Skype adds support for Italian and Mandarin real-time chat translation

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Skype announced today today that it has added Italian and Mandarin to its short list of supported languages on its real-time Translator service for voice and video chat. The company launched a preview of Skype Translator for registered Windows users last December, with support for English and Spanish. In addition to the two new languages, updates to the preview include a few interesting features designed to make translated conversations feel more natural. For starters, you can now hear your chat partner speak continually at a low volume while the translation plays at full volume. You can also mute the translated…



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#Homescreen for iOS update lets you check out other people’s apps

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#Homescreen for iOS, the app that lets you share what apps you’ve got installed with friends, has today received a big update that makes it easier to discover new apps and icon layouts. The update introduces a new mode where you can endlessly scroll through other people’s home screens to find out what apps they’re using. It’s a fun way to discover new apps that doesn’t involve trawling through the Apple App Store. Previously, the only way to view other people’s shared home screens was via the web interface. You can share other people’s home screens to Twitter (which seems…



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Who is Happy shares your joy at smoking a joint, but what’s the point?

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The move towards legalizing cannabis usage in various US states and other countries – or at least decriminalizing it – has led to the growth of a few niche services for ‘tokers’ and medicinal users of the little green leaf. One such app, launching today in the US, is Who is Happy, which lets you broadcast your general location each time you smoke cannabis in a bid to show solidarity with other users around the world. In essence, all it allows you to do is monitor your own ‘happiness’ statistics, and those of your country. You can also compare the…



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Dashlane launches online scanner that will identify potential vulnerabilities in your inbox

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Dashlane has launched an online tool designed to make email inboxes more secure – and drive sign-ups to its password manager app, though no account is required to use the scanner service. Receiving an email from a hacked account is a fairly common occurrence for most people, which highlights just how much of a target they are for would-be attackers. As a rich source of personal information and service registration details, they can be incredibly lucrative places for intruders that get past your password. To help bring into focus exactly how much sensitive information – and specifically, how many plain-text…



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How VisaEase helped me get one step closer to obtaining US citizenship

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My friends always seem surprised when I tell them I’m not yet an American citizen. “But you’ve been in this country forever,” they say. “Wait, so you’ve never voted?” The United States immigration policy is a complicated one, to say the least. There are numerous types of visas to get to US soil depending on the purpose of your move, and it’s even more difficult when English is your second language. To help make the process simpler, VisaEase, an Austin-based immigration assistance company, launched an online tool to help make filling out all the right forms less overwhelming. Which, to…



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Snapchat swaps Best Friends list for Friend Emojis and adds a new low-light camera

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Snapchat has replaced the controversial ‘Best Friends’ feature with Friend Emojis that only you can see. With the update that was released today, you will see emojis beside certain contacts in your feed. Here is a breakdown of what they mean: Snapchat used the Snap Channel of the Discover section on the app to announce the new feature rather than sending out a press release or putting up a blog post. As well as telling you who you’re showing love to on the app, Snapchat will now alert you to the people you might be neglecting in a new ‘Needs…



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Swoosh for Android turns your hand into a remote control for presentations

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If you deliver presentations often, this is a neat trick to add to your arsenal. Swoosh for Android lets you control your slide deck with just a wave of your hand. Install the app on your mobile device and the server tool on your desktop, and launch your presentation. Then, place your phone or tablet on a desk and swipe your hand above it to navigate back and forth between slides like magic. Swoosh works with Mac, Windows and Linux desktops and is compatible with a range of presentation tools like Prezi, Slidely, Microsoft Powerpoint Online, Google Slides, Keynote and…



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Evernote update brings new camera and Apple Watch dictation features on iOS, Material Design-based interface on Android tablets

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Evernote has updated its note-taking app on iOS with new camera functionality and support for the upcoming Apple Watch. Inspired by its own Scannable document scanning app, Evernote on iOS now lets you auto-capture images when you point your camera at documents, whiteboards and business cards. And as with Scannable, you can connect to LinkedIn to get more info about your new contacts when scanning cards. In addition, the app will let you dictate notes and reminders into your Apple Watch when it launches, and they’ll be instantly transcribed and synced to your account. You’ll also be able to dictate…



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Google must fight a lawsuit claiming Google Wallet breached user privacy

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Google has failed to get a lawsuit dismissed which accuses it of invading the privacy of Google Wallet users, reports Reuters. US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman has ruled the the company must face claims that it violated Californian consumer protection law. Freeman said the Google Wallet users behind the suit can attempt to argue in court that the company “frustrated” its own privacy policy by allowing “blanket universal disclosure” of personal information to developers of apps on sale in the Google Play Store. Alice Svenson, the lead plaintiff in the case, claims Google sent unnecessary amount of personal information…



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File-sharing service Infinit launches on iOS and Android, lets you send files to all your devices

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Infinit has launched apps for its file-sharing service on Android and iOS. As with the company’s desktop apps, there’s no limit on the size of files you send to friends or to your other devices. The app currently allows you to to only share images and video from your mobile devices, but you can receive various file types sent from Infinit’s desktop clients. Infinit is useful for sharing large video files and entire photo albums without having to compress or trim them — a boon for those with newer phones that shoot 4K video and high-resolution images. You can share…



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