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Play Magazines receives UI overhaul to match Music and Books apps
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
It was only a matter of time before Google got around to cleaning up the clumsy 3D interface of its Play Magazines app. With both Books and Music already sporting a spiffy new design, we're happy to report that its periodicals portal is now just a...
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Google Drive for Android updated with card UI and refined scanner function
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Cards, cards, cards... that's the refrain around the Google campus these days. Everything is getting turned into cards. That now includes your documents stored on Drive, too. The Google Drive app for Android was updated today with a whole new UI t...
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Google+ adds card UI and larger cover photos to mobile site
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Google has been spending quite a lot of time tweaking, streamlining and generally beautifying the interface of its "social backbone." But while the mobile apps and desktop site have seen near constant updates, the mobile Google+ site has languishe...
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Microsoft’s new Kinect is official: larger field of view, HD camera, wake with voice
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's introducing a new Kinect motion-sensing camera to go alongside its new Xbox One game console. The camera peripheral is getting some major improvements in its second iteration, and it's expected to ship with every new console at launch....
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Sony begins testing faster, more efficient video streaming for PlayStation Store
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Video offerings through the PlayStation Store should be getting a bit of an upgrade soon. But, before rolling out a brand new streaming tech to the entire catalog, Sony is beta testing the faster and more adaptive format with select discounted tit...
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Foursquare for Windows Phone gains Lumia-exclusive AR feature
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Foursquare for Windows Phone keeps getting better and better. And now Lumia owners will have something else to brag about (besides the stunning design, that is). Nokia devices are being granted access to a small set of exclusive features in the la...
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Yahoo NYC press event liveblog
Posted On 20 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
News of Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr is already official, so today's NYC event will likely shed some light on that $1.1 billion deal. CEO Marissa Mayer will be on hand to address the crowd -- and we'll be there to give you the play-by-play. Will ...
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Yahoo’s post-Tumblr purchase press event is live tonight, get your liveblog here!
Posted On 20 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Well, Yahoo! has already officially announced its $1.1 billion cash deal to snatch up social darling and microblogging platform du jour, Tumblr. The question on everyone's mind is, what else could the struggling web pioneer have up it's sleeve? Tr...
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Pinterest adds more data to your boards with rich pins
Posted On 20 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Pinterest is already an absurdly popular way to save stuff from around the web, be it shoes you love, accessories for your bridesmaids or decorations for your man cave. One thing the social-bookmarking service has been missing, however, is context...
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Hangouts Easter Eggs put dinos and ponies in your chat
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
If the 850 hand-drawn emoji included in Hangouts aren't enough for you, we've got some good news -- there's a small collection of Easter Eggs that add even more whimsy to your discussions. The commands are mostly initiated with an IRC-like "/" fol...
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