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Flickr’s new Magic View photo filtering feature works so well it convinced me to ditch iPhoto

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by on May 22, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Opinion

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On average, I take over 2,000 photos every month between my phone and my camera. Until recently, I was using iPhoto and iCloud to store and share my pictures, but this month, I decided to give Flickr’s revamped service a go. I was curious to see if it could hold its own against the ease and convenience of using iPhoto. First impressions  My initial reaction was that the homepage loads noticeably faster than the old version. It’s sleek and elegant in its design. And the new Content Stream bears a strong resemblance to Instagram, which is pleasing to the eye.…

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Announcing TNW Conference USA 2015: We’re coming back to the greatest city on earth

May22
by on May 22, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Voice

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TNW Conference USA is coming back to New York this November! Get your FREE 2-for-1 ticket voucher. It’s been just one month since we closed the doors to TNW Conference Europe, shepherded our 60+ speakers onto a canal boat, and celebrated with champagne as we sailed our way to a restaurant in the heart of Amsterdam to refuel and reminisce.  In those initial hours after our 3,500 attendee- and 150 startup-strong event, it started to sink in that we may have pulled off something special. When Mark Randall of Adobe stood up at our speaker dinner and started his speech by…

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You can now build an open source browser based on Chrome for Android code

May22
by on May 22, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google

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If you were itching to build an open source browser for Android, you can now do it using a practically all the code from Chrome for Android. As Venture Beat spotted, Google has uploaded the bulk of the remaining code into the open source Chromium repository. The open-source browser shares a lot of the same code as Google Chrome and often serves as the proving ground for new and experimental services. Chromium was pretty much a desktop-only deal until now, but the Chrome for Android team tipped their hand in a Reddit AMA last week, promising an open source version “soon!”…

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Last chance for 67% off NordVPN 2-Year subscription at just $39 – ends tonight!

May22
by on May 22, 2015 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers, TNWDeals

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One of our most popular deals is coming to a close, and we wanted to make sure you’re able to get it before it’s gone! Whether you want to shop, work or play on the Web, it’s important to stay safe and keep your transactions private — and NordVPN makes it easy to secure your online activity. NordVPN uses double encrypted private tunnels to channel your data, keeping you anonymous and out of reach of hackers. It also lets you access geo-restricted content from wherever you are, and doesn’t log your browsing activity. Ready for a completely private, secure and…

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How to build an open office culture

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by on May 22, 2015 at 12:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, open office

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If you were hoping to be an early adopter of the open office, you’ve missed the boat – and the second boat and the one after that. As of 2010, nearly 70 percent of American offices were employing some version of the open-office plan. Companies like Facebook and Google have been waving the no-walls banner, standing among the exposed brick and couches now littering the office landscape. Like all popular movements, the open office isn’t without its vocal detractors. Lindsey Kaufman summed up the dissenting opinion succinctly in her Washington Post piece, “Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace.” Criticism…

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