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Watch out! Samba, the reaction video app, will launch on Android this week

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by on October 13, 2014 at 8:56 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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If every action gets an equal — though perhaps not precisely an opposite reaction, at least via social video — then at least some part of that equation will be settled with the release of Samba for Android. Samba today announced it will release an Android version of its free video messaging app on the US Google Play Store on Oct. 16, some eight months after the app’s debut on iOS. Samba, if you recall, was first launched on iOS as an app similar to Snapchat, but one whose output would actually stick around (intentionally, that is). With Samba, you get a video from…

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Microsoft wants to keep you up to date this voting season with Bing Elections

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 7:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The US is nearing its November 4th general election date, and keeping track of all the candidates and statistics on them can be a tiresome task. Microsoft wants to make your voting Tuesday a little easier this year with Bing Elections. Basically, when you go to bing.com/election, you’ll see a hub taking advantage of the search engine’s data to give you news, predictions, poll locations and other relevant information on candidates and the voting process. One of the cooler features is an interactive map that lets you see projections for congressional and gubernatorial elections. If you zoom into the map, you can check out…

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Microsoft wants to keep you up to date this voting season with Bing Elections

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 7:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The US is nearing its November 4th general election date, and keeping track of all the candidates and statistics on them can be a tiresome task. Microsoft wants to make your voting Tuesday a little easier this year with Bing Elections. Basically, when you go to bing.com/election, you’ll see a hub taking advantage of the search engine’s data to give you news, predictions, poll locations and other relevant information on candidates and the voting process. One of the cooler features is an interactive map that lets you see projections for congressional and gubernatorial elections. If you zoom into the map, you can check out…

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 preview program already has 1 million users

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 6:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Given the staunchly divided opinions Windows 8 elicited among its users, it should come as no surprise that the first look at the next iteration of the operating system has proven quite popular. According to a blog post today by Windows guy Joe Belfiore, the Windows Insider Program hit 1 million registrants over the weekend. Though the post doesn’t specify how many people are actually using the operating system versus those who only registered to download, it does say the company has received over 200,000 pieces of feedback since the program started. According to Microsoft, 64 percent of these users are…

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Facebook stickers are coming to Timeline, Group and Event comments

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches, Social Media

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All the stickers you’ve been using via Facebook Messenger will soon be available for all post comments. Beginning today, Facebook will be rolling out global sticker support for comments on people’s Timelines, Group posts and Event Posts. The stickers will be available from both mobile and desktop versions of the social network and the iOS and Android apps. As messaging apps have risen in popularity, so has the use of stickers by those apps. Facebook already has stickers in its Messenger mobile apps and browser. Stickers in comments joins images and other embeddable content available for post replies. Unfortunately, still…

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