Twitter Cripples Third-Party Apps Like Tweetbot and Twitterific
Friday, 17 August 2018
Twitter is no longer allowing developers to access its old APIs. This means that some key features of third-party Twitter apps such as Tweetbot, Twitterific, Talon, and Tweetings no longer work. Which has rather annoyed the people using those apps for obvious reasons. A Longstanding Love-Hate Relationship For many years, Twitter has enjoyed endured a
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Google Admits Third-Party Apps Can Read Your Gmail
Wednesday, 04 July 2018
Google has moved to assure Gmail users that their inboxes are private and secure. However, in doing so it has admitted that third-party apps can read your Gmail, and that this is all your fault. After all, you’re the one giving developers access. For many years, Google analyzed the emails passing through your Gmail inbox
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New Amazon Alexa Functionality Will Suggest Third-Party Skills
Wednesday, 06 September 2017
Amazon is making it much easier for Echo and Alexa-powered devices to find and use voice apps designed to extend their virtual assistant functionality. More Power to Alexa When you ask Alexa a question it doesn’t know the answer to, the digital assistant is typically forthcoming with its “Hmmmm, I don’t know that” answer. Unfortunately,
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What to Do When Google Prevents Sign-In Access to Third-Party Apps
Friday, 28 July 2017
About three years back, Google put a bigger lock on its doors and improved sign-in security access for all of its services. That lock was (and is) OAuth 2.0, which is very specific about which third-party apps it allows access to. Think of this protocol as a big burly bouncer guarding the smarts of a computer. Only
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HP Abandons the DRM Killing Third-Party Ink Cartridges
Friday, 30 September 2016
HP is backing down over its use of DRM to prevent third-party cartridges from working on its printers. And lo, it came to pass that a company saw sense for a change. However begrudgingly. In March of this year, HP issued a firmware update for some of its printers. So far, so ordinary. Unfortunately, this
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Choose a Third-Party Mac Mail App for All These Benefits
Saturday, 02 April 2016
Are you looking for a new email client for your Mac because you’re tired of Apple Mail? Many third-party clients are worth considering, each packed with features either missing or lacking in Mail.app. Let’s take a look at what features you’re missing out on, and which clients do them the best. Has Your Message Been Read? So you’ve sent an
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