An app to delete inappropriate text messages

An app to delete inappropriate text messages

If you have sent some inappropriate text messages to your friend and want to delete it from his/her device permanently, a new app called Strings could help you do so.

The app has been developed by Be Labs, a Seattle-based tech firm. It gives users complete control over their personal conversations.

The app allows you to take back your messages by controlling the feature "if and when content is deleted, immediately and permanently", CNBC reported.

The recipients must also have the app installed on their phones for it to be effective.

Strings is available for download in the iOS App Store.

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Vimeo,Dailymotion, 2 other websites Unblocked

Vimeo,Dailymotion, 2 other websites Unblocked

NEW DELHI: The ban on four of the 32 websites enforced by the Indian government recently in an effort to curb ISIS propaganda in the country has been lifted. 

The ministry of communications and information technology issued a statement saying it has initiated action to unblock vimeo.com, dailymotion.com, gist.github.com and weebly.com. The sites can now be accessed freely. 

The statement also said that a "similar approach (of unblocking websites) could be considered for other involved websites on getting assurance that law of the land would be complied with." Until that happens, the remaining 28 websites will remain blocked in the country. 

The anti-terrorism squad had called for a ban on these websites as these were being used to spread jihadi propaganda. In its statement, the ministry said, "These websites work on page hosting concept. Many of these websites do not require any authentication for pasting any material on them. Other (websites allow users to) upload articles, videos or photos or to download the contents which helps to hide the identities. These websites were being used frequently for pasting, communicating such content by just changing page name or even blocking the earlier one." 

The 32 websites were inaccessible from India on BSNL and Vodafone networks. Vimeo, Dailymotion, gist.github and Weebly are accessible over the networks at present while the others remain blocked. 

The ban on the websites had created a furore on social media, with Twitter users bandying together to protest against this move by the government using the hashtag #GOIblocks. 

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Microsoft Office Revamp for Windows Phone Is Coming Soon: Belfiore

Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Operating Systems, Joe Belfiore, confirmed the Office suite of apps for Windows Phone is in the pipeline and fans will "hear much more" soon.

On Thursday, Belfiore greeting 'Happy New Year' to Chinese Windows Phone fans on Weibo assured them they will hear about Microsoft's plans before the start of the Chinese New Year, which begins on February 19, and at 'a single event'.

This suggests that the 'The Next Chapter' of Windows 10 scheduled on January 21, where the company is expected to unveil the consumer preview of the upcoming OS, could also see the announcement of the updated Office for Windows Phone.

To remind you, Microsoft had released the updated and free versions of Office for Android and iOS in November last year, but it didn't touch company's own Windows Phone platform. It has since updated the Android and iOS apps as well.

"As we end our 2014 I want to acknowledge the comments and letters you all have sent, noting that you have been frustrated seeing Microsoft launch new applications like Office on iOS and Android, without accompanying news around what will happen on Windows Phone. I want to assure you that our Office team has not forgotten Windows Phone - we're just aligning all of our news and announcements to a single event. You'll hear much more about what we have planned before Chinese New Year," said Belfiore on Weibo.

Apart from Windows 10, a new report earlier this week suggested Microsoft's plans for a new browser along with the Windows update.

Citing sources, the report had claimed that the company has codenamed the new browser as "Spartan", and suggests it is not an upgrade of the IE11. It adds that the IE "Spartan" will pack several new features and will look more like Chrome and Firefox, apart from also supporting extensions. It also notes that the new browser will be a "lightweight browser."

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