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Watch: Here’s how AMC captured that classic 80s look for its upcoming ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ show

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 6:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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If you’re a child of the 70s and 80s, AMC’s “Halt and Catch Fire” series will have some totally bodacious nostalgic moments for you when it premieres on June 1. The show, which is set in Dallas, Texas in 1983, follows an upstart computer company as it clones IBM’s PC to take on the industry giant. AMC is offering TNW readers an early look at this behind-the-scenes video about how it set about recreating the era, replete with Speak-n-Spell, Star Wars, and wood paneling: “The way I relate to this the most is that I look like my mom,” actress Kerry Bishé…

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Google acquires Quest Visual to integrate its Word Lens augmented reality technology into Google Translate

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 6:05 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Google today announced it is acquiring Quest Visual, the startup best known for its augmented reality app Word Lens Translator. Available for Android, iOS, and Google Glass, the app can instantly translate printed words it sees through your device’s camera. In its announcement, Quest Visual says it is joining Google so that it can incorporate the Word Lens technology into “Google Translate’s broad language coverage and translation capabilities.” Given that Google Translate has become the standard for free translation services, this deal should be exciting for not just those involved, but for anyone who uses the company’s translation tools on…

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Google acquires Quest Visual to integrate its Word Lens augmented reality technology into Google Translate

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 6:05 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Google today announced it is acquiring Quest Visual, the startup best known for its augmented reality app Word Lens Translator. Available for Android, iOS, and Google Glass, the app can instantly translate printed words it sees through your device’s camera. In its announcement, Quest Visual says it is joining Google so that it can incorporate the Word Lens technology into “Google Translate’s broad language coverage and translation capabilities.” Given that Google Translate has become the standard for free translation services, this deal should be exciting for not just those involved, but for anyone who uses the company’s translation tools on…

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WordPress for Android to drop Gingerbread support ‘later this month,’ will require Android 4.0 or later

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 5:53 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google, Insider, Mobile

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WordPress.org today announced plans to drop support for Android 2.3 Gingerbread in its WordPress mobile app. The company explains that Gingerbread usage has been on a steady decline in its app, recently declining below 10 percent. As a result, WordPress 2.9 for Android, which is slated for release “later this month,” will drop support for Gingerbread. All new versions going forward will only support devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or later. The company explains why it is making the change: This means over 90% of our customers are paying a “Gingerbread tax” – waiting longer for new versions…

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Bing now shows ‘snapshot’ information for medication and food inside its search results

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 5:15 pm
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Microsoft is slowly updating Bing with many of the deeper and contextual information features found on Google Search. The latest additions show detailed, glanceable facts about food and drugs in a self-contained ‘Snapshot’ on the right-hand side of its search results. The idea is to offer you some of the most commonly requested facts and figures about popular items. If Bing can serve up accurate and relevant information within its own search engine, it saves you from clicking any of the links in the main results page – saving you time and effort. Google added information for medications in November…

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