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Yelp goes down right before crucial lunch and dinner plans are made

May16

by Sindy Cator on May 16, 2014 at 6:25 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Social Media

Restaurant (and other business) review site Yelp is currently down. Both the site and mobile apps are unable to connect to the Yelp servers and right now everyone is freaking out about where they’ll eat. Probably a good time to to try out Foursquare’s new Swarm app. Yelp may be down for some of you right now. We’re experiencing networking issues, but working to get back up to speed ASAP. — Yelp (@Yelp) May 16, 2014 Update: Yelp issued the following comment: Yelp is experiencing networking issues, and we’re working to get the site back up to speed as soon as…

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

May16

by Sindy Cator on May 16, 2014 at 6:12 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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 Sindy Cator on May 16, 2014 at 6:05 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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 Sindy Cator on May 16, 2014 at 6:05 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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

May16

by Sindy Cator on May 16, 2014 at 5:53 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google, Insider, Mobile

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…