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BBC launches ‘Taster’ to showcase its new digital ideas and get feedback

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 9:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches, UK

The BBC has today announced a new initiative called BBC Taster that it hopes will help to showcase new digital talent across its platforms. The organization said the platform will use feedback from viewers and that Taster will be used to incubate new ideas. It added that the platform will use a range of formats for new ideas, including mashup shows. The announcement follows the continual refinement of its digital services like iPlayer, which recently gained 30-day playback of content that has been broadcast through the BBC’s TV channels. This story is being updated… Thumbnail image credit: Shutterstock

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Tweetbot for Mac experiencing issues with new logins, is pulled from App Store

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 9:32 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Tweetbot, the popular Twitter app for iOS and OS X, was pulled from the Mac App Store yesterday as users reported that it stopped allowing new logins, reports 9to5Mac. It’s not clear whether the issue arose due to a glitch or because the app had reached its Twitter token limit. Todd Thomas, a developer at Tapbots, said that the latter is not likely. @hbkirb will look into it. According to last token count I saw we shouldn’t be out. @tweetbot — Todd Thomas (@toddthomas) January 25, 2015 Nearly a day after the initial report, the app still hasn’t returned to the Mac…

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Facebook quietly launches a ‘Lite’ app for Android users in emerging markets

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 8:34 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook has launched a new Android app geared towards low-end mobile devices and designed to work on 2G networks, reports TechCrunch. The company hasn’t officially announced Facebook Lite, which explains why the free app has only reached between 10,000 and 50,000 installs since January 20 when it launched on Google Play. Facebook Lite is currently available in Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. The app is a tiny 252KB download. It promises quick load times with efficient mobile data usage and includes Facebook’s messaging features. This isn’t Facebook’s first initiative in emerging markets. The company’s Internet.org…

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Coinbase set to open first Bitcoin exchange in the US today

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 6:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, bitcoin, Insider

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Bitcoin wallet service Coinbase will launch the US’ first Bitcoin exchange later today, reports The Wall Street Journal. The news comes just days after the Winklevoss twins announced their plans to open a Bitcoin exchange this year. The exchange will allow individuals and companies to do business in about half the states in the US where Coinbase has regulatory approval. Coinbase will take a 0.25 percent cut of most transactions and waive fees for the first two months. Coinbase, which has 2.1 million consumer wallets and 38,000 merchants processing Bitcoin payments through its platform, received $75 million in funding, in…

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