Facebook's answer to Snapchat, the Slingshot App now available globally

Facebook announced that its new Creative Labs app, Slingshot, is available internationally.  Slingshot lets users quickly share moments—little and big—with lots of people at once. It’s a new kind of feed where everyone is a creator. You start by shooting a photo or video of what you're up to and then sling it to a bunch of friends. Friends won’t be able to see your shot in their feed until they sling something to you. Will this new functionality catch on? Only time will tell, Facebook seems to think that this is how many users prefer to communicate.

Check out http://www.sling.me/ and the Slingshot team’s blog for more information.  Slingshot in available in English on iPhone (iOS7) and Android (Jelly Bean and KitKat).  

Free group video calls now available on Skype desktop and Xbox One

Skype is ramping up its group video capabilities for users on desktop as well as on the Xbox One. Initially a feature for premium subscribers, the Group Video Calls feature (for 3, 5 and 7 users) is now readily available to anyone with a desktop provided you have the hardware requirements to enable it. Google has been attacking the enterprise with its Hangouts feature on Chromebox devices, so it makes sense that Microsoft will respond in kind by offering expanded functionality for Skype.

Source: Microsoft

TELUS to enable free smartphone and tablet charging on 1,000 Canadian taxis

 

TELUS will be the first in Canada to introduce cell phone and tablet chargers in taxis.  Taxi-goers in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver will now be able to charge their devices while on-the-go, free of charge. You’ll find the chargers in 1,000 active cabs in those cities over the coming months.

Taxis will be equipped with a power docking station located on the backside of the passenger seat headrest that will wo

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Microsoft's OneNote now available for free to Mac OS

Microsoft's powerful cloud-connected note-taking application is now available for free on Mac OS X. This is the first time that OneNote has been made available for Mac, it was available for PCs as part of the Office Suite. Head on over to your Mac's app store to download OneNote.