Thursday, May 1, 2014

Sony bets on speed with the second edition of its Alpha A77 DSLR

The Alpha portfolio from Sony is pretty well stacked, what with cameras like the newly minted, 4K-ready A7s. To add to that, the Japanese electronics giant today's announcing the A77 II, a successor to the 24.3-megapixel shooter it revealed back in...



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Google Launches Standalone Docs and Sheets Apps for iOS and Android

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Google has launched standalone Docs and Sheets apps for iOS and Android, letting you create and edit documents and spreadsheets on your mobile devices. Slides app, which will let you do the same to presentations, is coming "soon."


Why standalone? Because Google already offers the Drive app, which lets you store and manage your files as well as create and edit documents and spreadsheets as well as view presentations and PDFs



Now, the company is splitting those functionalities in a separate app for each purpose. You can now get them in the App Store (Docs, Sheets) and on Google Play (Docs, Sheets). And if you just continue using Drive for editing documents and spreadsheets, you will be prompted to download the standalone apps over the "next few days." Read more...


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Watch Conan Get Stressed Out While He Review Stress Relief Apps


Conan—like a lot of people!—has a fairly stressful job, so he decided to test out apps that could help him calm down a little. Perhaps predictably, it doesn't quite go to plan.


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Google will also stop scanning business and government Gmail inboxes for ads

Student Gmail accounts aren't the only ones safe from Google's prying eyes. Apparently, the company's also pulling its targeted ad scanners from Gmail inboxes for businesses and government, as well as from free legacy accounts. Mountain View's...



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YouTube Creators Can Now Add a 3-Second Intro to All Their Videos

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YouTube has added a new feature for content creators: they can now add a 3-second intro to all their videos. The intro will automatically start on videos on their channel


To set it up, you need to upload the 3-second introductory video as an unlisted video, and then select "add a channel branding intro" on your channel's InVideo Programming page. Then you can choose which videos the intro will appear on



YouTube notes that the intros may not be used as ads, sponsorships, or product placements — they're mainly a tool to help you promote your brand Read more...


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Redbox Instant for Android arrives on Chromecast

If you've been hoping for Redbox Instant to come join the Chromecast party, then your wish has just been granted. The Android app's latest update gives you the power to beam whatever flick you want to watch from a phone or tablet to the biggest...



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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Sky Go and Now TV both coming to British PS4s this summer

Quietly mentioned inside Sky's financial report for this quarter, the broadcaster has revealed that two of its streaming services will arrive on the PlayStation 4 in just a few months. Details are scant (it just says what we've written above), but...



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