Software : Dedicated YouTube channel coming to most Roku boxes |
| Dedicated YouTube channel coming to most Roku boxes Posted:  Using backdoor workarounds to get to YouTube on aging Roku devices has gone the way of the dodo thanks to an update from the set-top box giant today. An official YouTube app will finally release on all "current gen" devices - i.e. any Roku product that launched post-July 2011 - instead of limiting the channel to Roku 3 and Roku Stick-using streamers. The only problem is that the update only affects users who live in either the US or UK. Unfortunately those not in the aforementioned geographical locations will just have to wait to an undisclosed time in the future get their Keyboard Cat fix. This isn't a big threat to streaming rival Amazon who had a dedicated channel on their latest set-top device, the Fire TV, since its launch earlier this month.
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| WhatsApp surges to 500 million users in post-Facebook flurry Posted:  Facebook's recently acquired WhatsApp messaging service can now boast an active user base of half a billion people, little over five years after its inception. Since the blockbuster $19 billion (about £11.2bn, AU$20.2bn) acquisition in February - the second largest in tech history - the app has gained an additional 50 million users. In a blog post, the firm said a whopping 700 photos and 100 million users are now being shared every day, while international growth is at its highest in territories like Russia, Brazil, Mexico and India. "We could go on," WhatsApp boasted, "but for now, it's more important that we get back to work – because here at WhatsApp, we're just getting started." Voice calling coming soon?Ironically, WhatsApp has proven such a phenomenon that it has been able to reach the landmark before its new masters, which took six years to reel in as many members. If growth continues at this pace, not only will WhatsApp fulfill Mark Zuckerberg's billion-user prophecy, but it will do so faster than Facebook. The rumoured addition of voice calling should spur further adoption, while WhatsApp is central to Zuck's Internet.org plans to bring connectivity to the billions around the world without access. Could we someday see an eventuality where WhatsApp has more users than Facebook? |
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