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15 June
Blake Lively posts shark optical illusion on Instagram, internet bites
Hey, karma, thanks for biting me so fast. Tuesday, I wrote about this wolf optical illusion, which satisfyingly resolves itself if you sit for 43 seconds and watch the video. And in passing, I mentioned Magic Eye puzzles, which were displayed all over US shopping malls in the 1990s, and which I could never, ever see. Then actress Blake Lively, …
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15 June
Facebook Messenger adds texting support, but only for Android
Facebook lovers on Android have another reason to never leave the social network’s entangling arms with the addition of SMS support directly through the Facebook Messenger app. The update, announced yesterday by David Marcus, Facebook’s VP of Messaging Products, will let you send not just texts, but also voice clips, stickers and your location. You’ll be able to use the …
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15 June
Amazon Video support will be dropped from 2010
Vizio TVs from the 2010-2011 model year will no longer support the Amazon Video app. That’s the word from Amazon, which notified users of the affected televisions via email. The app will cease to work on August 15. Amazon is offering an olive branch, however: the same email offers affected users a $15 discount on the Amazon Fire TV Stick …
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15 June
Three kicks off ad
Mobile network Three kicked off its ad-blocking trial on Wednesday by providing the service to a number of customers who have been recruited specifically to take part. Using ad-blocking specialist Shine, Three will expose some users to ad-free browsing experiences while they are connected to its network over a 24-hour period. Ad blocking is on the rise as consumers become …
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15 June
Game Center is first Apple app to fall from the iOS tree
Users of iOS who have longed dreamed of deleting Apple’s preinstalled apps from their devices will finally get their wish with iOS 10. And now, Apple is taking its own step in that direction by removing its Game Center from the first iOS 10 beta update to developers. Though Apple did not specifically mention Game Center’s removal during its WWDC …
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15 June
Bose’s in
CNET Executive Editor David Carnoy hands me a set of Bose SoundTrue Ultra in-ear headphones and says, “What do you think?” First impressions are really positive, so I keep listening; the sound is clear and extremely open, and these headphones are super-comfortable. It’s been ages since I wrote about a Bose product, but this one demanded my full attention. There …
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15 June
‘Mr. Robot’ to explore virtual reality in next season
Privacy, security, corrupt corporations and abuse of power were the big issues addressed in the first season of USA Network’s hit show “Mr. Robot.” However, as the series progresses into ideas of revolution and economic anarchy, it will also experiment with unusual visual-storytelling techniques including virtual reality. “We just shot a VR scene for ‘Mr. Robot,'” Jeff Wachtel, NBCUniversal Cable …
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15 June
Uber to hand out free rides, if you have the right credit card
Uber is rewarding your loyalty with free rides — if you’re a Capital One customer. Uber, the globally popular app that lets you dial up a private-hire car from your phone, has partnered with personal-finance company Capital One for the ride-hailing app’s first loyalty program. If you pay with a Quicksilver or QuicksilverOne credit card from now until next March, …
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15 June
Sky Movies becomes Sky Cinema, promises more films, but no 4K yet
Sky Movies will shortly become Sky Cinema, as the UK broadcaster gives its film offering a revamp. Sky promises that the rebranded service, which kicks in on 8 July, will feature a new premiere every day, as well as 20 percent more movies available to watch on demand. More international films will be part of the proposition, as well as …
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