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How Shazam is going from music to retailers with augmented reality and wearable integration

Jan08

by Sindy Cator on January 8, 2015 at 2:40 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Most people will know Shazam as that app you use when you hear a song and don’t know who it’s by. In 2014, the company focused on making its app more purposeful by adding a social recommendation aspect and Rdio and Spotify integration, in which users can scroll through a feed of artists related to what they’ve Shazam-ed to discover new content. For 2015, Shazam is extending its feature to a world outside of music. Shazam CEO Rich Riley sat down with us and gave us his idea of what’s ahead for the company in this coming year. You may have already…

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Tweetdeck users can now translate tweets using Bing again

Jan08

by Sindy Cator on January 8, 2015 at 1:31 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Twitter’s built-in translation feature that disappears and reappears at random is back again, but only in Tweetdeck this time. The feature, powered by Bing, shows a button for tweets that aren’t in the user’s native language and translates them instantly to a rough English version. The company confirmed to Marketing Land today that it’s launched inline translation with Bing in Tweetdeck again, but wouldn’t comment if it’ll be coming back to other platforms just yet. ➤ Twitter Returns Bing Translator To TweetDeck [Marketing Land]

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Test drive the Apple Watch in your browser with this free site

Jan08

by Sindy Cator on January 8, 2015 at 12:25 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

The Apple Watch isn’t due until at least March, but someone’s already created an interactive prototype so you can try it for yourself in the browser. The demo, which was built by the company behind news app Pipes as an advertisement, lets you interact with an emulated Apple Watch right in your browser without any downloads or tricky configuration. It’s not quite as smooth as the real deal, but it’s a cool way to try a virtual Apple Watch for yourself right now. The demo includes the basic bundled apps, along with a number of mockups of how apps like Instagram and Shazam might…

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PayPal lands on BlackBerry 10 smartphones, now available on all major mobile platforms

Jan08

by Sindy Cator on January 8, 2015 at 12:10 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

BlackBerry owners, rejoice! You can finally use PayPal on your phone, with the release of the company’s first app for BlackBerry 10 devices. The new PayPal app for BlackBerry allows you to do all the things you’d expect in PayPal like send/receive money, check your balance and see your transaction history. PayPal is touting the news as marking its app being available on all major mobile platforms, since it’s also on Windows Phone, Fire OS, Android and iOS. ➤ PayPal [BlackBerry World]

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VSCO acquires Artifact Uprising, mixing artistic inspiration with real-life creations

Jan07

by Sindy Cator on January 7, 2015 at 11:55 pm

Posted In: Around the Web

Visual Supply Company (aka VSCO), the Oakland California outfit behind photography/art apps and plug-ins such as VSCO Cam, VSCO Film, VSCO Grid, VSCO Journal and VSCO Keys, has acquired Artifact Uprising, a Denver company that specializes in transforming digital images into photo-based books, prints and gifts. Signature Artifact Uprising products, including its own iPhone photo creation app, feature high-quality photo books whose pages are printed on 100 percent recycled paper and a collection of handcrafted wood items from mountain beetle pine. Artifact Uprising will continue to operate as an independent entity led by its CEO, Jenna Walker. “Over the past two years, VSCO and Artifact Uprising have collaborated…