One thing you miss/really don’t miss with Spotify is that DJ who chit-chats between songs. Now Spotify is releasing a DJ with artificial intelligence. The idea is that the DJ will play music you should like based on your preferences, and between songs a voice will tell you more about the songs and the music. […]
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The News App Artifact Has Now Been Released
Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have released their news app Artifact. A personalized news feed powered by artificial intelligence The idea is that you mark a number of topics you are interested in and then receive news based on this. The more you click around in the app, the more it learns what […]
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Top Features Of iPad Pro You Might Have Missed After Its Release
When the iPad Pro was announced in 2018, many people were asking if there were mid-range models released with it. But to the surprise of many, the iPad Pro is quite a bang for the buck. Here are the features that would justify the claims of Apple. What The iPad Pro Can Do The new […]
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What’s New in iOS 13?
The next update to the iOS operating system that runs on different iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is already in development at Apple’s headquarters in California. As we know a limited amount about the new software now, we have heard some interesting rumors and exciting features and changes we can […]
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5 Essential Apps for Digital Nomads
According to a study published last year in the New York Times, 43% of Americans are reported to have worked remotely at least once in 2016. From work-oriented instant messaging to flight-booking applications, all a remote worker needs is an internet connection to break the boundaries of a traditional job. While keeping Android and Apple […]
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Air Selfie: Smartphone sized App controlled ultra light video and picture drone
You can’t go anywhere online these days without running into selfies. Everyone’s doing it, and even though duck faces have faded quite a bit in the last few years (thankfully), selfies aren’t going anywhere. If you need further proof of this, look no further than the English Oxford dictionary. While they are very popular, it […]
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New iOS Game ‘Frost’ is Novel, Beautiful and Addictive
I’m a big fan of non-conventional games, i.e. games that don’t follow the same cookie cutter formula as so many do. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy all sorts of games, but when I come across something that offers a novel approach to gaming, I’m more than a little curious. And Frost does just that, in […]
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AR View is Amazon’s New Virtual Shopping Feature
Not to be left behind by the likes of IKEA and Target, Amazon is rolling out its new AR View feature today for iOS devices running Apple’s latest OS, iOS 11, and iPhones 6S or higher. The new feature will let customers choose from thousands of items available on Amazon’s web site and, using their […]
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eBay Has A New “Find It On eBay” Function
It seems like no one wants to be left behind on image searches. In recent weeks, Target has both partnered with Pinterest to add their ‘Lens’ feature to Target’s app, letting customers look for items similar to what they want using pictures, and introduced its new AR tool that allows potential furniture buyers to take […]
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Twitter is Doubling Its Character Limit
We’re hearing a lot about Twitter lately. The social media platform is trying all kinds of things to try help its user growths and, unfortunately, most of its attempts don’t seem to be making much of a difference. The only update that seems somewhat promising is its testing of the new Twitter Lite, but we’ll […]
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You Can Now Control Your LG Smart Appliances Through Google Home
So, LG has taken a leap of faith and entrusted its impressive 87 WiFi enabled smart appliances to the Google Assistant. This allows users to not only control their LG smart appliances through Google Home, but also remotely through a mobile device, both iOS or Android. I can see where this would come in handy […]
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Snapchat Has Rolled Out New Sky Filters
Snapchat is quickly becoming a favorite, especially among teenagers and young adults. Its wide array of filters is ever changing, and users can even have special, customized filters created for much any occasions (as I recently wrote, even for funerals). Snapchat users have been enjoying morphing into each other, snapping cute pictures of them with […]
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Custom Funeral Snapchat Filters are Becoming a Thing
You’re attending a funeral. The mood is somber, everyone is sad and trying to pay their respects. Then someone pulls out their phone, loads Snapchat and takes a selfie. Looking over, you see that they’ve applied a special geofilter: one with the name of the deceased at the bottom, and RIP on top. Sound weird? […]
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Preschoolers Can Now Play an Age-Appropriate Pokémon Game
Pokémon, and more recently Pokémon Go, are extremely popular, and this both with kids, teens and adults. But while the game is fun and can be quite addictive, in-game play isn’t exactly appropriate for younger children, what with the battles and all that. Not to mention that you don’t want your 3 year old wandering […]
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Google Wants to Keep You Reading
If you’ve ever spent any amount of time on Wikipedia, you know how easy it is to lose yourself for hours clicking on embedded links that lead you to related articles. I once started reading up on my favorite cartoonist and found myself learning all about traditional Spanish meals three hours later. Well, if reading […]
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You Can Now Access Instagram Directly From Facebook’s Mobile App
If you are a Facebook user and also own an Instagram account, you might soon notice a slight change in your mobile Facebook app display. In an effort to make it easier for Facebook and Instagram users to access their Instagram account, Facebook will be adding an Instagram link directly in its mobile app. The link […]
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Three of the Best Apps that Will Let You Video Call Across Devices
A few weeks ago, my family was having a corn shucking party. Me living so far from them, I could not attend. I haven’t seen my family in a long time, and my cousin insisted on planning a video call so that I could speak to everyone, say hello, give updates, and show off my […]
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Yes, Your Mobile Devices Can Kill You
People take their mobile devices everywhere. That’s the whole point of owning a mobile device, isn’t it? To be mobile? I can’t tell you how many times my kids have dropped their cell phones in the toilet. But that’s mainly inconvenient (and gross, sure). I mean it won’t kill them. The problem lies in a […]
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Microsoft’s “Seeing AI” App Could Be a Game Changer for the Visually Impaired
On Wednesday, Microsoft released its Seeing AI app for iOs users. Intended for the blind and visually impaired, the app uses the iPhone or iPad camera to help them identify objects, products and even people that have previously been added to its database. It can also read text, scan barcodes and detect emotions on people’s […]
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People in Pittsburgh Can Report Bad Smells Via App
CREATE Lab (which stands for Community Robotics Education And Technology Empowerment) came up with the app, Smell PGH, as a way to help Pittsburgh’s residents to help improve the quality of the air they breathe. Pittsburgh and surrounding areas have the 8th worse air quality in the United States by the American Lung Association, mainly […]
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8 Great RSS Feed Readers For The iPad (Absolutely Free!)
RSS Feeds are an important part of website interaction. Subscribing to a page will let you get updates, see new information, keep up with current events or just see something funny when it is posted on a blog. Whatever it is you are looking for, these eight applications can give you a useful way to […]