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You can now realistically test a tattoo with this app before getting it 0
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MightyTV uses a Tinder-style interface to offer personal tips on what to watch next 0
April 13th at 7:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsMaybe it’s the modern-day equivalent of endless channel-surfing — turning on Netflix or some other streaming video service, then going through page after page of movies and TV shows, never quite settling on what to watch next. It’s even worse when you add another person, or a whole group, to the decision-making process. Suddenly you’re having loooooong conversations…
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Apple pulls, then reinstates several Reddit clients from App Store over 'Not Safe for Work' toggle 0
April 12th at 4:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple briefly removed several popular Reddit clients from the App Store, after it began cracking down on a feature allowing users to toggle whether "not safe for work" content is displayed by default.
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Coachella 2016 to support Apple Pay transactions with new Square Reader, hand out prizes via iBeacon 2
April 7th at 7:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsRevelers at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will be able to pay for food, drinks, merchandise and more with their iPhone and Apple Watch thanks to a partnership with Square, which is supplying on-site vendors with Apple Pay-compatible mobile card readers.
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InkHunter is an AR app for trying tattoos before you ink indelibly 0
April 6th at 3:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsIf you’ve been procrastinating about getting a tattoo here’s a neat little AR app, called InkHunter, that’s aiming to help you decide what and where to ink without having to regret that snarling wolf facial tat after the fact.
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Spheroâs BB-8 can be your screening buddy for Star Wars: The Force Awakens 0
April 5th at 8:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsSphero BB-8 gets a âWatch With Meâ mode to react in sync with the film.
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13 apps that support and empower the autistic community 0
April 2nd at 2:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsSmartphones have opened a door to a whole new world for our community.”
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Chromecast app will be renamed Google Cast 0
March 22nd at 7:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsGoogle is making a small, but meaningful name change: it's updating the Chromecast app to be called the Google Cast app....
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Sony launches PlayStation Video app on Android 0
March 16th at 4:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsSony has launched a new PlayStation Video app for Android that allows PS4, PS3, and Vita owners to stream films and TV shows obtained from the PlayStation Store to their smartphones and tablets. New episodes and movies can also be bought inside the app, software that marks the first time Android users can watch their purchases and rentals away from one of Sony's consoles, Xperia phones, or via a small selection of Sony smart TVs....
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This app uses a neural network to describe the world around you 0
March 10th at 7:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsA tree climbing a piece of wood. A large bird sitting on a mountain. A bike with a bike leaning against it."...
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How to experience VR on your iPhone with Google Cardboard 0
March 7th at 12:42am / Macworld / 0 opinionsThis low-cost platform lets you enjoy immersive apps and games using your own phone.
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imDown’s mobile entertainment network focuses on one-minute vertical videos 0
March 3rd at 8:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThanks to smartphones and the rise of apps like Snapchat and Periscope, vertical videos have gone from being an annoyance requiring a workaround to a popular and often preferred video file format. That shift has inspired a number of startups to focus on the medium, in an effort to carve out a niche in YouTube’s shadow. The latest to join the fray is imDown, a mobile-first…
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Evertoon wants you to build funny 3D cartoon videos on your phone 0
March 3rd at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsNiniane Wang was watching the infamous “iPhone vs. Evo” video — a short animated film of two creatures poking fun at the iPhone — on YouTube and was thinking of all the ways a video like that could be more customizable and personalized.It also helped spark the idea for her to start Evertoon, an application launching today that makes it easy to make short…
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How to watch the Oscars online 0
February 28th at 5:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsTonight is Hollywood's biggest awards show â and this year, its most controversial one. Some actors and filmmakers are boycotting the show in response to its repeated failure to recognize the work of non-white artists, but you should still expect most of the nominees to drag themselves out to the Kodak Theatre to be feted by their peers. Chris Rock is hosting, and there will be performances from Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, The Weeknd, and â why not? â Dave Grohl. And who would want to miss Leonardo...
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BuzzFeed's new app is a super simple way to watch its videos 0
February 23rd at 9:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsBuzzFeed is launching a new app today that's all about video. The app is just called BuzzFeed Video, and its interface is about as straightforward as its name â it's little more than a feed of the site's top shorts....
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Samsung Galaxy S7 event: start time, live stream, and watch in VR 0
February 21st at 5:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsSamsung is ready to unveil two new phones at Mobile World Congress today. At its Unpacked event in Barcelona, Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Weâve seen both devices from every angle thanks to a variety of leaks over the past few weeks, but today weâre expecting to hear every new feature of Samsungâs latest flagship smartphones....
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How to watch the Grammys online tonight 0
February 16th at 1:49am / The Verge / 0 opinionsWhile the music industry has spent the last week or so enveloped by Kanye West's ongoing The Life of Pablo album release saga, it's due time we switch gears a little and settle in for the three-way battle of Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, and The Weeknd at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. LL Cool J is back to host the event tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. There will be quite a few powerhouse performances from artists like Adele, Rihanna, and Justin Bieber, as well as Lady Gaga doing some...
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The cord-cutterâs guide to the 2016 Grammy Awards 0
February 15th at 10:22pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsGrammys: Live streaming gets easier with All Access on TV devices.
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Microsoft’s New App “Fetch!” Tells You What Kind Of Dog You Are (And It Can ID Your Dog, Too) 0
February 12th at 6:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsEven Microsoft’s new image recognition app has no idea what kind of dog I have. Oh well! If you don’t own a mixed-breed mutt saved from the kill shelter, however, you might have fun with the company’s latest Microsoft Garage project: Fetch!, a new iPhone app that looks at photos of dogs to identify its breed. Or, in the case when it can’t make an exact match, the app…
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BitTorrent hits Apple TV via a P2P livestreaming news app 2
February 10th at 6:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsSay hello to the first P2P live streaming app for Apple TV.
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Super Bowl 50: How to watch the big game online 0
February 7th at 8:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsI had to resist titling this post "How to watch the Super Bowl," because the vast majority of people watching Sunday night's game will be planted in front of a TV tuned to CBS. Maybe you'll be at a party, or perhaps you're planning to just watch everything at home from your own couch. In that case, there's really no mystery; to watch the Super Bowl and all of its insanely expensive commercials, just click over to CBS. If you don't have cable, an antenna should do the trick just fine....
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Refinery29 Debuts Its First App, A Morning News Round-Up Called “Refinery29 AM” 0
February 1st at 8:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsRefinery29, a media site catering to a younger, female demographic, has today launched its first-ever mobile application, called Refinery29 AM. The idea with the new application is to deliver a round-up of curated news stories to readers, meant to be viewed first thing in the morning. Says the company, these stories will be presented on eight different cards in the app, and will focus on…
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5 can't-miss apps: KnowMe, Mimicker Alarm, ZCast and more 0
January 24th at 5:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes an app for live streaming podcasts, a clever new alarm clock app from Microsoft and an app for making your own live wallpapers.
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Chelsea Handler's app will help you GTFO of awkward situations 0
January 23rd at 5:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsChelsea Handler: Gotta Go, an app for making well-timed excuses to leave, launched Saturday alongside Handler's new Netflix documentary.
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Stolen is one of the most popular games of 2016, but you'll never be able to play it 0
January 15th at 5:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsStolen, which seemed to go viral almost overnight, was pulled from the App Store Thursday after privacy concerns fueled a backlash against the app.