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Facebook And Its 46 Year Old Glitch – Why Did It Happen?

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If you have received a message like this and do not know how it all happened, then you would be glad to know that you are not alone. a number of users across the world have received similar messages and surprisingly, they have had different reactions to this. While some have taken it in a rather funny way, others have been extremely sarcastic on other websites like Twitter. Check out some of the reactions of people below:

From shock to laughter, to utter sarcasm, Facebook was able to gather all sorts of reactions on its new bug. All these images, collected from various sources over the internet show how widespread this problem was.

But why did this problem occur?

Facebook has always had a reputation of keeping things prim and proper, never to give people a chance to complain. of late, new features are getting introduced, and with so much to work on, somehow, some important points are getting missed out.

This is exactly what happened when the programmers at Facebook wrote the ‘Friends since’ feature code. They were not aware of the various problems that could have occurred when the time zones went through a change or some other major factor concerning dates happened.

Certain computers in the world tend to count the date from the Unix Epoch, that is from 1/1/1970. This date is set as zero. At some points, this date can be mixed up to be 12/31/1969, especially if the person has been friends with this mate before the Friends since feature was written. Computers that start counting from Unix epoch generally do not know what to use before that time and and consider the time to be a date as well. The default answer given out by the system is 12/31/1969, which when calculated shows the current date to be 46 years from the date when the Unix Epoch actually started.

This issue has hence been fixed by Facebook, but chances are that we might see it again, unless Facebook changes the codes on the program.

 

Lara Croft Rise Of The Tomb Raider PC Version Release Date

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Lara Croft Rise of The Tomb Raider is one of the iconic games that 2015 has been able to see. but the legacy of the game is far from being over. The game, after being immensely popular in the PS4 and the Xbox consoles will now be released over PC as well, so all the users who were left behind and were PC users will now be able to come aboard and experience the magic of this game as well.

The game is a creation of Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix. Both these production houses have done a great job in making the game. The graphics are perfect and Lara looks even better. Her expressions have matched the voice over perfectly and her action moves are almost real. All this was rather interesting to see in the game.

Now, we are going to see PC users enjoy this game. The Lara Croft Rise Of The Tomb Raider PC Version Release Date is January 29, 2016. This was first explained in a listing that was created by Amazon France (via IGN). It put the game in the list of top games in the PC sector to be released in 2016.

If you remember, the game had earlier been classified as an Xbox one exclusive release. However, you can put all that by now – The company will do equal justice to both PS4 and PC as well.

The declaration of the same was made Steam first. The online game distribution platform said that the PC version of the game will be released in January 2016. But the platform did not announce any fixed date of the release. They only confirmed the month as January 2016. The same was the case of Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics as well, they did not give any fixed date of the game but also mentioned that they were trying to launch the game as soon as possible. We believe this effort but the company somehow refrains from giving us specific details.

Play the Pokken Tournament With your Wii U Controller:

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Nintendo is back on track. After a long time, the company has started experimenting with new peripherals once again.

We do not really know why Nintendo is launching peripherals, but the kind of moves it is making are rather business oriented. It first enthralled the users with the Pokemon themed Pokken tournament and now, it is providing the users with a Pokken controller. Seriously speaking, this is something that will work as a lucrative plan to attract more users.

This Wii U Controller has been manufactured by Hori, but to be frank, this product is not brand new. It was first launched in Japan and was kept limited to this region. But now, the device is going to be launched in the United states. However, the batch is a really limited quantity and will be launched as a limited version only.

The users in USA will finally be able to lay their hands on the device, but given the extremely less quantity being manufactured, the device will have to pre booked, so that it can be delivered. Otherwise, it will only be a dream for the users in the US.

The Wii U Controller has a certain connection to the arcade style gaming of the Pokken tournament. The buttons that you see on the controller are marked ZL and ZR, further pointing to the fact that it has been made in conjunction with the game and its features. However, you can use the hardware for other games as well.

The estimated price for this piece of hardware is $24.99. It was first exposed on the Amazon page. Expected date for the product to go on sale is about 18th March, 2016. As per the sources, since the device will be manufactured in a very limited version, and you will have to pre book, there will be chances that many will not be able to lay their hands on this product. If you are one of these people the you do not have to panic, the company has made plans to launch the Nintendo 2DS with the pokemon game themes very soon. They will be launched in red, blue and yellow colors. Although it is nowhere close to the original device, we are expecting it will be of some use to get the device instead of this.

YouTube Music App – Enjoy Premium Features for Only $10 A Month

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Music lovers cannot deny the fact that YouTube music app is one of the best they can get for streaming online content. But unless you have tried the premium version of the application, you won’t really know how wonderful it is.

The YouTube premium version is also known as YouTube Red. This is worth paying for. With Red, you can experience YouTube music completely ad free. All music delivered is either through your previous choice or it is suggested as per your tastes. The application keeps running in the background without disturbing your current work. For Android users, this app is available at $10 a month in the premium mode. However, if you are an iPhone user, you’ll have to pay $13.

YouTube red provides you much more options than are available in the free version of the application. A fourteen day trial period is in place for first time users in which you are able to experience all the premium features to try. After this, you can get yourself registered.

There are always times when you really do not want to watch the videos. You just feel like listening to random music. YouTube Red music app will help you realize this goal. All you have to do is to hit the toggle button. Immediately, the video will be replaced with album art and the music will keep playing in the audio mode. You can switch back whenever you like to. Moreover, if you are going to work, there is no need to exit the application. You can just minimize the application to the bottom of the screen in a thin bar with the basic functions. Then you can continue working. The application will also allow you get  an offline mixtape to listen to when you are on a weak network. This Mixtape will not be available in the free version of the app.

Are Facebook And Snapchat Losing Their Charm With College Students?

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maxresdefaultFacebook and Snapchat have been the hottest apps among the youngsters of today. But somehow, it seems like the applications are now slowly losing their popularity.lthough this might sound a little weird to you, it is true. You might think that we are joking, because every other college kid you see is either on Snapchat or busy posting on Facebook. But the truth was expressed in a recent poll taken by WayUp. Their official website, that can be visited here, shows that the review was taken to study the choice of about a thousand college goers. A list of ten applications was made and ranks were added.

Facebook was on the top, but it was still on a downward trend. A screenshot of the same is posted below:

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As per the image above, you can very clearly see the list of applications. Facebook’s decline was inversely proportional to the popularity of Instagram, which rose in popularity. Snapchat again showed a downward trend, which of course was not too pronounced. Twitter came in fourth, Spotify, the music app was the fifth in the list of favorite applications. The video giant YouTube was sixth on the scene, followed by Netflix. Tumblr, GroupMe and Pinterest followed in the eighth, ninth and tenth position only.

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Now let us focus on the apps that lost the steam. As you can see, Facebook Messenger and Snapchat fell the most, followed by the others in the list of apps that saw a downward fall.

However, Snapchat still managed to make it into the list of apps that are most loved by college students and was picked by most kids as their favorite. It does happen at times that apps rise and fall in their popularity levels. It only takes a few promotional activities or the introduction of a few new features that kick the levels up again and it is imminent that if Facebook and Snapchat have received the report, they will return with a plan of action on the same.

Virtual Tour Of The White House Now Possible With Google Cardboard

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With google cardboard and the new jump platform using a Go Pro rig for making 360 videos you would now be able to take a virtual tour of the WhiteHouse.

As exciting it may sound this idea has been received differently by people. While some are excited to get a  tour of the White House whithout visit America,Others are not that excited with this proposition. They had expected to get some really classy action classified information about the building but all they got to see was how the first family of the United States Of America chose to decorate their Presidential home for Christmas.

Come to think of it, the idea isn’t really that bad. In order to see the White House and it’s interiors one would have to spend a fortune getting on to plane and visiting America. Instead you can sit in the comfort of your living room pt on your VR headset and take a virtual tour.

This virtual tour however is more like a documentary which might have caused people to loose interest. The application arranged for this tour   to be combined with bag round narratives images and movies. It is more of a slide show which let’s you see images of rooms in the White House in a 180 degree format. Panoramic images did not really create the same effect as we expected and in some places clarity and a level of interaction between app and user seemed to be starkly missing. People would have preffered if the tour was more like a street view kind of a presentation which google maps and google earth provide. Perhaps it would have been more interesting if google had used the Go Pro Rig or any other VR camera for that matter to capture drive along videos of authorized areas within the White House.

The jump camera rig  that was used for this process is a 16 camera setup and has filmed the White House with a brief encounter with Barak Obama’s dog, Bo. Apart from this there was nothing really very exciting about this video tour that could amuse adults. However, children who are excited to the building might like the setup and even learn a bit from it.