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Microsoft launches Xbox Live servers in Australia to speed up online gaming

Dec16
by on December 16, 2014 at 11:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Microsoft has announced that it’s putting local Xbox Live data centers in Australia and New Zealand so gamers can enjoy faster online gaming. The company said in a press release that because it’ll be hosting Xbox Live in Australian data centers, Xbox One players will enjoy faster connection speeds, centralized local hosting and improved reliability on “certain Xbox One games” with further support coming soon. Xbox gamers in the southern hemisphere have previously needed to connect to overseas sources to get games and play online, so the news is great for those who have seen slow speeds and drop outs previously.…

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Microsoft launches Xbox Live servers in Australia to speed up online gaming

Dec16
by on December 16, 2014 at 11:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

xboxone-2-730x410
Microsoft has announced that it’s putting local Xbox Live data centers in Australia and New Zealand so gamers can enjoy faster online gaming. The company said in a press release that because it’ll be hosting Xbox Live in Australian data centers, Xbox One players will enjoy faster connection speeds, centralized local hosting and improved reliability on “certain Xbox One games” with further support coming soon. Xbox gamers in the southern hemisphere have previously needed to connect to overseas sources to get games and play online, so the news is great for those who have seen slow speeds and drop outs previously.…

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What time is it? Why, it’s #081409 o’ clock

Dec16
by on December 16, 2014 at 10:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables

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Here’s a question straight out of left field: What hexadecimal color corresponds with the current time of day? Frankly, the concept of matching time to hex color had never occurred to me until today, when I witnessed a dynamic rendition of this clever idea, as pictured above. Of course, this example does not span the entire color spectrum because of the nature of hex colors, which are represented by a positional numeral system in base 16 as opposed to base 10, and therefore substitute letters for numbers at various points. Thus, the colors represented by letter-number combinations are not included in the…

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You can now send files from Google Drive as Gmail attachments instead of links

Dec16
by on December 16, 2014 at 9:51 pm
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Google is continuing its march toward better integrating Google Drive into Gmail. As of today, you can now send files directly from Google Drive as Gmail attachments. Previously, users were compelled to share files as links. That’s handy and all, but there’s just one problem – if you delete the files from your Drive, your recipients would no longer have access to them. As attachments, those files are instead stored on your recipient’s Gmail account. To send your non-Google files on Drive, just click on “Insert as Attachment” option – handy when you want to make sure those files won’t be lost to…

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Google Drive gets voice commands on Android, new upload features on iOS and more

Dec16
by on December 16, 2014 at 9:11 pm
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Google’s take on cloud storage, Google Drive, is getting a bit more powerful for mobile users today – an update is bringing new features for Android and iOS users. Now, you can search for your Drive files directly from the Google App. This includes the ability to use Google Now’s voice commands to search for documents quickly on the go. For iOS users, you can finally add items to your Drive by uploading them from apps outside of the primary Drive app. Finally, both versions of the app now support the recently announced custom My Maps feature in Google Drive. The update is…

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