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Sony to unify games, music and video service branding, PS Vue scheduled for full launch in Q1 2015

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by Sindy Cator on January 29, 2015 at 10:45 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Following on from yesterday’s announcement that Spotify has partnered with Sony to create an integrated streaming music service for Sony consoles, smartphones and tablets, Sony has said it will also be renaming its Video Unlimited service to bring it into the PlayStation Network (PSN) collection of services – both Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited are being offered as standalone options outside of PSN currently. Somewhat unsurprisingly, the renamed video streaming service will be rebranded as PlayStation Video (PS Video) and will sit alongside other PSN offerings, such as PlayStation Store, PS Now, and PS Plus. Essentially though, the service will remain largely as…

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Gmail users in the UK can now send and receive money straight from their accounts

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by Sindy Cator on January 29, 2015 at 9:44 am

Posted In: Around the Web, gmail, Google, Insider, Product Updates, Send Money

Google has announced that Send Money in Gmail is now available in the UK. That means users can now send and receive cash directly from desktop Gmail, even if the recipient doesn’t have a Gmail address. To send money from Gmail, you just need to hover over the attachment button and select the £ icon to attach money to your message, enter the amount you want to transfer and send it. You can attach a request for money using the same process. When you first receive money via Gmail, you’ll need to set up a Google Wallet account and link it with…

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This is how easy it can be to get people’s medical information and credit card number

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by Sindy Cator on January 29, 2015 at 9:39 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Dublin, Insider, QR Code, Social Media, Trinity College

Pedestrians entering the Nassau Street entrance at Trinity College, Dublin on Tuesday evening were greeted with a giant projection of a QR code, like a terribly geeky Bat signal. It was also displayed elsewhere around the university campus. There was no explanation of what the QR code did but over 100 people scanned it out of curiosity and were led through a series of pages requesting different types of personal data. 90 percent offered up their name and gender but the most worrying part is that 27 percent entered details of medical conditions and their credit card number. Luckily, the…

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Upgrade of Exposure iOS photo editing app features intensity control and more effects

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by Sindy Cator on January 29, 2015 at 8:00 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

Exposure, one of the more recent special effects photo apps to arrive on the iOS platform, seeks to step away from the technique of merely applying filters in favor of custom editing discrete parts of your photos. This encourages more originality by letting users to pick and choose which filters they want to use and where to place them in order to best emphasize critical parts of a scene. With Exposure, you edit photos with a tap or tap and drag, without having to use your finger as a paintbrush. With today’s release of version 1.5, the developer introduces new elements, the most important…