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13 countries get added to Google Play bookstore [Updated: Countries not added yet, but are coming soon]

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 8:42 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Google Play

Today Google announced that 13 more countries have access to Google Play’s five million books. So if your a Honduran fan of e-books and Android, you should start planning some quiet time for reading. Google posted an image of the flags of the countries with access to Google Play books. But if you’re not up on your geopolitics or vexillology (study of flags), here’s a list of which countries will be enjoying Game of Thrones via Google Play: Paraguay, Norway, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Netherlands, Ecuador, Uruguay, Panama, Honduras, Colombia and Dominican Republic. Update: Google has told TNW that it…

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13 countries get added to Google Play bookstore

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 8:42 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Google Play

Today Google announced that 13 more countries have access to Google Play’s five million books. So if your a Honduran fan of e-books and Android, you should start planning some quiet time for reading. Google posted an image of the flags of the countries with access to Google Play books. But if you’re not up on your geopolitics or vexillology (study of flags), here’s a list of which countries will be enjoying Game of Thrones via Google Play: Paraguay, Norway, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Netherlands, Ecuador, Uruguay, Panama, Honduras, Colombia and Dominican Republic. ➤ Google Play Books

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Amazon reportedly launching streaming music service for Prime members this week

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 7:29 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

According to the New York Times, Amazon will be launching its own streaming music service this week. It’s odd timing considering that the online retailer is having an event next week in Seattle. The alleged music service would represent added value for Amazon Prime members. The company recently raised the membership fee from $79 a year to $99. The membership includes free two-day shipping on a majority of items sold by the retailer, free video streaming via the company’s Instant Video library, and a lending library for the Amazon Kindle e-reader. According to reports, the music service won’t completely compete with…

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Amazon reportedly launching streaming music service for Prime members this week

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 7:29 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

According to the New York Times, Amazon will be launching its own streaming music service this week. It’s odd timing considering that the online retailer is having an event next week in Seattle. The alleged music service would represent added value for Amazon Prime members. The company recently raised the membership fee from $79 a year to $99. The membership includes free two-day shipping on a majority of items sold by the retailer, free video streaming via the company’s Instant Video library, and a lending library for the Amazon Kindle e-reader. According to reports, the music service won’t completely compete with…

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Meet the Yahoo exec making Flickr fun again

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 6:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Profiles and Interviews

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Like it or not, any talk about Flickr — one of the world’s first photography social networks — often seems to generate heat. Launching in 2004 as the go-to online venue for professional and advanced photographers — practically the only people who owned digital cameras at the time — Flickr joined Yahoo in 2005, where it proceeded to languish in benign neglect for years. Despite that, a remarkably loyal if sometimes cranky following of photo enthusiasts who “grew up” with Flickr’s galleries and photostreams, decided to stick with the service. Over time, Flickr slowly augmented and enhanced its offerings with geolocation data and editing capabilities, which alongside…

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