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BT is launching Europe’s first 4K sports channel in August

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 11:29 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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BT announced today that it will be offering football in 4K on its new BT Sport Ultra HD channel from August. The channel is the first of its kind in Europe and will only be available to BT Infinity customers who have a 4K TV and the new BT TV Ultra HD set top box. The Community Shield between Chelsea and Arsenal will be the first match shown in August and other live events such as fixtures from the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, Barclays Premier League and Aviva Premiership Rugby will also be offered in 4K. The company revealed…

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7 pillars of minimalist Web design

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 11:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, design, Design & Dev, interaction design, ux

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The simplicity of minimalism may seem simple enough, but under the surface lies far more than just, “the bare minimum.” Photo credit: United Visual Artists When it comes to minimalism, don’t think it’s easier just because it’s simpler. Because there are fewer elements, you must provide the same level of usability (perhaps even better) with less interface. To balance aesthetics with functionality, minimalist Web design is defined by fearless use of space, stunning visuals, striking typography, and an overall focus on the content itself – and nothing else. We call these techniques the pillars of minimalism, and below we’ve listed…

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Here are the best iOS 9 features Apple didn’t mention at WWDC

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 10:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Apple’s WWDC keynote focused on a number of big new features, like Apple Music, predictive Siri and its News app, but there were a number of smaller features the company didn’t mention. The beta that’s available to developers is only an early version of what you’ll get later this year when it’s released, so things may change before it’s available. Here’s a collection of some of the most useful new features coming in iOS 9. Lowercase keyboard A small tweak to the keyboard in iOS 9 makes it clearer if you’ve got the shift key pressed or not by changing the…

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Facebook is publishing Instant Articles again after a long break, will ramp up frequency soon

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 10:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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After loudly trumpeting its Instant Articles news format last month, Facebook didn’t publish any new articles for over three weeks. That dry spell has ended today, with a new article published by The Guardian. The news company says it’ll be looking to publish further Instant Articles “later in the summer,” which is a similar line to that of the other companies that have already been granted publishing access. Facebook said it wanted to use feedback from the initial publishers to make improvements and tweak the format. Media news outlet, Digiday, reports that the social network was using the first five articles as a…

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Apple’s iOS 9 gives iCloud Drive its own app

Jun09
by on June 9, 2015 at 9:21 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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As a consumer hardware and software company, Apple has always tried to show users functionality on a need-to-know basis. Sometimes that means hiding functions from view so that everything “just works” without user intervention. But Apple is changing that course with iCloud Drive, its cloud storage service, released last year with iOS 8 and Mac OS 10.10. 9to5Mac reports on an iCloud Drive app hidden inside the iOS 9 beta. Not visible by default, you can bring iCloud Drive into view with a simple toggle and then view and manage the files you have stored in it just like you would with Dropbox or…

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