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Keep, Google’s note-taking service, is getting an update today that introduces support for hashtag-style labels and an update Chrome extension that will make it easier to save links to sites and add notes right from the browser. None of these updates are revolutionary, but they are definitely welcome additions to a service that is essentially Google’s version of Apple’s… Read More... →

Google announced today it’s giving higher placement to articles in Google News that come from those publishers who have embraced the Google-backed “Accelerated Mobile Pages Project” (or, AMP). The company debuted this open source initiative last year, as something of a rival to Facebook’s Instant Articles. The project’s overall goal is to speed up web browsing… Read More... →

Соцсеть провела опрос пользователей о денежных выплатах за их оригинальные материалы или за размещение ими «джинсы».... →

VR content will soon be arriving on yet another digital streaming service – this time, Sony’s Crackle. But it will also include VR-enabled ads, the company announced today. That is, in addition to streaming its entire content library – including movies and original programs –  in a special “VR theater,” it will also allow advertisers to… Read More... →

Earlier this month, Tesla Motors recalled 2,700 Model X cars to fix a third-row seat latch that could allow the seat to fold forward during a collision. But owners of the $138,000 sport utility vehicle — whose many features include falcon rear doors, seating for seven, a 200-plus-mile battery range, and proximity sensors that prevent the vehicles from coming into contact with other… Read More... →

Self-driving cars seem an awful lot like magic. Containing elements of automotive technology, computer vision, artificial intelligence and many other cutting-edge fields of tech. So, if you wanted to learn how it all hangs together, where would you even start? MIT decided to start with… rubber duckies. Read More... →

Google released version 50 of its Chrome browser last week and it has been rolling out to users for the last few days. The major new feature in Chrome 50 is support for improved push notifications. To celebrate this release, Google today announced a number of new stats for Chrome, which originally launched back in 2008. Maybe the most significant of these is that Chrome now has more than… Read More... →

If you’re seriously attempting to learn another language then at least one dictionary app will be a staple on your smartphone homescreen. And familiarity with its UX foibles will have long ago set your teeth on edge. Read More... →

Happy 4/20 day everybody! To celebrate, Snapchat teamed up with the estate of Bob Marley, and the results were … unfortunate. Snapchat created a lens that makes your face look more like the legendary musician’s by adding Marley-like features — a cap, dreadlocks, a beard and darker skin. Amusing? Probably for some users, but it comes with some really awful historical… Read More... →

Директор по маркетингу компании «Азбука Вкуса» Галина Ящук написала колонку о том, как разработка приложения и персонализация предложений помогают повысить эффективность программы лояльности.... →

Автоконцерн BMW AG покинули разработчики электрокаров i-серии, пишет The Wall Street Journal со ссылкой на источники, знакомые с ситуацией. По данным издания, сотрудники перешли к китайскому конкуренту — Future Mobility Corp, которая основана при поддержке крупнейшего в Азии телекоммуникационного холдинга Tencent.... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис Goalton, в котором можно создавать интеллект-карты и канбан-доски, ставить задачи и планировать время. Передаем микрофон.... →

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Редакция ASOdesk.com пообщалась с сооснователем и генеральным директором компании Capable Bits Евгением Плохим о продвижении плеера музыки из облачных хранилищ Eddy в App Store при помощи сателлитов — урезанных версий основного приложений.... →

Scandy is aiming to make it easier to print full-color 3D prints of photographs, from sources such as depth aware cameras, and technology like Google’s Project Tango. Scandy today announced it raised a $1m angel/seed round from Callais Capital, in an effort to bring the technology to a broader audience. Read More... →

Citus has been making headlines lately. Just a couple of weeks ago it announced Citus 5, the latest version of its Postgres database product, but even bigger news was that it was open sourcing it , a bold move for sure. Today, it announced it was releasing a beta of Citus Cloud, its shiny new Database as a Service offering. Citus 5 brought some important scaling ability around memory and… Read More... →

Google is launching an update to Inbox by Gmail today that adds three new features to the company’s Gmail-based next-gen email client for the web and mobile. Probably the most interesting of these new features is that Inbox can now help you keep track of events and the emails you send back and forth about them. This feature is linked to Calendar invites, similar to how trip bundles… Read More... →

If you know LeEco at all, it’s likely for the Chinese company’s smartphones. Or, maybe you’ve caught wind of its video streaming services or smart televisions — it was known as LeTV until fairly recently, after all. Those elements were present in a massive Bejing press conference held earlier today (including a trio of new smartphones that have done away with the… Read More... →

Американские компании HBO и Discovery купили доли в портфельной компании Юрия Мильнера OTOY, которая разрабатывает решения для обработки графических вычислений на стороне сервера и отправки результатов в виде аудио- и видеопотока клиенту на веб-браузер через сетевые соединения. Сумма сделки не раскрывается. Инвестиции пойдут на разработку и распространения «оригинального голографического контента», что позволит HBO и Discovery предоставить новые развлечения для пользователей. OTOY в настоящее время работает... →

Google today is making its easier for Android users to listen to podcasts, by introducing podcast support right into its Google app for Android. That means you’re able to search for podcasts using Google’s search engine, then click a button to begin listening without having to subscribe or switch over to another app. The feature also includes standard audio controls at the bottom… Read More... →