Popcorn Time for music is here

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Aurous, a new music streaming service wants you to fall in love with BitTorrent all over again. The desktop app, which was launched today on Windows, OSX and Linux is an interface that makes searching through the sea of legally hazy music files easier. Built by by Andrew Sampson and a developer going by the name ‘Dana’ in Miami, the paired down interface looks a lot like Spotify’s. The initial version allows users to search by artist, song title and album name, in much the same vein as fans of old mp3 download services like Limewire would do. However, instead of downloading…

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Adobe is working with Dropbox to make PDFs easier to use

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Recognizing the critical need for busy people to transact business on-the-go, Adobe has teamed up with Dropbox to expand user options when working with PDF documents across desktop, mobile and the Web. The rollout of features will begin now and continue into next year. The pact enables Adobe Acrobat DC and Acrobat Reader users to access and revise PDF files stored in Dropbox Basic, Pro and Business accounts from within the Adobe apps. Conversely, Dropbox users will be able to launch and revise PDF documents in the Adobe apps from the Dropbox website, iOS or Android app. The deal also lets users access files from…

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Uber brings its carpooling service to India, starting with Bangalore

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Uber has announced that it’s introducing its carpooling service in India. It’s now live in Bangalore and the company says that shared rides will cost up to 35 percent less than standard UberGo trips. UberPool will be available in select areas in the city (including Indiranagar and Koramangala) from 7AM to 9PM for corporate riders, with up to two passengers per pickup. To share a ride, you’ll need to select UberGo in the app, enter your pickup location and destination and choose ‘Share your car’. Uber says its drivers will only wait two minutes to collect passengers, so you’ll have…

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Line adds end-to-end encryption to its cross-platform messaging app

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Line has updated its mobile messaging app with a new feature called Letter Sealing that enables end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to protect chats as they’re transmitted between users. Available on iOS and Android, Letter Sealing scrambles the contents of your messages with a key that is only stored on your device and not on any centralized servers. The company says this makes it impossible for a third party to read intercepted chats. The feature will Initially work with one-to-one individual chats and location sharing, but will be extended to cover other features and devices in the near future. Letter Sealing is turned…

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Snapchat shuts down its original content channel

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After experimenting for about five months and failing to make a mark, Snapchat’s ‘Snap Channel’, which featured original content created in-house, is shutting down, reports Deadline. The ephemeral messaging service had hired Marcus Wiley, co-head of comedy development at Fox, to lead a team of 15 members to develop programming for the new program. Wiley was credited with the launch of popular series like “New Girl,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “The Mindy Project” and “Bob’s Burgers.” Snap Channel featured on Snapchat’s Discover platform, which launched in January and hosts content partners like BuzzFeed, Vice, Yahoo, National Geographic and ESPN. In a statement…

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Windows 10 is getting a ton of new features via the Insider program

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Windows 10 may have been released to the public over two months ago, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft has been resting on its laurels. The company today announced the latest preview build of its OS, and it includes numerous features aimed at making Windows a bit more user friendly. First up, Microsoft has significantly tightened up Skype integration in Build 10565, with messaging and calling features now directly available from the Messaging, Phone and Skype universal apps. You’ll also now be able to reply from messages directly from notification pop-ups. Edge is getting a couple of new features too: hovering…

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Adobe’s apology for Lightroom update fails to placate angry users as it examines options

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Last week, at the start of Adobe’s MAX creative conference, the company pushed updates to a number of its desktop and mobile software packages. The Lightroom 6 update in particular generated intense buzz, but for the wrong reason: It made the app crash. Adobe hastily issued new update (version 6.2.1) to fix the crash and apologized for the problem in a blog post. Said product manager Tom Hogarty: I’d like to personally apologize for the quality of the Lightroom 6.2 release we shipped on Monday…  In our efforts to simplify the import experience we introduced instability that resulted in a significant…

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Home is an app that fills a void Apple left in its HomeKit framework

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Apple’s HomeKit framework gets a lot of attention, but there’s no forward-facing app from Apple. Home, an app from developer Matthias Hochgatterer, might be just what you’re looking for. HomeKit is Apple’s reach into your ‘smart’ home, but it’s just a framework. It allows third-party OEMs to link together without having to implement a ton of APIs from each other. In leaning on Apple for the smart home, Siri also comes into play, making it easy for users. You can ask Siri to do simpler things like turn lights (linked to HomeKit, of course) on or off. Those lights you’re…

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Google Street View adds virtual reality support

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If you have a Google Cardboard compatible headset lying around, Street View is about to get a lot more fun. Google today announced support for Cardboard in its mobile Street View apps for Android and iOS. The update will allow you to explore locations in 360 degrees (although not quite 3D, as that would require a different camera set up). Street View is one of the most obvious applications for Cardboard, given it’s already constructed in 360 degrees; it’s somewhat surprising Street View didn’t have the feature earlier. In the same blog post, the company also announced that Cardboard is…

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