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Let there be Li-Fi: Meet the man who’s bringing connectivity to the world through LED

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by on August 21, 2014 at 10:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Profiles and Interviews, PSF, scotland

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Sir Alexander Graham Bell may be better known as the guy who invented the first ‘practical’ telephone, but the Scottish scientist laid claim to an arsenal of additional innovations. Among these were the photophone, a wireless telephone of sorts that enabled sounds (including speech) to be transmitted via light. It’s said that Bell actually valued the photophone more than the telephone from his lifetime achievements, even though it never quite took off and is now consigned to the footnotes of history. However, more than 130 years after the photophone first came to light, Professor Harald Haas is pioneering his own…

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Twitter for iOS now lets you watch videos in a mini player while continuing to browse your timeline

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by on August 21, 2014 at 10:23 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates

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Twitter is giving iOS users the ability to watch select videos with a minimized player while browsing the timeline and other parts of the app. Spotted by Neal Mann, the update applies only to videos that use Twitter’s homegrown, in-app video player. If you’re unsure, these videos mean you should see a full-screen player with retweet, favorite and reply shortcuts when you first press the play button in your feed. Furthermore, the new functionality isn’t supported by YouTube videos, Vines, or any other clips that are hosted elsewhere on the Web and visible via Twitter’s regular Player Card. Inside the…

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SoundCloud introduces ads and revenue sharing, as it prepares to launch a subscription service

Aug21
by on August 21, 2014 at 8:06 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Audio-sharing platform SoundCloud is introducing ads for the first time ever, in line with launching a new program for its content creators that allows them to make money on the platform. The new creator partner program, On SoundCloud, has three tiers: Partner, Pro and Premier. What’s new and interesting is the Premier tier, which now lets creators make money from their tracks through advertising — but only when the content is played in the US. Revenue will be shared between SoundCloud and the creator involved. At launch, creators who want to join the Premier level can only get in via an invitation. This…

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Sky introduces new ‘recommendation engine’, Smart Series Link and more for Sky+HD TV customers

Aug21
by on August 21, 2014 at 8:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates, UK

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Sky has announced a wealth of new features rolling out to its Sky+ HD customers in the UK from today, many of which promise to make it easier to find new shows to watch, as well as easier to navigate the programme guide. Announced today, the update brings a handy ‘Smart Series Link’ feature that automatically records new series of shows already in your series recording list, and also introduces a useful ‘HDMI One Touch’ option. This allows you to program the ‘Sky’ button to turn on the Sky+HD box and TV (as well as switching to the correct HDMI input) in a single…

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