Tuesday, December 10, 2013
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Amberlight for Windows and Mac OS. Amberlight is intended to be accessible to beginner artists as well as useful for advanced users. Described as similar to fractal programs, the software is equipped with original mathematics and an easy-to-use interface. Featuring unique math algorithm, Amberlight can produce complex visual patterns and gradients for one's images. The art tool can create high resolution picture for print media, and possesses a high performance renderer.
Escape Motions has announced the official release of Amberlight for Windows and Mac OS. Amberlight is intended to be accessible to beginner artists as well as useful for advanced users. Described as similar to fractal programs, the software is equipped with original mathematics and an easy-to-use interface. Featuring unique math algorithm, Amberlight can produce complex visual patterns and gradients for one's images. The art tool can create high resolution picture for print media, and possesses a high performance renderer. ">Briefly: Amberlight art tool launched, AKVIS' OilPaint brush effects
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confirmed the acquisition this week, pointing out that the service will be shutting down by December 31 of this year. The acquisition is the latest in a string that has seen Yahoo snapping up smaller companies as it attempts to retool for a push to regain mindshare in the coming months. Internet giant Yahoo has acquired yet another small company, this time QuikIO, which provided cross-platform video streaming services, as well as an app for Apple's iOS platform. Pando Daily confirmed the acquisition this week, pointing out that the service will be shutting down by December 31 of this year. The acquisition is the latest in a string that has seen Yahoo snapping up smaller companies as it attempts to retool for a push to regain mindshare in the coming months. ">Yahoo acqui-hires team behind iOS QuikIO app
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Pure Contour i1 Air Dock. It is a speaker that looks to blend into surroundings while being an everyday tool in your home or office environment. Compatible with a large range of Apple products, one is left to wonder if Pure was throwing the dock out to see who it might stick to. Will the Contour earn its place on the desktops and workstations of the world? Or will it fall to the pressure of delivering a satisfactory stereo experience while charging your iPhone or iPad? Read
our review of the speaker set and find out.The half moon design speaks about what to expect overall from the Pure Contour i1 Air Dock. It is a speaker that looks to blend into surroundings while being an everyday tool in your home or office environment. Compatible with a large range of Apple products, one is left to wonder if Pure was throwing the dock out to see who it might stick to. Will the Contour earn its place on the desktops and workstations of the world? Or will it fall to the pressure of delivering a satisfactory stereo experience while charging your iPhone or iPad? Read our review of the speaker set and find out.">Review: Pure Contour i1 Air Dock
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successful test period in the city. In a similar manner to
Aereo's service,
NimbleTV will offer cable subscribers access to the same channels but over the Internet, along with the ability to record programs via the cloud-based DVR. A startup offering cable TV streaming over the Internet has opened its service to everyone in New York, following a successful test period in the city. In a similar manner to Aereo's service, NimbleTV will offer cable subscribers access to the same channels but over the Internet, along with the ability to record programs via the cloud-based DVR. ">NimbleTV opens streaming cable TV service in New York City
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DataMan Pro learns its user's usage trends, and can notify how much one can use each day without surpassing a data cap. Version 8.3 features an improved Smart Forecast, allowing users receive notifications on their usage based on trended information.
DataMan Pro, a data usage app for iOS, has released an updated version today. DataMan Pro learns its user's usage trends, and can notify how much one can use each day without surpassing a data cap. Version 8.3 features an improved Smart Forecast, allowing users receive notifications on their usage based on trended information. ">Briefly: DataMan Pro updated for iOS, Anykeylogger for Mac
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told Ad Age. After serving as executive VP of sales at the second-largest owner of FM radio stations, Pallad now is said to be tasked with overseeing international ad sales for Apple's iTunes Radio service.Apple has reportedly poached an advertising executive, Michael Pallad, from Cumulus Media, unnamed sources have told Ad Age. After serving as executive VP of sales at the second-largest owner of FM radio stations, Pallad now is said to be tasked with overseeing international ad sales for Apple's iTunes Radio service.">Apple poaches Cumulus Media exec for iTunes Radio global expansion
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social network now has its own mobile apps, something the other large social networking sites have already implemented. Apps for
Socl, the site opened for testing by Microsoft's Future Social Experiences Labs (FuSE Labs) this time
last year, are now available to download on
iOS,
Android, and
Windows Phone. Microsoft's own work-in-progress social network now has its own mobile apps, something the other large social networking sites have already implemented. Apps for Socl, the site opened for testing by Microsoft's Future Social Experiences Labs (FuSE Labs) this time last year, are now available to download on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. ">Microsoft Research releases Socl apps for iOS, Android, Windows Phone
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iBeacon technology inside US retail stores, Qualcomm has launched its own alternative. Known as
Gimbal, Qualcomm's proximity beacons also take advantage of low-power Bluetooth LE to help retailers optimize their smartphone-enhanced shopping experience as customers move throughout a store.Less than a week after Apple began deploying its iBeacon technology inside US retail stores, Qualcomm has launched its own alternative. Known as Gimbal, Qualcomm's proximity beacons also take advantage of low-power Bluetooth LE to help retailers optimize their smartphone-enhanced shopping experience as customers move throughout a store.">Qualcomm Gimbal Bluetooth beacons to compete with Apple's iBeacon
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Amazon Cloud Drive Photos app for
iOS has received an update, bringing support for videos. Appearing on iOS months after Android,
TechCrunch reports that the app allows for videos up to 2GB or 20 minutes in length to be uploaded, with the Cloud Photos Auto-Save also updated to allow existing videos on an iPhone or iPad to be automatically uploaded to the service. Other tweaks include a "large upload mode" that disables the iOS lock screen to let uploads finish, and an indicator in the Settings screen showing the usage of Cloud Drive by media. The Amazon Cloud Drive Photos app for iOS has received an update, bringing support for videos. Appearing on iOS months after Android, TechCrunch reports that the app allows for videos up to 2GB or 20 minutes in length to be uploaded, with the Cloud Photos Auto-Save also updated to allow existing videos on an iPhone or iPad to be automatically uploaded to the service. Other tweaks include a "large upload mode" that disables the iOS lock screen to let uploads finish, and an indicator in the Settings screen showing the usage of Cloud Drive by media. ">Briefly: Amazon Cloud Drive iOS update, Facebook 'sympathize' button
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latest numbers from mobile analytics company MixPanel show a healthy and
growing market for both models, though the iPhone 5s is the more popular -- and, roughly three months after introduction, now accounts for 10 percent of all iPhones.Confirming widely-held beliefs that the iPhone 5s is outselling the iPhone 5c -- but upending the conventional wisdom that the iPhone 5c isn't doing as well as the iPhone 5 did a year ago -- the latest numbers from mobile analytics company MixPanel show a healthy and growing market for both models, though the iPhone 5s is the more popular -- and, roughly three months after introduction, now accounts for 10 percent of all iPhones.">Latest iPhone models match, surpass iPhone 5 adoption rate
Monday, December 09, 2013
23:30
"12 Days of Gifts" app to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, but this year it is including the US for the first time. The app, which celebrates the period between Christmas and the traditional date of the baptism of Christ, will make available to iOS users a free download (an app, movie rental, e-book or song) each day beginning December 26 and running to the 6th of January. It was previously called "12 Days of Christmas," but has seen a name change this year.Apple has again launched its "12 Days of Gifts" app to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, but this year it is including the US for the first time. The app, which celebrates the period between Christmas and the traditional date of the baptism of Christ, will make available to iOS users a free download (an app, movie rental, e-book or song) each day beginning December 26 and running to the 6th of January. It was previously called "12 Days of Christmas," but has seen a name change this year.">US added to iTunes '12 Days of Gifts' app for first time
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false starts, China Mobile is taking preorders for iPhones on Thursday in Shanghai, according to an advertisement that briefly appeared on its website and in a call placed to customer service. Using the slogan "4G is here!" the ad not only announced the opening date of iPhone sales, but also suggests phones from other vendors such as Sony, Samsung, and HTC, that all support the new 4G network that the carrier has been building out for the last two years.Potentially dispelling the rumors and false starts, China Mobile is taking preorders for iPhones on Thursday in Shanghai, according to an advertisement that briefly appeared on its website and in a call placed to customer service. Using the slogan "4G is here!" the ad not only announced the opening date of iPhone sales, but also suggests phones from other vendors such as Sony, Samsung, and HTC, that all support the new 4G network that the carrier has been building out for the last two years.">China Mobile briefly posts iPhone availability date on website
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iTunes Match service, a yearly-subscription service from Apple that allows users to store and stream more than 25,000 songs from their own library (regardless of original source) has arrived in
four new Nordic countries. Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden now have access to the service, which costs 249 Krona (between $38-45 US depending on the country) or €25 ($34.40) in Finland. All four countries also gain
iTunes in the Cloud, which allows re-downloading of any iTunes Store purchases.
The iTunes Match service, a yearly-subscription service from Apple that allows users to store and stream more than 25,000 songs from their own library (regardless of original source) has arrived in four new Nordic countries. Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden now have access to the service, which costs 249 Krona (between $38-45 US depending on the country) or €25 ($34.40) in Finland. All four countries also gain iTunes in the Cloud, which allows re-downloading of any iTunes Store purchases.">Apple's iTunes Match now available in Nordic countries
