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HipChat looks to take on Slack with its new app for private networks

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by on January 27, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Atlassian, communications, hipchat, Insider, Product Launches, Slack

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A new version of Atlassian’s HipChat team communications app designed to run on private networks has been released today. HipChat Server has been in beta testing since 2013 but is now officially available. The new implementation works behind corporate firewalls and is aimed at companies and organizations in sectors such as financial services, government and healthcare where more stringent security and compliance is required. HipChat Server supports video, audio and screen sharing just like its cloud version and works with the native clients for Web, Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. HipChat Server plans start at $10 per month. Bernardo de Albergaria, HipChat’s General Manager, told TNW…

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Snapchat brings you curated news content with Discover

Jan27
by on January 27, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Snapchat is today introducing a way to ship you news content: Discover. Instead of being dictated by clicks and shares like most news features on social media, Discover’s ‘editions’ are curated by a variety of editorial teams, including National Geographic, Vice, Daily Mail, ESPN and others. Snapchat says it’s looking to put “the narrative first” rather than be a popularity show Content is customized for each edition, including full screen photos and videos, long form layouts and “gorgeous advertising.” In true Snapchat form, editions refresh after 24 hours. It wouldn’t be a Snapchat feature if it wasn’t temporary, right? ➤ Introducing…

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Luna’s smart mattress cover monitors your sleep and adjusts your Nest thermostat

Jan27
by on January 27, 2015 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Internet of Things, mattress cover

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If you’re not satisfied with a standard sleep tracking app, Luna’s smart mattress cover could be just what you’ve been waiting for. The smart cover monitors your sleep, controls your bed’s temperature and can hook into a range of connected devices including Nest. Luna is machine washable and available for preorder now in queen and king size from $179. It includes sensors to measure sleep phase, breath frequency, heart rate, temperature and light along with a microphone and Wi-Fi. It also integrates with Web automation tool IFTTT to trigger custom actions. The data collected by the mattress cover is fed to…

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Luna’s smart mattress cover monitors your sleep and adjusts your Nest thermostat

Jan27
by on January 27, 2015 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Internet of Things, Luna, mattress cover

Beforesleeping
If you’re not satisfied with a standard sleep tracking app, Luna’s smart mattress cover could be just what you’ve been waiting for. The smart cover monitors your sleep, controls your bed’s temperature and can hook into a range of connected devices including Nest. Luna is machine washable and available for preorder now in queen and king size from $179. It includes sensors to measure sleep phase, breath frequency, heart rate, temperature and light along with a microphone and Wi-Fi. It also integrates with Web automation tool IFTTT to trigger custom actions. The data collected by the mattress cover is fed to…

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Secret messaging app, Wickr launches secure photo sharing that works with Facebook

Jan27
by on January 27, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches, Social Media

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It’s fun to share secret photos with friends. It’s funner to do it in plain sight. Super-secret messaging service Wickr just launched a new way to share secure photos within its app and with friends via Facebook right in your timeline. The Wickr Timed Feed (WTF) feature is available for iOS devices and shares photos for 24 hours before they self-destruct. While sharing within an app that’s already secure doesn’t seem that exciting, sharing those photos on your public Facebook timeline is an entirely different beast. Wickr uses steganography (the act of hiding a message in plain sight) to share secret photos on…

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