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Chrome 38 beta arrives with new user switching for profiles, Guest mode, and 64-bit by default for Mac

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by on August 28, 2014 at 11:08 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google, Insider

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Just two days after releasing the stable version of Chrome 37, Google has announced the release of Chrome 38 beta for Windows, Mac, and Linux. New features include a new user switching interface for profiles, a Guest mode, and 64-bit by default for OS X users. First up, the latest Chrome beta lets you switch profiles directly from the window’s title bar. If you’re not signed in, you’ll see a “You” in the upper-right corner of your Chrome window, and then clicking it will give you a “Sign in to Chrome.” If you’re already signed into Chrome or choose to…

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Google has been working on a drone delivery system called Project Wing

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by on August 28, 2014 at 10:25 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

The skies of the future are about to get a bit more crowded as Google takes the wraps off its secret drone delivery system, Project Wing. The Atlantic reports that Google has been working on the delivery system for two years inside the company’s moonshot lab, Google X. Tests of the secret program have taken place in Australia due to the country’s more lax policies regarding remotely piloted aircraft. The drone itself is a hybrid of a plane that flies vertically and a helicopter because it can hover horizontally. The video above shows the drone in action. When delivering packages, the payload is…

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Hands-on with Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport: Can a smartphone make you healthier?

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by on August 28, 2014 at 10:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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As smartphones have become increasingly commoditized, the platform and hardware we use have become more of a lifestyle choice. Sprint’s new Galaxy S5 Sport takes that choice to a new level with a fitness-heavy offering. We’ve already reviewed the Galaxy S5, so I won’t go over all the details for the device. Instead, we’ll take a look at some of the unique health and exercise features that Sprint is touting. For software, the Galaxy S5 Sport combines Samsung’s S Health app, Under Armor’s MapMyFitness and Sprint’s new Fit Live service to promote good health. An Activity Zone app also offers quick access to…

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Microsoft rolls out Xbox One updates to SmartGlass, Media Player and Party app

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by on August 28, 2014 at 9:59 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Microsoft sure does like to update the Xbox One. Fortunately those updates make the console just that much cooler. Today, Microsoft’s Major Nelson announced that the company would be rolling out the new features and updates. The updates include: wider support for media playback, enhanced Party App features, SmartGlass message posting, a bandwidth usage gauge and host of other new and updated features. The Media Player will now play media from an attached USB drive. In the future, it will be getting DLNA support and playback dozens more file types than the Xbox 360, including  Mpeg 2 TS, animated GIF and MKV….

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Eyefi links up with IFTTT to manage photo publishing and sharing

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by on August 28, 2014 at 9:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates

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Eyefi, known for its popular Mobi wireless camera card and companion cloud sharing service, has announced official integration with IFTTT (If This Then That). Photography enthusiasts who use Eyefi services can tap into IFTTT as a quick way to wirelessly transfer and automatically sync new images to Eyefi’s Cloud storage, as well as trigger a host of customized, automated actions within IFTTT. Photographers can now connect with more than 125 channels to trigger actions for how and where their photos are published, shared and stored, and how they integrate with social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and even Evernote. For example, an Eyefi recipe can be created so that…

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