Periscope has introduced Web profiles

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Periscope announced today that users can now set up Web profiles for the streaming service. All you have to do is go to http://ift.tt/1LAlcBl to see a person’s profile and their recent broadcasts. For example, you can go to http://ift.tt/1NzJXSE to check us out. In the announcement made on Medium, Periscope said: We think it’s really important for broadcasters to have a home on the Web, and today’s launch is just the beginning. After hitting the 10 million user milestone, Periscope wanted to ensure continued growth. It’s traditionally a mobile-centric app, so Web profiles could help create a little more engagement for desktop users.…

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Apple’s ‘Move to iOS’ app is getting heckled on the Play Store

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If you ever wanted proof that the Android vs iOS feud is real, this is it. Apple released its Move to iOS app yesterday so Android users can easily migrate their data if they ever get an iPhone. Seems like a nice ‘neighborly’ thing to do, right? Some Android users don’t think so. They have taken to using the app’s review space on the Play Store as a way to hurl abuse at Apple. One reviewer declared that he would “rather be shot in the face than switch to a closed, controlled environment. Apple will be the next BlackBerry in a few…

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Summarize good reads in seconds with Highly for Chrome

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Call it curator’s curse: I frequently share articles that I think my friends and family will find useful, only to hear that they haven’t had the time to read time. I don’t get angry; everyone gets sent a pile of links these days and it’s hard to find the time to read them all. Highly has a simple solution. The free Chrome extension lets you summarize articles you want people to read by simply highlighting the important bits. This is what an article summarized with Highly looks like Once you’ve installed Highly, you can invoke it on any page by…

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YouTube Gaming will soon let you stream from your Android phone

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An incoming update for YouTube Gaming, which lets players stream content from their PCs, will soon add support for Android devices. The update was confirmed during a keynote speech by Ryan Wyatt, YouTube’s global head of gaming partnerships, at theTokyo Game Show, but precise timings weren’t given. The company also announced that a Japanese version of YouTube Gaming is in the works, after it was initially only made available in the UK and US. Wyatt said: With this incredible eco-system, we knew we had to do more for gaming and more the gaming industry. Japan’s mobile games define its gaming culture… This shows there’s…

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Adblockers top the App Store for iOS 9 users

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Less than 24 hours after the release of iOS 9, it’s interesting to see that adblockers are shooting to the top of the charts in the App Store worldwide. Content blockers, which allow users to block advertising, trackers and third-party scripts for the first time, are one the major new features on iOS 9. Peace is proving to be one of the most popular choices, along with Purify and Blockr. It was created by the former CTO of Tumblr, Marco Arment, and topped the charts within hours of going live, despite costing $2.99 to download. A subject of much debate, adblocking has become increasingly…

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You can now control Google Slides presentations from your Android lock screen

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Google has updated its Slides presentation app on Android with a couple of useful features, including the ability to control presentations from the lock screen. The latest version lets you move forward or backward through your slide deck using buttons in a lock screen notification, negating the need to enter a password to unlock your device each time. Slides now has a lock screen notification to control presentations (left); Swipe down to reveal an option to exit your presentation (right) You can also tap ‘Disconnect’ to exit your presentation from the same notification. In addition, you can now switch to…

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Pocket for iPad now lets you watch videos while using other apps

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Pocket has updated its read-later app for iOS 9 with a couple of useful new features, including picture-in-picture support on iPad. The latest version lets you watch videos you’ve saved to your account in a small window that floats above other apps on your iPad. It’s handy for doing things like watching a cooking technique and looking up a related recipe at the same time. You can watch videos while using other apps, thanks to iOS 9’s picture-in-picture feature In addition, articles saved to Pocket will now show up in search results when you look them up using Spotlight. Pocket…

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Apple’s first Android app helps you switch to iOS

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Apple has released Move to iOS, its first Android app ever. The tool helps you migrate your essential data to your iOS device over Wi-Fi. Move to iOS creates a private Wi-Fi network to transfer your contacts, calendars, email accounts, messages and camera roll. All you need to do is enter a security code displayed on your iPhone and select what you want to move to initiate the process. Move to iOS helps you transfer your data over a private Wi-Fi network The app should help people switch to the new iPhones when they launch later this month. It works…

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Talkspace wants you to combat social media addiction by texting a therapist

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Whether or not you admit it, we all present ourselves in a particular light on the Web. From witty tweets to heavily edited Instagram photos, the pressure to be “Liked” on the Web is constant – and it’s an issue that’s fast becoming a pandemic to every type of social media users, young and old. To help provide some therapeutic relief, Talkspace, the Web service that allows you to chat with an on-call counselor, now offers a Social Media Dependency program. The three-month therapy plan aims to help those afflicted by bad self-perception, depression and body image issues brought on by social media,…

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