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

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by on May 6, 2015 at 3:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Latin America, Roundups

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April was an eventful month in Latin America’s tech world. Not only did all major players make announcements, but startups and investors also kept busy. Here’s the news you don’t want to miss: Ups and downs for Facebook… Facebook is working on bringing Internet.org to more Latin American countries, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the Summit of the Americas. The event took place in Panama, which will be the next country to welcome the initiative, aimed at giving citizens free access to some Internet sites, in partnership with authorities and carriers. As you may remember, Internet.org already launched Internet.org launches…

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Believe in horoscopes? This dating app will match you with other credulous people

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by on May 6, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Posted In: Align, Apps, Around the Web, astrology, dating apps, Insider, Tinder

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There have been so many Tinder knockoffs that Product Hunt has a special list of the most notable ones (‘Tinder for X’). We’ve written about two different companies trying to be ‘Tinder for Music’ in the past six months. In the world of dating apps, where Tinder has swiped away its rivals, developers are really having to stretch for new ideas. The latest one to land on my iPhone home screen is Align, an app that finds matches based on astrology. Helen Grossman, one of the company’s co-founders, told TNW: We find the ‘do you’ aspect of astrology really inspiring, as…

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Tech in Africa: The past month’s news in one place

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by on May 6, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The outbreak of xenophobic violence in South Africa gave technology the opportunity to prove its worth to society in April, a month that also saw a number of moves by major players and progress towards expansion for homegrown firms. Tech and South Africa’s xenophobia attacks The xenophobic violence that has swept South Africa has made the news across the world, but less publicised has been the technological response to it. iAfrikan partnered with mapping company Ushahidi to launch a tool named Report Xenophobia, a real-time mapping feature that allows people to submit reports and alerts of xenophobic incidents in their areas.…

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Reddit is launching a video channel based on its AMAs

May06
by on May 6, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Reddit is about to launch a video series focused on probably the most popular type of post on its site: AMAs. The effort is being spearheaded by two ex-employees of The Verge‘s video team. It’s worth noting that this isn’t Reddit’s first foray into promoted video content. It started off two years ago with a series based on another one of the platform’s staples, “Explain Like I’m Five,” but there have been relatively few videos since then. Although AMAs are the initial focus, it later hopes to expand to other categories, such as user stories and other interesting posts. It’s…

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Here’s what Apple’s new App Analytics tool looks like

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by on May 6, 2015 at 2:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Apple’s new App Analytics beta offers a first deep look for app developers at statistics for how their software is performing on the App Store. Product Hunt’s Ryan Hoover shared a screenshot of the tool, which shows detailed statistics such as location, device type, total in-app purchases and views by users on the store. App Analytics also provides information on daily sessions and user retention, however it requires users to opt-in using system settings before that information is available. Before this tool was announced developers had no visibility of App Store views or user retention and were required to rely on third-party services like App Annie to get insights…

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