BBC is cracking down on people who use VPNs to access iPlayer

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In a surprising, but somewhat expected move, the BBC today reportedly began cracking down on users that access its iPlayer service via a VPN from outside the United Kingdom. The move comes ahead of the expected launch of iPlayer in the US in the near future, but has locked out users worldwide who leverage services like Hola to access iPlayer. A BBC spokesperson told The Register that it “regularly makes updates to our technology to help prevent access to BBC iPlayer from outside the UK, which breaks our terms of use.” If you try to stream with a VPN switched on, you’ll now…

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Launchify for Android knows which apps you’ll need next and puts them on your lock screen

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I use a bunch of different apps through the day on my Android phone, and placing their icons on my home screen makes it look cluttered and doesn’t leave much room for gestures that launch actions. Launchify offers a solution in the form of a handy shortcut bar that lives in your notifications and lock screen and lets you quickly fire up apps that you use frequently. Launchify puts smart app shortcuts in your lock screen and notification bar, keeping your home screen clutter-free There are other apps that do this too, but Launchify takes things a step further by…

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Peggo YouTube-to-MP3 recorder is now available on Android

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You may recall we told you about Peggo, an online app that made quick work of recording YouTube video and SoundCloud audio output for offline viewing on your desktop. Among its standout features are integrated search, automatic silence removal, audio normalization, subtrack offsets and auto populating artist and title tags, all wrapped into a free online interface. It remains my go-to app for such DVR on the desktop. Now, Peggo has released a new app for Android with some — but not all — of these capabilities. In the intervening year of developing the mobile app, Peggo’s recording speed has doubled, and…

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Camra mobile app lets you shoot photos and videos directly to the cloud

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Even if you’ve bought the highest capacity mobile phone, shooting lots of photos and videos will challenge your storage capacity. Repeatedly deleting and offloading files can get tedious. Camra, a free app for iOS and Android that’s been in beta for more than six months, has now launched globally, offering a different way of shooting that relieves you of the anxiety of running out of space on your phone. Camra offers a cloud-based solution to the storage problem, but with an unusual twist. Instead of simply letting you upload video to a server, Camra has you shoot directly to a server without the content ever residing on your phone. Even…

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Waze just got its biggest update since being acquired by Google

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Waze, the navigation app that uses crowdsourced data to warn you about incidents on the road, got a big update today for the first time in months. The update, which has is only available on iOS for now, brings an all-new design that makes it easier to get to your destination. Importantly, it focuses on reducing taps between you and getting on the road. A new map design is easier to read and makes alerts more prominent on the screen, so you’re able to actually see them at a glance. There’s also a new ETA panel that shows when you’ll arrive,…

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Moovit brings its public transit mapping service to India, starting with Bangalore

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Eager to bring its public transit mapping service to users in India, Moovit has launched in Bangalore today to help users get around town using bus and metro lines. The app lets you navigate the city via both the city’s Namma Metro green and purple lines, as well as 2,000 bus Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus routes and corporate office shuttles. Moovit now works in Bangalore and lists metro and bus routes for destinations across the city While Google Maps also lists public transport options when guiding you to your destination, Moovit attempts to offer up-to-date information by crowdsourcing the latest data and…

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Just Press Record may be the voice recording app you’ve been looking for

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Just Press Record is an unassuming app, doing little more than recording noise and saving it to iCloud. It’s available for OS X and iOS, though — and that makes it oddly unique. The app’s design isn’t even particularly great. It lacks clever functionality like slide-to-delete, which is pretty standard fare. The app also doesn’t link to Spotlight, which is fast becoming the default way I find files. It will work in Airplane Mode, but obviously won’t sync until you have a signal. It’s little more than a microphone button, which is both record and stop, but the simplicity of Just Press…

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Adobe will restore the old Lightroom import dialog

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In the face of overwhelming opposition to some changes made in the latest update of Lightroom on the desktop, Adobe has announced that it plans to restore the old import workflow that was featured in app versions prior to 6.2. Adobe says it has spent time over the past two weeks carefully listening to community feedback, and in a blog post a few minutes ago, product manager Tom Hogarty announced that “we will restore the previous import experience.” The company is still working out the details and timing of a general update. Meanwhile, it has posted instructions for Mac and Windows 10 users who want to…

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Review: Read’s ePub reading app for iOS will make you more productive

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Some people really love to read on their mobile devices — but for others, it’s a convenience that they can’t live without and try not to hate. If you have an iPhone or iPad, Apple’s built-in iBooks reading app provides a flexible and intuitive reading experience, but it’s not the only game in town. An elegant app called Read, which handles books only in the ePub format, is challenging iBooks on a number of points. Read is a pleasant alternative that adds valuable features to make the experience more useful for certain readers. For example, it encourages productivity in the form of highlighting…

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