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Xiaomi’s Mi.com is coming to the United States – but not for phones

Feb12
by on February 12, 2015 at 8:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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At today’s Xiaomi press event in San Francisco, there was a lot of recap of the company’s current status and products. Nothing really new, until vice president of international  of Xiaomi, Hugo Barra dropped some information about the company entering the US market via Mi.com in a few months. While the Mi line of phones is huge in China, you can’t actually get one of those phones in the United States. Today’s news about Mi.com  won’t change that; the direct channel to Xiaomi’s products in the US will be for wearables, headphones and battery packs. Barra told the assembled press, “The…

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Here’s a new way to add some zing to your text messages

Feb12
by on February 12, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Messaging has always been popular. All you have to do is observe the likes of SnapChat, WhatsApp, Yik Yak, Facebook Messenger and iMessage to decipher the dominant form of online communication. But text doesn’t have to be … text-like. Legend, a new iPhone app by Stupeflix — the makers of Replay and Steady video apps — drops into the scene with a new take on animated messaging. Unlike emoji and stickers, which impart a creative visual display to text messages, Legend is all text, but with a twist. Creating a Legend is as easy as, well, texting. Just write your text, choose an animation style and…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Here’s a new way to add some zing to your text messages

Feb12
by on February 12, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

Screen-Shot-2015-02-12-at-12.35.58-AM
Messaging has always been popular. All you have to do is observe the likes of SnapChat, WhatsApp, Yik Yak, Facebook Messenger and iMessage to decipher the dominant form of online communication. But text doesn’t have to be … text-like. Legend, a new iPhone app by Stupeflix — the makers of Replay and Steady video apps — drops into the scene with a new take on animated messaging. Unlike emoji and stickers, which impart a creative visual display to text messages, Legend is all text, but with a twist. Creating a Legend is as easy as, well, texting. Just write your text, choose an animation style and…

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Windows 10 for phones is now available to preview… if you have a supported device

Feb12
by on February 12, 2015 at 6:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Just as promised, Microsoft has made its preview for the phone version of Windows 10 available. In order to try it out, you’ll have to install the Windows Insider app (and sign up for the Insider Program, if you haven’t already). Some of the new features available with this build include: Full size wallpapers for your Start screen An expanded Quick Actions view in the Action center; you can now see up to three rows of actions (vs one row of four previously) Enhanced speech-to-text which you can now use in any data field. Words appear as you say them and the technology…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Windows 10 for phones is now available to preview… if you have a supported device

Feb12
by on February 12, 2015 at 6:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Windows10_Phone_Laptop-1C
Just as promised, Microsoft has made its preview for the phone version of Windows 10 available. In order to try it out, you’ll have to install the Windows Insider app (and sign up for the Insider Program, if you haven’t already). Some of the new features available with this build include: Full size wallpapers for your Start screen An expanded Quick Actions view in the Action center; you can now see up to three rows of actions (vs one row of four previously) Enhanced speech-to-text which you can now use in any data field. Words appear as you say them and the technology…

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