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General Assembly teams up with Tumblr to let bloggers design customized themes for free

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by on June 10, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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Your Tumblr blog is a unique creation, so why would you want to showcase your distinctive thoughts in one of the service’s built-in themes — the ones so many others are already using? Obvious answer: You don’t. And you don’t have to. General Assembly — the folks behind the Dash online coding tutorials as well as a host of tech-oriented educational initiatives — has teamed up with Tumblr to let you build your own custom themes and publish them to Tumblr so your blog looks as original as your content. It takes a bit of coding, but don’t worry. General Assembly, which launched its Dash online learn-to-code program last October, will guide you step-by-step through the…

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Google embraces serendipity on Flight Search, asking you if you’re ‘feeling lucky’

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Way back in late 2012, Google quietly introduced a new experimental service called Flight Explorer. In a nutshell, the tool detects your current location and places it in the ‘From’ section (though this can be edited). In the ‘To’ section it defaults to the US, though this too can be edited. You are then able to customize many facets of your search parameters. Though Flight Explorer still exists as a standalone hub, Google has announced that it’s pulling some of its key features directly into Flight Search. Serendipity in search You’ll be able to enter a full-screen browsing mode and…

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A $1.7m, 370-inch TV. And only 4 of these will be made.

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 2:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

As TVs get bigger, so do the price-tags. But now, a UK manufacturer is taking screen-sizes and the associated price-tags to astronomical new levels, with what it’s calling the “world’s first £1m ($1.7m) television”. While that ‘world’s first’ claim may not be strictly true in itself, it’s certainly true that British TV maker Titan has a colossal (both in size and price) set on its hand. The 370-inch monster is roughly the size of a football goal, and it’s perhaps more apt describing this thing in meters – it’s 8m x 5m, for the record. The TV sports 65 billion…

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How to instantly get the entire World Cup schedule in your Google Calendar

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, How-To's

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The FIFA World Cup is only days away and, if you’re just as excited as we are, you’ll want to know when all of the matches kick-off. So here’s a super-quick guide for adding all of the legendary tournament’s fixtures to your Google Calendar account: 1) Open up the web version and hit the arrow icon just next to the ‘Other Calendars’ option in the sidebar. Select ‘Add by URL’ and then paste the following URL into the dialog box: https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/vdmtdcektajkqjk51vvda4ni4k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic 2) Alternatively, you can head to this page and click the ‘+ Google Calendar’ button in the bottom right-hand…

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Google launches new project to preserve street art long after the paint has gone

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Product Updates

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Google has launched a new hub focused on preserving street art which houses a permanent showcase of more than 5,000 different images of artworks from around the world. The company says that by its very nature street art is transient, which means that if you miss it, you miss out. Now, however, the Google Art Project provides access to a some of these artworks online, so you don’t physically need to visit the locations in order not to miss your chance. But don’t worry, you won’t see badly scrawled tags all over the place. For launch, there are more than 5,000 images across 100 different…

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