Facebook is using one of its most engaging places on the site to spread positive stories about the company: the News Feed. That’s right. Over the past couple of months, the social network has amplified — under the fitting name of Project Amplify — stories written by the firm to bolster its image. According to a report fromthe New York Times, after a meeting in January, Facebook took multiple steps to make the company look good....
The voice-activated Assistant feature that Apple hasbeen rumoredto be building into iOS 5 has gotten a clever looking mockup courtesy ofMacrumorsandJan-Michael Cartand it looks pretty great. This still image and the video are based on information that was given to the site by a source that it feels has accurate knowledge of the feature. The Assistant function is activated by a long press on the home button. You can then give it voice commands with actions attached that can launch apps and fill in text....
The iPad uses a method of multitasking that is almost identical to the one on the iPhone. That is, you double-tap the home button to bring up the multitasking tray, swipe left or right to find the app you want to switch to and tap it. This works just fine on the iPhone where screen real-estate is at a premium, but it falls well short of an ideal scenario on the iPad....
Here’s a cautionary tale about just how vulnerable Facebook pages can be if you’re unlucky. Earlier this year there was controversy around thewithdrawalof a number of Facebook Pages belonging to well-known technology blogs like Ars Technica and NeoWin. As was reported at the time, Facebook acted on bogus intellectual property claims from people who told the social network that these Pages violated their trademarks. As is itspolicy, Facebook withdrew the Pages without any prior investigation....
In its infinite wisdom, Sony Pictures has put up The Godfather on YouTube in its entirety. The whole movie is available to watch (almost) commercial free as well. This move is likely a result of thepartnershipsstruck between YouTube and several major studios, including Sony, to offer more premium movies for rent and purchase on the streaming site. The video was uploaded today by Sony Pictures Uk, but is watchable worldwide. As commenter ‘420isMySweetHoney’ puts it: “This is how you fight piracy....
