Flipboard finally released for Android

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Flipboard finally released for Android

After being exclusively available on iOS devices, Flipboard finally comes to Android!

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Flipboard creates a personalized magazine out of everything being shared with you. Flip through your Facebook newsfeed, tweets from your Twitter timeline, photos from Instagram friends, sounds from SoundCloud and much more.

Fill Flipboard with the things you like to read, from niche blogs to publications like Rolling Stone and Lonely Planet, and use Instapaper or Readability to save articles to read later.

Flipboard creates a single place to enjoy, browse, comment on and share all the news, photos and updates that matter to you.

In addition to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, you can flip through your newsfeeds and timelines from Google Reader, LinkedIn, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Flickr, 500px, Sina Weibo and Renren on Flipboard.

Highlights:

★ Be amazed by what you see when everything people are sharing, collecting and publishing in every moment comes together in a single place.

★ Search for anything—people, topics, hashtags, blogs, your favorite sites—and flip through articles, updates, photos and videos in a beautiful magazine format.

★ Connect Flipboard to 12 social networks, streamlining your reading and activities like commenting, liking and sharing. Services include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, Google Reader, LinkedIn, Flickr, 500px, Sina Weibo and Renren.

★ Get a quick dose of what’s happening now, in Cover Stories, a constantly updated selection of articles, photos and videos shared by your friends.

★ Save anything to read later using Instapaper, Pocket and Readability.

★ Create a Flipboard account to access your favorite content and social networks on different or shared devices.

★ Enjoy Flipboard in 14 localized editions—for Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, U.S. and U.K.

★ Explore hundreds of staff picks in the Content Guide, including must-read magazines and blogs, gorgeous photography and special curated sections devoted to the news of the day and other topics of interest.

★ Access Flipboard quickly through the widget.

One thing to note is that Flipboard for Android is optimized for smartphones and not tablets at this point.

Download Flipboard from Google Play

Flipboard for iOS updated to version 1.9.3, brings Google+ integration

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Flipboard for iOS updated to version 1.9.3, brings Google+ integration

The personalised magazine app Flipboard has been updated to version 1.9.3, and this update brings with integration with Google+ so that you can see your stream and circles within Flipboard.

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Flipboard creates a personalized magazine out of everything being shared with you. Flip through your Facebook newsfeed, tweets from your Twitter timeline, photos from Instagram friends, sounds from SoundCloud and much more.

Fill Flipboard with the things you like to read, from niche blogs to publications like Rolling Stone and Lonely Planet, and use Instapaper or Readability to save articles to read later.

Flipboard creates a single place to enjoy, browse, comment on and share all the news, photos and updates that matter to you.

In addition to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, you can flip through your newsfeeds and timelines from Google Reader, LinkedIn, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Flickr, 500px, Sina Weibo and Renren on Flipboard.

What’s New in Version 1.9.3

★ Connect Flipboard to Google+ to enjoy the activity in your stream and circles in the form of a beautiful magazine.
★ Log in to YouTube to flip through videos being uploaded and shared by the channels you follow.
★ Fully localized editions for Germany, Italy, Korea, Netherlands and Spain—including hundreds of regional recommendations in the Content Guide.

Download now from the Apple App Store

Google Search app for iPhone and iPad updated to version 2.0.1

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Google Search app for iPhone and iPad updated to version 2.0.1

The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 2.0.1.

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Search the web faster and easier with the latest Search app from Google. Get exclusive search features only available in this app. Now, newly redesigned for the iPhone.

New for the iPhone
✓ Complete redesign
✓ Improved speed: get to search results faster
✓ Beautiful full-screen image search
✓ Swipe away webpages to quickly return to search results
✓ Search within a webpage using the built in text finder
✓ Easily switch between images, places, news, and more
✓ Fast access to Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, Docs and more

iPad features
✓ See search results and websites side-by-side to quickly browse pages and results
✓ Compare search results as webpage snapshots in Instant Previews mode
✓ Revisit past searches with Visual Search History
✓ Fast access to Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, Docs and more

Search Made Easy
✓ Voice Search: Search by voice and skip the typing
✓ Google Goggles: Snap a photo of what you see to find more information about products, landmarks or famous paintings, and even solve Sudoku puzzles
✓ Search Nearby: Find places near you without typing your location

What’s New in Version 2.0.1

Bug fixes

Download now from the Apple App Store

Audible.Com Launches Windows Phone App

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Audible.Com Launches Windows Phone App

Audibe.com announced that they now have an app for Windows Phone.  Read on for details!

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Audible.com, the great audio book service, announced that they now have an app that supports Windows Phone handsets.  Here is what they announced:

Audible.com Launches Mobile App for Windows Phone

Audible’s Latest Mobile App Makes More Than 100,000 Audio Titles Available for Instant Download on Windows Phone

NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Audible, Inc., the leading provider of premium digital audiobooks and entertainment, and an Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) subsidiary, today announced the release of its mobile application for Windows Phone, available immediately for download from Windows Phone Marketplace. Built specifically for the Windows Phone platform, Audible for Windows Phone allows users to wirelessly browse, sample, and purchase from more than 100,000 audiobooks and more using Windows Phone’s unique design and user interface.

“Our customers love the convenience of having their Audible content accessible on any device they choose,” said Ajay Arora, Vice President of Mobile Applications at Audible, Inc. “Now, with the launch of our new Windows Phone app, the complete Audible experience can be enjoyed by millions of devoted Windows Phone customers, all of whom will now be able to find and listen to their books anytime and anywhere.”

“Windows Phone is backed by a rich developer ecosystem that is creating a variety of quality apps and games, like the Audible app, that take advantage of the phone’s unique features and design,” said Todd Brix, senior director, Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft Corp. “With the ability to pin Audible titles to the Start Screen, the Audible app is a great example of the kinds of rich applications available on the Windows Phone Marketplace that enable people to get the most out of their phone,” he continued.

In addition to a robust set of audiobook playback features, Audible for Windows Phone enhances the audiobook listening experience with features including:

  • Wireless transfer from your Audible library to your phone
  • Background audio support enabling listening while using other apps
  • Ability to keep track of personal listening stats and earn badges
  • Share bookmarks and favorite titles with friends via Facebook and Twitter
  • Pin Audible titles to your Start screen using Live Tiles

The Audible for Windows Phone App is available for free download from Windows Phone Marketplace and is compatible with devices running Windows Phone 7.5 and higher. For more information, please visit audible.com/wireless/windowsphone.

They list the following devices as compatible:

Supported Devices:

Windows Phone 7.5+ devices, including:

  • Nokia Lumia Series
  • HTC Titan
  • HTC Radar
  • Samsung Focus S

If you are an Audible customer rocking one of these Windows Phone handsets, check out the app here and enjoy!

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QNAP Updates TurboNAS to Version 3.7

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QNAP Updates TurboNAS to Version 3.7

QNAP has released a new version of their TurboNAS firmware, now at version 3.7.  We have some details on what is new!

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QNAP has updated their TurboNAS firmware, which powers their range of NAS units, with the new version currently available for download.  Here is a summary of what is new:

Business Ready and Cloud Connected NAS OS

QNAP NAS firmware evolves to give you a better Turbo NAS experience. The V3.7 firmware enhances features for advanced business applications with complete Windows ACL support and user home folders. The mobility solution extends with new mobile apps of Qfile and Qmanager to provide easier Turbo NAS operations and management. Surveillance Station Pro further strengthens the surveillance features on the Turbo NAS. New features on system management effectively raise business efficiency. New multimedia applications and enhancements further enrich your recreational life with photos, music, and videos.

New business applications

Efficiency has always been a focus in the business environment. Several new business applications are introduced to help businesses achieve greater efficiency: the complete Windows ACL support and user home folders.

New Mobile apps

Mobile apps are reshaping our lives, as well as changing the way we manage remote devices. The QNAP Qfile enables users to access, share, and manage data stored on the Turbo NAS on the go. Qmanager allows easier Turbo NAS monitoring and management anytime and anywhere.

Surveillance Station Pro

QNAP Surveillance Station is greatly enhanced and upgraded to the Surveillance Station Pro to provide a wider range of surveillance supports as a comprehensive surveillance solution.

Management Enhancements

Continuous improvement on the management aims to raise system management efficiency. Newly added management enhancements include user description on users list, network recycled bin, QNAP Finder for Mac and Linux, and the enhanced USB one-touch-copy.

Multimedia applications and QPKG

Convenience and fun are what we want for recreational experiences. The enhanced Photo Station, Download Station, and new QiTunesAir introduce new sensual experiences.

The Digital Lifestyle Show 359 On the Surface

Andrew Edney
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The Digital Lifestyle Show 359 On the Surface

This weeks Digital Lifestyle Show has just been released – and it’s show 359.

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Here’s what Ian says about this week show:

I have been on my travels this week so Garry hosts the show and is joined by Jason Coombs to talk about the weeks news including the big Microsoft announcement of the Windows 8 Surface tablets. Microsoft did a great job keeping the details quiet and Jason and Garry talk about their thoughts of the new Microsoft tablets and they speculate about the Windows Phone announcements this week. Plus there is news of Hauppauge DVB-S2 tuners, Sonos Sub, Airtunes on XBMC, 3D projectors, DVBLink updates, Plex, My Movies and the end of Media Center hardware certification.

You can listen to or download the show from here.

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters from Electronic Arts now on PS3

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Battlefield 3: Close Quarters from Electronic Arts now on PS3

This week, the tight level design and vertical gameplay of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters comes to the PS3, followed by its release next week on Xbox 360 and PC.

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Battlefield 3: Close Quarters is a themed expansion pack bringing the team play of Battlefield 3 to tight indoor environments. The frantic close quarters infantry combat showcases the wide spectrum of battles that only Battlefield 3 can deliver, from huge open environments to intimate indoor gunplay. Battlefield 3: Close Quarters is amplified by unprecedented high definition destruction, new ways to play, added persistence, and new weapons including the ACW-R carbine, the M417 sniper rifle, the L86LSW machine gun and the M5K tactical machine pistol.

Creating a highly competitive and deadly environment, Close Quarters is a themed expansion packs that features enhanced destruction, letting players riddle the environment with bullets to reduce entire locales to rubble. Everything from furniture to plaster can be shot to pieces, and players can see the result of the mayhem as rubble and debris pile up on the floor around them.

Key features in Battlefield 3: Close Quarters includes:

  • 10 new Assignments
  • 5 unique dog tags
  • 10 new weapons to use on all Battlefield 3maps including:
    1. AUG Assault Rifle
    2. SCAR Assault Rifle
    3. ACW-R Carbine
    4. MTAR-21 Carbine
    5. M417 Sniper Rifle
    6. JNG-90 Sniper Rifle
    7. L86LSW Machine Gun
    8. LSAT Machine Gun
    9. M5K Tactical Machine Pistol
    10. SPAS-12 Shotgun

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This expansion pack costs $14.99 for the Playstation 3 and PC download, and 1200 MS Points for the Xbox 360.

I really enjoyed playing the game, and I can’t wait to play some more!

Drobo announce the new Drobo Mini storage device

Andrew Edney
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Drobo announce the new Drobo Mini storage device

Today Drobo announced two new devices – the Drobo 5D and the Drobo Mini. Here we talk about the Drobo Mini.Drobo Mini Hand

Drobo Mini is a technical marvel that redefines personal, professional, and portable digital storage. It combines a unique blend of the most advanced storage technologies with unrivalled ease-of-use, all in a sleek, world’s-smallest package, measuring seven inches square by less than two inches tall and weighing less than three pounds. Drobo invented a patent-pending “carrierless” design, which allows up to four 2.5” drives to be easily inserted into a Drobo Mini without the need for any additional drive carriers or screws. The benefit to the customer is not only the ease of drive insertion and removal, but also flexibility; because the design accommodates a common industry drive size, customers are free to choose the drive vendor, type (HDD or SSD), capacity, speed and price that best meets their needs.

Since the Drobo Mini is portable, it features a ruggedized design that allows users to transport it with drives inside. In addition to being the first Drobo to offer this capability, the Drobo Mini features a custom miniature power supply and an optional carrying case, making it the ideal storage for professionals who travel extensively.

Both the Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini include industry-first SSD acceleration – utilizing the performance benefits of solid state drives (SSDs) and the capacity benefits of hard disk drives (HDDs) to deliver an automated, no-compromise system. In addition to supporting SSDs in any of their drive bays, both units include an additional bay that will accommodate a small-form-factor SSD to achieve significant performance boosts while making all drive bays available for high-capacity HDDs.

The products also support both lightning-fast Thunderbolt (2 ports) and USB 3.0 connectivity, an industry first for storage arrays, that will provide flexibility to both Mac and Windows users. The two Thunderbolt ports allow customers to easily daisy-chain devices to accommodate massive growth, and the USB 3.0 port ensures compatibility to millions of USB systems.

Along with SSD acceleration and Thunderbolt / USB 3.0 interfaces, the new Drobo products have been completely redesigned from the ground up with new hardware and software architectures. These enhancements provide a significant increase in processing capability and several optimizations to BeyondRAID that will increase baseline performance by at least five times – prior to the addition of SSDs – easily making the new Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini the fastest storage arrays in their class.

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Ordering, pricing and availability information will be announced in July, so watch this space.

Learn more about the Drobo Mini from here.

Drobo announce the new Drobo 5D storage device

Andrew Edney
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Drobo announce the new Drobo 5D storage device

Today Drobo announced two new devices – the Drobo 5D and the Drobo Mini. Here we talk about the Drobo 5D.

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The Drobo 5D is the most modern and complete storage system for creative professionals including photographers, videographers, graphic designers and individuals creating and working with large amounts of rich media. In particular, professionals who are power users of Adobe and Apple applications including After Effects, Aperture, Final Cut Pro, Lightroom, Photoshop and Premier Pro are a great fit for the new product, which is ideal for editing, storing catalogues and backing up files of all types.

With up to five drives with an additional SSD bay, the 5D can support up to 16 terabytes of protected, SSD-accelerated data. This is the equivalent of 32 million photographs, 4 million songs, 1 million HD movies, or 48 hours of uncompressed HD video – all accessible through lightning-fast Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 interfaces.

Both the Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini include industry-first SSD acceleration – utilizing the performance benefits of solid state drives (SSDs) and the capacity benefits of hard disk drives (HDDs) to deliver an automated, no-compromise system. In addition to supporting SSDs in any of their drive bays, both units include an additional bay that will accommodate a small-form-factor SSD to achieve significant performance boosts while making all drive bays available for high-capacity HDDs.

The products also support both lightning-fast Thunderbolt (2 ports) and USB 3.0 connectivity, an industry first for storage arrays, that will provide flexibility to both Mac and Windows users. The two Thunderbolt ports allow customers to easily daisy-chain devices to accommodate massive growth, and the USB 3.0 port ensures compatibility to millions of USB systems.

Along with SSD acceleration and Thunderbolt / USB 3.0 interfaces, the new Drobo products have been completely redesigned from the ground up with new hardware and software architectures. These enhancements provide a significant increase in processing capability and several optimizations to BeyondRAID that will increase baseline performance by at least five times – prior to the addition of SSDs – easily making the new Drobo 5D and Drobo Mini the fastest storage arrays in their class.

 

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Ordering, pricing and availability information will be announced in July, so watch this space.

Learn more about the Drobo 5D from here.

BBC release official Top Gear app for Windows Phone

Andrew Edney
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BBC release official Top Gear app for Windows Phone

The BBC have released an official Top Gear for Windows Phone so that you can get your Top Gear fix 24 hours a day!

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This is how the app is described in the Windows Marketplace:

Keep up to date with Top Gear HQ, 24 hours a day Have you always wanted more Top Gear in your life?

Then good news! Here is our brand new Top Gear News App, with all all the latest news, videos and random nonsense direct from the Top Gear team. And it’s completely free to download and use.

With our splendid new app your phone will receive:

• All the latest news, rants, video and reviews live from Top Gear HQ • Behind the scenes exclusives from the three presenters • Your favourite clips from Top Gear TV • All the latest cars driven in our reviews section.

Once downloaded, you can read content offline without an internet connection – great for tube or train journeys. You can also alert your friends and share content directly from the app on Facebook, Twitter or via email.

So there you have it – the first official BBC app for Windows Phone. I suspect a Doctor Who one later this year!

Download the Top Gear app now from the Windows Marketplace
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