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Apple’s Siri is a better rapper than you might expect

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 3:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

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In a new track on Soundcloud, Siri has been pitted against Young MC’s Know How for a rap battle. Would you believe she’s pretty good at it? Not only is the track far better cut together than I expected, it flows pretty nicely and even takes a little jab at Microsoft’s Cortana right at the end. This isn’t the first time someone’s used Siri to rap; back in 2011 Siri did her own rendition of Hypnotize by the Notorious B.I.G. She’s come a long way in her rapping game since then, it seems. Some people have far too much time on their hands.…

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Ideal Gifts: The RHA MA750i earphones have portable audiophile-grade sound and stainless steel construction

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 12:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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In the Ideal Gifts series, The Next Web team shares personal recommendations for gifts to give this holiday season.  Headphone upgrades are some of the most reliably appreciated gifts, but picking the right ones can be difficult, particularly if looking for something portable. After all people don’t often think of earphones – also known as in-ear-monitors or IEMs if you’re feeling fancy – when it come to premium audio gear. The $129 RHA MA750i, however, are deserving of the title, while being just as fit for workouts or long subway commutes. First off – they sound great. Portable headphones typically  compromise detailed presentation…

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Twitter experimenting with in-tweet analytics

Nov25
by on November 25, 2014 at 10:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Twitter is now testing showing analytics directly inside your tweets, so you can find out if you’re doing any good. First spotted by The Verge, those included in the experiment see a ‘view analytics details’ button inside tweets on the mobile app. When tapped, you’re shown total impressions, engagement rate and more. The feature gets its data from Twitter’s Analytics platform, which was recently made available for anyone on the service to use. The logical evolution of this new feature would be to directly promote tweets inside the mobile app. This is one feature I hope the company graduates from experimental…

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Ideal gifts: Rekindle your love of reading with Kindle Paperwhite and The Circle by Dave Eggers

Nov25
by on November 25, 2014 at 10:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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In the Ideal Gifts series, The Next Web team shares personal recommendations for gifts to give this holiday season. I love reading, but never got around to the book store or library as much as I’d like, so it’s suffered over the years. I’d always thought the Kindle was a bit dumb, after all, I own an iPad and can read books there! I did occasionally read on the iPad, but always got distracted by a push notification or sucked into the Twitter void. When I got a Kindle Paperwhite, I finally rediscovered my love of books at long last. I…

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Facebook has scheduled another public Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg

Nov25
by on November 25, 2014 at 9:40 pm
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Earlier this month Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hosted a public Q&A. Attendees and those online could submit questions and the CEO would do his best to answer queries about the Messenger app, how he felt about the Social Network movie, and his favorite unreleased Facebook feature. Well the company and its leader are doing it again. On December 11 at 2pm PT, Zuckerberg will host another public question and answer session at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park. If you’re in the neighborhood, you can email Facebook to get a free ticket to the event. Obviously, there are going to be…

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