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Easy website builder Wix targets hotels with a special reservation-booking engine

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by on August 6, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Product Updates

Wix is to target those looking to book a holiday online with its own booking engine builder. Users can access WixHotels through the platform’s app market and then install it onto their primary dashboards. It frees up the need to know how to code with a built-in system that allows you to add your room inventory. Also, it’s not limited to reservations made natively, offering support for third-party platforms. The feature is currently in beta, but it will operate on a freemium basis after that. ➤ Wix Thumbnail image credit: Getty Images

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Doctor on Demand brings its video medical appointments to the desktop

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by on August 6, 2014 at 11:56 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Doctor on Demand today announced a desktop browser version of its video service for on-demand doctor’s visits. The company has also closed a $21 million Series A funding round and signed a partnership with Comcast that will offer the cable company’s employees free access to the service. Previously, patients could take appointments on iOS and Android. The new Web version is optimized for Chrome on Mac and PC. Check-ups cost a flat fee of $40 and last roughly 15 minutes. All of Doctor on Demand’s physicians are board-certified for the state they’re taking calls in. The service is 24/7 in most…

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Wikimedia slams ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling, creates page for Wikipedia link removal notices

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by on August 6, 2014 at 11:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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After publishing its first-ever transparency report, the Wikimedia Foundation has issued fresh criticism over the controversial ‘right to be forgotten‘ ruling introduced by the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) earlier this year. The Foundation said the ECJ’s decision was now “undermining the world’s ability to freely access accurate and verifiable records” online. Lila Tretikov, Executive Director for the Wikimedia Foundation, added that the ruling was also having a “direct” and “critical” impact on Wikipedia. Google has already received over 91,000 removal requests since the ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling came into effect. As of July 18, the Wikimedia Foundation…

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Chat app Line is investing $100 million to create social games for your smartphone

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by on August 6, 2014 at 11:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia

Line, the chat app company closing in on 500 million registered users, is doubling down on gaming after announcing a 10 billion yen ($97 million) fund for developers who produce titles for its social games platform. It has also bought a 10 percent stake in fast-growing Japanese games publisher Gumi. Games account for more than half of Line’s revenue, but the lion’s share of that is generated by users in Japan. The new fund will launch in September with the aim of growing the games platform (and its revenues) worldwide. US rival Tango launched a smaller $25 million fund for its Asia-inspired games platform last month. The 40 games on Line’s platform have racked…

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Sony drops support for PlayStation Mobile gaming service on newer versions of Android

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by on August 6, 2014 at 11:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Sony Japan has confirmed that the company will no longer be supporting its PlayStation Mobile for Android service. Instead, it’s encouraging any developers building games for the platform to transition across to creating content for the PlayStation Vita and Vita TV. There’s a good chance you might not have been aware that Sony’s PlayStation Mobile for Android service even existed, which is really part of the reason that the long-running attempt to get indie devs building mini-games for specifically certified mobile devices is now being abandoned. For PlayStation Certified devices running Android 4.4.2 and lower, all your content should still work just…

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