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Whistle Camera for Android lets you take photos and selfies with your mouth

May19
by on May 19, 2014 at 8:57 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Mobile

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The term “hands-free” will never be the same. Imagine that you don’t have to fiddle with the touchscreen to take a picture on your Android device. Imagine that you don’t even have to hit a physical button to take a selfie. Imagine just whistling. Okay, now stop imagining and check out Whistle Camera for Android. The app lets you whistle to take a picture. We tested it ourselves and we can say with confidence that it works exactly as promised. Here’s the official feature list: Whistle detecting camera. High quality pictures. Auto focus. Easy holding and taking pictures just with…

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Rdio expands to 9 new countries across Asia and Europe, including Indonesia, Singapore and Greece

May19
by on May 19, 2014 at 7:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Insider

Subscription music service Rdio is now available in 60 countries after adding 9 new countries across Europe and Asia, Billboard reports. The new markets include: Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The new group should add roughly 440 million potential new customers, according to recent census estimates. If you’re an Rdio subscriber, you can celebrate the launch with the company’s 60 countries playlist that pulls music from around the world. Update: The expansion has been confirmed by Rdio. ➤ Rdio Expands To 60 Countries [Rdio blog]

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New beginnings from old endings: When should you pivot your company?

May19
by on May 19, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp, an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events. I’ve been fortunate to have been part of over one hundred founders’ journeys from developing their initial idea to raising investor money for scaling. As such, several of these founders shared with me their stories in deciding whether to persevere with an idea, or pivot into something new. Some of the most inspiring stories have been those where the founder has overcame difficulties with their original idea, but equally inspiring have been those stories where a pivot has led to something new and…

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Google sets up an official Instagram account

May19
by on May 19, 2014 at 6:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Instagram may be owned by Facebook, but that hasn’t stopped Google from getting in on the photo-sharing action. The company announced today that it has set up an official account. Google joked that celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube got it thinking that it could do with more squares. ➤ Google [Instagram]

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You can now stream the pilot episode of AMC’s ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ 1980s tech drama

May19
by on May 19, 2014 at 5:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

AMC has, for a limited time, posted the entire premiere episode of its upcoming “Halt and Catch Fire” show to its Tumblr page. When I reviewed the episode back in March, I found it to be intriguing as it brought AMC’s usual flair for drama to bear on the 1980s PC revolution. If you’re just tuning in, “Halt and Catch Fire” follows an underdog computer company in Dallas, Texas as it tries to challenge IBM with its own PC clone. The show debuts on June 1 at 10pm. Let us know what you think about the pilot episode in the…

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