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Spotify for iOS gets nifty Touch Preview and gesture features for easier playlist building

Jan22
by on January 22, 2015 at 10:59 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Music streaming platform Spotify has today introduced a new feature that it says allows iOS users to listen to song previews and build playlists in a far more convenient way. Fittingly dubbed Touch Preview, the feature lets you simply hold your finger down on any track to get a short snippet – dragging your finger onto another song starts a new track. Tapping any track plays the full version, as you’d expect. If you’re in the middle of listening to one song and decide to listen to a preview of another, once the preview ends, your original track will carry on…

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Spotify for iOS gets nifty Touch Preview and gesture features for easier playlist building

Jan22
by on January 22, 2015 at 10:59 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

SpotifyTouchPreview
Music streaming platform Spotify has today introduced a new feature that it says allows iOS users to listen to song previews and build playlists in a far more convenient way. Fittingly dubbed Touch Preview, the feature lets you simply hold your finger down on any track to get a short snippet – dragging your finger onto another song starts a new track. Tapping any track plays the full version, as you’d expect. If you’re in the middle of listening to one song and decide to listen to a preview of another, once the preview ends, your original track will carry on…

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A drone carrying drugs crashes near the US-Mexico border

Jan22
by on January 22, 2015 at 10:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, drone, Drugs, Insider

Crashed Drone

A drone carrying more than six pounds of methamphetamine crashed on Tuesday in a supermarket parking lot in Tijuana, Mexico, reports the AP. Local authorities, who announced their finding yesterday, said that the drone had fallen near the San Ysidro crossing at Mexico’s border with California. Police are still trying to find the origin of the drone and its operator. Tijuana police said that it wasn’t the first time they had encountered drones being used to smuggle drugs between the US and Mexico. The DEA reported about 150 drug-laden drone flights across the border in 2012. ➤ Drug-laden drone crashes…

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A drone carrying drugs crashes near the US-Mexico border

Jan22
by on January 22, 2015 at 10:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, drone, Drugs, Insider

Crashed Drone

A drone carrying more than six pounds of methamphetamine crashed on Tuesday in a supermarket parking lot in Tijuana, Mexico, reports the AP. Local authorities, who announced their finding yesterday, said that the drone had fallen near the San Ysidro crossing at Mexico’s border with California. Police are still trying to find the origin of the drone and its operator. Tijuana police said that it wasn’t the first time they had encountered drones being used to smuggle drugs between the US and Mexico. The DEA reported about 150 drug-laden drone flights across the border in 2012. ➤ Drug-laden drone crashes…

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You can now try Vessel, the new streaming service from Hulu’s ex-CEO

Jan22
by on January 22, 2015 at 9:36 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, content, creators, Hulu, Product Launches, Vessel, youtube

Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar revealed his new project, a video subscription service called Vessel, back in December. Now, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial of the service before deciding whether you want to take the plunge and pay $2.99 a month for early access to new releases. Vessel is hoping that viewers who are hooked on videos from YouTube stars and other internet personalities will pay to get an early look at their favourites latest videos. It’s a risky bet as new content will only be exclusive to the site for three days before creators can post it…

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