Saturday
Nov232013

Vine adds new language support to app

Vine added support for about 21 other languages. The six-second video sharing app from Twitter added Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Finnish, French, Dutch, Danish, Korean, Norwegian, Malay, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Indonesian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Thai, and Spanish for Android and iOS apps. Polish and Filipino is now also supported on the Android app.

According to TechCrunch, Vine recently added editing features that allow users to remove previous clips and save drafts.

Saturday
Nov232013

Xbox One focuses on more than games

 

By Sonya Davidson

The lead up to the release of the new Xbox One last week was exciting gamers got into party mode on the eve of the launch. Literally. As midnight approached, I ventured to Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronton where a line up was already in place just after work hours. At the head of the line was a group of dancing Zombies and everyone was in good spirits. With DJ "Doctor G" playing with the crowd, and throngs of media hovering, you just knew that this was a going to be a fun event! Yes, he did play Thriller! 

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Friday
Nov222013

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 11/16-11/22

Friday
Nov222013

Google updates Translate for Android, adds more languages

Good news for you travelers out there! Google refreshes its Translate app with a new simpler user interface and adds a few more functionalities to the app. It is designed to allow for easy conversation translation, you can switch between languages by tapping the microphone button and tilting your device.

The app adds handwriting support for Hebrew, Javanese, Greek, and manufactured language Esperanto. Your smartphone camera is also now capable of deciphering Ukranian and Malay text.