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Netflix update: What’s coming and going in April?

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by on March 18, 2015 at 7:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Netflix has revealed its latest list of updates for April 2015. Nothing says spring like a Netflix binge before bed. It looks like the streaming service is having a bit of a spring clean as they get rid of almost 50 movies and TV shows including the ‘Karate Kid’ (all of them), ‘Annie’, ‘Friday the 13th’ and ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’. Don’t worry, there’s plenty more where they came from. The biggest Netflix Original release in April will be Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ starring Charlie Cox on April 10. Next month will also see the answer to a question being asked by many – when…

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Slack’s team messaging app is now available for Windows

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by on March 18, 2015 at 6:52 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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Slack, the massively popular messaging service for teams, has finally arrived on Windows. Previously, only an OS X app was available. Today’s news means that you can run it outside your browser on a Windows machine. The new desktop client allows you to sign into multiple teams at once and can send native desktop notifications on Windows 8. It works on Windows 7 and above. You can grab Slack for Windows right here. ➤ Press the Start Button: Slack for Windows Has Arrived [Slack blog]

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Vine videos now load faster and are available offline on iOS devices

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by on March 18, 2015 at 6:51 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Today Vine announced that videos will load faster in the iOS app and that you can now watch videos while offline. The updated app starts downloading your home feed, activity notifications and Explore section before you launch the app. The video service also introduced network caching with smaller video sizes for slower connections. The iOS version of the app was updated today with the Android version getting the quicker video-loading feature soon. ➤ Need for Speed

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Want to build a DIY Star Wars-themed drone? These people have

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by on March 18, 2015 at 6:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, Roundups, TNWDeals

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There’s something that connects Star Wars fans to drones and we can see why. For lovers of airborne action who also love sci-fi, these rugged flying machines are just the thing. Below you’ll find the latest builds from drone enthusiasts, but we’re also looking forward to seeing your own DIY projects – the Code Black Drone and the Snowflake are still waiting to be manned by a Stormtrooper… The Millenium Falcon Drone French quadcopter fan Olivier, who goes by the name Olivier-FR on Reddit, was the first Star Wars fan to famously combine his love of DIY with his love of Star…

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Google uses new techniques to speed up Javascript load times in latest Chrome release

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by on March 18, 2015 at 6:29 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Always obsessed with speed, Google shared today that it has improved the way Chrome loads Javascript files in the latest version of Chrome, now loading at the same time as beginning to parse them. Script streaming in Chrome 41 allows the browser to process asynchronous and deferred scripts as soon as the download of those files begins, not after it’s completed. Previously, the browser would download and then parse the files step by step. This improvement means that pages can load up to 10 percent faster than previously. Code caching is also used in Chrome 42 to help speed up…

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