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Adobe builds out Photoshop 3D printing prowess

Aug07
by on August 7, 2014 at 12:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web

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A brand new update to Photoshop CC offers enhanced 3D printing capabilities and increased printing options. The app’s expanded 3D support lets you create print-ready 3D files for a broader range of printers and service providers, such as the fifth generation MakerBot Replicator 3D printer and Japanese online 3D printing service DMM. The app also supports new file formats, including VRML, U3D, PLY and IGES. Photoshop now includes better integration with CAD workflows and more support for 3D scanners. Plus, painting your 3D models just got faster and easier. You now can lay out multiple 3D objects on a single print bed to maximize…

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Updated United Airlines app scans your passport to expedite international check-ins

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 11:49 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Using your phone to check in to a domestic flights is old hat. But when you’re embarking on international travel, you typically have to stop by the airline counter and show the agent your passport like it’s 1987. To speed up your check in experience at the airport, United Airlines has updated its mobile apps for iOS, Android with a passport scanning feature. The feature can scan and verify your passport so you don’t even have to talk to a ticket agent. Like a domestic flight, you can check into your international flight with the app within 24 hours of its departure….

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T-Mobile is now the largest pre-paid carrier in the US

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 11:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

T-Mobile today announced that it has passed up frenemy Sprint to become the largest pre-paid wireless operator in the US. The company claims to have 15.64 million pre-paid subscribers, compared to Sprint’s 15.19 million. AT&T and Verizon have 11.34 million and 6.04 million, respectively. Meanwhile, T-Mobile’s overall customer base has grown to more than 50 million. CEO John Legere tweeted that he expects his company to over take Sprint in terms of total subscribers by the end of this year. MetroPCS, which T-Mobile acquired last year, played a big part in taking the lead. The brand picked up 1.2 million new subscribers…

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Twitch introduces unpopular copyright protections as it gets its affairs in order

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 11:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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With a supposedly imminent YouTube acquisition hanging over its head, Twitch has stepped up its legal game with a new copyright protection policy that threatens to cut large chunks of audio out of its users’ Video on Demand content. Twitch has, starting today, begun applying audio recognition from Audible Magic to check for unauthorized music or audio. If Twitch finds any music from Audible Magic clients, it will automatically mute the video in 30-minute blocks. Note, the copyright checks don’t apply to live broadcasts. The whole system sounds a lot like YouTube’s ContentID system, which has aggravated gamers for blocking…

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Google Search app for Android updated with an alarm that tells you when to get off the bus

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 11:08 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google started with search and that’s what it still does best. To that end, today it updated its Google Search app for Android 4.1 with a new Chromecast feature and a way to help commuters. Commuters can now set an alarm for when it’s time to get off the bus or train — a pretty great feature for anyone who reads on public transportation or is visiting a new city. For Chromecast owners, it added a Things to Watch feature, which does exactly what you think it’ll do. It suggests things to watch on your Chromecast via a Google Now…

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