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bit.ly/play
Youcan nowtry certaingamesonGoogle Play without
installing them on your Android device,soyou canavoid
clogging it with titles youdon’t like.Its newPlayInstant
collection lets youplaydemos of Clash Royale,Words With
Friends2and Mighty Battles,simplybytappingTry Now.
If youlikewhatyou see, youcan then installthe full game.
Askfor ajobreferral
http://www.linkedin.com
Youcan nowincreaseyourchance
of landingyourdream jobthrough
LinkedIn.Ifone of your connections
worksatafirm you’re interested in,
click ‘Ask foraReferral’ to send
them amessageinthe hopethat
they canput in agood word foryou.ShoponInstagram
http://www.instagram.com
Instagram nowletsUKcompanies
tag productsintheir posts, so you
cantap an item to go straight to the
website. So far, Marks&Spencer
and HeidiKlein have produced
‘shoppable’posts.Viewaccessible routes
maps.google.co.uk
Google Maps nowletsyou view
themostwheelchair-friendly routes
around London. Type your
destinationintoMaps, tap
Directions and select public
transport. TapOptions and choose
‘Wheelchairaccessible’.bit.ly/flame
Type awordorphraseintothe new
Chrome experimentFlame and it
rewardsyou withapretty3Dfractal
imagethatchanges as youenter
eachletter. It also treatsyourears
to auniquepiece of audio, although
most of thetimeitsoundsasif
you’re trying to tune an oldanalogue
television (thankfully, youcan turn
it off).There’snot much moretoit,
butyou canzoom in and out, usea
mouse or trackpadtoviewthe flame
at differentangles and play around
untilyou hitonsomething interesting.
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TlhInganHolDajatlh’a’?Youprobably
don’t yet(speak Klingon,thatis),but
nowyou canmasterthe alientongue
usingDuolingo. Thefreelanguage-
learning servicehas added afullonline
coursededicated to Star Trek’s
fictionallingo,and with170,
Trekkiessigned up before launch,it’s
settobeverypopular. Developedby
volunteers, thecoursejoinsEsperanto
and High Valyrian (one of the
languages used inGame of Thrones)
and learning involves Duolingo’s usual
game-likeelements.It’scurrently only
available on thewebsite,but is coming
to theiOS and Android apps soon.http://www.audible.co.uk
If you’ve neverhad afreetrial withAudible.co.uk before and
youown an Alexa-controlleddevicesuchasthe Amazon
Echo,you cannow listen to an entire audiobook of your
choice forfree. Youdon’t even needtosignuptoget it:just
say“Alexa,readme...”followedbythe titleofthe tome you
want,and Alexa will instantlystart reading.
Tr yAndroid games
before youinstall them
Create audioby
typingwords
Learntospeak
Klingon
Getafreeaudiobook
fromAlexa
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FirstDirectbank customers
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Tiredofsaying“Alexa” every
time youwanttoperform atask?
Switch on Follow-UpModefor your
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another queryafter each response.