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Hipstamatic’s TinType photo effects app harks back to the 1800s

Oct23
by on October 23, 2014 at 10:07 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Numerous image editors offer a vast range of photographic corrections and enhancements. But when Hipstamatic emerges with a brand new entry, mobile shooters tend to sit up and take notice. Sometimes the simplest apps are the most visually powerful, and that’s the case with TinType, an iPhone app that you imparts a luminous, hand-tinted vintage look to your images. TinType takes about five minutes to learn — if you haven’t had your coffee yet. Launch the app and there’s a large orange shutter button and an option to switch to the front-facing camera. The non-destructive editor also lets you dig into your camera roll for…

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Amazon Fire TV now available in the UK for £79

Oct23
by on October 23, 2014 at 9:41 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, UK

Amazon has today released its Fire TV streaming device in the UK, following a period of pre-orders. The multi-faceted Web giant revealed it would be bringing the Fire TV – which allows users to stream TV and film content, as well as play games via a special Amazon Fire Game Controller – to its first markets outside the US in early September. And now it has. From October 25, it will also be available in Germany. Alongside Fire TV, the Game Controller is also available from today in the UK, priced at £34.99. As well as being available from its own site,…

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Amazon Fire TV now available in the UK for £79

Oct23
by on October 23, 2014 at 9:41 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, UK

Amazon has today released its Fire TV streaming device in the UK, following a period of pre-orders. The multi-faceted Web giant revealed it would be bringing the Fire TV – which allows users to stream TV and film content, as well as play games via a special Amazon Fire Game Controller – to its first markets outside the US in early September. And now it has. From October 25, it will also be available in Germany. Alongside Fire TV, the Game Controller is also available from today in the UK, priced at £34.99. As well as being available from its own site,…

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Google teams up with Oxford University to advance artificial intelligence research

Oct23
by on October 23, 2014 at 9:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google has joined forces with the University of Oxford in the UK in order to better study the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the areas of image recognition and natural language processing. The hope is that by joining forces with an esteemed academic institution, the research will progress more rapidly than going it alone for its DeepMind project. In total, Google has hired seven individuals (who also happen to be world experts in deep learning for natural language understanding), three of which will remain as professors holding joint appointments at Oxford University. As part of the agreement, Google will also…

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PPLNotify is a super simple way of bringing Android notifications to any desktop browser

Oct23
by on October 23, 2014 at 8:53 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches, Product Reviews

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If you’re looking for a super simple way of receiving Android notifications on your desktop, you may wish to check out a new app called PPLNotify. How it works When you first launch the app, you’ll be asked to enter your email address and then hit ‘Create Account’. I’m not entirely clear why an email address is required here, as you can basically enter any random word@domain.com email (even one that doesn’t exist), with no requirement to validate it. Once you’ve given notification access to PPLNotify within settings (this screen will pop up automatically asking you to tick a box),…

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