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Google Play gets PayPal support in 12 countries, expanded carrier billing, gift cards, and developer sales

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by on May 15, 2014 at 5:22 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google, Mobile

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Google today announced a sizeable update to Google Play Payments with the addition of PayPal support in 12 countries. Additionally, it has expanded the support for carrier billing, Google Play gift cards, and developer sales to more countries. The biggest news today is undoubtedly allowing users to choose PayPal for their Google Play purchases. When you make a purchase on Google Play, you’ll find PayPal as an option in your Google Wallet, letting you enter your PayPal account login to confirm the transaction. PayPal can be used to buy apps and digital content on Google Play. Today’s launch supports the…

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Web TV service Pluto.TV adds a DVR feature so you can save shows for later

May15
by on May 15, 2014 at 4:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Pluto.TV, a streaming video service that collects content around the Web and presents it in a cable-like interface with 100 different channels, has added the ability to save any of its programs to watch later. Dubbed myPluto, the new feature lets you save unlimited videos. To “record” content, simple click the “Save show” button on the site’s interface and it will archive it as it plays. When you want to watch it again, just head to the myPluto section. Pluto.TV fills an interesting gap in the Web video space. While it does have curation partnerships with content creators like Funny or Die…

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Web TV service Pluto.TV adds a DVR feature so you can save shows for later

May15
by on May 15, 2014 at 4:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Pluto.TV, a streaming video service that collects content around the Web and presents it in a cable-like interface with 100 different channels, has added the ability to save any of its programs to watch later. Dubbed myPluto, the new feature lets you save unlimited videos. To “record” content, simple click the “Save show” button on the site’s interface and it will archive it as it plays. When you want to watch it again, just head to the myPluto section. Pluto.TV fills an interesting gap in the Web video space. While it does have curation partnerships with content creators like Funny or Die…

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Yahoo Movies relaunches as a digital magazine with trailers, behind-the-scenes scoops, and red-carpet galleries

May15
by on May 15, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Yahoo today relaunched its Yahoo Movies website as a digital magazine. Yahoo Movies now features a full-screen experience with first-look movie trailers, behind-the-scenes scoops, and red-carpet galleries. Yahoo says the revamp is necessary to keep up with the times. “Watching movies isn’t just about going to the theater or renting DVDs anymore: People are devouring films on their phones, tablets and laptops,” the company declares. Yet this isn’t just a visual makeover. Yahoo is promising articles about must-see films (both new releases and lost classics), in-depth essays from top critics, interviews with Hollywood stars, sneak peeks of the most anticipated…

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The big thing Foursquare left out of Swarm: Check-in points. I’ll miss them

May15
by on May 15, 2014 at 4:16 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider, Social Media

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It seems a little ridiculous to mourn the passing of a feature in an app but that’s exactly what I’m going to do here. Foursquare points are no more. Today saw the launch of Foursquare’s new check-in-focused app, Swarm, which breaks the real-time social features out of Foursquare and into a separate app. As our in-depth review explains, almost every feature has made the jump. You can see where your friends are, there’s a modified version of mayorships and while badges aren’t included, there are stickers that serve a similar(-ish) purpose. Points as a ‘reward’ for checking in, however, are completely…

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