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Twitter adds new photo filters to mobile apps

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by on December 2, 2014 at 9:26 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Twitter today has added new photo filters to its iOS and Android apps, along with new options to change the strength of the filters. The update is available now for both Android and iOS, adding a number of new styles and making it easier swipe through the different options. To adjust the strength, you select the filter and tap again to bring up the slider. We're rolling out new filters to spice up your photos. Download the latest Twitter for iPhone or Android to enjoy. pic.twitter.com/XRCIszOgID — Twitter Mobile (@twittermobile) December 2, 2014 Filters are available after adding a image to a tweet…

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Google tests offline developer kit delivered on DVD for bandwidth challenged users

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by on December 2, 2014 at 8:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Today, Google has announced an ‘offline developer kit’ that crams a number of tools, SDKs and videos onto DVD’s for bandwidth challenged countries. The kit is intended as a pilot test and includes a number of tools for developers, such as: The entire I/O Dev Bytes Series Full Google Udacity course videos (Android, App Engine, HTML5 games, UX, Mobile Web) The entire Android Website: http://developer.android.com Material Design docs from http://google.com/design Web Fundamentals documentation from http://developers.google.com/web The Google Cloud Platform docs from https://developers.google.com/cloud, Android, Cloud, and Design videos from the Google Developers YouTube channel Google says 2,000 of the kits have…

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11 Ideal Gifts: Our staff picks for the holidays this year

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by on December 2, 2014 at 8:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, gifts2014, Insider, Roundups

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Last week, The Next Web’s editorial team put together their personal gift recommendations for this holiday season. If you’re looking for ideas, browse our favorites below to find the perfect present for your loved one. The Mi Power Bank [$24 on Amazon] Practicality is the name of the game – well, at least for our Asia reporter Abhimanyu Ghoshal. The Mi Power Bank is a compact battery pack that fits into any gadgeteer’s lifestyle. ➤ The Mi Power Bank charges up your devices in style Google Chromecast [$35 on Google] The Google Chromecast may be a household name in the states, but its…

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Facebook will now start autoplaying more video ads on mobile

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by on December 2, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Facebook users, get ready for a many more autoplay videos. The company today announced that ‘eligible’ video advertisements for mobile apps can now play automatically on Facebook’s mobile apps. Although video ads have been available on the mobile apps before, automatic playback makes a big difference. Previously users could easily ignore them, but now there’s a much larger chance one of them will catch someone’s eye, particularly given the ever-increasing amount of users checking their social feeds on mobile. Facebook doesn’t specify what it means for a video to be eligible to autoplay, though it could be prioritizing videos most relevant to users…

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Anatomy of book cover designs: What made it and what died?

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by on December 2, 2014 at 7:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Despite a steady rise in the popularity of e-books and a surge in ownership of electronic readers and tablets, real dead-tree paper books are not about the exit the scene any time soon. And while most people don’t judge a book by its cover, there’s a good reason why book covers remain a design mainstay: Apart from mere aesthetics, book covers continue to exercise a huge influence over book sales — whether for new entries into the marketplace or reprints of out-of-copyright historical titles. Let’s face it: A new cover can make an old book seem new and significant — yet again.…

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