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Amazon Appstore begins accepting self-contained Web apps

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by on August 14, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

In a move that will certainly add more apps to its forked Android Appstore, Amazon is now accepting self-contained Web apps in its application marketplace. Developers can now submit HTML5 Web apps that are not tied to a hosted Web site. Most Web apps serve as wrappers that point to an established site. For example, an app for a news site that basically just pulls all the articles and puts them in a format that works well on smaller screens. With today’s news, developers can create and submit self-contained HTML5 Web apps for the Amazon Fire Phone and Kindle tablet…

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Amazon Appstore begins accepting self-contained Web apps

Aug14
by on August 14, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

In a move that will certainly add more apps to its forked Android Appstore, Amazon is now accepting self-contained Web apps in its application marketplace. Developers can now submit HTML5 Web apps that are not tied to a hosted Web site. Most Web apps serve as wrappers that point to an established site. For example, an app for a news site that basically just pulls all the articles and puts them in a format that works well on smaller screens. With today’s news, developers can create and submit self-contained HTML5 Web apps for the Amazon Fire Phone and Kindle tablet…

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HTC releases new Zoe app that allows more Android users to create and share video edits

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by on August 14, 2014 at 5:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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HTC is no longer developing apps exclusively for its own handsets. Today, the smartphone maker launched a standalone Zoe app that anyone running Android 4.4 or higher on a Samsung, LG or HTC smartphone can download and enjoy. Zoe, if you haven’t encountered the feature before, debuted with the original HTC One and gives users the ability to record a short video and a burst of around 20 photos simultaneously. In the Gallery app, HTC then automatically combines photos and videos to create Zoe montages – sometimes referred to as a Video Highlights – that include transitions, effects and background music. Better yet,…

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HTC releases new Zoe app that allows more Android users to create and share video edits

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by on August 14, 2014 at 5:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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HTC is no longer developing apps exclusively for its own handsets. Today, the smartphone maker launched a standalone Zoe app that anyone running Android 4.4 or higher on a Samsung, LG or HTC smartphone can download and enjoy. Zoe, if you haven’t encountered the feature before, debuted with the original HTC One and gives users the ability to record a short video and a burst of around 20 photos simultaneously. In the Gallery app, HTC then automatically combines photos and videos to create Zoe montages – sometimes referred to as a Video Highlights – that include transitions, effects and background music. Better yet,…

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YouTube for TV redesigned with left-hand guide, emphasis on subscriptions, recommendations, and channels

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by on August 14, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

YouTube today announced a redesign of its TV app that makes it easier to find the videos you want to watch from your couch. The big screen app update has already started rolling out to the Xbox One, and the Google-owned company says it is coming to other streaming devices “in the following weeks.” The biggest change is a new guide on the left-hand side that shows you the channels you subscribe to. It’s supposed to mimic the guide you already see on your desktop, phone, and tablet. If you’re signed in, your latest videos from your subscriptions and recommendations…

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