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Flyer works with Apple’s Messages app

A company called Flyr (www.flyrtv.com) has launched what it says is the first interactive storytelling platform, enabling instant hypermedia content creation through automated design and video editing. It works with Apple’s Messages app, as well as Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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Kool Tools: Fluance subwoofer

Fluance’s DB12. is a subwoofer that delivers powerful bass performance, resulting in an immersive experience when listening to music or watching a film

While most recordings contain bass frequencies that traditional speakers cannot easily reproduce, the DB12 is designed specifically to reproduce those ultra-low bass frequencies. Equipped with a 12-inch long front firing throw driver, it offers longer excursion and controlled linearity for a smoother, deeper bass performance.

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Swift among the 10 most popular programming languages

Apple’s Swift is now among the 10 most popular programming languages, according to the Tiobe Index (http://www.tiobe.com/), which measures the popularity of programming languages on a monthly basis. It’s the first time it’s made the list. About three years ago Apple announced that it would replace its “ancient” native mobile app development language Objective-C by its newborn language called Swift.

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Innovation Project 2017 welcomes ‘iPod Godfather’ Tony Fadell

Tony Fadell — the founder and former CEO of Nest, creator of the Nest learning thermostat and one of the creators of the iPod and iPhone — will challenge Innovation Project 2017 (http://www.innovationproject.com) delegates, to think differently about the potential that “connected devices” and “internet of things” offer to payments and commerce innovators.

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