If you are a Linux user, you will be pleased to learn that Red Hat has now decided that it is all right for Fedora to enable MP3 decoding functionality. Encoding functionality is still not available but even decoding has been eagerly awaited by a number of Fedora users. #software
LinkedIn’s troubles in Russia seem to be getting deeper. A Russian court ruled that LinkedIn broke a law that states that personal data of Russian citizens should be stored only on servers located in Russia. However, LinkedIn is allowed to appeal this ruling. #social
Google unveiled its new Daydream View VR headset recently and to coincide with that, YouTube announced its VR app. This VR app will be available on Daydream first and will likely make 360 degree videos more realistic than ever. #vr #ai
In a record of sorts in the ecommerce world, Alibaba, the Chinese online seller, made sales worth $1 billion in just five minutes of its Singles’ Day sales. This should bring hope to smaller ecommerce stores who are always looking for inspiration. #ecommerce
Instagram Stories seems to be getting bigger with each update. This time around, the photo-sharing app will enable mentioned, links and ‘boomerang’ in Stories. Boomerang lets you publish one-second videos on Stories. #social
If you thought BlackBerry had wound up its cellphone business, you were mistaken. The company is planning to launch a smartphone with a physical keyboard, as a token of love for its loyal users. This shall be the last smartphone that BlackBerry will ever release. #corporate
A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that Facebook runs ads that excludes certain races. Now, the social giant will no longer allow advertisers to exclude specific racial groups while placing ads related to housing, employment and credit. #social #marketing
Facebook is planning to introduce mass sponsored messages on its Messenger app. Messenger bots have proved to be popular among businesses and these bots are likely to drive conversations and conversions on the Messenger app. If customers will recieve it well is another story to speculate. #ai #marketing #social
Adobe Lightroom just got a major update on Android. As RAW editing is now implemented on Android, photography enthusiasts can work on their Android devices much better. RAW editing was implemented on iOS back in July, much like everything else. #development #design
Microsoft had been working on a to-do list app and it is now in private beta. The project was announced back in May but Thurrott recently reported that Project Cheshire is now in private beta. Microsoft also acquired Wunderlist, another to-do list app sometime ago. Far too many to-do list apps around? #app
