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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Viber Releases a Desktop App with Video Calling
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Viber is taking a stand on app messaging; they are releasing a desktop app for their wildly popular messaging platform. Starting today, Viber’s 200 million+ users will have access to their Viber contacts from both mobile and desktop.
Viber is also releasing new updates to its mobile apps, but the bigger story is the desktop app.
The ambitious company is breaking ground on video calling today; but unfortunately, only from desktop to desktop. Hopefully, mobile to mobile, and then even mobile to desktop will be arriving on the scene soon.
Other than that, the desktop version has just about everything the mobile version has, including messaging, stickers, etc.
To start, you must be a mobile user of Viber, so if you don’t have a number that’s already associated with the service, the desktop app will ask you to download the mobile application. From there, you simply input your number into the desktop app, enter a pin which is sent to your mobile device, and you instantly have access to all the contacts you know on Viber.
All of the Viber apps will sync messages with each other as well. This is yet again another weakness in Apple's iMessage: It doesn't sync. All of these app messaging services are fighting with iMessage as well as regular SMS for market space.
Viber is also taking a leap forward with its mobile apps, but Android and iOS, as always, are the main focus of this mobile updgrade. Both will receive video messages, a new assortment of stickers, a new photo experience, a new voice engine, and then some other minor stuff.
Viber has been growing steadily, announcing growth to 200 million users, up from 175 million in February.
This latest advance really only works for those with multiple devices, but it will be interesting to see how the market responds to this new leap forward in app messaging.
Viber is taking a stand on app messaging; they are releasing a desktop app for their wildly popular messaging platform. Starting today, Viber’s 200 million+ users will have access to their Viber contacts from both mobile and desktop.
Viber is also releasing new updates to its mobile apps, but the bigger story is the desktop app.
The ambitious company is breaking ground on video calling today; but unfortunately, only from desktop to desktop. Hopefully, mobile to mobile, and then even mobile to desktop will be arriving on the scene soon.
Other than that, the desktop version has just about everything the mobile version has, including messaging, stickers, etc.
To start, you must be a mobile user of Viber, so if you don’t have a number that’s already associated with the service, the desktop app will ask you to download the mobile application. From there, you simply input your number into the desktop app, enter a pin which is sent to your mobile device, and you instantly have access to all the contacts you know on Viber.
All of the Viber apps will sync messages with each other as well. This is yet again another weakness in Apple's iMessage: It doesn't sync. All of these app messaging services are fighting with iMessage as well as regular SMS for market space.
Viber is also taking a leap forward with its mobile apps, but Android and iOS, as always, are the main focus of this mobile updgrade. Both will receive video messages, a new assortment of stickers, a new photo experience, a new voice engine, and then some other minor stuff.
Viber has been growing steadily, announcing growth to 200 million users, up from 175 million in February.
This latest advance really only works for those with multiple devices, but it will be interesting to see how the market responds to this new leap forward in app messaging.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Has The Onion Been Hacked by The Syrian Electronic Army?
Apparently, The Onion is next on the hack list for the Syrian Electronic Army. After hacking many other large international publishing companies, it appears that The Onion has been hacked by this group. It is unclear whether this hack is legitimate or not, because The Onion is a satirical news site.
In addition to The Onion, an Associated Press hack had the stock market take a little dip just a few days ago.
Twitter is claiming to be creating a two-step verification system for login. But for now, we are stuck with just regular passwords.
As The Onion always adds satire into news events, they have apparently changed their Twitter password to "OnionMan77", just to make their Twitter account "impenetrable".
Below is a screenshot of the tweets from the apparent SEA hack.
In addition to The Onion, an Associated Press hack had the stock market take a little dip just a few days ago.
Twitter is claiming to be creating a two-step verification system for login. But for now, we are stuck with just regular passwords.
As The Onion always adds satire into news events, they have apparently changed their Twitter password to "OnionMan77", just to make their Twitter account "impenetrable".
Below is a screenshot of the tweets from the apparent SEA hack.
MTA Hackathon Photos
Congrats again to the winners of the MTA and AT&T Hackathon this weekend. Check down below for photos from the event.
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MTA App Quest Hackathon Recap
Wow, what an amazing hackathon! There were great apps built this weekend; I am very impressed with what was built. These developers only had 24 hours to build their apps and have something ready to show off. Congratulations to the first, second, and third place prize winners; SubCulture.Fm, MTA Sheriff, and ACCESSWAY. These apps will truly impact the New York City's mass transit in a bright way. Check out below for a quick summary of what's cooking in the app division of NYC public transit.
SubCulture.Fm is an iOS app that allows you to interact with subway musicians. The app mostly works through QR codes. Each artist would have a QR code that the user would scan. This would give the user information about the artist; such as social media, albums and songs, etc. You can share information about the musician using Facebook or Twitter. The app also allows you to track nearby musicians, and even where your favorite musician will be playing. SubCulture.Fm won first place at the hackathon.
MTA Sheriff is a quick and easy gamified way to report issues within the MTA's system. As you report more issues, your character upgrades until you become the "MTA Sheriff".
ACCESSWAY is an iOS way-finding app to help visually-impaired or wheelchair-assisted New Yorkers find their way in the NYC Subway. It allows you to track elevator and exit status. The app currently looks pretty good, but should try and implement real time status updates.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
MTA/AT&T App Quest Hackathon Live Blog
The liveblog will begin at 4 pm EDT on Sunday May 5.
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Good Night Nerd Heads to New York
Hello, Big Apple! GNN is heading out to NYC this weekend to cover the MTA and AT&T's App Quest Hackathon. This is a hackathon devoted to creating new and creative apps for public transit in New York City. I will be covering the demos/presentations and awards on Sunday starting at 4 pm EDT, so be sure to stay tuned for my liveblog. The liveblog will be here: jmtek.info/24. I can't wait!
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