Twitter to Launce App Graph in Bid to Deliver More Tailored Content

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- Twitter Inc. is on the verge of launching a new feature dubbed ‘app graph’, which will allow the company to see what other applications users may have installed on phones or other devices as it intends to deliver more tailored content, including ads.

"To help build a more personal Twitter experience for you, we are collecting and occasionally updating the list of apps installed on your mobile device so we can deliver tailored content that you might be interested in," the company said on its site.

Twitter, whose main service enables users to broadcast 140-character messages, is also considering creating additional mobile applications beyond the core messaging service.

The Smartwatch Almost kill Traditional Watch

The smartwatch from Cellphone Company almost kill the wristwatch, leading to Digital Marketing Agency reported. 

In fact, the Apple Watch will bring to our wrists will spark sales of traditional watches. One more thing, the clock on a smartphone doesn't command this same effect.

Indeed, watches are part style, part talisman, part getting dressed for the day and having a broader awareness of what you're doing. 

In addition, some men will look at the soft and gentle curves of the Apple Watch, at the bouncy emoticons, at the gentle bands.

Anyway, the most important of the smartwatch is Communication, it through the Apple Watch will start out small and intimate and then it will percolate into mass communication.

Hackers to Aim Attacks More on Mobile Devices

(Digital Marketing Agency) - According to Symantec’s internet security threat report, mobile users should be on high alerts when it comes to cyber-attacks as they aim for their personal data mostly stored in their portable devices and easily prone to vulnerability of digital attacks.

“Mobile devices will continue to become a target for cyber attackers especially when such devices store up a trove of personal and confidential information and are left switched on all the time,” the report stated.

“With smart home automation gaining popularity amongst consumers across Asia Pacific and Japan, Symantec anticipates that commoditized ‘plug and play’ consumer devices such as CCTV cameras and remote access controls for alarms, lighting and climate control will be exploited by cyber criminals,” it said.

“Advancements in the Internet of Things also means consumers will have increased connectivity across their devices, gadgets and machines – and with this connectivity comes the potential for a whole new range of security risks.”

Google Contributor allows users to opt out of viewing Ads on websites

Digital Marketing Agency, Google is going to let Web users choose not to view ads on participating websites with the Contributor service providing the option to hide Google ads on sites for a subscription fee of between $1 and $3.

Google said on the Contributor website: "Today's Internet is mostly funded by advertising. But what if there were a way to directly support the people who create the sites you visit each day?"

The company added: "A pixel pattern appears where you would normally see an ad. Alternately, you might see a thank you message. The Contributor program helps Internet users enjoy a clean, pleasing, and distraction-free Web browsing experience."

UK-Based O2 in Line to Be Sold to British Telecom

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- If Spanish website El Confidencial is to be believed, Madrid-based broadband and telecommunications provider Telefonica is likely to sell its UK mobile operator O2 to British Telecom in return for a 20 percent share in BT as part of a "strategic alliance" to strengthen the pair.

"According to various sources, the talks between Telefonica and British Telecom are advanced although no final deal has been reached", reported the website.

However, a spokesman at Telefonica declined to comment on the report, while no one at BT has to date broken the silence on the matter.

The Trade-Up Program of Blackberry

BlackBerry has introduced the Trade-Up Program, which it purpose to use to convince iPhone users to trade in their device for its flagship smartphone, the Passport.

Leading to Digital Marketing Agency reported, the Passport is a new smartphone with a square screen has launched the beginning of this year. 

Moreover, BlackBerry will pay $550 to iPhone users who take part in the so-called “trade up” plan.

According to Marty Beard, chief operating officer called the Passport “a beautiful screen that allows you to be very productive, “with a shape that's good for reading documents.

Moreover, iPhone 4S, 5c, 5s and 6 owners can get up to $550, with proof of purchase of a BlackBerry Passport, if qualified; payments will be made via Visa Prepaid Card.

NTT launches its third Shanghai data center

Digital Marketing Agency, A subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT Communications has launched its third data center in the Pudong Development Zone of Shanghai, claiming highly efficient design of the facility enables it to offer cloud and colocation services 20 percent cheaper than the regional average.

Established by the Japanese government in 1952, the Japanese telecoms giant is now the largest telecommunications company in the world in terms of revenue, with around a third of its shares still owned by the state and its subsidiary NTT Communications running a network of more than 130 data centers worldwide, serving 196 countries and regions.

NTT Coms says the Chinese data center market grew 20 percent in 2013, and the new facility should help meet the increasing demand for enterprise –grade cloud services.

Google’s Smart Spoon Helps Stable Shuddering Hands

(Digital Marketing Agency) – It might seem useless, but Google’s latest technology, the Liftware spoon, might help people, specifically Parkinson's patients, in the simplest and the most basic need.

Made from hundreds of algorithms, the spoon will help people with trembling hands to not spill the food while eating. According to clinical trials, this tech deducts the tremor up to 76 percent.

"We want to help people in their daily lives today and hopefully increase understanding of disease in the long run," Google spokesperson Katelin Jabbari said.

This high-tech utensil kicked off the development in September and in the future Google hopes to input sensor in the spoon for gathering specific information pertaining to the disease for medical researchers.

Viber Public Chats Available in India

(Digital Marketing Agency) – In honoring the high number of users in India, Viber released its new feature called Public Chats this Tuesday.

“We have the highest number of users from India. Of our present 460 million users, 33 million are from India, followed by the US, Russia, Brazil and the UK,” chief marketing officer Mark Hardy said.

”I’m delighted to be here in India to celebrate the launch of Public Chats. We try and promote as much local content as much as possible in every country. May be that is the reason we are seeing so much of growth. In India we grew 130 percent year-on-year. Globally we add 1 million users every week,” he added. ”The release of Public Chats on Viber allows people to interact in a new way, listening to live discussions and staying up-to-date with exclusive content from the people and interests that matter to them most. We are launching this with a great line-up of celebrities, personalities, brands, influencers all over India,” 

The Laser Watch from Patrick Priebe

There is a new technology watch has been created by Patrick Priebe, leading to Digital Marketing Agency reported. 

One more thing this watch can pop balloon and burn through plastic, because it is a watch was equipped with a laser.

Indeed, Mr. Patrick Priebe has built it during downtime from his full-time gig creating props and modestly describes it as a “tiny watch made of garbage”. 

According to Priebe, who runs a firm called Laser Gadgets, said he made the watch out of “leftovers”.

“I found a piece of leftover tubing, and I put it on my wrist and I realized it looked like a watch already,” he said from his home near Cologne.

After molding the tubing a bit more, “all I had to do was file down the edges to make the time module fit and cut something out for the laser module on the side, and it fit right away. It's just my style, putting things together without a plan”

Sony to Count on PlayStation, Image Sensors for Revenue Growth

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- Sony Corp is reportedly ready to cut its TV and mobile phone product line-ups in bid to focus more on its buoyant PlayStation 4 and image sensor businesses, a move that could generate staggering revenue for the Japan-based company.

The plan comes as Sony has recently lost ground to nimbler rivals like Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in consumer electronics.

“Sony said it was aiming to boost sales for its videogame division by a quarter to as much as 1.6 trillion yen ($13.6 billion)…,” Reuter reported.

“At its devices division, which houses its image sensor business, Sony said sales could increase 70 percent to as much as 1.5 trillion yen. Sony's sensor sales are already robust, with Apple using them in its iPhones while Chinese handset manufacturers are increasingly adopting them.”

Ask.com Releases Top Searches of 2014 and Predictions for 2015

Digital Marketing Agency, Ask.com’s top searches of 2014 and its predictions for 2015 have been released with Valerie Combs saying every year a large number of people coming to Ask to get answers and learn new things through the format of Q&A.

"Every year, millions of people come to Ask to get answers, and learn new things through the natural conversational format of Q&A. As a result, we get unique insight into not only what is resonating with millions of consumers today, but how that might evolve in the year ahead," said Valerie Combs, a consumer trend expert at Ask.com.

According to the data from 2014, Ask.com also made some predictions in the lifestyle and entertainment categories; for instance, based on the declining number of searches and questions tied to Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Ask.com predicts that it will be canceled after its 10^th season.

  

StoreDot Confirms Plan to Release Battery Fully Recharging in Just 30 Seconds

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- Israel’s StoreDot has officially confirmed its plan to launch a staggering, slim battery that can absorb and deliver a day's power for a smartphone in just 30 seconds, advance that could transform one of the world's most dynamic consumer industries.

The innovation comes as StoreDot wants to dominate the market with the number of smartphone users forecasted to reach 1.75 billion this year.

"We live in a power hungry world ... people are constantly chasing a power outlet. StoreDot has the potential to solve this real big problem," said Zack Weisfeld, who has worked with and evaluated ventures in the mobile phone sector globally.

"They still have some way to go, to deal with size of battery and power cycle rounds, but if solvable, it's a very big breakthrough."

Smartphones to Have a Portable Wireless Device for Photo Printing: SnapJet

(Digital Marketing Agency) – Soon, smartphones will have a scanning and printing machine which users can bring with them anywhere and anytime thanks to its size which is not much larger than those smartphones, and wireless connectivity.

Called SnapJet, the device will scan photos from your smartphones and print them out in a matter of minutes without any wire connection. You just have to place your phone screen face down then the process will start and finish on its own.

“SnapJet combines vintage analog instant film and cutting-edge fibre optic technology to do just that. It is a modern reinvention of a beautiful, artistic and expressive medium,” writes the SnapJet team on its website.

Confirmed to have a resolution of 1200 dots per inch (dpi) for the scanner, SnapJet will be available for $129 and expected to be released by the end of 2015.

A New Certificate Authority: Let’s Encrypt

There is a new important plan from EFF to convert internet to HTTPS, leading to furniture shop in Cambodia Digital Marketing Agency stated.

By this way Let's Encrypt is that plan, because internet-wide encryption is necessary and moreover.

“All of our browsing is vulnerable to account hijacking, surveillance by companies and governments, hackers on the network, content modification, malware injection and targeted censorship, “said the EFF's Peter Eckersley.

One more thing, Let’s Encrypt can deliver SSL/TLS to everywhere, and then vital personal and business information flows over the Internet more frequently than ever

There are two of the key principles of the Let's Encrypt effort are “free” and “automatic,” Ludin noted.

Indeed, Let's Encrypt will serve as its own root CA. It will be operated by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group.

1-Net signs MOU with partners to expand network in Asia

Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, In an effort to expand its network in Asia, 1-Net Singapore has agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cyber CSF in Indonesia and TCC Technology in Thailand, as well as telecommunications service provider PCCW Global in Hong Kong with managing director of 1-Net Mr. Wong Ka Vin expressing his delight at the partnership.

The managing director said: “We are delighted to partner with the Asia’s leading data center providers to introduce a high-speed access network in Asia. Global data center traffic growth will be almost tripled by 2018, and the introduction of the data center corridor will be the key catalyst for this growth.”

He added: “With this new initiative, businesses can now focus on what’s important, knowing that their back-end IT is taken care of.”

The New Bug, Regin was found by Symantec

There is a new computer spying bug has been found by Symantec, leading to Digital Marketing Agency reported. 

As a leading computer security company said, “it has discovered one of the most sophisticated pieces of malicious software ever seen”.

According to Symantec said the bug, “named Regin, was probably created by a government and has been used for six years against a range of targets around the world”.

As the researcher said, the sophistication of the software indicates that it is a cyber-espionage tool developed by a nation state.

They also said, it likely took months, if not years, to develop and its creators have gone to great lengths to cover its tracks.

Sian John, a security strategist at Symantec, said: “It looks like it comes from a Western organization. It's the level of skill and expertise, the length of time over which it was developed”. 

Microsoft Word and PowerPoint to Have a Live Chat Feature Powered by Skype

(Digital Marketing Agency) – Following Microsoft official blog announcement, a similar feature to Google Drive chat, which allow users to instantaneously converse, will be input in its Word and PowerPoint web apps.

The firm confirmed that it will use a built-in Skype chat for this new feature that will be accessible in the upcoming weeks for office online. Once this feature is available, a “Chat” button will be visible in the upper-right corner which let users start the dialogue when clicking on it. The messages come with a typical sidebar window.

This Skype-powered chat can also allow users to continue the communication via the main service which means they can use their Skype app regardless of devices and pick up the chat from there.

The firm finally stated that this feature is expected to extend to OneNote, and Excel as well.

Bing Strives to Improve Mobile to Search

Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, Thanks to the growing number of mobile Web users and perhaps in a bid to keep up with Google's new mobile-friendly labels in its search results, Bing is striving and also taking some time to discuss the importance of mobile to search.

The number of mobile Web users has been on a steady increase, jumping from 400 million in 2007 to nearly 1.8 billion in 2014, according to comScore research. comScore expects that this year will be the first in which mobile Web usage is expected to surpass that of desktop, despite mobile's inherent difficulties.

Mir Rosenberg, principal program manager wrote: "The recent update marks the beginning of our journey toward increased mobile relevance and is now improving a small but steadily growing percentage of our mobile queries."

Amazon Sets Sights on Launching Ad-Supported Video Streaming Service

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- Amazon.com Inc. is reportedly preparing to launch a new ad-supported video streaming service in bid to compete directly with Hulu and Netflix Inc., whose charges begin with $7.99 a month for customers in the US.

If the New York Post is to be believed, the soon-to-be-released service will be separate from the company's $99-a-year Prime membership, which includes a video service.

“Though the new service will be separate from Prime, ultimately Amazon plans to lure more users and eventually get them to sign up for Prime,” stated the report.

Moleskine Teaming with Adobe to Create Digital Paper Notebooks

(Digital Marketing Agency) – After successful ventures with Evernote and Livescribe, Moleskine, a paper notebook manufacturer, introduced its third collaboration with a new partner, Adobe, to make its products high-tech.

The app, exclusively for iPhone, will help ease the scanning access of sketches created in Moleskine Smart Notebooks to Adobe’s Creative Cloud.

Moleskine believes this partnership will lead users to more user-friendly options in inspiration rather than a dilemma.

“We don’t see a conflict between digital and analog tools,” Moleskine VP Maria Sebregondi said in a statement. “For us the digital realm is another open platform for creativity and self-expression. Rather than make our fans choose between analog and digital, they should be able to navigate both seamlessly.”

This special notebooks will roll out next month with the digital price of $32.95.

Google to Revisit China with Google Play App Store

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- World’s No. 1 search engine Google Inc. is reportedly planning to launch its Google Play app store in China, just four years after the company exited the country following repeated hacking attempts, potential loss of intellectual property and persistent censorship.

US-based Google last year discussed with the Chinese government about launching Google Play, yet some of Google's web services remain blocked in China and the features will not be available in the foreseeable future.

According to reports, it will be unclear until the last minute, though, whether the government will actually permit a launch.

However, should Google’s attempt prove successful, it will give the company access to about half the users of its Android operating system.

Amazon committed to renewable energy

Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, Amazon has made a promise to use 100 percent renewable energy in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres, which has been welcomed by environmental campaigner Greenpeace.

According to an announcement on its site, the cloud services giant made a "long term commitment" to use only renewable energy in its global infrastructure.

Greenpeace said: "Amazon’s data centers consume massive amounts of electricity, and they’re proliferating incredibly quickly, which is why today’s news is so crucial and promising."

It added: "Amazon’s customers will need more information so that we can trust that AWS means business when it says it is committing to renewable energy. AWS should offer a plan for how it will implement its ambitious new commitment across its footprint."

All Kinds of New Marking Will be Allowed ON Twitter

There is no longer, Twitter will open the door to all kinds of new marketing possibilities, according to Digital Marketing Agency reported.

“Our long-standing goal has been to let people search through every tweet ever published,” said Yi Zhuang, who led the team working on the project. One more thing, the purpose of this opening is want to improving service to all the users.

The move is “of value to marketers that want to mine its historic datasets and trends,” said Alan Pelz-Sharpe, research director for social business applications at 451 Research.

“Twitter will be hoping folks find gold nuggets in here and, more importantly, figure out at a granular level what works and what doesn't,”Pelz-Sharpe told TechNewsWorld. “Those lessons, in turn, can feed greater sponsorship and advertising revenues in future”. 

Yahoo Replaces Google with Firefox as Its Default Search Engine

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- Globally famous Yahoo Inc. has now replaced old partner Google with Mozilla’s Firefox as its default search engine on the Firefox Web browser in America, which means that users of the Firefox’s in the country will automatically be routed to search results on Yahoo's website when typing a query into the small box that appears at the top of the browser.

The deal between Yahoo and Mozilla will start in December and is set to last five years as the former wants to boost its flagging search market share.

"It's one of the largest independently-directed search share opportunities available in the market," said Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer.

Twitter Allows Users to Search Through Every Tweet Ever Published

Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, Launching around eight and a half years ago and now claiming to have 284 million monthly active users, Twitter has opened up its whole catalogue of messages to a search engine. This means that its entire content, around 500 billion documents, is available to sift through online.

Twitter engineer Yi Zhuang wrote: "Since that first simple tweet over eight years ago, hundreds of billions of tweets have captured everyday human experiences and major historical events. Our search engine excelled at surfacing breaking news and events in real time, and our search index infrastructure reflected this strong emphasis on 'recency'.”

He continued: "But our long-standing goal has been to let people search through every tweet ever published. We [have] built a search service that efficiently indexes roughly half a trillion documents and serves queries with an average latency of under 100ms."

The New Anti-Spying Program

There is a new program from Amnesty International, anti-spying has been released to note spying software used by governments to monitor activists and political opponents, as Digital Marketing Agency reported.

“The Detekt software was needed as standard anti-virus programs often missed spying software”, it said.

As Amnesty said, “many governments used sophisticated spying tools that could grab images from webcams or listen via microphones to monitor people”.

“These spying tools are marketed on their ability to get round your bog-standard anti-virus,” said Tanya O'Carroll, an adviser on technology and human rights at Amnesty International.

“The makers of spying software did extensive testing to ensure that the way they infected and lurked on a computer did not trigger security alerts”, she added.

Facebook Bringing the latest Caption of Tech News to Users

(Digital Marketing Agency) – Famous for online social networking, Facebook has recently rolled out its additional flagship page, FB Techwire, which centralizes around news that covers the latest and finest technology from worldwide journalists.

An extension of FB Newswire which kicked off previously this year, Techwire will confirm and combine the hottest and best tech news everyday for users to stream online.

"It’s all about thinking of Facebook as a primary source of news content, formatted so journalists can easily scan content and pick out what’s newsworthy." Andy Mitchell, Facebook's director of news and global media partnerships said.

The New Feature from Messaging App Viber: Public Chats

The Public Chats from Messaging app Viber, has been launched on Tuesday according to Digital Marketing Agency reported.

One more thing this free messaging and call service has been bought by Japanese Internet giant Rakuten for $900 million last spring.

In addition, this Public Chats will let the Average Joe tap into multimedia conversations including text, photos, audio, video, stickers and hyperlinks, which are happening between celebrities and public figures in real-time.

“I like to think of it as social experimenting,” said Viber CEO Marco Talmon. “It addresses the basic need for us as humans to look at other people's worlds”.

Moreover, “Viber's 209 million monthly active users will have 300 group chats to choose from -- including ones led by Perez Hilton, YouTube star Tyler Oakley, fashion models from Next Model Management and the editors of Rolling Stone”.

Nokia Unveils N1 Tablet in Bid to Revive Its Brand

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- Well-known Finland-based Nokia unveiled on Tuesday its long-anticipated N1 tablet with a view to rivaling the iPad Mini of Apple, with the manufacturing, distribution and sales of the new N1device handled under licence by Taiwan's Foxconn.

“The aluminum-cased N1, which runs on Google's Android Lollipop operating software but features Nokia's new Z Launcher intelligent home screen interface, is due to be in stores in China in the first quarter of next year for an estimated price of $249 before taxes, with sales to other markets to follow,” Reuter reported.

 Stunningly, Nokia sold its ailing phones and devices business to Microsoft for more than $7 billion half a year ago.

Intel Introduces a High-Tech Bracelet, Aiming for Women

(Digital Marketing Agency) – While other electric giants such as Apple and Samsung are striving to create high-tech, wearable watches to match with their smartphones, Intel ironically has also introduced recently its first-time wearable device. However, this is more fashionable and aim for "highly connected women" with a wearable bracelet called - My Intelligent Communication Accessory (MICA).

A cooperated work with Opening Ceremony, the device’s main features include text message, Yelp, Gmail, Facebook events and Google Calendar.

"Our pioneering collaboration with Opening Ceremony and the introduction of this category-defining smart jewelry piece advances wearable technology as a distinctively stylish accessory that places importance on both aesthetics and functionality," said Ayse Ildeniz, VP and general manager for business development and strategy, New Devices Group at Intel.

"MICA captures Intel's philosophy that technology should enhance jewelry in order to make wearable technology truly 'wantable,' in addition to seamless and productive," she added.

The bracelet will be available in the U.S. from early December.

China Mobile launches network center in Hong Kong

Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, China Mobile has launched a global network centre (GNC) in Hong Kong, which marks the first cable landing outside of mainland China by any Chinese mobile operator.

According to the telecommunication player, one of China's top three mobile operators, the GNC is an international Tier 3+ data center, which boasts optimal electricity supply, 2N reserved capacity, double electrical circuit security, double fireproof design and advanced recirculating cooling.

For China Mobile, the center will have high standards in eco-friendly initiatives including resource reduction, recyclable practice, electricity efficiency and green interior environment.

Dr. Tiger Lin, chairman of China Mobile International said: “The opening of the global network center not only enhances the international business infrastructure and service standards of China Mobile, but also further strengthens the position of Hong Kong as the global communications hub.”

The Healthy Heart Score: An Online Website to Check for a Potential Heart Disease

(Digital Marketing Agency) – Without going to the hospital for a usual checkup, people can actually check the health of their heart now by a new online website which can evaluate the potential development in cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in the next 20 years.

Called the Healthy Heart Score, the free web-based survey, established by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, help users by asking simple yet the most impactful questions that trigger the risk of developing the grim disease. As a result, users will get risk score of low (green), moderate (yellow), or high (red) and guidelines to improve their hearts’ health.

“The Healthy Heart Score is all about modifiable lifestyle risks, which may increase awareness of CVD prevention through lifestyle interventions earlier in life, prior to the development of clinical risk factors,” said Stephanie Chiuve, assistant professor at the Harvard Medical School.

You can check out the website now via www.healthyheartscore.com.

Google Replaces Carousel with Three-Pack of Ads

Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, Google will discontinue Carousel for local search results, replacing it instead with a "three-pack" of ads.  Therefore, no longer will the horizontal Carousel be at the top of Google searches for local hotels, restaurants, and nightlife options.

Lisa Raehsler, founder and principal strategist at Big Click Co., an online advertising company says: "The new three-pack of organic listings features an interesting combination of organic results and AdWords working together."

He continues: "Clicking on the organic results leads to a new details page where initiating a second action, like hotel reservation search, is a sponsored ad. This opens up opportunities for SEO/PPC to be more integrated and see more interactive ad units in search results."

Facebook to Kicks off Its Professional Version Targeting Businesses in Coming Months

(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com)- With more than one billion monthly users, world's No.1 Internet social network Facebook will kick-starts its soon-to-be-released professional version which solely targets businesses, a person familiar with the matter claims.

Tellingly, the new service would allow users to maintain special profiles that are distinct from their existing Facebook profiles. Work activities would not be shared on a user's personal profile, and the baby photos, videos and general banter popular in the consumer version of Facebook would not encroach into the professional version.

Still, it has not been certain how Facebook is going to monetize the professional service to date.