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BBC’s iPlayer Radio for iOS gets favorites with BBC iD syncing, recent searches, and more

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by on March 25, 2014 at 5:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates, UK

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The BBC updated its iPlayer Radio for iOS app today with a handful of useful new features, making what was already an impressive piece of software just a little bit sweeter. Favorites is the biggest addition, giving radio enthusiasts the ability to save their favorite shows for easy access later. They’re added by tapping the information symbol (shown with a white “i”) next to any listing, followed by the favorites option on the back of the card. Chosen shows are then stored in a dedicated tab at the bottom of the screen; the Alarm option that used to be in…

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BitTorrent Sync updated with improved file and folder sharing across desktop and mobile, Windows Phone support

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 5:01 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

BitTorrent today released BitTorrent Sync version 1.3 with a few new features, as well as Windows Phone support. You can download the new file sharing tool now for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone over at BitTorrent.com/Sync. Android and iOS users that have been using BitTorrent Sync to date will be happy to know that sharing files and folders across desktop and mobile devices is now much easier (full changelog here). Windows Phone users, meanwhile, can also celebrate as they now have their own app. ➤ Windows | Mac | Android | iOS | Windows Phone See also –…

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3 myths about keeping your startup a secret

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 4:55 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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This post originally appeared on the Clarity.fm blog and has been republished with permission. “Transparency” has become a buzzword in the startup world. Many companies are sharing things previously deemed top secret—their web traffic sources, employee compensation, and project management processes. This is great. It allows those in the startup world to build a community, help each other, and ultimately make more companies successful. Even so, there are many leaders that believe this sort of sharing could drag them down. When I was a student entrepreneur, I was always worried that leaking my company secrets would put us at risk….

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Nvidia and IBM unveil NVLink interconnect between CPUs and GPUs coming in 2016 with 5x-12x faster data sharing

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 4:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Nvidia and IBM today announced a high-speed interconnect called NVLink which dramatically improves data movement between the CPU and GPU. The new technology will be integrated into Nvidia’s future GPUs, starting with its Pascal GPU architecture expected to be introduced in 2016, as well as IBM’s future versions of its Power CPUs. The companies claim NVLink enables GPUs and CPUs to share data five to 12 times faster than they can today, eliminating what they call “a longstanding bottleneck.” The duo believes the innovation will help pave the way for a new generation of exascale supercomputers that are 50 to…

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Google Slides and Drawings now have basic image-editing tools built in

Mar25
by on March 25, 2014 at 4:38 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Product Updates

If you use Google Drive‘s browser-based PowerPoint rival Slides, or its Drawings tool, you’ll find some new features today that will allow you to fix up images to make them look just the way you want them. There’s a basic cropping tool, plus numerous shaped masks. You’ll also find a range of colored borders available. Google says the feature is rolling out over the next couple of hours, and it’s already showing up in Sheets for us. ➤ Edit images right in Google Slides and Drawings [Google Drive Blog] Don’t miss: Google starts rolling out new Sheets with offline editing, speed improvements,…

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