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This clever Chrome experiment allows you to mute individual tabs

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by on May 14, 2015 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Last year, Google added a handy feature to Chrome: a speaker icon that show which tabs are playing sounds so you can quickly spot them. A hidden experiment builds on that, allowing you to mute them all with one click. To enable the feature, enter “chrome://flags/” – the special URL for experiments – and search for ‘tab audio mute control. Once you’ve enabled it, you can simply click the speaker icon in one tab to mute them all. It’s just a test right now, so the feature may disappear or ultimately be integrated into the browser. I certainly hope it…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

This clever Chrome experiment allows you to mute individual tabs

May14
by on May 14, 2015 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

mute
Last year, Google added a handy feature to Chrome: a speaker icon that show which tabs are playing sounds so you can quickly spot them. A hidden experiment builds on that, allowing you to mute them all with one click. To enable the feature, enter “chrome://flags/” – the special URL for experiments – and search for ‘tab audio mute control. Once you’ve enabled it, you can simply click the speaker icon in one tab to mute them all. It’s just a test right now, so the feature may disappear or ultimately be integrated into the browser. I certainly hope it…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

This clever Chrome experiment allows you to mute individual tabs

May14
by on May 14, 2015 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

mute
Last year, Google added a handy feature to Chrome: a speaker icon that show which tabs are playing sounds so you can quickly spot them. A hidden experiment builds on that, allowing you to mute them all with one click. To enable the feature, enter “chrome://flags/” – the special URL for experiments – and search for ‘tab audio mute control. Once you’ve enabled it, you can simply click the speaker icon in one tab to mute them all. It’s just a test right now, so the feature may disappear or ultimately be integrated into the browser. I certainly hope it…

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Rdio’s new ‘Select’ tier offers ad-free radio and on-demand tracks for $3.99 per month

May14
by on May 14, 2015 at 2:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Rdio has launched a new premium tier for its streaming music service that allows listeners to stream music on-demand, as well as through Rdio’s regular channels. Rdio Select costs $3.99 per month and gives paying customers access to unlimited streaming radio without ads. It also allows streaming of up to 25 on-demand tracks per day. These can be stored for offline playback, and swapped out for alternatives as often as you like – you can still only stream or download 25 per day though. The new tier is available for users in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and…

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So fricking cool: Microsoft’s free Hyperlapse Pro makes your videos dreamily smooth

May14
by on May 14, 2015 at 2:06 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Today, Microsoft released a new tool that makes it easy to create dreamy hyperlapses from pre-recorded video files on your Windows PC or directly from your Android or Windows phone. It’s as easy as importing your video directly, trimming the length and adjusting a few settings such as frame rate, resolution and file type. The app then processes your video and spits out the silky smooth results in a few minutes. To test, I walked around Amsterdam with my Fujifilm X-T1, which isn’t equipped with an optical image stabilizer that helps with smoothing. The result, embedded below, is incredible for a…

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