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LokLok for Android lets you send doodles, photos and messages directly from your lockscreen

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by on July 7, 2014 at 9:31 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Mobile messaging apps may be reaching both saturation point and convergence, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more, right? Meet LokLok. LokLok sells itself as a connected lock-screen that is always in-sync with you and your favorite group of people. You can draw, write messages, or add photos to your screen, and it shows up on your friends’ screens – all without leaving the lock-screen. This could be a single person, or a whole group. How it works With LokLok set as your lockscreen, you tap twice to make it editable (i.e. you choose to doodle), or swipe…

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LokLok for Android lets you send doodles, photos and messages directly from your lockscreen

Jul07
by on July 7, 2014 at 9:31 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Photo 07-07-2014 09 57 08
Mobile messaging apps may be reaching both saturation point and convergence, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more, right? Meet LokLok. LokLok sells itself as a connected lock-screen that is always in-sync with you and your favorite group of people. You can draw, write messages, or add photos to your screen, and it shows up on your friends’ screens – all without leaving the lock-screen. This could be a single person, or a whole group. How it works With LokLok set as your lockscreen, you tap twice to make it editable (i.e. you choose to doodle), or swipe…

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You can pre-order Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows now for $199 ahead of its July 15 launch

Jul07
by on July 7, 2014 at 9:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

Microsoft’s online stores in the US and UK have seemingly confirmed that its next-generation motion sensing Kinect 2 device will be available for Windows PCs beginning next week. Although we knew it was on the way, we weren’t sure exactly when Microsoft would start offering the device to a wider developer audience. Now it seems we have that answer – it will go on sale from July 15 priced at $199 in the US and £159 in the UK. Pre-orders are open now. Originally conceived and launched as part of Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console, the original Kinect was recognized as…

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You can pre-order Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows now for $199 ahead of its July 15 launch

Jul07
by on July 7, 2014 at 9:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

Microsoft’s online stores in the US and UK have seemingly confirmed that its next-generation motion sensing Kinect 2 device will be available for Windows PCs beginning next week. Although we knew it was on the way, we weren’t sure exactly when Microsoft would start offering the device to a wider developer audience. Now it seems we have that answer – it will go on sale from July 15 priced at $199 in the US and £159 in the UK. Pre-orders are open now. Originally conceived and launched as part of Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console, the original Kinect was recognized as…

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Vodafone launches WorldTraveller plan so you can take your minutes, SMS and data on holiday with you

Jul07
by on July 7, 2014 at 8:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile, Product Launches, UK

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UK operator Vodafone has launched a new WorldTraveller plan that lets pay monthly customers use their regular calls, texts and data allowances while in a range of countries for an all-inclusive price of £5 per day. Announced today, the tariff lets travellers to the US, India, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Ghana, Qatar and South Africa use their plan’s regular allowances for a predictable set fee, but you’re only charged for the days the phone is actually used while abroad. Customers wanting to opt-in to WorldTraveller need to call 5555 and activate the service for free. The launch follows Vodafone’s introduction of…

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