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Instagram adds front camera support to its Hyperlapse app

Sep25
by on September 25, 2014 at 5:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Instagram has released an update to its Hyperlapse app for iOS that will let you create timelapse videos using your front-facing camera. We’re not seeing the change log on the App Store just yet, but the update has shown up on our phones. The feature works as expected, adding a small icon next to the record button. You won’t be able to switch cameras in the middle of recording, so you’ll have to decide beforehand whether you want to use “selfielapse” mode. Instagram released Hyperlapse last month, offering an easy way to create moving timelapses. The software takes advantage of the main Instagram app’s Cinema image stabilization…

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Instagram adds front camera support to its Hyperlapse app

Sep25
by on September 25, 2014 at 5:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Instagram has released an update to its Hyperlapse app for iOS that will let you create timelapse videos using your front-facing camera. We’re not seeing the change log on the App Store just yet, but the update has shown up on our phones. The feature works as expected, adding a small icon next to the record button. You won’t be able to switch cameras in the middle of recording, so you’ll have to decide beforehand whether you want to use “selfielapse” mode. Instagram released Hyperlapse last month, offering an easy way to create moving timelapses. The software takes advantage of the main Instagram app’s Cinema image stabilization…

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Yahoo had 18,594 government requests for data affecting 30,551 accounts in the first half of 2014

Sep25
by on September 25, 2014 at 5:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Yahoo published its third global transparency report today, shedding light on the number of government requests it received for users’ data in the first half of 2014. The total number of requests dropped to 18,594, down from 21,425 in the previous six-month period and 29,470 for the same half last year. Of these, 4,727 were either rejected or later withdrawn by the government in question. In 1,853 cases, Yahoo didn’t hand anything over because the specified account didn’t exist or there was no data for the requested timeframe. The number of user accounts affected by these requests declined to 30,551, a small decrease…

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Microsoft starts rolling out Groups collaboration feature to Office 365, coming to Yammer and Lync next

Sep25
by on September 25, 2014 at 4:31 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Microsoft today announced it is rolling out the first phase of Groups for Office 365, a new collaboration feature, starting with the Outlook Web App email and calendar sites as well as OneDrive for Business. Next up, the company says it will add Yammer and Lync to the “Groups experience” though it didn’t specify when. As you can see in the video below, Microsoft is trying to solve the problem of how best to share information while working across multiple ad hoc groups and project teams. The idea behind Groups is to make Office 365 the hub for connecting with…

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Google’s Niantic Labs introduces ‘missions’ to its location-based Ingress smartphone game

Sep25
by on September 25, 2014 at 4:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Product Updates

Google is introducing a “missions” mode for Ingress, a massively multiplayer video game that requires players to visit real world locations. The new quests are similar to scavenger hunts, with a series of waypoints stringed together like walking tours. Some locations require that players use the Android or iOS app to complete a task, such as hacking or capturing portals, while others will offer puzzles for figuring out the next place on the route. To cater to the demand of its seven million strong community, developer Niantic Labs (owned by Google) is also giving players the tools to create their…

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