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Smacktive’s notifications for iOS help you meet new friends in a hurry

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 9:03 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Meeting new people can be difficult unless you have shared interests. Smacktive, which aims to bring potential new friends together, now has a new notification system for bringing people together quickly. Smacktive is an app geared toward getting its users together based on shared interests. With a range of activities listed in-app, you may find someone to grab a drink with or who will join you for a game of pickup basketball. The new notification system accelerates the process by telling you who may have similar interests in your area. After choosing a few interests and time of day you…

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eBay update adds a Sell for Charity option for US and UK markets

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 7:28 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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As you do some house clearing by selling some stuff to eBay, you might want to consider making your charitable contributions at the same time. In the latest update of eBay’s app, you can now make a donation directly with the proceeds from your sold item. As you list your item, you can switch on the Sell for Charity option in the preferences. This leads you to a donation pane where you can pick a charity and designate the percentage of the asking price you want to donate.  Percentages are in five point increments up to 100 percent. As you…

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Apple Music will stream at 256kbps, below the ‘industry standard’ 320kbps

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 7:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Arriving June 30, Apple Music is going to try and curate tracks with a human touch. It won’t stream them at the highest possible bitrate, though. Apple has confirmed Apple Music’s streaming bitrate is 256kbps. That’s Apple’s standard playback rate for existing iTunes tracks, but below some of the competition. It’s even below Beats Music’s threshold of 320kbps — the company Apple purchased last year. Spotify, Google Play Music and Tidal all stream at “up to” 320kbps, too. So what gives? Why doesn’t Apple Music stream in 320kbps? Beats may have the answers we’re looking for. Via an old FAQ…

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Apple Music will stream at 256kbps, below the ‘industry standard’ 320kbps

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 7:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

AppleMusicTNW
Arriving June 30, Apple Music is going to try and curate tracks with a human touch. It won’t stream them at the highest possible bitrate, though. Apple has confirmed Apple Music’s streaming bitrate is 256kbps. That’s Apple’s standard playback rate for existing iTunes tracks, but below some of the competition. It’s even below Beats Music’s threshold of 320kbps — the company Apple purchased last year. Spotify, Google Play Music and Tidal all stream at “up to” 320kbps, too. So what gives? Why doesn’t Apple Music stream in 320kbps? Beats may have the answers we’re looking for. Via an old FAQ…

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The psychology behind Web browsing

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 7:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, hacks, LifeHacks, psychology, web browsing

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When it comes to website optimization, even global enterprises with dedicated web teams can unintentionally trigger adverse behavior from visitors to their site if they don’t take psychology into account. All day long, humans are trapped in an endless tussle for control of their surroundings, from the big things to minutiae. Since our days dwelling in caves, we crave control because it offers comfort. When things feel out of our control, our bodies immediately respond, with our deep subconscious flooding us with tension until we can remedy things. This neurological response is the same regardless of the loss-of-control trigger, so…

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