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How to embed classic MS-DOS games like Street Fighter and PacMan in your tweets

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by on April 30, 2015 at 10:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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If you’re getting tired of scrolling and fancy a break from the norm of your Twitter feed, there’s a new trick that will let you embed playable MS-DOS classics in your tweets. HADOUKEN! https://t.co/P2mQcpY8VK — Amanda Connolly (@tweets_amanda) April 30, 2015 Spotted by Wired, all you need to do is copy and paste the URL of any game from the Internet Archive’s MS-DOS library, into your tweet and voilà. You’ll need to be using a desktop browser to play the game in the tweet. Enjoy! ➤ Turns Out You Can Embed Playable MS-DOS Games in Tweets [Wired via CNet]

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News from tech scene in Eastern Europe you shouldn’t miss: April

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 9:55 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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April has been extremely rich on news from startups all over Central and Eastern Europe that received funding, started expanding to new markets or launched new products. If you’re interested in what’s going on in this rapidly developing region, check out the recent stories below. To help you stay up to date, we’ve compiled the most significant headlines into one handy roundup post. If you think that something is missing, or would like to draw our attention to an important story, feel free to ping the author on Twitter (@shlema) or by e-mail at shlema@gmail.com. Startups, funds, accelerators Estonia’s ResultsOnAir, which wants to solve…

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Get an early look at new Chrome features on Android as Google releases the developer version to all

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 9:09 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Fancy a sneak peek at Google’s new mobile browser? All you have to do is download Chrome Dev from the Play Store onto your Android device and voilà. Google announced the release yesterday on its official Chrome blog. The Chrome Dev app is worth downloading if you’re designing an app or mobile site so you can preview how they might run on phones and tablets and it is also the place to get previews of new features from Google before they are generally released. This is the first time that Google has released the Dev version on Android. It is already…

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Get an early look at new Chrome features on Android as Google releases the developer version to all

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 9:09 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

DEV
Fancy a sneak peek at Google’s new mobile browser? All you have to do is download Chrome Dev from the Play Store onto your Android device and voilà. Google announced the release yesterday on its official Chrome blog. The Chrome Dev app is worth downloading if you’re designing an app or mobile site so you can preview how they might run on phones and tablets and it is also the place to get previews of new features from Google before they are generally released. This is the first time that Google has released the Dev version on Android. It is already…

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Microsoft opens up applications for developers to test iOS and Android app conversion tools

Apr30
by on April 30, 2015 at 8:59 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Willing to be a guinea pig? Microsoft has today opened up applications for developers who are interested in testing out its new tools that can convert an Objective C, Java or C++ mobile app to Windows 10. The iOS tools, called “Project Islandwood” allow you to import your XCode projects directly into Visual Studio and claims that it requires minimal changes to existing code to get up and running. On the Android side, “Project Astoria” allows you convert existing code and quickly publish it in the Windows Store. Both projects are running in limited preview form, so interested developers will need to apply…

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