Wickr’s self-destructing secure messages are now on OS X, Windows and Linux

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The Wickr mobile apps for iOS and Android are known for incredibly secure messaging that feature a self-destruct option for text, images and videos. Now those messages are available on your desktop. The new Wickr app for Windows, Linux and OS X, is available today with the same security features found on the mobile apps. All the messages use multi-layer encryption with AES256 and ECDH521 and are never stored on any servers. The desktop app also removes all metadata and is completely anonymous with only your devices having the key that can read messages directed at you. In addition to…



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AirDroid lets you control your Android device with a desktop app

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AirDroid has long been a favorite tool for Android users to transfer files, paste text and links and access contacts and messages from their Web browsers to their mobile devices. The latest update brings a native desktop app for Mac and PC, with better notification handling and remote device control right on your screen. The desktop app in version 3 features a clean interface that allows for simple file transfers, reading and composing text messages, checking call logs and notifications from all apps, including those it doesn’t support natively. This version also includes a feature called AirMirror, which lets you…



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Bing Pulse now lets anyone conduct audience polls

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Microsoft said today that it is opening up its audience polling tool Bing Pulse to all users, to allow them to get reactions from groups at events and meetings in real-time, reports TechCrunch. Until now, the tool was only available through partnerships. Fox News used Bing Pulse to gauge how the nation felt during US President Obama’s State of the Union address last year in February. Bing Pulse lets users create a poll page using a simple Web-based interface and pose multiple questions on the page through the duration of their events, and automatically graph reactions over that period. You…



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Meet Google’s ambitious new CAPTCHA that makes it easier to prove you’re human

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Google is today announcing an improved version of CAPTCHA that it’s calling the ‘NoCAPTCHA reCAPTCHA.’ While it sounds like a mouthful, the new service has some great benefits for users. We’ve known CAPTCHAs for years for their awful distorted text that’s hard to read and get right a lot of the time. Google set out to fix that a year and a half ago, when it discovered that it could teach computers how to beat the traditional CAPTCHA with 99.8 percent accuracy and realized that if it could do that, so could others. The new noCAPTCHA reCAPTCHA is the result,…



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Steam unveils game live streaming to compete with Twitch

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Steam has today unveiled a new beta feature called ‘Broadcasting’ that allows you to stream your games to your friends — just like on Twitch — directly from Steam’s client. The company touts it as being incredibly simple to watch friends play at the click of a button. Steam users on the preview can set their client to allow friends to watch any time they’re gaming or only when invited. Broadcasting only starts when someone jumps in to watch and ends when the game is quit, however users have the option to also broadcast their desktop to stop the stream…



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Typed for OS X helps you focus on your writing task

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Sometimes it can be hard to get into the zone for writing; basically everything that can distract you, will distract you. There’s plenty of ways to get motivated to write, but what about a tool that can help you along the way? Typed is a dead-simple app for OS X that makes it easier to get your writing project done. The app is incredibly basic, but comes with a few features that aim to help you focus. At its heart, Typed is basically a bare-bones markdown editor. There aren’t many flourishes or options outside of the ability to change the…



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Google Play Books for iOS gets a Material Design refresh and new features

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Google Play Books for iOS just got a major update: the ebook reading app now sports a Material Design UI, a bunch of new features and a section for recent and recommended content. The UI refresh includes a new icon, cleaner layouts and a bolder use of color, as well as revised animations and transitions across the app. You’ll first notice this when you launch the app and see the bright new Read Now section, which shows books you’ve recently read, as well as free samples of recommended titles based on your purchase history. Plus, you’ll be able to read…



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You can now rename Dropbox files and folders with the latest iOS update

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Dropbox is a great way to sync files across multiple devices especially when those devices are tablets and smartphones. But, there are limitations to what you can do on those mobile devices. Today, some of those limitations have been removed. Dropbox just updated its iOS app with the ability to rename folders and files and move files. A new ‘more actions’ button signified by three dots now appears next to the sharing button when you are previewing a file. From that drop-down you can rename or move a file. You can rename folders by swiping right on the target folder…



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Uber expands grocery delivery pilot, renames it UberEssentials

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Uber has extended its pilot groceries delivery program in Washington D.C. and given it a new name — UberEssentials. The rebranded service promises to deliver “everyday items you need in 10 minutes or less.” Uber launched the experiment as Corner Store this summer and it seems it’s been successful enough to continue. UberEssentials will run from 9am to 9pm on weekdays and 9am to midnight on weekends. Currently the service is iOS only but Uber says it’ll arrive on Android within days. The list of products available from UberEssentials ranges from snacks, cold and flu remedies and condoms to more…



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Vodafone in talks to buy Tesco’s loss-making Blinkbox streaming service

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Vodafone is set to buy the loss-making on-demand video service Blinkbox from Tesco, according to The Telegraph. It reports that talks between the mobile operator and the supermarket are so far advanced that all other parties have withdrawn from the bidding. Vodafone is expected to pick up Blinkbox for a relatively small sum as the service has struggled against bigger rivals including Sky, Apple, Amazon and Netflix. Tesco’s desire to sell the service has accelerated since it revealed a £246 million blackhole in the accounts of its main grocery business earlier this year. Separately Blinkbox accounted for a loss of…



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