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Google Chrome Beta now pauses unnecessary Flash content for better battery life

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 7:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

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Chrome is about to get a bit more power efficient. In a partnership with Adobe, Google is sidelining Flash content that may not be necessary for tasks you’re currently working on. Rather than allowing Flash content to do its thing, Google says Chrome will wisely shut down unnecessary content. If Chrome kills something you actually need, you can click on it to reactivate playback. Enabled by default in the Chrome Beta channel for desktop, Google says the feature will be “rolling out soon to everyone else on Chrome desktop.” Should you need to manually enable the feature, head into your…

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Swarm now lets you direct message friends of friends, so don’t be creepy

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 7:36 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Swarm just got a little bit creepy — or maybe a lot handier. We can’t tell. Via an update, Swarm now allows users message friends of friends. Say you wanted to reach out to an acquaintance that also liked to mountain bike. You could do that via Swarm without having to ask a mutual friend for their info. Similarly, you could creep on friends of friends. The drunk messaging scenarios Swarm is opening us up to are just not quantifiable. Thankfully, you can choose to deny messages from second-hand pals when you receive them, and Swarm also allows DMs from your friend’s…

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Swarm now lets you direct message friends of friends, so don’t be creepy

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 7:36 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Swarm
Swarm just got a little bit creepy — or maybe a lot handier. We can’t tell. Via an update, Swarm now allows users message friends of friends. Say you wanted to reach out to an acquaintance that also liked to mountain bike. You could do that via Swarm without having to ask a mutual friend for their info. Similarly, you could creep on friends of friends. The drunk messaging scenarios Swarm is opening us up to are just not quantifiable. Thankfully, you can choose to deny messages from second-hand pals when you receive them, and Swarm also allows DMs from your friend’s…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Swarm now lets you direct message friends of friends, so don’t be creepy

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 7:36 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Swarm
Swarm just got a little bit creepy — or maybe a lot handier. We can’t tell. Via an update, Swarm now allows users message friends of friends. Say you wanted to reach out to an acquaintance that also liked to mountain bike. You could do that via Swarm without having to ask a mutual friend for their info. Similarly, you could creep on friends of friends. The drunk messaging scenarios Swarm is opening us up to are just not quantifiable. Thankfully, you can choose to deny messages from second-hand pals when you receive them, and Swarm also allows DMs from your friend’s…

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May in Latin America: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from the past month

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 7:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Latin America, Roundups

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May was a relatively quiet month in Latin America’s startup scene, but still came with its fair share of acquisitions, funding rounds and other launches. Here are the news you don’t want to miss: M&A Brazilian design crowdsourcing startups We Do Logos and Logovia announced their corporate merger, although both platforms should keep on existing separately. “Logovia will keep on operating as a self-service platform, more accessible to small business owners,” said We Do Logos’ new expansion director Carmelo Queiroz (translation ours). Expansion is one of the key goals of this deal, as the companies now hope to go international. Together, they also plan…

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