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Google Now begins suggesting new calendar events based on your Gmail inbox

Jun13
by on June 13, 2014 at 4:17 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Google Now is making your calendar that little bit smarter and more proactive after the service began testing a feature that creates calendar entries based on information in your Gmail inbox — as spotted by Android Police. So, for example, if you’ve been emailing friends about catching up one night after work this week, the new Google Now feature can pluck that information and Gmail and create a card that suggests adding the date to your calendar. The feature works in much the same way as Google Now’s ability to spot hotel and flight confirmations from your emails. Android Police says the feature…

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Facebook Messenger update adds instant video sharing and playback

Jun13
by on June 13, 2014 at 2:44 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Facebook continues to add new multimedia features to Messenger, its standalone chat app: the latest addition is the ability to instantly send (and play) videos of up to 15 seconds from inside the iOS app [and now the Android version too.] The update is similar to the ‘instant photo’ feature that was added in April. Combined, the features let users snap photos and record videos while they are messaging with friends without the inconvenience of leaving the app. That puts Facebook Messenger on a par with Line, WeChat, Tango, Snapchat and other chat apps that offer in-app multimedia sharing. There’s also another new…

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Hands-on with Samsung’s 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S: Thinner and lighter than Apple’s iPads

Jun13
by on June 13, 2014 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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Samsung has revealed details about two new tablets today at an event in New York City, ushering an 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S into its ever-growing ranks of devices. The new Super AMOLED display-equipped devices make no bones about the fact that they’re aimed squarely at the consumer market and both share the same kind of rear panel design seen on the Galaxy S5. Nevertheless, despite being aimed at a ‘consumption’ crowd, both do include Samsung’s Knox security and pre-installed office software for dealing with documents on-the-go. Both devices share the same WQXGA (2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio) display, which Samsung says has a 100,000:1…

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Samsung announces 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S with Super AMOLED display

Jun12
by on June 12, 2014 at 11:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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At its New York press conference today, Samsung announced two new tablets off its Galaxy line: the 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S. Both tablets feature Super AMOLED screens with a 100,000:1 contrast ratio and WQXGA displays (2560×1600 pixels and 16:10 ratio), making images more crisp, rich and vibrant. The Galaxy Tab S also boasts adaptive display technology to optimize gamma, brightness, contrast and sharpness based on the content you’re viewing and where you’re using the tablet. Samsung says the Super AMOLED display is 40 percent less reflective than LCD screens to help with outdoor use. The lightweight devices measure in at 6.6 mm thick,…

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Firefox 31 beta arrives with search on new tab page, revamped developer tools, and Android runtime improvements

Jun12
by on June 12, 2014 at 10:57 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

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Following the release of Firefox 30 just two days ago, Mozilla today updated its Firefox Beta channel to version 31 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The company tells TNW that the release is heavily focused on developer tools for both desktop and mobile, though the changelogs do show that other features and changes have made their way in as well. All the improvements are focused on helping developers build Web content, apps, and add-ons more easily than before. That includes a canvas debugger and an add-on debugger. The former (shown above) allows developers to inspect 2D and 3D graphics…

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