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Snapseed 2 welcomes back the Grunge filter

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by on May 27, 2015 at 9:35 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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In an update to a recent update, the developers of Snapseed, Google’s mobile image editor, circled back to address some complaints about what it left out and also to add a few new things. “After releasing Snapseed 2, we’ve heard a lot of excited voices, but also listened to your constructive feedback,”  Sven Tiffe, Google/Nik Software technical program manager wrote in a blog post. “You told us and we heard you, Grunge is back!” And so it is … at least for some 10 percent of Android users today. The newest update to version 2 includes the ability to copy, paste and…

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Forget emoji, now you can express yourself virtually with mime

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by on May 27, 2015 at 7:55 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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In the beginning there was SMS. Then came emoji. Now, there is MimeChat. If you’ve ever wanted to dye your hair purple or fish-slap a friend in the face but didn’t quite have the nerve, now’s your chance. Virtually, of course. A free app for iPhone and Android, MimeChat allows you to create an animated avatar that can converse with others through the act of mime. Choose from more than 60 mimes expressing the full spectrum of human emotion, from happy, excited and in love to mildly violent. You can also customize your avatar with an array of skin tones, hairstyles, clothes and accessories. If you…

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What are the odds of losing your job to automation? Find out here.

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by on May 27, 2015 at 6:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables

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The age of the robots is coming. Advanced AI, learning algorithms, even BRETT the trial-and-error robot are all but ensuring our obsolescence. In the past few years we’ve seen robot journalists, telemarketers and even robot farmers, so what we all really want to know is: How safe is my job? A team of researchers from the Oxford Martin School – an affiliate of Oxford University – set out to answer that question by scoring jobs on nine possible traits. Four of the nine were said to be the most important determiners when trying to decide future automation risk, that is, how likely it…

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Apple will release a native Watch SDK preview at WWDC, with a full kit coming this fall

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by on May 27, 2015 at 6:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

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Having just shipped the first few rounds of the Apple Watch last month, the company is now amping up more news around its latest device. Apple’s senior vice president of operations Jeff Williams today confirmed that a preview of a native Apple Watch app development kit will be released at its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 8. Speaking at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Williams says the kit will allow developers direct access to the Watch’s sensors, digital crown and microphone, among other hardware information. At the moment, most Apple Watch apps are ported over from their iOS versions. This means they also…

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Facebook Messenger payments are now available in NYC, along with easier in-chat transactions

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by on May 27, 2015 at 5:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook first got into the mobile payments game two months ago, but the roll out has so far been pretty slow, available in only select parts of the US. Today the feature becomes available in New York City (and surrounding areas). It’s also now a bit easier to make payments. For instance, cash amounts will be highlighted in chats; click on it and you’ll be taken straight to a payments screen. Facebook’s also made it easier to pay people from a group chat on the desktop: you can now pay individual friends without having to leave the conversation. Others in…

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