By Philip C. With the end of 2016 approaching quickly, we start to see many ‘________ Of The Year’ Lists emerging, and iTunes is no exception. Today, we will be reviewing iTunes’ picks for the year. App of the Year: PRISMA Prisma is a free photo and video editing app that has many stunning filters for your photos which can quite literally turn your drab and dreary photos into modern, elegant works of art. It also integrates itself into the various social media platforms so sharing is just a simple tap of a button away.
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1. Google vs Baidu (百度) Many of you are probably familiar with Google. Anything dunno? Just Google lah! But the Chinese (from China) would not be able to do that. The Chinese Government has blocked many western sites because of their Policy of Internet Censorship. China does not want its people to be "badly" influenced by the "outside world". Today, only Hong Kong is not affected by China's Internet Policy, where most of the Chinese laws do not apply.
Baidu has been around for 16 solid years. Over this period, many tech experts have lined Baidu up against the almighty Google. Being the dominant search engine in China, Baidu ranks 5th in the Alexa most popular site in the world, thanks to the sheer number of Chinese! But, how powerful is it? It's great. And investors love it. Baidu has been very successful since their founder Robin Li started the company back in 2000, getting sponsors from Silicon Valley, building the most powerful computer cluster, providing ad space (even before Google), having their own encyclopedia, and the list goes on. Tech Out BaiDu here: www.baidu.com. By Philip C. With the advent of the Internet, with 3G and 4G data networks, many instant messaging applications have emerged, which capitalize on these data networks. Long gone are the days when SMS (short Message Service) was the kingpin. In our previous article, we shared 7 Useful Tips For WhatsApp. In this article, we will be looking at the popular instant messaging apps of 2016. Read on to find out if you are up to date with this handy guide! 1. WhatsApp Messenger As discussed in our previous article, WhatsApp is a popular instant messaging service that was released in 2009, and has since taken the world by storm. It is arguably the most popular instant messaging service, giving users the ability to send messages to each other via the Internet.
WhatsApp is not only free, it also lets users create group chats, in which up to 50 people can be in a chat together at once. It has also recently incorporated the feature to make calls and video calls through the Internet. Pictures, videos, audio and documents can also be sent via their app, which is immensely useful as well. WhatsApp also has a desktop client, which allow users to send messages from the comfort of the computer. WhatsApp also features read receipts, which lets people know when their message has a been read by the other party. Tech Out WhatsApp here: https://web.whatsapp.com/ By Philip C. Whatsapp is an overwhelmingly popular instant messaging app that most Singaporeans are using nowadays. It has pretty much rendered the SMS (Short Message Service) obsolete. Here at TechOut, we will share with you 7 features you might not know about Whatsapp! 1. Formatting Your Messages
WhatsApp allows you to make formatting changes to your messages. This can help you to express yourself in that group chat with your old classmates, to beautify that customary festive greeting to your clients, among many other uses. You can italicize, bold or strikethrough (cross out) selected text. To italicize your message, place an underscore on both sides of the text, like so: _text_ To bold your message, place an asterisk on both sides of the text, like so: *text* To s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ your message, place a tilde on both sides of the text, like so: ~text~ Note: There is no option to disable this feature. |