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LG targets first-time smartphone owners with two new quad-core, 3G devices

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by on August 21, 2014 at 6:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile

LG is increasing its focus on first-time smartphone buyers after it announced two new 3G devices: the L Fino and L Bello. The 4.5-inch L Fino runs on a 1.2 GHz quadcore processor, while the L Bello is five inches and is powered by a superior 1.3 GHz quadcore chip. Both include 1 GB of memory, and eight-megapixel rear-facing cameras. The L Bello has slightly more impressive specs, which includes a one-megapixel front-facing camera, versus the L Fino’s more basic VGA snapper. LG says the phones are ideal for teenagers or first-time smartphone owners who want the benefits of 3G and multimedia without a hefty price…

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SoundHound now lets you add music discoveries into an Rdio playlist in-app

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by on August 21, 2014 at 5:38 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, music discovery, music streaming, Product Updates

Music search company SoundHound is now letting you add your discoveries to streaming service Rdio in-app. The new feature called “Connect to Rdio” automatically places songs that you have tagged in SoundHound into a playlist accessed from inside the Rdio app. Existing SoundHound users will see a plus sign in their search results page if they haven’t connected to Rdio. When the Plus (+) is tapped, users will be directed to the set-up page for “Connect to Rdio.”   SoundHound first teamed up with streaming service Rdio in December 2012 to release a new music mapping feature, and the partnership has…

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Hands-on with Swing Copters, the follow-up to Flappy Bird

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by on August 21, 2014 at 5:32 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Dong Nguyen, the man best known for creating the hatefully-addictive Flappy Bird game, teased details of his new game earlier this week, and now Swing Copters has landed on iOS and Android. Dong’s latest bid for your sanity is much like Flappy Bird. Rather than navigating a bird sideways, you are tasked with guiding a cute little helicopter’s upward flight while avoiding pairs of hammers that swing from each gate. Like Flappy Bird, you get a point for every gate that you pass through. The copter flies from side-to-side automatically, but you can change its direction with a tap. That means…

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McDonald’s big appetite for digital is revealed in plans for online music and mobile ordering

Aug21
by on August 21, 2014 at 5:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Even fast food needs to get on the digital bandwagon if it wants to reach a wider audience, and McDonald’s is clear about that. What’s interesting is that the Golden Arches has plans to step into digital music and an ambitious eye on e-commerce, as CNBC reports. Job listings on McDonald’s reveal that the company is looking for a release manager for its e-commerce platform and global mobile ordering app. The company is also seeking a product director for music and entertainment, who will “establish multi-channel music and emerging entertainment programs to reward our most enthusiastic customers and drive frequency,”…

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