http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/teds-new-mobile-app-offers-s.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/teds-new-mobile-app-offers-s.html#comment-1650167 Jerry Vandesic Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211841#comment-1650167 Unfortunately the latest version of the app doesn't work on iOS pre v6.0.   Good software engineering principles would suggest supporting subtitles on v6+ while still supporting earlier versions of the OS without subtitles.  Given TED's tech-cred, I'm surprised they couldn't get this right. Unfortunately the latest version of the app doesn’t work on iOS pre v6.0.   Good software engineering principles would suggest supporting subtitles on v6+ while still supporting earlier versions of the OS without subtitles.  Given TED’s tech-cred, I’m surprised they couldn’t get this right.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/teds-new-mobile-app-offers-s.html#comment-1650059 chgoliz Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211841#comment-1650059 I think the news is that the subtitles are now available in 90 languages, which is wonderful.  They've had a separate app for TED-with-English-subtitles all along.  Those of us who read English and who need/strongly prefer subtitles have been very grateful for that. I think the news is that the subtitles are now available in 90 languages, which is wonderful.  They’ve had a separate app for TED-with-English-subtitles all along.  Those of us who read English and who need/strongly prefer subtitles have been very grateful for that.

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