Magisto, the video editor for mobile launches Windows version

Surely all of you have ever used the application for android and iOS Magisto, a famous video editor that automatically creates content from multimedia material on our reel.

Now Windows users can use this application on the PC, without relying on mobile and is available for free at www.magisto.com/windows .

One goal is to enable large video montages are made, as a gopro, for example. We just have to choose the content of components (MOV, 3GP, AVI, FLV, MP4, etc) and let Magisto do its "magic".

Everything we create from Mobile will also be seen on the PC, and vice versa, as it has function to synchronize content under our login.

They are also working on a Mac version, although there are no scheduled. Linux users, as usual, will have to wait sitting

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Google, Microsoft and Amazon would be being forced to pay Adblock Plus to avoid hide your ads

On several occasions we have spoken about Adblock Plus, a tool that aims to hide the ads shown in the vast majority of Internet websites. The problem is that using Adblock Plus the work of many small websites facing the same costs through advertising revenue, why is difficult Adblock web sites offers the opportunity to join a whitelist or white-list so that your ads themselves to be displayed while the tool is installed .

From Adblock Plus is responsible for analyzing the quality of advertising of all those sites that are within the white list, claiming that thanks to this measure achieved greatly reduce annoying and aggressive ads on the Internet. Although for small websites belonging to this list is completely free, Adblock Plus would be taking advantage of the situation to collect outstanding amounts at different tech giants who want to prevent your ads are hidden . As echoed from The Financial Times, among these websites would be technology companies like Google, Amazon or Microsoft, who would be being forced to pay large sums of money for Adblock Plus does not block your ads on Internet .

Thus, developers Adblock Plus have some control over the advertising displayed on the Internet , besides being a profit from the publicity.

Source: Financial Times .

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Twitter begins testing a tool to facilitate the start to new users

Many current Twitter users will agree that a lot of new users can be quite difficult to adjust the operation of Twitter, a social network with a slightly different operation to which users are accustomed. Therefore, and with the idea of facilitating the process of adaptation, Twitter would be testing a tool to provide a full Timeline relevant content to new users .

Now, from The New York Times asserts that Twitter would have begun testing Instant Timeline -name receiving this new tool- with a small number of new users of Twitter for Android. In general, the operation seems to be pretty good, is that thanks to Instant Timeline new Twitter users can access a wealth of relevant content without stopping to find out how the network works , as at present. To do this, Instant Timeline analyze the user's phone book in order to determine how many of your contacts already have an account on the social network. Thus, in case some of them already on Twitter, Instant Timeline would check the accounts followed by these users in order to make a selection and show them to the new user . Later, as the user start following accounts of interest, recommended by Twitter content would disappear.

Working properly it would not be surprising that Twitter extendiese Instant Timeline to other platforms.

Source: The New York Times .

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Now Google Images suggests more images and links related to specific query

As many have been noticing in recent years, when clicking on an image in the results of Google Images one presentation mode in which a black background highlights the selected image and accompanying 8-just like thumbnails to be displayed your right.Sure, with clicking on any of the thumbnails, will also open in presentation mode.

Well, alerting on Google Operating System of a new detail within this presentation mode and the eighth card image is now accompanied by a button "More", which extend in huge step getting the desired results. An example makes this clear:

When looking for the word "minions" will appear dozens of official images of these curious characters, but going further down the results, images created by including fans one that is given to a minion appearance include Wolverine / Wolverine. If we click on it, the aforementioned presentation mode opens.

On your right will appear 8 images related thumbnail and the last one (identified in our capture) the button "More" is. If the press, now the search is quickly filtered by the "minions wolverine" or any image that Google understands that can match:

Of course, the magic is not limited to similar terms but to " search for images from images "whereby the content come to replace the query words rather like cargáramos image directly Google Images and give him to the button Search ; Yes, the limit of 8 images disappears to show dozens of copies.

And that's it, a small detail but it will be quite useful to require specific content with just a few clicks. By the way, can we use the filters at the top to accommodate even better the query.

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Whatsdog, an application that tells us the time we spend our contacts Whatsapp

We have WhatsDog as an application for android that lets us know all hours when one of your contacts are connected or disconnected from WhatsApp, showing a record of hours / out of anyone, reporting and alerting through sound (or ) vibration whenever such contact is connected to WhatsApp.

Curiously WhatsDog works even if the monitored contact has blocked us in WhatsApp have hidden their late connection or use an iPhone. No need need to go to WhatsApp or put online for information, making it possible to access a calendar to navigate the historical connections / disconnections WhatsApp easily.

There is a report with statistics showing the number of connections to WhatsApp and time within the application, always focusing on the contact we have specified.

The application is free, has no advertising (which can be disabled by a donation) and is now in the Top 105 ranking position in Google Apps New Play.

They are already working on the iPhone version, so if you like the idea, stay tuned to announcements made ​​by those responsible: Second Lemon ( secondlemon.com ).

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TripAdvisor aquiere ZeTrip

In the month of August, we present Rove , a mobile application available for Android and iOS that allows users to keep track of the paths to follow, including the places they visit and the photos taken in them, serving as personal travel journal, later providing all information collected by way of private memories and may partially share them with your contacts.

Rove is a product of ZeTrip, the company now has just acquired the popular platform Travel planning without the official announcement have unveiled the agreement nor has unveiled the future of Rove, although it should be note that the acquisitions made ​​previously TripAdvisor has enabled them to function as independent products. Yes, the team behind ZeTrip will become part of the mobile division TripAdvisor.

According to Adam Medros, senior vice president of Global Product Index:

We are pleased to welcome the innovative ZeTrip team to the TripAdvisor family," said Adam Medros, senior vice president, Global Product, TripAdvisor. "The team will be a valuable addition to our mobile group and we look forward to integrating the company's technology to further enhance the experience for TripAdvisor mobile app users

So get to see the results of the new acquisition in future updates to be carried out in the mobile versions of the popular travel planning platform.

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mindscapes, relaxing music computer generated

On several occasions we have indicated websites where you can listen (and even create) relaxing music, perfect for letting the background while we concentrate on writing, study or any other task that needs concentration.

What we present is now mindscapes.co , a website that includes four themes (ocean, mountains, space and city) that can be streamed directly from the Internet, being a project created by computers.

Yes, the music that we hear there is the result of mixing sounds following specific algorithms. No one person composing issues a copyright or behind, it's all the result of a "logic" based ones and zeros.

Although the amount of music is not extensive, and the styles are not as flexible as those created with defonic , elmnts , soundrown or any of these other options soothing sounds , it is interesting to see how the computers create "music".

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