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Here’s how T-Mobile’s new ‘Jump! On Demand’ plan works

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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T-Mobile’s new ‘Jump! On Demand’ program sounds too good to be true. Trade in a phone whenever you want and get a new one in return, all for no monthly fee? Impressive. Launching June 28, Jump! On Demand is a natural iteration of T-Mobile’s Jump! program, created to better serve customers who want to switch handsets more often. Unlike Jump!, Jump! On Demand has no monthly fee; that’s its most obvious benefit. It also keeps the monthly payment for handsets lower. The plan described is for those with “approved credit”. Those who don’t have great credit can still get on…

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Bing’s homepage now plays audio alongside the beautiful full-screen videos

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 3:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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You can file this update in the ‘definitely not going to change the world’ folder, but Bing users (yes, they do exist) will be pleased to hear that the full-screen videos that they love seeing adorn the homepage now come with the option of audio effects. As of today, the Bing homepage video will sometimes (not always) offer the option to play a sound that accompanies whatever the image of the day is. The first sound-equipped looping image is of Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in California, and if you click the little graphic equalizer icon in the bottom-right of the page, you can…

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How emoji and cherry blossoms helped fix weather reports

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 2:06 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Japan, Shareables, Weathernews

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There are 29,000 weather stations across the globe. 20,000 of them are in the US. This leads to huge gaps in coverage and means weather forecasters are often making educated guesses. That’s a big problem for us all and the secret to fixing it begins with cherry blossoms. No, really, stick with me here. Japan’s obsession with spring flowers will make weather forecasts better for everyone. In Japan, the cherry blossom season is a big deal. Hanami (‘flower viewing’) is an important tradition and there’s fierce competition to accurately forecast when the trees will start to bloom. The 2015 forecast by the Japanese Weather…

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How emoji and cherry blossoms helped fix weather reports

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 2:06 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Japan, Shareables, Weathermob, Weathernews

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There are 29,000 weather stations across the globe. 20,000 of them are in the US. This leads to huge gaps in coverage and means weather forecasters are often making educated guesses. That’s a big problem for us all and the secret to fixing it begins with cherry blossoms. No, really, stick with me here. Japan’s obsession with spring flowers will make weather forecasts better for everyone. In Japan, the cherry blossom season is a big deal. Hanami (‘flower viewing’) is an important tradition and there’s fierce competition to accurately forecast when the trees will start to bloom. The 2015 forecast by the Japanese Weather…

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KwiltKeys photo keyboard for iOS will help you find and share your images

Jun25
by on June 25, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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You may remember Kwilt as an aggregator that can hook into almost any online photo storage system and consolidate your entire collection into its app. If you have Kwilt connected to your online photo collections, it’s the only app you need for accessing all your photos at any given time. Today, company has announced KwiltKeys, a keyboard extension that lets you insert any photo into an email or text message. The new app is still in private beta, but it’s available now for testing. KwiltKeys lets you share photos directly from a custom iOS keyboard, giving you easy access to all of…

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