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Chat app Line passes 400 million registered users, inks record 10 billion messages sent in one day

Apr02
by on April 2, 2014 at 3:21 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Japan, messaging, messaging app

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Japanese messaging app Line is going strong — it revealed today that it has now passed 400 million registered users. This means it has tacked on 100 million users in about five months, given that its total number of registered users exceeded 300 million in November last year. Line notes that growing user numbers in countries such as North America and Europe have contributed to the “already large” user base in Spain and Southeast Asia among other territories. It also says that the number of new users signing up daily has reached “around 1.7 million per day, indicating rapid growth worldwide.”…

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Samsung rolls out smart home service in Korea and US to let you control appliances with an app

Apr02
by on April 2, 2014 at 2:36 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Product Updates, smart home

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Samsung took the wraps off its Smart Home service at CES in January this year, and today it is rolling out the service in Korea and the US. More countries will be added throughout the year. Samsung Smart Home ties together smart TVs and home appliances to a smartphone so you can control devices simultaneously via an app. For example, a user can say “good night” to the TV remote control, and other connected devices within the home such as the Smart Bulb and air-conditioners could be set up to automatically switch off.  The app also allows you to check the status…

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This is how Amazon could stand out with its rumored streaming set-top box

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 10:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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It’s less than 24 hours before Amazon holds an event about its “video business” in New York. While rumors of a free video streaming service have recently surfaced, most expect the thrust of the announcement to be centered on a TV set-top box. It’s a brave new world for Amazon. The company has developed a wide range of services for consuming content, but so far its hardware efforts have been limited to e-readers and tablets. Set-top boxes and tiny streaming dongles are an entirely new realm for CEO Jeff Bezos and his massive e-commerce empire. But how does Amazon compete?…

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How Bob Dylan and Pharrell Williams revolutionized music videos

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 9:59 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web

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Alexander Huls is a freelance writer who has been writing about pop culture for over five years. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Post, Film School Rejects, and more. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been adapted with permission. If you’re anything like us, discovering the highly innovative and interactive music videos for Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” and Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” was kind of a big deal. If you haven’t yet had the chance to improve your life by watching them, let us fill you in: In…

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Coinbase denies breach, says email and name disclosure is a ‘feature’

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 7:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Bitcoin wallet firm Coinbase has responded to a challenge from a security researcher by calling a feature, which allows for the possible phishing of email addresses and names, intended, rather than a vulnerability. The company has also denied that any data breach took place after a list of apparent Coinbase emails and usernames showed up online. Researcher Shubham Shah published details of a Coinbase security risk on Monday after becoming frustrated with the company’s lack of communication about the issue. Shah discovered that he could send a series of emails requesting money from different address and receive back a response…

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