Marvel to add audio to comics

Marvel announced at SXSW 2014 in the US that it has updated its Marvel Unlimited subscription app to include audio into digital comics. The “adaptive audio” feature will first make its debut on issues 8 to 9 and 11 to 14 of Ed Brubaker’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Emmy-nominated composer David Ari Leon scored the storyline for these story arcs.

Adaptive means the sound effects adjust to your reading pace, meaning the music will loop if you linger on a page or you will be hearing the next music sequence if you tap forward. The audio can also be disabled if you want. Adding audio to back issues will happen on a case by case basis, depending on how the readers react to the new feature.

Source: The Verge

Medium to debut iOS app

Blogging platform Medium will reportedly unveil an iPhone app this week. The platform’s first app since it was introduced in 2012. The app is currently meant to read posts on the site. There is no word yet when the ability to write posts will be introduced into the app or if an Android app will follow. However, Medium’s site already works well on the mobile browser so we’re not sure how the app will differentiate itself from the mobile version of the site.

Source: New York Times’ Bits Blog

Titanfall Lands at Exclusive Gaming Lounge in Toronto

Xbox One is giving Toronto fans the chance to be the first to play Titanfall before it lands in-stores. On Monday, March 10^th, Xbox is bringing the game – touted as a revolution in the first-person shooter genre – to life at an exclusive gaming lounge at Tattoo Rock Parlour on Queen Street West in Toronto.

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All new HTC One case leaked, shows innovative front display

Another day, another leak. This time, @evleaks shows off a cover for the upcoming all-new HTC One (AKA M8) which features a different take on functional displays covers. A series of micro dots is used to convey information such as the time and what looks like current weather conditions. When last year's HTC One launched, the company had an assortment of cool cases and accessories so we expect this year to be no different. Excitement for this handset is definitely rising.

Source: @evleaks via Twitter