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Waze adds hands-free option for traffic reporting, navigation

Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin

Waze, the popular crowd-sourced traffic app, has gotten a lot of great data out of its drivers, whose anonymous travel information helps paint an overall real-time picture of traffic flow. But the app has been more of a manual experience, … Continue reading →

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Facebook changes its mind, offers news feed layout option

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

After a controversial switch to a new layout for the Facebook news feed, the company has changed its position. Users now have the choice to either clump together top stories or read stories in order. Read more… Neowin.net

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Facebook restores chronological display option in News Feed

Posted on November 9, 2011 by admin

Facebook on Wednesday began rolling out an update to the News Feed that lets users view the most recent stories first. The move is likely in response to complaints Facebook received when it eliminated users’ ability to view the News … Continue reading →

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Google Tests a Search Option for Definitions

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin

Google experiments with a search option that lets you find the definition of a word without using the define: operator or adding “definition” to the query. Selecting the “dictionary” option from the sidebar doesn’t restrict the results to sites like … Continue reading →

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Future Gmail Option: Disable Auto-Adding Contacts

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

Google’s video that introduces the new Gmail ads shows another option that’s not yet available outside Google. In the near future you’ll be able to disable a feature that’s often useful and sometimes annoying: automatically creating contacts when you send … Continue reading →

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