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Review: Blue’s first ever $350 Mo-Fi headphones are outstanding, but I’ll be leaving them at home

Aug26
by on August 26, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Reviews

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When you’re known for making high-end studio microphones, deciding to break into a new market altogether is a brave move. It’s even more brave when you consider that the market you’re trying to enter is dominated by highly visible and popular brands. Blue Microphones has been happily making recording equipment for nearly 20 years, but it has never made a pair of headphones before now. With studio pedigree, the Mo-Fis promise to deliver a considerably richer listening experience than the average set of cans, so we took a look and a listen to see if they can live up the brand – and the competition. Design…

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Permission-based tracking app Folr keeps tabs on your kids and other family members

Aug26
by on August 26, 2014 at 11:43 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Singapore

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The mainstream adoption of smartphones has brought with it many benefits. As well as putting the internet in your pocket, communicating with others has never been easier — that doesn’t just mean text messages and phone calls, but location sharing too. As a parent of two young kids, I think LG is on to something with its KizON wearable device that gives mums and dads the peace of mind that comes with knowing the location of your child. But shouldn’t it be easier than strapping a device to their wrist and hoping that they wear it, don’t lose it and don’t break it?…

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Picdeck is TweetDeck for Instagram

Aug26
by on August 26, 2014 at 11:34 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

If you like TweetDeck and you like Instagram, you might well like Picdeck. In a nutshell, Picdeck brings a TweetDeck-style interface to the Instagram realm, letting you easliy track specific users or hashtags. The result is this – a compendium of columns tailored to your every need. Granted, it’s probably not for your everyday Instagrammer, but social media managers should find it useful nonetheless. Picdeck was the result of a hack day from the good folks at Marvel App. Check it out for yourself now. ➤ Picdeck

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WeChat and third-party Android app stores: How China’s mobile ecosystem is different from the West

Aug26
by on August 26, 2014 at 10:27 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Profiles and Interviews

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China is the world’s largest smartphone market, and with that comes a lot of interest in how mobile users behave. As one of the primary ways through which consumers access content, apps in particular are a key area of focus. China’s app ecosystem is somewhat of a maze for people who aren’t familiar with the way it works. In terms of iOS, the presence of Apple’s App Store in the country makes it pretty straightforward to track, but for Android, it is way more complicated. In the vacuum left behind by Google Play after it exited China in 2010, hundreds of third-party…

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YouTube will soon give you the option to import your Google+ videos

Aug26
by on August 26, 2014 at 10:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google will soon give YouTube users the ability to import videos from their Google+ account. From the upload window, a new button will be positioned on the right-hand side above the existing ‘Create Videos’ pane. The feature was revealed in screenshots posted to Google+ by Nedas Petravicius. After hitting the ‘Import’ button, YouTube users will be able to select from three Google+ organisation filters: All Videos, Auto Backup and Albums. They’re all self-explanatory and, similar to how they’re shown on Google+, list videos with a thumbnail preview, the total duration and date they were created. Rolling the cursor over a…

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