Snapchat and Periscope users are still being lured by Instagram and this time around, the company has announced two different features. The first one is live video on Instagram Stories and the other is disappearing videos for friends and groups in Instagram as direct message. These features are likely to help both regular users and those who are in the media fields. #social
If you were worried about how much websites really know about you, you should probably begin to use ClickClickClick. This website annotates all your moves and helps you to remind that you are being watched and observed by various websites. ClickClickClick is a website that is designed to invoke introspection about big data and privacy. #bigdata #security
Fedora 25 is now available for production machines, and this comes as welcome news to everyone who likes open source operating systems. This Linux based OS is already gaining a lot of traction and is predicted to become popular in the coming weeks. Fedora 25 Workstation is likely to attract Windows 10 users who are not very happy with their current operating systems. #software
While the feature isn’t available widely at the moment, some users of Facebook’s iOS app report that they are able to locate public Wi-Fi connections so that they can browser faster. Facebook is probably just testing this feature, and this is probably why it is not available to everyone. It is probably to make more people use Facebook Live without connection issues. #internet
If you are tired of using Windows 10 and don’t want to splurge on a Mac, here is a new operating system that can match Windows’ layout but it is not quite the same. Zorin OS Linux Distro is a Ubuntu-based operating system that provides an attractive alternative. #technology
DNS provider Dyn will be purchased by Oracle. Dyn was a victim of the large scale DDoS attack last month. Oracle plans to include Dyn’s products and services to its Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) products. #security #corporate
Faster Wi-Fi may soon come to rural communities thanks to Microsoft’s new initiative. The tech giant has collaborated with D-Link, a networking equipment manufacturer to bring ‘Super Wi-Fi’ to rural communities. This will be based on the 8092.11af protocol, which makes use of unused bandwidth. #internet
In an effort to weed out fake news, Google is going to remove its ‘in the news’ section, which usually appears in the top of the search results on desktop. The move will be implemented in just a couple of weeks and will be replaced by a carousel of ‘Top Stories’. #search #media
The next time you have to wait at the railway station to take a train, you can at least browse on your laptop or smartphone using fast Internet, thanks to Wi-Fi services which will be offered by Facebook, in collaboration with RailTel. Facebook has already conducted a pilot study across 125 rural locations. #internet
Developers will be pleased to learn that Microsoft has released a number of tools that help them to develop apps for platforms of their choice. The slew of tools helps developers to develop apps for iOS, Android and Windows. The announcements were made at the annual ‘Connect Conference’. #corporate #developer
