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Classic kids’ game Apples to Apples arrives on iOS

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apples to Apples, Apps, Around the Web, free, ios, Mattel

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Mattel announced today that it’s launching a mobile version of its popular board game Apples to Apples for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The word comparison game supports up to five players in real-time and lets you connect with your Facebook friends for a round or two. It also features a range of card pack themes to choose from, including geography, animals and dessert. The object of Apples to Apples is to anticipate the actions of your opponents and outsmart them. Select the card from your hand — describing people, places, things or events — that you think is best described…

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The offensive Tweet

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 2:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, offensive, Shareables, vooza

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Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Vooza, “the world’s most unbelievable tech startup.” When it comes to Tweeting from the corporate account, sometimes the truth is too much to handle. In this video, Vooza explores what happens when one of the bigwigs upstairs wants to know who wrote an offensive message under the company’s Twitter account. You.Can’t.Handle.The.Truth. Vooza is a video comic strip about the tech world (aka “The Spinal Tap of startups”) that’s been buzzed about by David Karp, Dennis Crowley, Jason Fried, and other tech bigwigs. Join Vooza’s email list for exclusive VIP access to more Vooza.

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The US wants to decide where your data is stored

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 2:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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In recent times we’ve had some wins for internet freedom and electronic privacy. The NSA had its surveillance powers curtailed significantly, Apple and Google enabled encryption by default and large companies have moved to block out surveillance by encrypting data center traffic. That may all be undone, soon, if the US has its way with the secret ‘Trade in Services Agreement” (TTIP) which is currently being negotiated. The agreement involves many countries. As well as the US, the European Union, Canada, Australia and 21 other nations are part of the process. Wikileaks has revealed a tranche of documents related to TTIP, with drafts and additional notes…

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TNW Conference USA is back: Get your free 2-for-1 voucher now!

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 2:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Voice

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Last week we announced that TNW Conference USA will be returning to New York, the greatest city on earth, for the third year running. On November 18, we’ll be doubling our offering of innovative startups for you to discover, significantly scaling the extent of our speaker lineup and adding a further 500 influential attendees for you to meet and greet. Today, we’re inviting you to apply for your FREE 2-for-1 ticket voucher for what is set to be our biggest and best New York conference to date. Previous speakers at TNW Conference have included the likes of John Collison (President & Co-founder, Stripe) and Scott Belsky…

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Tumblr makes it easier to find GIFs for your posts

Jun04
by on June 4, 2015 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Social Media

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Tumblr is one of the most GIFtastic places on the Web, but copying and pasting URLs to use them in your posts can be so slow when you’re just looking for a quick reaction GIF. That’s changing now, as Tumblr has added a GIF search tool to its editor. Just click on the ‘+’ button and you’ll find a new button to easily look up animated photos. Images show up with source credits, and whoever posted the GIF first even gets a notification letting them know you’re using the image, so they can feel litttle bit more special on the…

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