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Tech Digest daily round up: Snap announces AR Spectacles – but you can’t buy them!

Snap’s new Spectacles glasses are its most ambitious yet. But there’s a big catch: you can’t buy them. On Thursday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company’s first true augmented reality glasses, technology that he and rivals like Facebook think will one day be as ubiquitous as mobile phones. A demo showed virtual butterflies fluttering…

21 May 202121 May 2021 Chris Price News

Feedly Pro launches, offers RSS article search, security and Evernote integration for subscribers

Since the untimely demise of Google Reader, many web users have been scrambling around to find the best alternative news aggregator. Quickly rising to the top of the pile was Feedly, who have today announced a new premium service to…

5 August 2013 Gerald Lynch Software, Tech Digest news

Facebook planning Flipboard-like news app ahead of Google Reader shutdown

With Google Reader closing its doors on July 1st, it seems Facebook will be the next company to try to pick up the RSS Reader's marooned following. According to the Wall Street Journal, Mark Zuckerberg's team will be targetting mobile…

24 June 2013 Gerald Lynch Facebook, Tech Digest news

RSS inventor won't miss Google Reader

The internet may be weeping at the news that Google Reader may be about to close, but one person of note won't be shedding a tear. Dave Winer, an instrumental figure in both the invention of RSS feeds and blogs,…

18 March 201313 January 2020 Gerald Lynch Google, Tech Digest news

APP OF THE DAY: Pulse (Android)

Google's Reader app may be the RSS manager of choice when it comes to Android handsets thanks to its clean and simple interface, but if you're looking for a snazzier way to browse your news stories then you simply must…

8 February 201122 December 2015 Gerald Lynch Android, Android apps, Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

Google Reader app for Android phones launched

It's been far too long coming, but Google have finally lifted the lid on their native Google Reader app for Android phones. Thankfully it seems like it was time well spent in the development stages for the RSS reader, as…

2 December 2010 Gerald Lynch Android, Android apps, Google, Tech Digest news

Gmail gets drag-and-drop attachment save function

People who use Google's Gmail email service through their Chrome browser will wake to find that they can now save attachments simply by dragging them to their desktops or folders. Hovering over the attachment icon reveals the new function, which…

4 August 2010 Gerald Lynch Google, Tech Digest news

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