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Facebook Messenger testing voice-to-text conversions

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by on January 19, 2015 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Facebook is testing a new feature as part of its Messenger app that allows you to automatically convert voice messages into text. David Marcus, vice president of Messaging at Facebook, announced the tests in a post on the social network. “We already offer a feature that enables people to send voice clips to their friends without having to type out the text. Today we are starting to roll out a small test that helps people read the voice clips they receive instead of having to play them out loud,” Marcus wrote. He added that the test is only running at…

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This is what Google’s new Calendar app for iOS looks like

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by on January 19, 2015 at 2:31 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Product Updates

Back in November last year, Google ushered in a fully revamped calendar app for Android devices with a promise of one day bringing the changes across to iOS too. Now, it appears that new version is nearly ready for the prime time, as one tipster has leaked us screenshots of how the new app currently looks.   Just like the Android version, the brand new iOS app seems like it’ll be adding photos and map info straight to your calendar. This will be the first time Google has offered a dedicated iOS app for Calendar, and it looks rather snazzy…

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Amazon to push into movie theatres with 12 original titles per year

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by on January 19, 2015 at 2:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Amazon has today announced that it will start work on making one dozen original movies for cinemas and Prime Instant Video subscribers each year. The resulting movies will still be shown first in cinemas, but will be available via its streaming service around 30 to 60 days after the theatrical premiere. This story is being updated..

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Magzter launches all-you-can-read digital magazine subscription service

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by on January 19, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Magzter, the digital magazine store with apps for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire and Windows 8 and web reading, has announced a new subscription model that gives unlimited access to a library of 2,000 titles. Publishers represented on the service include Hearst, Conde Nast, Newsweek and Maxim Inc in the US and Dennis Publishing and Haymarket in the UK. In all, Magzter features titles from more than 40 countries. The new subscription package, Magzter Gold, gives users unlimited access to a library of 2,000 titles across mobile, tablet and the web for $9.99 per month. The Magzter app offers recommendations based on your…

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Join us in Amsterdam: Tickets for TNW Conference now live!

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by on January 19, 2015 at 1:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Voice

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  50 Super Bird tickets for TNW Conference Amsterdam are now available until Friday 23 January. Purchase yours here to save €505. Exactly 10 years ago three entrepreneurs (Patrick, Boris and Arjen) founded The Next Web, but what is now one of the world’s largest online publications came from humble beginnings – starting life as a small 200-person conference in the heart of Amsterdam. After nine successful editions The Next Web Conference has grown into a 2-day takeover of the city with 3,500 attendees, and a guestbook that includes the founders and CEOs of YouTube, Pinterest, Airbnb, Evernote, Shutterstock, WordPress,…

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