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Wikimedia tests Hovercards feature to let readers preview articles without leaving the page

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by on March 26, 2014 at 10:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Wikimedia today added a new beta feature to its various wiki sites, including Wikipedia, called Hovercards. As its name suggests, the new option lets readers hover over a link to another article to see a short summary and a relevant image. And, as of today, the feature is live for testing as a Beta Feature on all Wikimedia wikis. The organization said it got the idea from its Navigation Popups (NavPopups) gadget used by many of its editors, and decided to bring it to casual readers. To try it out, you’ll have to login, click the “Beta” link at the…

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Now you can watch Sony’s Project Morpheus virtual reality GDC demo

Mar26
by on March 26, 2014 at 9:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Videos

Does the new Oculus Face deal have you down on virtual reality? Console yourself with the video from Sony’s Project Morpheus VR headset demo at GDC last week. When it arrives, Project Morpheus will sell as a companion accessory to the PlayStation 4. Sony has been working on it for three years and plans to equip it with 1080p HD and a 90-degree field of view. Oculus Rift, by comparison, has a 100-degree field of view.

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Twitter for Android and iOS get photo tagging for up to 10 people and ability to add up to 4 photos in a tweet

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by on March 26, 2014 at 8:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media

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Twitter today announced two new mobile features for its Android and iOS apps: photo tagging and multiple photos in a tweet. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play and Apple’s App Store (the updates are rolling out gradually, so you’ll have to be patient). Twitter says both these features will display in embedded tweets. Clearly the company is very interested in boosting photo use on its social network. The first feature allows you to tag up to 10 people in a photo. Best of all, tagging doesn’t affect character count in the tweet: regardless of how…

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Microsoft and Dell sign patent licensing agreement covering Android, Chrome OS, and Xbox

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by on March 26, 2014 at 8:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Microsoft and Dell today announced a patent licensing agreement that will allow the companies to share technology and “build on each other’s innovations.” While the duo didn’t reveal too many details, three product lines were mentioned: Android, Chrome OS, and Xbox. Microsoft and Dell say they have agreed to license each other’s applicable intellectual property related to Android and Chrome OS devices as well as Xbox gaming consoles. The terms state Dell will pay Microsoft royalties for Dell’s products running either Android or Chrome OS, and Microsoft will be “on consideration to Dell for a license for Xbox gaming consoles.”…

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Google I/O 2014 site launches: Registration open April 8 to April 10, attendees will be chosen randomly

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by on March 26, 2014 at 7:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Google

Google today launched the website for its Google I/O 2014 developer conference over at google.com/io. The company also revealed that registration will be open between April 8 at 5:00am PDT and April 10 at 5:00pm PDT. If you can’t attend, Google will also have a livestream of the keynote and sessions as well as local I/O Extended events. As Google revealed last month, Google I/O 2014 will be held on June 25 and June 26 at Moscone West in San Francisco. This year, to stop the event selling out too quickly, the company will be randomly selecting from the list…

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