GIFstory: the stories behind 5 excellent Hip-Hop GIFs

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I’ve been taking my role as GIF detective very seriously over the past few weeks, so when I received a special assignment, I knew I couldn’t turn it down, In honor of our new partnership with Genius, we’ve compiled a short list of five great GIFs from the hip-hop world. After all, Genius is the newest incarnation of RapGenius, so it was only fitting to go back to the roots. So enjoy this special edition of GIFstory! We’ve got some amazing rap GIFs. As always, get ready to see (and in some cases, listen to) the sources below: Kanye’s Best…

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Pandora’s new One Day Pass streams ad-free music for 99 cents

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Pandora is introducing a neat new payment tier in celebration of its 10th anniversary: You will be able pay 99 cents to play music ad free for a full 24 hours. One Day Passes will become available on September 10, but they can only be purchased from an Android or iOS device. Once you buy a pass however, you can listen ad-free on any of Pandora’s platforms. To try it out, open up the Pandora app, go to settings, and then click on ‘Pandora One;’ you’ll then see the option to pay for the pass. It may seem like a bad deal…

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eBay overhauls its iOS and Android apps with unified design and revamped seller dashboard

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eBay has rolled out a major update for its iOS and Android apps today, which brings the two platforms together in look and feel for the first time. The company says the update makes the app “more browsable” and gives easier access to sections like ‘top deals’, ‘promotions’ and ‘events’. Previously, it wasn’t a very inspiring app if you weren’t on the hunt for a specific item. It should also now be easier to jump between the ‘Activity’, ‘Shop’ and ‘Sell’ tabs. For sellers, eBay has changed the way its app offers information based on activity. New users, for example, will…

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Adobe announces sweeping updates to its video apps with hooks into UltraHD and touch screens

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The major premise behind Adobe’s Creative Cloud subscription service is that updates flow in an organic way — that the developer is no longer bound to a strict periodic schedule of feature updates, but can push out improvements at will. This year’s IBC broadcasting trade show will see a number of new features to Adobe’s video apps. Overall, the concentration this year is on UltraHD — with resolutions spanning 4K through 8K, as well as HDR and touch integration for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Character Animator and Media Encoder. Users can look forward to greater color fidelity between Premiere Pro and After Effects…

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Kik’s new QR codes can do more than just add friends

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Even though QR codes never really took off in the United States, they’re overwhelmingly popular in Asia. Messaging apps like Snapchat have made them ‘cool’ again and Kik wants a piece of the action. Today it’s announcing Kik codes, which are a new way to add friends, get straight into group conversations and talk to brands. Kik’s new codes can be scanned by quickly pulling down on the friends list in the app, which opens the built-in scanner — when you add someone using their code, they automatically add you back too. It’s even more useful for getting you straight into…

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Minecraft for Windows 10 now lets you play with (or against) mobile users

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Microsoft is rolling out updates for Minecraft on Windows 10 and the ‘Pocket Edition’ that bring support for cross-platform local network play and a host of new features for mobile players. Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta now supports up to five players playing across Xbox Live, while mobile Pocket Edition players players get revamped touch controls, the ability to sneak and sprint and some snazzy new weather effects, like snow piling up and directional rain. How did you manage to play the game this long without directional rain? Microsoft says there are “plenty of new goodies to build and potions to brew”…

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Amazon now delivers from restaurants in Seattle

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Amazon is getting into the restaurant delivery business. The company today announced it would begin offering local food deliveries to its customers in Seattle via its Amazon Prime Now service. To order, you need to use the Prime Now mobile app to browse through menus and place orders, after which you’ll be able to track deliveries in real time. Amazon says the food should be delivered within an hour of purchase. Deliveries are free for a limited time (no word on how long, or how much it will cost after the initial period is over), and Amazon uses the information…

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Twitter can tell which apps will fail next… sometimes

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While not particularly well known for data-driven reporting, BuzzFeed found that by looking at the number of tweets linking to an app, it was possible in some cases to detect the health of an app, and whether it was likely to shut down in the near future. The site began collecting data after anonymous social updates app Secret closed down at the end of April. By charting how many tweets linked to an app over several months, BuzzFeed was able to spot a decline in interest in Frontback and This Is My Jam, two services that shut down recently (Frontback…

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HoverCards for Chrome lets you preview social links before you click them

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If you’re like me and always have more than 20 browser tabs open at any given time, you’ll want to check out HoverCards for Chrome. This handy little extension lets you preview content from Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, SoundCloud, Imgur and Instagram just by moving your mouse over a link. HoverCards displays link previews before you can click ’em Hover over a YouTube link a friend sent you, and you’ll see its title and stats without having to click on it. You can also view thumbnails from Instagram and Imgur links the same way. That’s not all: if you click on…

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