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The ‘Netflix for libraries’ app Hoopla is getting a major makeover

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 8:31 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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If you have  library card, having the Hoopla app and its access to your local library’s breadth of content is a bit of a no-brainer. But like all new apps, the first iteration has been a learning experience. Now it’s taking the feedback it received from users and libraries to update its app. Hoopla will be updating its app for iOS and Android on February 28 with what it calls its “LightSpeed” interface and architecture. The app will have a brand new Home Screen that surfaces quicker access to your browser history and a new recommendation engine based on your recent activity. It also…

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

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 7:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Netflix has revealed its latest list of updates for March 2015 so if you’re planning on a TV binge, March may be the best time to get stuck in. There are  some controversial moves with big titles like ‘The Graduate’ and ‘Adventure Time’ (Seasons 1-4) getting dumped but there are a lot of new shows and movies on the way to fill the gap too. For the kids Netflix also announced today that it is expanding its childrens programming with the addition of five new shows: ‘Inspector Gadget’, ‘Danger Mouse’, ‘Some Assembly Required’, ‘Bottersnikes and Grumbles’ and ‘Super 4′. This is…

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Twitter now has an official WordPress plugin

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter today announced that it’s releasing its first official Twitter plugin for WordPress that brings a bunch of Twitter functionality to your site easily. The new plugin brings a plethora of features; it automatically generates Twitter Cards for your pages, enables Twitter Analytics, embeds video and adds a tweet button to posts in the admin interface. There’s an option that allows you to tweak the look of embedded tweets on your site, so it matches your theme, along with a number of features that help users get started with Twitter advertising. Twitter’s new plugin is available now, for free. ➤ The…

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Google launches Android for Work as it tries to integrate itself deeper into the business world

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 6:58 pm
Posted In: Android for Work, Apps, Around the Web, Google, Product Launches

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Thanks to BYOD, many Android users are already using their Android devices for work. Today, Google finally launched its play for businesses and filled in the gaps about its Android for Work platform strategy. While Android for Work was announced at Google I/O 2014, director product manager Rajen Sheth shared more details about Google’s plan to make the Android devices you already own ready for a managed IT environment. The largest news is that there will be two separate environments (personal and work) at the OS level for Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and beyond. But unlike BlackBerry’s secure work environment which has you…

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Real innovation is about solving problems, not having ideas

Feb25
by on February 25, 2015 at 6:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, tnweu, Voice

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This essay is part of a series written by speakers featuring at our upcoming 10th anniversary TNW Conference on April 23 & 24 in Amsterdam. Discount tickets to the event are still available for purchase here. These days, everyone seems to have a great idea for an app or a product. Clever ideas are always nice to have, but when it comes to figuring out what to invest your energy in making, even great ideas are often a total waste of time. Instead of a great idea, what you really need is a problem to solve. From marketing executives in Fortune…

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