As previously reported, Google is launching an update to its Google+ app for Android with plenty of changes. Among them are some new features specifically for Google Apps customers. For example, the app supports multiple account, so coworkers can easily share stuff with each other from their smartphones, even though they primarily use it for private purposes. It’s also possible to create restricted posts, which can’t be shared outside the organization. The app includes new domain labels (that is also on the internet), which help users identify their coworkers’ profiles. Google could also be launching the Google+ Domains API. Product manager Thor Mitchell explains, “The Google+ Domains API allows Google Apps customers to integrate Google+ into their existing tools and processes, and allows enterprise software vendors to access Google+ from their products. Applications using the Google+ Domains API can act on behalf of Google Apps users to share posts in the same domain, touch upon posts shared inside the domain, and manage circles. To boot,... Read More »

The number of web designers around the world and specifically in the UK and has increased tremendously over the past few years. It is not surprising as more and more people are relying on the web, and this means more and more companies require internet presence, and because the internet technology and the possibilities of the internet have increased, it require increased levels of expertise. All these make it harder to know which web designers Northampton to hire for your website development. But, there are some very important qualities which set aside the best designers from the rest, and why they give clients great advantages over normal web designers. Innovation is an important quality of the best web design company. Many designers use normal templates, or develop sites using layouts they have used several times before and just alter few design features in order to create new websites. These are the sites you have seen many times before, predictable and uninspired. However, the best sites... Read More »

Windows 8.1 is fixing many of the problems people had with Microsoft’s newest operating system last November, but it’s also adding quite a lot of really cool features. Living proof – a local 3D printing API. So, how big is that this? In brief, it’s pretty big. At its annual BUILD developer conference, Microsoft announced that it’s building 3D printing right into Windows 8.1 through a local API. The change benefits essentially everybody keen on the 3D printing space. Here’s what Steve Clayton over on the Next At Microsoft blog needed to say about it: For app builders, it offers an application programming interface (API) for app developers to send their 3D models to, similar to apps was ready to with 2D printing for a very long time. For hardware developers, they could provide drivers which might be automatically downloaded and configured when the user plugs of their new 3D printer. Windows 8.1 provides the helpful job spooling, print queue management, and UI support that... Read More »

Google announced the launch of a brand new tool for webmasters called Website Satisfaction Surveys, that are used to gather feedback from website visitors. When the webmaster pastes a snippet of code provided by Google into their HTML, the page will load a “discreet” satisfaction survey within the lower right-hand corner of the page. “Google automatically aggregates and analyzes responses, providing the knowledge back to you thru an easy online interface,” explains Google’s Marisa Currie-Rose. “Users would be asked to finish a four-question satisfaction survey,” says Currie-Rose. “Surveys will run until they’ve received 500 responses and should start again after 30 days so that you can track responses through the years. It’s currently limited to US English visitors on non-mobile devices. The default questions are free and you may customize questions for just $0.01 per response or $5.00 for 500 responses.” To get the code, register here, enter the positioning name and URL, survey timing, and survey frequency, and click on the “Activate survey” button.... Read More »

Car manufacturer Chrysler Group this week issued two recalls for nearly 800,000 vehicles over airbag and head-restraint system flaws. One recall involves 282,000 minivans which have flawed airbag-control software. The software is programmed to deploy side airbags at the opposite side of a vehicle from the side it really is impacted. Chrysler stated it’s acquainted with three accidents and one “minor” injury concerning the defect. The affected vehicles include 2013 Dodge Grand Caravans, 2013 Chrysler Town & Countrys, and 2013 Ram Cargo Vans. Owners of those vehicles were notified and may be capable of have their airbag-control software patched for free of charge. The other recall involves 490,000 cars and SUVs which have flawed head-restraint systems. Head-restraint systems are designed to head head-restraints forward during collisions, preventing neck injuries. Microcontrollers within the recalled vehicles can be faulty, preventing the active head-restraint system from working. Chrysler has stated that no accidents or injuries was reported owing to this actual defect. The vehicles with the faulty microcontrollers... Read More »