Android in 2011, and later debuted it on Windows Phone. Facebook redesigned the app in November, with a focus on aiding those who want to be reachable at all times. The company made the app faster, mobile focused, and easier to contact friends and important contacts.

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Facebook Mixes Up Mobile Messaging

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Facebook is ditching the private messaging function in its main mobile application in favor of having the entire messaging experience take...

Twitter today officially announced that it would start to offer in-browser notifications — as we wrote yesterday, noticing a test of the feature. “When you’re logged in on twitter.com, you will receive notifications if someone has replied, favorited or retweeted one of your Tweets. You can also receive notifications for direct messages and new followers,” Michael Ducker of… Read More

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Twitter Makes In-Browser Notifications Official

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Twitter today officially announced that it would start to offer in-browser notifications — as we wrote yesterday, noticing a test of the fea...

French President Francois Hollande has imposed a ban on mobile phones during cabinet sessions, forcing ministers to leave their devices at the door. The move is designed to help "focus on what we must do," a spokesperson said, and will ensure that government folk "talk and listen to what is said and will no longer be able to tap away at this magnificent tool." French politicians have indeed been caught fiddling on devices when they should be, you know, executing the will of the people.

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France Bans Mobile Phones During Cabinet Sessions

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French President Francois Hollande has imposed a ban on mobile phones during cabinet sessions, forcing ministers to leave their devices at...

Runscope, a service that helps developers test and debug APIs, today announced that it has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led by General Catalyst Partners, with participation from Lerer Ventures and True Ventures. As part of this investment, General Catalyst Managing Director Steve Herrod will join the company's board of directors. Read More

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API Testing Service Runscope Raises $6M Series A Round Led By General Catalyst, Announces Enterprise Tools

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Runscope, a service that helps developers test and debug APIs, today announced that it has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led...

Google is making a change to its Android security systems today that is meant to ensure that users who install apps from outside of the Google Play store are a bit safer from malicious apps. Currently, Android users can have Google scan their apps for malicious code at the time of installation. Going forward, Google will expand this program with a more service-based system that will… Read More

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Google Strengthens Android App Security With Continuous Post-Install Scans

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Google is making a change to its Android security systems today that is meant to ensure that users who install apps from outside of the Goog...

While Smart cars may be good for the environment and financially beneficial to owners, more so than other vehicles, those benefits are wiped out when a gang of vandals tips one over. A group of as many as eight people dressed in black tipped over four of the cars in a San Francisco residential area this week. One of the cars was upended onto its rear, with the lights pointing at the sky, one was on its roof, and the others were on their sides. The tippings took place within a one- to two-square mile area in the city.

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