spadmikeMicrosoft Teams How to use Microsoft Teams: 9 handy tips and tricks trustedreviews.com - Ruth Gaukrodger Working from home? It’s likely that you’re having to use Microsoft Teams more than ever, but you might not have worked out all of its quirks just yet. …
spadmikeMobile Technology The biggest reason not to ditch your iPhone for Android? WhatsApp Wired UK - James Temperton My partner recently made the leap from iPhone to Android. “So how do I get my WhatsApp messages from my old phone to my new one?” they asked shortly …
spadmike Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses WIRED - Andy Greenberg The encryption app is putting a $50 million infusion from WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton to good use, building out features to help it go …
spadmike Microsoft puts the pressure on Slack with first TV ad for Microsoft Teams The Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft is unveiling its first TV commercial for Microsoft Teams this weekend. A 30-second ad will air during Sunday’s NFL playoffs, and will also be shown in the UK, France, and Germany next month.
spadmike So Long, Inbox! Try These Email Apps Instead WIRED - Brian Barrett Inbox was a great email app until Google killed it Tuesday. Fortunately, there are plenty of others out there. In 2014, Google radically rethought how …
spadmikeplay The messy details behind Facebook’s messaging plans The Verge - Russell BrandomIt feels strange to say this in 2019, but one of the biggest tech companies in the world is betting its future on interoperable messaging. In a major announcement on Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg announced
spadmike Private Messages Are the New (Old) Social Network WIRED - Lauren Goode The sudden fall of Facebook sharing has led to the rise of something else: private messaging. It’s onto me, anyway. I am merely one anecdata point …
spadmikeMobile Technology Stop Sending Regular Text Messages Gizmodo - Victoria Song Thanks to a Federal Communications Commission vote last week, wireless carriers now have more control over your text messages. If that sounds …
spadmikeplay Verizon will launch RCS text messaging in early 2019 The Verge - Dieter BohnYesterday at a small, business-focused GSMA event in New Jersey, Verizon’s SVP of consumer products, Aparna Khurjekar, announced that Verizon will launch support for RCS messaging in “early 2019.” The
spadmike Email on mobile sucks, but it’ll get better in the next 10 years TNW - Olof MathéIt’s not the apps – they’ve got better. It’s not even the devices – they’re faster, slicker, with shortcuts and enhancements that make it easier, but not good. The problem is the medium itself – mobile
spadmike Skype now offers end-to-end encrypted conversations The Verge - Dani DeahlBack in January, Skype announced it was testing end-to-end encrypted chat conversations, secured using Signal Protocol by Open Whisper Systems. Now, the feature is available for all users on Skype iOS,
spadmike Newton email app makes digital correspondence a breeze [App of the Week] mobilesyrup.com - By Jonathan Lamont@Jon_Lamont Aug 5, 2018 5:00 PM EDT2018-08-05EDT17:00:21-04:002018-08-03EDT12:02:12-04:00 0 comments I get a lot of email and I’m sure some of you do too. Between school, work and personal life, I’ve had as many as six emails going at any given time. …
spadmike 21 essential WhatsApp tricks and tips you should know Android Authority - Hadlee SimonsWhatsApp is the world’s most popular instant messaging app, and for good reason — it gets a steady stream of updates, has a long list of features, and supports a wide range of devices. There’s little why
spadmike Here's how to opt out of the new Instagram feature that lets random users post your pictures to their story Business Insider - Prachi BhardwajInstagram launched a new feature on Thursday that lets users take photos in their feeds that were posted by others, and add them to their own stories. It's a great opportunity for influencers hoping to
spadmike News: The 4 Best Apps for Private, Encrypted Messaging on Android & iPhone gadgethacks.com - Jon Knight Smartphones are still "phones," which means communicating with others is usually a primary use. Ranging from a simple "hi" to a more personal …
spadmike Stop Using WhatsApp If You Care About Your Privacy Lifehacker - Jacob Kleinman Privacy has always been a key feature and popular selling point for the messaging app WhatsApp. Company co-founder Jan Koum grew up in the Soviet …
spadmikeplayMobile Technology How to enable the new Gmail right now The Verge - Natt GarunGoogle just updated Gmail with one of its biggest redesigns in a long time. The update brings several security features like confidential mode, which allows you to add two-factor authentication and / set
spadmike Facebook Scans the Photos and Links You Send on Messenger Bloomberg - Sarah Frier Facebook Inc. scans the links and images that people send each other on Facebook Messenger, and reads chats when they’re flagged to moderators, …
spadmike GoTenna Mesh hands on: Definitely not a walkie-talkie mobilesyrup.com - By Sameer Chhabra@SameerChhabra94 Feb 3, 2018 1:00 PM EST 2018-02-03EST13:00:23-05:00 2018-02-05EST10:32:52-05:00 0 comments GoTenna co-founder Daniela Perdomo wants people to know that the goTenna Mesh communication device is not a walkie-talkie. “A walkie-talkie is a dumb …
spadmike Snapchat Stories Can Now Live Outside the App WIRED - Arielle Pardes While Instagram and Facebook fine-tune their Stories features, Snapchat is moving some of its content beyond the app. If recent trends are any …
spadmike Gboard just made it too easy to post insane GIF selfies The Verge - Dami LeeGboard, Google’s iOS and Android keyboard app, has quietly updated its design by moving its GIF-making button up next to the word suggestion bar. The GIF-making feature has been around since last September,
spadmike Google's Allo messaging may link to your email account Engadget - Jon FingasIt could open the chat app to many more people. Google has been going out of its way to keep Allo relevant, but there's been one glaring issue: you need a phone number to sign up. How's it going to compete
spadmike Here's why breaking WhatsApp and iMessage encryption is such a dangerous idea Mashable - Gianluca MezzofioreFor most people, breaking WhatsApp's and iMessage's security to let the government stop terrorists sounds like a reasonable idea. In the past we had wiretaps, after all, so what's wrong in updating them
spadmike How to replace Facebook Messenger with a much simpler, lighter version The Verge - Chris WelchEarlier today I published an article about Facebook Messenger’s new, somewhat improved home screen. But despite the company’s attempt at some cleanup, I came away with the same feeling I’ve had for months:
spadmike Facebook M is now becoming a digital butler VentureBeat - Etienne Mérineau, Heyday.aiFacebook just moved even closer to the center of your digital ecosystem with the roll-out of a smarter, more connected version of its proprietary AI assistant, M. Speaking at this week’s Facebook F8 conference,
spadmike Hop: how instant messaging should have been done decades ago pocketnow.com - Adam Z. Lein You may remember an article I wrote a while back called “Why are we still using instant messaging apps at all?” where I talked about all of the …
spadmike Google employees built a messaging app without a keyboard for emoji lovers TNW - Abhimanyu GhoshalEarlier this week, we told you about Uptime, a video sharing app from Googlers who participated in the company’s Area 120 internal incubator for side projects. Now, the initiative has launched its first
spadmike Your phone has already fixed chat fragmentation The Verge - Thomas RickerHow many chat systems do you use? If I look at my own device and exclude work-related Slack messages, I'd say 50 percent of my chats are in iMessage, 30 percent WhatsApp, and 20 percent are some mix of
spadmikeThe White House Trump inspires encryption boom in leaky D.C. POLITICO - By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and NANCY COOKPoisonous political divisions have spawned an encryption arms race across the Trump administration, as both the president’s advisers and career civil servants scramble to cover their digital tracks in
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