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Google can now shame US ISPs with its YouTube Video Quality Report, more countries to follow

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by on May 29, 2014 at 4:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

There are now fewer places for US internet service providers (ISPs) to hide. From today, Google is expanding its Video Quality Report beyond Canada, kicking off with its southerly neighbor. The report shows you the YouTube video quality your ISP is able to stream. And if that little twirly ‘buffer’ wheel is a regular feature of your YouTube viewing, well, the report tells you why that might be and how you can improve it. It also displays the video quality of other ISPs in your area, showing which are HD Verified (at least 720p resolution),  standard definition (360p resolution), or…

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Firefox Nightly gets WebRTC communications service powered by TokBox’s OpenTok video and voice platform

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by on May 29, 2014 at 3:20 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

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Mozilla today announced a new WebRTC communications feature has landed in Firefox Nightly. The company has partnered with TokBox, which not only helped with development of the project but is responsible for the OpenTok video and voice platform that powers the new service. Details are still scarce as Mozilla is calling this an experimental feature. The company is promising, however, that the goal is to “connect everyone with a WebRTC-enabled browser” without any additional plugins or downloads. Here is Mozilla’s pitch: If you have a browser, a camera and a mic, you’ll be able to make audio and video calls…

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5 great front-end developer tools you should try

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by on May 29, 2014 at 2:57 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Lists

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Arnaud Breton is a full-stack developer at mention with a specific focus on the front-end side and user experience. This post originally appeared on the mention blog. Over the last few years, we’ve seen tremendous growth in an entirely new generation of Web applications. These apps have become much richer, leading to a huge increase in complexity on the front-end side. Frameworks like Backbone (the one we use at mention),

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3D printing: It’s the future of… something… Wait, what is it?

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by on May 29, 2014 at 2:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables, Videos

We all know that 3D printing is going to change the world. But not everyone quite knows what it is… Every week, Vooza – a video comic strip about the tech world – shares a new video with you lovely TNW readers. Sign up for Vooza’s email list to get exclusive access to more funny videos like this one.

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3D printing: It’s the future of… something… Wait, what is it?

May29
by on May 29, 2014 at 2:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables, Videos

We all know that 3D printing is going to change the world. But not everyone quite knows what it is… Every week, Vooza – a video comic strip about the tech world – shares a new video with you lovely TNW readers. Sign up for Vooza’s email list to get exclusive access to more funny videos like this one.

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