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Social bookmarking service Delicious sold by YouTube founders

May08
by on May 8, 2014 at 12:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

The social bookmarking service Delicious has been acquired by Science-Inc from Avos Systems, a company run by YouTube’s founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Science-Inc, a tech advisory firm run by former Myspace chief Michael Jones, confirmed the deal today in a blog post. It said that Delicious will “be the cornerstone property in our burgeoning data content group” and that “the understanding of trending content is unparalleled” thanks to its billion daily links. Loyal Delicious users apparently have no cause to fear the demise or closure of the service though. Science-Inc’s COO Mike Macadaan said that “in…

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You can now translate messages in the WeChat for iOS app

May08
by on May 8, 2014 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Product Updates

Update the WeChat for iOS app today and you’ll notice the cross-platform messaging service has a handy new translation feature. To activate the tool, simply long-press on a message and tap the arrow icon on the right-hand side. The next row should include an option called ‘Translate’ which, as the name implies, will convert the text into your native language. We tried the feature in a few different languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Thai. The results were by no means perfect – it’s just like putting a sentence or two through Google Translate – but it’s a welcome feature that…

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You can now translate messages in the WeChat for iOS app

May08
by on May 8, 2014 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Product Updates

Update the WeChat for iOS app today and you’ll notice the cross-platform messaging service has a handy new translation feature. To activate the tool, simply long-press on a message and tap the arrow icon on the right-hand side. The next row should include an option called ‘Translate’ which, as the name implies, will convert the text into your native language. We tried the feature in a few different languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Thai. The results were by no means perfect – it’s just like putting a sentence or two through Google Translate – but it’s a welcome feature that…

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Yahoo’s new sports app is now available in the UK for iPhone, iPad and Android

May08
by on May 8, 2014 at 11:22 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates, UK

Alongside announcements about its News Digest today, Yahoo has also launched its Sports in the UK app for Android and iOS devices. As well as providing a wealth of general sporting news, scores and stats, Yahoo said it has taken the UK’s love of soccer into the equation, and created a tailored, customisable, experience with information that includes team line-ups and formations, goal alerts and more in-game, team and player stats “than any app out there”. That’s not to say it’s just soccer news though, you’ll also find coverage of rugby, cricket, tennis, golf, Forumla 1 and US sports like football, basketball,…

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Yahoo’s new sports app is now available in the UK for iPhone, iPad and Android

May08
by on May 8, 2014 at 11:22 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates, UK

Alongside announcements about its News Digest today, Yahoo has also launched its Sports in the UK app for Android and iOS devices. As well as providing a wealth of general sporting news, scores and stats, Yahoo said it has taken the UK’s love of soccer into the equation, and created a tailored, customisable, experience with information that includes team line-ups and formations, goal alerts and more in-game, team and player stats “than any app out there”. That’s not to say it’s just soccer news though, you’ll also find coverage of rugby, cricket, tennis, golf, Forumla 1 and US sports like football, basketball,…

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