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Google now lets you mirror your Android phone and tablet on your TV with Chromecast

Jul09
by on July 9, 2014 at 4:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Google, Mobile

Originally announced at Google I/O 2014 last month, Android mirroring has now arrived on the Chromecast. The feature means you can now see your phone or tablet on your TV, navigating your apps, content, and anything else you want, just in a bigger form. To start mirroring, fire up the Chromecast app on your Android device, open the navigation drawer, select “Cast Screen” and choose the Chromecast device connected to your TV. If you have a Nexus device, the feature can be accessed through the quick settings menu. In traditional Google fashion, the feature is launching in beta. You can…

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25 unconventional business books you won’t see on most bookshelves (but should)

Jul09
by on July 9, 2014 at 3:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Roundups

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Gregory Ciotti is the marketing director at Help Scout.This post originally appeared on the Help Scout blog. Read to lead, right? There are few better “hacks” in life than reading—distilled knowledge that often took years to assemble can be consumed in just a few hours. The problem is that many business books are just plain awful; bloated to meet book length quotas, overly self-promotional, or a regurgitation of common sense, most serve little purpose. Those that are real winners—classics like Cialdini’s Influence or more modern hits such as The Lean Startup—become ubiquitous on book lists, to the point where you are tired of seeing…

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25 unconventional business books you won’t see on most bookshelves (but should)

Jul09
by on July 9, 2014 at 3:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Roundups

books on shelf
Gregory Ciotti is the marketing director at Help Scout.This post originally appeared on the Help Scout blog. Read to lead, right? There are few better “hacks” in life than reading—distilled knowledge that often took years to assemble can be consumed in just a few hours. The problem is that many business books are just plain awful; bloated to meet book length quotas, overly self-promotional, or a regurgitation of common sense, most serve little purpose. Those that are real winners—classics like Cialdini’s Influence or more modern hits such as The Lean Startup—become ubiquitous on book lists, to the point where you are tired of seeing…

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Vimeo for Apple TV updated with simplified navigation, Vimeo On Demand, content filter, and more

Jul09
by on July 9, 2014 at 3:29 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Vimeo today updated its Apple TV app with a slew of new features. They include simplified navigation, continuous playback, Vimeo On Demand support, content filter for logged-in users, and overall easier browsing. First of all, let’s take a look at the simplified navigation. The old menu has been cut down “to the essentials” and placed at the top of the screen for easier access (discover videos, check your feed, access your Watch Later queue, videos, likes, and collections). Continuous playback has been added as well: just press the play button on your remote while any video thumbnail is selected. You…

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Quickblox Q-municate lets developers build their own Whatsapp with ease

Jul09
by on July 9, 2014 at 3:11 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Product Updates

Quickblox, the startup that offers modular communications tools for developers, has unveiled a new offering that allows developers to build their own complete messaging app or feature without hassle. While Quickblox previously offered modules for chat, push notifications and WebRTC-based video calling, Q-municate ties it all together into an open-source package complete with chat bubbles, friends lists, Facebook invites, file attachments and all the other features users expect in a complete messaging app. The idea here is to commoditize mobile messaging, so that it can be a drag-and-drop feature that developers can add to any app. The Q-municate beta is available…

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