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Amazon’s Whispersync for Voice hits the UK to help you switch between reading and listening to ebooks

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by on August 18, 2014 at 10:22 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Amazon’s Whispersync for Voice has been open for business in the US for a while already, and now it’s available in the UK too, its second launch market. To recap, Whispersync for Voice lets users switch between reading ebooks and listening to audio books without losing their place, thanks to Audible integration, the audio entertainment company acquired by Amazon back in 2008. There are around 25,000 professionally narrated audiobooks available on Audible in the UK. Until recently, US readers using the Android and iOS Kindle apps have been required to install the separate Audible app to make the switch between…

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange plans to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London ‘soon’

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by on August 18, 2014 at 10:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, assange, UK, wikileaks

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange dropped a bombshell today, after revealing that he plans to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London “soon.” Responding to a question at a press conference at the embassy, where he has resided for the past two years, the Australian confirmed his intention, but gave no specific time frame for his exit. Assange was equally elusive as to why he is planning to move on, though he did say that it is not motivated by health reasons, as was suggested by media. Assange held a press conference which was all streamed online Earlier comments from Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino suggested…

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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

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by on August 18, 2014 at 9:54 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Sometimes it’s impossible to keep yourself as plugged in to the constant tech news cycle as you’d like. Things happen, life gets in the way and maybe your family begin to question why they haven’t seen you in the last few days – all of which means you’ve missed this weekend’s best tech news and features. It’s OK, we understand; that’s what we’re here for. So grab a coffee, mute your phone and spend 10 minutes catching up on the best tech news and features that you’ve missed from across the last two days. News from The Next Web over the weekend Google…

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10 things you need to know about the Dolby Atmos home theatre system

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by on August 18, 2014 at 7:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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The Dolby Atmos system has been creating a 3D aural experience in theatres since June 2012. Now the company that brought us surround sound is bringing its object-based audio experience into the home and on mobile devices. The weird thing about audio is that it’s incredibly important to film, but when done well you don’t even notice. You’ve probably already heard Dolby’s Atmos technology in movies like Star Trek Into the Darkness or the best film of the Summer, Guardians of Galaxy. But when you do notice what’s going on with the audio, it’s spectacular. So Atmos is coming to your TV…

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