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Skype for Xbox One can now set profile pictures from Kinect or gamerpics, gets auto zoom enhancements

Apr10
by on April 10, 2014 at 1:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Gadgets

Skype today updated its Xbox One app with two new features and a slew of bug fixes, but just like the last update, this one still doesn’t let you use Skype while playing games. The new version is rolling out gradually, so don’t fret if you don’t see it on your console just yet. You can now take a Skype profile picture using Kinect or set it to match your Xbox One gamerpic. The auto zoom has been enhanced to better identify people in the picture, especially when there are multiple people in the room, allowing the Kinect camera to…

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Sonos adds support for Google Play Music with direct playback from Google’s Android app

Apr10
by on April 10, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Wireless music platform Sonos has announced support for the Google Play Music service with an exciting twist – you can cast music directly from the Google Play Music Android app in addition to using Sonos’s own controller app. This is huge. While Sonos has emerged as the dominant leader in the multi-room wireless audio market, its controller app has long been the weakest link in the chain. Adding direct streaming from the Google Play Music app doesn’t fix the problem right away, but it does pry a finger off of Sonos’s tight grip on the controller. This depth of integration with a…

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LISTEN up: RealNetworks’ music-based ringtone app launches in the US, but for T-Mobile customers only

Apr10
by on April 10, 2014 at 12:53 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Internet stalwart RealNetworks launched its LISTEN mobile app back in November, noting at the time that it was looking to “reinvent the ringback tone experience for smartphone users”. In a nutshell, LISTEN makes the songs and messages that play when someone calls you more flexible. For launch, the app was only available to Orange and T-Mobile subscribers in the UK – but from today, it’s being rolled out in the US too, kicking off with T-Mobile. You can select tunes from a catalog of music from Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and a slew of indie labels, assigning specific…

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Microsoft’s 4G Surface 2 tablet available to pre-order in UK from today, on sale May 8 for £539

Apr10
by on April 10, 2014 at 11:25 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates, UK

Microsoft has announced that its 4G LTE-capable Surface 2 tablet is now available to pre-order in the UK ahead of its release early next month. Before today, UK residents have only been able to get hold of the WiFi-only Surface 2 device, but this 4G variant – which runs Windows RT 8.1, rather than the full version of Windows 8.1 – is now available to pre-order from the Microsoft Store. It will then go on sale from high street retailers for £539 from May 8. Other key hardware specs include an Nvidia Tegra 4 processor, 10.6-inch full HD display and…

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This mini robot is actually a portable printer, and it could be yours for $180

Apr10
by on April 10, 2014 at 11:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, kickstarter

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Technology and the Internet allow us to work from anywhere in the world, but there are still some tasks that require an office or administrator. One of those is printing. Sure, email is the communications medium for business, but very often you’ll need physical (hard) copies of documents and other items. Zuta Labs is an Israel-based company that wants to add printing to the modern entrepreneur’s mobile toolkit. Its Mini Mobile Robotic Printer has landed on Kickstarter, where it is asking for $400,000 to turn its prototype into a consumer product. That’s a lofty funding target — particularly for first-time Kickstartarians —…

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