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The BBC launches CBeebies Storytime app to help kids learn to read

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by on August 1, 2014 at 10:50 am
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The BBC is today introducing its latest mobile app in the UK, as it looks to help encourage kids to read from a young age. Available for iOS and Android, CBeebies Storytime features many of the familiar CBeebies characters across six books, including Old Jack’s Boat, Show Me Show Me, Something Special, Grandpa in my Pocket, Octonauts and Charlie and Lola. The app encourages interaction from the readers through swiping and touching, and getting involved within each story. ‘Recall’ questions are also designed to help kids develop comprehension skills. The app has two reading options: ‘Read to Me’ and ‘Read…

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SolCalendar for Android update brings Google Maps integration and new widgets

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by on August 1, 2014 at 9:58 am
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SolCalendar, one of the names to feature in our 12 best Android calendar apps roundup last year,  has been updated to bring an easier-to-use UI and new functionality to the platform. The company said the new UI makes it easier to get around and simplifies calendar views. For example, the ‘Today’ and ‘Agenda’ views are now in one section; it also allows for weekly and monthly schedules to be checked simultaneously. However, the biggest changes comes from new integrations with Google Maps, Foursquare and Google Tasks, allowing you to easily keep to-do notes and navigate your way to your appointments. Rounding off the notable changes for…

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TriplAgent is a beautiful travel lists iOS app that lets you tap on locals’ knowledge

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by on August 1, 2014 at 9:51 am
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Locals are the best source of knowledge when it comes to travel tips, and as tourists increasingly turn to online resources to orientate themselves in a new place, their advice becomes even more invaluable. For example, Airbnb recently tested a new feature called “Local Companion” that connects you with people living at your holiday destination, allowing you to ask them questions. Meanwhile, many other services such as Asia-based Triip link you up to tours that are operated by locals. For something more casual though (if you’re just looking for lists that you can refer to), a beautiful iOS app called…

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Windows XP falls below 25% market share while Windows 8.1 loses share for the first time

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by on August 1, 2014 at 9:44 am
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Despite support for Windows XP finally ending three months ago, the ancient OS has only now fallen below the 25 percent market share mark. To add to the bad news for Microsoft, after only nine full months of availability, its latest operating system version, Windows 8.1, has lost share for the first time. The latest market share data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 lost a combined 0.06 percentage points (from 12.54 percent to 12.48 percent) between June and July. More specifically, Windows 8 slipped 0.01 percentage points (from 5.93 percent to 5.92 percent), while Windows…

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All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from Eastern Europe: July

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by on August 1, 2014 at 9:35 am
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Another hot summer month has passed, and we hope that our readers have had a chance to spend some great time outdoors enjoying warm sun and fresh air. On the news side, we’ve got you covered — here is a round-up of the most significant news from the tech scene of Eastern Europe happened in July, as well as a list of longer reads related to this region. If you think that something is missing, or would like to draw our attention to an important story, feel free to ping the author in Twitter (@shlema) or by e-mail at shlema@gmail.com….

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