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Lytro revamps its iOS app to add a range of new interactive features, and iPad support

Aug20
by on August 20, 2014 at 3:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Lytro has released an updated app for the iPhone that’s designed to better showcase images shot with its brand new Illum light field camera. And, for the first time, the Lytro mobile app is universal and native to the iPad. The new Lytro Mobile App — as distinct from the original Lytro app — offers some profound interface changes, including a dark background and images which now appear edge-to-edge in both landscape and portrait orientation, as opposed to the previous version’s centered square. Image interactivity has also been enhanced. Not only can you tap to focus — as one does with…

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Twitter says it will remove images of the deceased at the request of family members

Aug20
by on August 20, 2014 at 3:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates

Twitter will now remove images or videos of the deceased at the request of family members, according to a tweet from the company’s spokesman Nu Wexler (as spotted by the Wall Street Journal). The move comes following bullying of Zelda Williams on the social networking site after the death of her father, actor Robin Williams, which led to her quitting Twitter. The company says that its latest move is “in order to respect the wishes of loved ones,” but also hedged that images will be removed only “in certain circumstances.” Immediate family members or other authorized individuals have to send an…

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Snapchat reportedly planning a service for brands to share videos, news and ads

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 11:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Snapchat has earned the favor of the coveted teen demographic, but can it turn engagement into money? The Wall Street Journal reports that the startup is in talks to launch Snapchat Discovery, a service that would partner with media companies and brands to serve video content and ads. Sources told the paper that Snapchat is aiming to launch the feature in November. The new product would use the same interaction of holding your finger on the screen to play content, except instead of user-generated photos and videos, it could be an article or a TV show. The Journal even mentioned…

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Get used to tweets from people you don’t follow in your Twitter timeline. It’s an official feature.

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 10:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter recently began adding tweets to your timeline that have been favorited by people you follow. The decision has been a controversial one, but it looks like it’s here to stay. Twitter has now formally changed its definition of your home timeline to note that it will add in content that it thinks you’ll want to see. Previously, Twitter had this definition on it’s “What’s a Twitter timeline?” page: What’s in your home timeline: When you sign in to Twitter, you’ll land on your home timeline. Your home timeline displays a stream of Tweets from accounts you have chosen to…

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Get used to tweets from people you don’t follow in your Twitter timeline. It’s an official feature.

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 10:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

twitter

Twitter recently began adding tweets to your timeline that have been favorited by people you follow. The decision has been a controversial one, but it looks like it’s here to stay. Twitter has now formally changed its definition of your home timeline to note that it will add in content that it thinks you’ll want to see. Previously, Twitter had this definition on it’s “What’s a Twitter timeline?” page: What’s in your home timeline: When you sign in to Twitter, you’ll land on your home timeline. Your home timeline displays a stream of Tweets from accounts you have chosen to…

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