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Shazam for iOS updated with Pulse discovery feature, redesigned tab bar on iPhone
Posted On 17 Jun 2013 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
It's been a mere few weeks since Shazam introduced those new location-based and tagging features for the tablet version of its iOS app, but the music-driven service isn't stopping there. Reaching version 6.1 on Apple's platform, today Shazam's uni...
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Dragon Mobile Assistant 4 for Android adds driving mode, voice notifications
Posted On 17 Jun 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
For Nuance, it's not enough that Dragon Mobile Assistant spares Android users from pecking at the keyboard -- with the app's new 4.0 upgrade, those users can sometimes avoid contact altogether. Dragon Mobile Assistant can now detect when you're in...
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Spanish researchers use AR glasses and smartphones to aid student-teacher classroom communications
Posted On 17 Jun 2013 By Michael Gorman. Under: Uncategorized.
Gunners. They are a unique subset of students found in most any university lecture hall who steer classroom conversations with constant comments and questions directed at the professor. But what if you want a more inclusive environment that lets e...
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Digg’s Google Reader replacement beta opens on June 26th, friends and family get access on the 19th
Posted On 17 Jun 2013 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Digg -- yes, that Digg -- has a replacement in the works for Google Reader, and it looks like it'll arrive just ahead of the final days of Google's RSS aggregation service. The service, which uses the same API as Reader, is planning a public beta ...
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown invades iOS devices on June 20th
Posted On 17 Jun 2013 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
The world is under attack once more, and it's up to your squad of elite, turn-based soldiers to keep humanity safe. We've just gotten word that XCOM: Enemy Unknown is headed to a wide variety of iOS devices come this Thursday, June 20th. Everythin...
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Skype video messaging officially launches on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android — but not Windows Phone
Posted On 17 Jun 2013 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Out of beta and free, Skype today launches its video messaging service across all its major platforms. Previously, video missives were limited to 20 free attempts during early testing, but free on premium subscriptions. You can now send unlimited ...
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TechCrunch: Instagram getting Vine-like video at Facebook’s June 20th event
Posted On 17 Jun 2013 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is adding video capability to Instagram, which will be announced at the former's press event on June 20th. According to The Desk, the videos would last between five and 10 seconds, but there's no word on if th...
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Apple releases statement on customer privacy, received over 4,000 government information requests in six months
Posted On 16 Jun 2013 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Following the likes of Microsoft and Facebook, Apple has publicly responded to the explosion in interest in the NSA's PRISM program, and has been authorized to reveal some of the data on what it's shared with the US government in the past. It appa...
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Refresh Roundup: week of June 10th, 2013
Posted On 16 Jun 2013 By Zachary Lutz. Under: Uncategorized.
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy f...
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The After Math: E3 2013 and WWDC 2013
Posted On 16 Jun 2013 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Welcome to The After Math, where we attempt to summarize this week's tech news through numbers, decimal places and percentages.
It was a week where Engadget somehow managed dueling liveblogs. Apple revealed its new mobile operating system, while ...
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